The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-28
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.

Cars reply to Louis Napoleon'sletter. Inc
steamer brought over rejoinder from Louis
Napoleon, In the shape Of Circular rom
the Minister of Foreign Affairs IN. Drouyn
De 'Lhuys,) to the Diplomatic agents OF Ine
Government, which bears date Marcn 'tn.
The purport of it is as follows; Inc reply
Of the Car destroys the last hope from his
wisdom he has re-opened in Europe the ca
reer of the passions and the chances OF evil
the ruler of France is profoundly grieved;
but he appeals to French patriotism against
the invincible obstinacy Of the aggressor;
Europe has pronounced its verdict in favor Of
the Allies the sentiments and interests of
Austria and Prussia win place them on the
side of Great Britain and France. The Car
opposes the Cross to the Crescent, and seeks
from fanaticism the aid he could not claim
from reason: the Allies do not support Islam
ism in q strife with Greek Orthodoxy they
protect the Ottoman empire which is assailed
by Russian cupidity; the presence of their ar.
mics viii dissipate Turkish prejudices, and
thus prove more useful to Christianity than
the appeals of the Emperor Nicholas to the
rule touching religion is not as tolerant as the
Turkish. q
The Circular concludes thus: Russia is
too Oblivious, in the reproaches she makes
against others, that she is far from exercising
IN her own empire, in reference to the sects
| not protesting the dominant faith, a tolerance
equal to that which the Sublime Porte has
good right to lay honorable claim and that
| II she were to display less apparent zeal for
the Greek religion beyond her frontiers, and
| more charity towards the Catholic religion at
home, she would better obey the law OF
Christ, which she so pompously invokes.'
In the pompous old tragedies of former
days, very long and laundering speeches were
made by antagonists before they begun to
| fight No matter how hot the battle waged,
and thick and close the armies stood, the
champions of the plot could always find
some sequestered spot, undisturbed by drum
or trumpet, or rushing bodies of infantry or
horse, and also time to make their long
speeches of defiance and fight out their fight
to the death of one Of them; and immedi-
ately upon that consummation there rushed
on vast numbers, always of the victor
troops, to shout the triumph The great an
togonists of Europe are now, as it were,
making their grand speeches-anon, there
must be grand fighting scene, or a complete
backing out. 1t would be a shame, an out
rage upon the ancient drama, and complete
destruction, of the patience of the world, to
prolong the speeches. Let the fight begin I!
AMERICAN MINISTER AT CONsTANTINOPLE.
The speech of Mr.. Spence, the American
Minister at Constantinople, on the occasion of
the presentation of his credentials, assuring
the Sultan of the sympathies and good wishes
of the American nation, is said by the Wash
ton Star to have created quite sensation
among the foreign diplomatists at our CAPT
tol as well as the members of Congress. Mr..
Spence had no authority to volunteer any as
surance of the kind. The Star, which is an
administration paper, is strong in its condem-
nation of Mr.. Spence, and says it has no
doubt the President wishes heartily that he
were back in Baltimore. The result antici-
pated at Washington is simply diplomatic ex-
plantations with Russia, to be ended in a dis.
claimer by the State Department of all au-
thority to Mr.. Spence for his uncalled for as
surances to the Sultan.
The policy of our Government is to abstain
from taking any part in the quarrels of other
governments. The people of the T. States
very likely, sympathized with the Sultan
when he was fighting Russia single handed
on account of the odds against him and the
pluck he exhibited. But their sympathies
even if Constantinople had fallen, would not
have taken practical turn. As matters now
stand, Turkey don't require even sympathy.
| She has the two most powerful military ma
tons of the earth on her side, and if anybody
is to be pitied, it is Russia Moreover, the
allies of Turkey against Russia are the allies
of Spain against the United States, and we
can hardly be expected to strengthen by our
| sympathies any cause with which they are
| identified.
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