The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-21

have thinned off the population very consid-
erably, and probably enabled some honest
people to get their rights; result which
sometimes happens when rogues fall out.
We are especially struck with the warm and
endearing language of Nicholas towards
Victoria, whom he admires as ga sovereign,
a wife, and mother" True, she does her
part well as mother-a relation she is so
devoted to, that there is no telling where it
is to stopD So tender and affectionate are
his terms of devotion towards her and the
English, that we begin to suspect those pre-
parations in the Downs and elsewhere have
added zest to his amioJle sentiments. He
declared his desire for peace with great frank.
ness, and intimated his willingness to be the
first to offer his hand. The "Broad brimsy
were no doubt delighted with the gentle and
pacific tone and temper of the ".old Bear
His speech was afterwards condensed by the
vigorous pen of Nesselrode, and presented
as the official State paper reply to the Qua
kers, as follows:
His Majesty has received the address presented
by the deputation OF the Society of Friends with
lively satisfaction, the expression of sentiments
in entire conformity with those by which he is him.
self actuated His Majesty has, like them, horror
of war, and sincerely desires the maintenance of
peace. To attain it, he is ready to forget personal
insults and offences, to be the first to hold out his
hand to his enemies and to make all the conces.
sions that are compatible with his honor His Ma
jesty will not attack; he will only defend himself
and he will always be disposed to listen to PROPOSE
tions of peace.
The Emperor regrets deeply the actual state of
things, and he casts from him the responsibility of
1t. He has constantly desired to live in good intel
ligence with England he has sincere affection for
the Queen, whom he esteems as sovereign wo
man, wife and mother, and he has given her une
quivocal proofs of his confidence and regard His
Majesty repudiates all ambitious ideas of conquest
or OF unjust interference in the affairs of Turkey
He only claims what he has a right to demand in
virtue of the explicit treaties concluded between
his predecessors and that power. The tie that
unites Russia to her corelgionsts in the East dates
as far back as nine hundred years. 1t was from the
ancient Greek Empire that it received Christianity
and from that period a constant community of re.
ligious interests was maintained between Rus Ia
and the Byzantine Empire until its fall Freed her
self from the yoke of the Tartars Russia as since
that time constantly applied herself to ameliorate
the condition of her oreligionsts and success has
crowned her efforts. She cannot abandon her reli.
gious sympathes for then and renounce the legiti-
mate influence acquired at the price of her blood
But the Emperor wishes nothing beyond that. He
be happy to England render better Justice to the
motives that have guided his actions. He does not
that he has ever given her the least cause of
complaint, and he appeals in support of this fact to
the testimony of all the English established in this
country, who will not hesitate his Majesty is con-
vinced, to declare that they have always had rea-
son to feel satisfied with the reception which they
have met with in Russia. EESSELRODE,
ST. Petersburg, Feb. ID, 1854.
This is very significant paper-one we might
well expect from very rapacious but crafty old
King who had every power of any consequence
In Europe allied against him.
The next in importance is the speech of Louis
Napoleon, to the Deputies, in which he spoke most
unreservedly of the objects of the alliance against
Russia. He disclaimed any thing like selfaggrand-
izement-avowed the whole purpose to be to
check the power ofthe Gear and maintain peace In
Europe. He spoke as though he was the great
philantropist ofthe age, whose love of man was
only exceeded by his love of God for piety and
philanthropy are the prominent sentiments of his
speech. He assumed that to rule at Constantine
pie was to command the Mediterranean" and that
the interests of France in the matter were even
greater than those of England, as the Mediterranean
washed three hundred leagues of her shores He
concludes this part of his speech thus:
Let men then no more say, what are you going
to do at Constantinoplef ~ We are going there
with England to defend the cause of the Sultan,
and, nevertheless to protect the rights of the
Christians We 60 there to protect the freedom of
the seas, and our Just influence In the Mediter.
ranean. We go there with Germany to assist it
in maintaining the rank of which it seemed an at
tempt was made to deprive ito make sure its
frontiers against the invasions of a toolpowerfuI
neighbor. We go there finally, with all those who
n nj i,cti 1ofo "a.
cation. +'
In this solemn circumstance, gentlemen, as In
all those in which am obliged to make an appeal
to the country, am of your support for have
always found in you the generous sentiments
which animates the nation" 81
In the course of his speech however, occurs the
following notable passage which should not be
omitted
81 am proud to proclaim openly, that the time of
conquests is past irrevocably; tor it is not by ex-
tending its territorial limits that a nation can
henceforth be honored and powerful-it is by pla.
cling itself atthe head of generous IDEAS by making
everywhere prevail the empire of Right and Jus,
tice"
We conclude this brief reference TO the iu,por.
tant demonstrations from the high officials, by an
extract or two from very important speach by
Earl CLARENDON In the House of Lords OF Great
Britain on the 25th ult. He gives hasty glance at
the progress of the Eastern question, the policy of
England inhe efforts to avert war, and her vigo.
rous preparations to maintain her position when
she found there other recourse left and con.
cludes with the following with regard to the objects
OF the war:
think your lordships will consider it to be most
imprudent course-nay, an impossible course-to en-.
gage yourselves in the consideration of what il to he
the result of war which has not yet been commence
cd. There are many things which must depend n n
on the contingencies and upon the proverbial n n
certainties of war 1t may be desirable or il nv
be just, to take from Russia and restore to stbe,
countries different portions of territory wb;rh
In various ways she has taken from those countries
1t may be very just and desirable make Russia nav
the cost Of the war; but il impossible that we esn
take any decision on any of these subjects wthont
knowing in what manner, with what skill. or with
what success the war shall be conducted and ,vh.t
viii be the circumstances of the Emperor of Rns.;s
at the time of the conclusion of the war. iHesr
hear. In the same way, your lordshps CANNOT CONS
to any resolution 10 how the peace should be made
durable, or in what manner Turkey should becoms
portion OF the great European family 90 az To fena
to make that peace durable.
We are approaching, Or we are already embark al In
that great question, which has been long for esean
and has been long postponed by all the able ana
ciear.Eehted ststesnen OF Europe account Of fhe
great endorsements and the political and CONNER
cial dialocation which Il would produce THsar
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