The daily union., 1854-12-29

most sacred usages, To ignore the most honoed memories,
and to make happy people the most discordan and un-
happy the face of the earth?
DEMOCRATIC sYMPATHIES FOR BARBARIANS.
Several Of the Washington correspondents of the distant
presswith the vew doubtless of enhancing the value of
their services and of exhibiting the versatility Of their tai
enhaye recently enlarged the sphere of their abors by
taking the affairs of Europe within their censoria uris-
diction The eyentuaes of the war; the plans of the al
lies the diplomatic enngements of the Germanc powers
and the probable policy of the Gar discussed with
easy and refreshing ippancy One leer-wrer after
pointing the probable effects of the Austrian alliance
with the powers nduges in the following cool
ton the democracy [of the United Satesl incline the
former or in other words that the sympathies of the
great mass of our citizens are with the Russians in the
pending war We viii stop for the purpose OF nstitu-
ting comparison between Russia France, and England,
with the view of ascernng the progress OF each in the
march of civilization whether the barbarism is all
side and the civilization on the other Russia, in one
sense of the term is like the United States youg
try and il she has not made the same progress in the arts
and sciences France England and If she has not the
wealth Of native literature as is possessed by both
these countries it does not follow that education ne
elected in that vast empire that the amenities and re-
6nemens social life in its highest state of cultivation are
unknown there This charge obarbarism suspect grows
out of the that the Russian soldiers incapable OF
fear-that they will ightwth unfnching determination
that they have the attack the English with their
own favorite weapon the bay yonetlnd that they don't
know when they whipped This species of barbarsm
to continue the parallel has been frequently and provo
kingy shown by the raw well tried troops of our
country
1t matter of notoriety that at the outset OF the diff
cues between Russia and Turkey, the sympathies OF
people the side of the Sultan They did not
pause for the purpose ofndng out the real merits OF the dis
uteto ascertain whether the Russian the Turk was in
the rghtbut with generous warmth and characteristic
mpusiveness they viewed the case as it appeared on the
first blush 1t seemed to them II the strong was about
depressing the weak-as if might to make right AT
that time strong the current of popular feeling that
thousands of citizenshad the opportunity offered
would have gladly enlisted in against the Russians
Soon however the aspect of affairs changed and with that
change the American people became familiar with the
its of the issues involved in the whole Eastern question
From a religious question: it became question of terrific
rial ACKNOWLEDGMENT and territorial security Austria cast
longing eye upon the Dauuban princpalties. England
desired to strengthen and consolidate her Indian possessions
and to secure the supremacy of the Black France
had objection in the general scramble, to few
provinces her African colony For these selfish pur
poses with the old cry about the balsnce of power
France and England made with Turkey
not to preserve the integrity of the Sulans possessions
but extend their If Austria has thus far hesated
about taking sides openly it is partly owing to her Rus
sian sympathes and partly because she is still calculating
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stion of the prncpates.
England may strive produce the impression that in
the struggle in which she voluntarily engaged she is
tuated by pure disnterested and lofty motives but she
can deceive no one her citizens The we'll
known Joseph Sturges OF Birmingham, in recent ad-
dress to his afeow-townsmen of the workingclasses,
says:
When we reflect on the atrocities committed
aggression by this country within the last twenty years.
India China, in Aghanistan, and, lastly in Africa and
Burmah it will be that however unjust towards Turkey
invasion of the prncpaes by Russia might be- it sinks
by comparison insgncance and yet these cruetes
which have inflicted by England upon nations unable to
cope with her have passed unheeded BY those who
profess be the followers and the ministers of the
Prince Of Peace p
In the cenure. of wars in which England has been
gagged all have been undertaken for commercial terrific
rial aggrandizement The early with France, Spain,
and Holland for acquisitions in the Old or the New
World The with the American colonies was for pur
poses equally tyrannca and mercenary The war with
Napoleon for the generous and disinteresed pur-
pose of restoring Bourbon to his throne but for national
and commercial supremacy.
In just cause and for objects which should secure the
approval of the good and intelligent England can always
rely upon something servceabe than the passive
sympathy of the people of the United States AS matters
now stand public sentiment in this country cannot be
changed by the nsoent threats Of English reviewers
the equally nsoent complaints of their echoes this side
Of the Atlantic.
IOWA UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The legislature Of Iowa met in convention for the
ond time the 2st instant for the purpose of elccng
United States After several Intellectual baotngs,
the convention adjourned to meet again the 9Th of
uary next On the first ballot the vote stood Harlan