Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-03
RICHMOND wHIG.
A Seif.SapportIag War Aral,st R..l,.
[Erom the London Le.dsr.l

MAINTAIN the egitimst system in Europe. That syster,
~ ""' sne devoted SO much money and during tho
'ons war and ior which she has subsequently, sacrificed
"e, p'"oca' principles and her honor s so inherently
mat even alter nearly fry years alliance England
hnds herself unable to endure longer and ahe In
uiing os the iorce of streams which others b.xo
opened the sluces into European rc.,ioa,
Some amongst US alarmed at the prosn.ct yo- oA
own part We are inclined TO think that scarcely
ehange could he for the worse with country 90 povee
u' anu so endowed With instructive self reliance ss Eog
ahu and So long waving her power in order IN tor
crate ihluity While We believe that feeble policv hv
,e 10 retain prohtess relations, sacrifice the on
portuhty that COW offered U.S. We are ,,c.d h.,
bold but practical policy would not only enable Io,l,nd
10 come ont ofhe contest with honor and advantage bn.
would positively return a commercial profit
In The hrst place is it worth while TO continue IN, n,
sent system? What is its otjecis The main nraisc, r
the present system retain upo the thrones Of Rs
usss Austria ard some smaller states the persons vho
those thrones and also prevent what h, called
disorder III Europe. The purpose of m.int.inioe, h
'htohed individuals is to secure stably In nh.
ahu sacred immunity for ROYAL persona. and r.
pp y, preventing disorder IL to the safety of
persons me freedom OF individuals act within the a..
security OF property, and the Opportunity of ,,o.,h ~
commerce. Now Il is remarkable fact that in nronor
uo 70 The power concentrated in hoe crowned ndiydu
ss hey appear to become more incapable of msnts;,
ing the stability Of their own thrones wbil. in ,ha -
efhpen oi their subjects they nact slavery ppon .
pesonsi danger upon tho Individual and actually keen
uo"h he growth oil commerce. There no e1eent;on -
tnat proposition As Prussia is rate and cone,
ona her hihg IS stable, her subjects free and com
eAe, as-,he latter not vers greatly But Rusia and
Au-'ia which aTe the great examplas of concentrs.d
power are also the exanpafs Of thrones te,ro
Ism, aud anti commerce. The present Emperor ~ A.
uA cadet forced into The throne by n revolution
VII eh dp'ced an idoi and he occupies one state HIM
gary without having taken that oath that should on,fv
nun or being ts sovereign The Emperor of Russia a.,
P'Les 10 'e the finest gentleman in Europe" and he al.
IT IL nF hat,
The Russian system, with its immense eraspnp of Ter
oty lts armies its unbounded lying is ipnu
neaoe inuiguts ts army of spies It's fah its cru
city and baitarism-tha system is maintained TO keen
up the Emperor that sits the top OF it. The Emnsrn
Is me OBJECT OF the whole; and what them is he He
Is very TALL man. II you cannot by taking thought,
auu cuoc 10 your stature, neither envy take en-
bic from his sature-save in q way which has been psed
to shorten monarchs At present be remains bis f,II
.neth, lie also boasts being very fine man. of noble
pInporuons-Arge in the chest, small the waist dion
ned IN bearing, unknown fear is said ndeed H.,
when the revolution which succeeded the murder f ono
brother and disFl.ced mad brother make way for
he cadet called Nicholas the hrunc he was 50 nan
sken hst his friends dragged him forth from his plaees
oil refuge pale and trembling, ard that douhis v.ra
e'essea ~nsn,r any thing could ever be made
INTO the place endowed with power and the eIer-
cise OF power has given him Of vpor Never
% even at'er long years of practice in bravado fear
broke down on his way Warsaw alarmed al tbe oms5
he turned back. He usually travels with Peterboronab
ceefiy ho as rshng 10 business victory hut as
necessarily lying to ourun nterceptine fate In tho
last Turkish war, when Varns he pTuden,,v tan, =
steamer OF his own Oft the port with the steam
h guards could tell how in the dead Of the night the
dread Potentate has called them IN with pinary ea,s
and resented the dnlness that could no danger m
tfy his panic '''Ns'
In chest he is Theseusby by favor oil military padding
in waist an Adohis-by favor of military tie scing Ts
waist has been the great anxiety OF the public mind
