Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-09

From Liverpool papers We extract He '''
lowing:
Russias Reply to the poelaration Of War
The Russian manifesto. replying to the Eng
lish aud French declaration of war; which Is
pabli -bei in the It. Petersburg Journal 81 April
| 18th j. IA @peciou-ly worded document defending
| Russn's injured innoernce. mud throwing the
| responsibility of hasfilities upon England anu
France After reviewing the whole question at
issue. the document concludes n follows.
I'VE thus sec 10 what the vague generniitl's
urged against Russia arc reduced. But the last
especially of these grounds OF accusation snihce-
to understand the true motive OF war Tor
which, judged by if apparent grounds. tl'fr i
no reason. and II Is contrary To the moral IA
dustrnl aud commercial world. that II will really
accelerate tie ruin Of the very empire which u
made the nrcteNt 10 snte from an imaginary per
H. The true motive was publicly proclaimed by
the English Ministers. when they asserted be-
fore parliament that the m0mennt had arrived at
last when II was necessary 10 abnte the Influence
Of Russia
at is 10 defend that influence, not less neccss
airy to the Russian nation that 1t II essential to
the maintenance of the order aud security OF 9th
or Statcs-it is 10 sustain the independence and
territorial integrity which are the basis oft
that the Emperor, obliged in spite of himself 10
einbnrk in this contest is about 10 devote all the
means Of resistance which are furnished by the
devotion and patriotism OF his people lie trusts
that God. who has often protected RUSSIA in
the day oftrial. will assist him once more in this
formidable struggle.
ale sincerely laments the infinite evils which
are about 10 fall ON humanity; bui Mt the same
time he feels it Ia be his duty 10 protest soemnly
against the arbitrary pretcnslons lald down by
the two Powers, which throw upon him alone all
the responsibility Of them. They are free,
without doubt to adopt against Russia such
measures as may be convenient to them; but 1t
does not belong 20 them to lay the consequences
tn his charge. The responsibility of the calami
ties Of war belongs To the powers which declare
it, not to that which i bound Ia aecept it
The same paper of the 18th contains SOME re
marks respecting the "confdentiuI correspon-
dencc." 1t states that the subject was brought
eonfidcnt.ally to the knowledge of the Soveroigns
of Prussia aud Austria, but not 10 that Of the
Emperor of the French, because, At that mo-
ment, the French Envoy at { nsiantinople
actively employed in supplanting Russian influ-
encc there.
The article defends the Emperor's motives
correct and honorable, and concludes as follows:
'''l'hc.e short observations will suffice to reduce,
10 its Just value, all thai fnsehood, cxaggeration
md mcle,oencc has attributed TO the language
of his Majesty. In tbr eyes of impartial men,
til puhli,atio which has Just been made will
pr ,yc only one thing, the abuse of generous
confidence, which has not been appreciated, and
the injustice Of suspicious, which have been made
the prctence of disastrous war; for which had
il not been for them there would have been no