Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-25
Highly Interesting Foreign News.

No apology is necessary for filling columns
this morning with the exciting intelligence from Eu.
rope. Nothing We could give would be peruscd with
more interest by the general reader.
We give first the speech of Lord Clarendon Secrc-
tary for Foreign AtIairs-brought by the Canada
which presents luminous account of the POLICY and
action Of the British Cabinet since the beginning of
the difficulty. We may, il find room give
tho speeches Of other members of Parliament deliver
cd on the same evening. In the second place, we
insert very interesting debate in the House ofIor,ls
on the 9th of February brought by the Baltic
together with the comment of the London Times
upon it, and upon Count Oroilrs mission to Vienna
Their Lutlsbips-as they style one another-appear
to be in great iuanGary-;hey do not know whether
they arc in n state Of war or pcacc-thc Queens
speech did not tell them--and the Ministry will not
tell them. But their is warlike--and all the in.
dcaons so TO show that widespread and disastrous
struggle is at hand. All diplomatic relations have
ceased between England and France OH the one side,
and Russia the other. The last note of the Four
Powers has been rejected 10y the Gar with insult and
scorn. War therefore to be inevitable. An
apopiectic fit or the strangulaton of Old Nick can
alone prevent it. The course of the German powers
is still unc rtan evidently excites great uncas
ness in England. Upon the line OF conduct, thev
may adopt, will depend the extent of the war; II
they take an active part against Russa--which we
do not think probable hostitics will pretty much
confined to the East. Ii they attempt to occupy
neutral position switch France and England will not
permitor if they side with Russia, the confagration
will become universal -and.its duration and conse.
luenc eS, man foresee.
The effects of the war upon this country will de.
pend very much upon its extent. If confined to the
Eist commercial affairs will be little affected though
even then, ITS theatre being the most fertile wheat
growing region in the world>-it must exert vast in
iiueucc upon our .rcadstuS If il spreads over Eu-
rope, will not only create great demand for every
6ushe OF grain we raise--but it must have n
bad effect upon the great Southern staple cotton
general war may also endanger pacific relations
with Il belligerents. England and France NAV envy
us the rich profits OF the carrying trade and be dis
posed to subject our merchantmen search If
RuSSlan pryateer issues from ports, they will
readily seize upon that prcteXt, for subecting our
commercial maine to annoyanccs, which we NAV
not be inclined to submit to very quietly. Ii not
impossible, nor indeed more improbable than the
present union between France and England was ten
years ago, that in cghteen months, if ntinucs
we shall be found side by side with the Russian Car
Inc notci Republic and the Absolute Despot of the
North would make a strange combination But OK
tremcS meet, and American Democracy does not diff
Ter AS nuh in reality AS in appearance from the abso
u'sm of Russia. Both are despotsins.
II we would maintain ourselves in peace and there
10y reap all the benefits Of among other nations
oui Government should employ great vigilance to
prevent the slightest niractOn Of our neutrality either
by our o"n citizens, or those of the bclligerents
The London Post OF the CHI Lord Palnerston,s ma,
per- gives the future the chess board II
sags tina, as soon olc, notice Of the rupture of tho
conference Vienna should arrive in London the Wes
ten Powers would cotonty call upon Russia TO evacuate
the P'incipiiitics-and in OF refusal they will de.
clare war /; would be idle it says, wait for Russia
that Power preferrug to continue its aggressions without
any declaration Of hosti,ies
This course will require twenty DAYS before the
war can beginas Couricrs will have to 20 to St Peters.
burg and await the response Of the Car and then
u The Ph!ideIphii Inquirer publishes tables of the
census from 1870 to $50, which We fad number Of
interesting and important items Tue first census tina, Of
$780, cost :iI37O, aud the last, tIot OF 1850, cost
:l,als,OsI The population of the United States from
1890 TO 1850, IL thus stated