Somebody bad the audacy let the sound reach The Inn
perai ear that the imperial person grow ing i. on
a. alkn Ma
gown demanding denial Of the assertion from everybody
he met When Louis the Fourteenth deplored the los
OF his teeth eompasant courter flashing his own iyo
res, exclaimed 'Ah sire, who has teeth ," But The
Russian courtiers much able to satisfy the o
cason; instead Of denying their own teeth thew
teeth into the imperial head and would have asserted
good digestion lit we're necessary; the waist
continue fine by degrees and beautiful Iessn RI,
there is secret sorrow that even the imperial naddn
cannot keep of. The Marquis de Custine states tbas
Nchola labor4 under the usual effects of tight ara
that often happens with school girls addicted ,n b
practice when he unlaces which Is sometimes
he aints Uneasy lies the waist that wears corset ls
Aud that's The Hover of the Russian system II ia IN
keep that crue, although doll the top thar the cruol
Ressian system is manained and our government has
helped to maintain II. -r
The doll has been costly to us; though not oui,s o.,
much asst has been to the Russian people
phenomenon is observed in the English trade IN has
been customary to make advances OF English capital upon
the Russian crops of the following year-atvancea ub;ch
practically supply the capital Tor bringing those crops into
market The Emperor, however, by bIOckading the Dan
ube, and by refusing any guarantee to merchants in
Petersburg has eifectualy frightened our moneveJ mon
and speculacs la Russian CROPS Contrsrv IN
the practice there has been single transaction for the
North South to Russia Englishmen can turn tbeir
money to other occupations can employ profaby in
the Amsterdam trade, in Australia or in India hut IN,
Russian peasanry will bitterly miss the timely assistance
which has enabled their trade 20 on They do nor
miss those other millions yearly which might come to them
in free exchange OF trade with England because The
cruel doll at the top has constantly prevented TIA, trad
from existing. IL once could throw doom ,ho idoJ
and free the people Of Russia an Immense COM
would start into existence The couse of
the freedom
In the last war, England spent nearly thousand mil
lions for the purpose Of keeping dolls like this seated u
thrones, and t suspected OF that would
gladly enter into the same speculation even to 80, upon
the throne OF France another imbecie doll called Henry
the Fifth. In keeping Europe q vast toy. shop a contj.
nent been sacrificed petty human idoiatty: and
with the sacrifice Of continent the trade OF continent
has been denied to England 1t s time TO cease that
policy rather to IT, Ia the last war EnRInd
became the champion Of the Austrian system through
the peace she has beeu fact the alder and abetor
Of the Austrian system and the penalty US has been
the destruction Of constitutional powers on the conti
nent-s menace to our own freedom loss OF influence
and prevention Of commerce. In any new war our
should be exactly the opposite II va support
principles which hsve proved be conducive to free
dom aud to the stability Of the State u, IL duty to
champion those principles abroad well at home
So since by doing that constitute every State
on the brother State Of ours with sympatbics
interest aud principles in common. WO have formerly
shown thst the constitutional freedom in England and
America is conducive to extension Of commerce No
country can compare with in that respect Ours ia the
land Of order we'll as Of freedom and We are not the
safer for permitting disorder to extend ts tyranical
syay upon the continent Ia the last war ue Maid A
thousand Millions thousand millions Ia IL an item
worth remembering-to establish our snelaisG 10 the
next war we must seek to establish our friends and
asuredy may, with perfect honesty and justice seek
regain the equivalent Of the false and wicked sacrifice
then made Russia and Austria have forced ~ into
this great action. and conscience well opportunity
permits to take from them the Of the action If
the people Of England waph their government we'll
they NAV make the next positive profit 70 Eng-
land, we'll blessing to the continent, aud siesy
TO all
BALTIMORE PLAIDs.-seO pieces, just resolved
III nd for sais