Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-20
Golden and Rus>ia.

From the London Times, JapaArv ss
is strange that Mr. Golden should speak on tho spb
J peace ana war; more especially war in the East
Hu '"A' We should Ind ourselves constrained in yery
many sPee's 10 agree with him. The change however
none Ct ours it is purely and entirely Mr. Cobden
Whether he has discarded altogether The 5oc,ioa. ~
Peace Society We do not know but he certainly ds.o
o. war In more aonal tone than We ever rensn,h q,
nave heard him before, and with 4 practical eomno,
sense the absence OF which have had too lreuusp,
20 regret IN his speeches on this exciting subject Mr.
'ooue" seems at @St convinced that may be ain
eereH OF peace without attending meetings to de-
claim on us abstract merits, and that Government COM
posed mainly OF the arstocracy of this country NAV ~
earnestly desirous oi encountering everything except dis
nono ather tnan inhct upon us the greatest Of human
caiamities The tribute which Mr. Golden p,vs ~ a.,
eIeons OF the Ministry this matter Is honorable n A
eandor and the remarks he makes on the fckelnss.
popular opinion and the probability that ,hoaa mos,
nest in desiring war will soon be the foremost in e
ting ~ are eninenty just though scarcely consistent in
ally feeble and inadequate. in favor of large S
the suffrage. Nay, Mr. Golden goes furtbsr S, "
ha on the principles which Lord Abere en- and ever
member OF his Government have always profesasI ~
are bound TO make ard nothing but the will oS
ority Of inhabitants OF Turkey could release 49,,
ooganon sun as might have been anticipated Mr. Cobden
cannot ong hs mind to consent to the mpendipo bos,
e and he Is driven in order to and reasonable vyonna
OF dissent, to advance the oustrous proposi,ior *,
lntere2R IN preventing
ing Turkey in EUROPE, and making herself mis,Tsss =,
Constantinople. We admit to Mr. Cobien that ,ha -.
fact Of the insoence and arrogance ofthe Emperor
sia, although considerable ingredient in tbe onas,
would not alone be sufficient TO determine ne %
arms, and may further grant that the preservst;o ~
the integrity Of the Ottoman empire would not abstyaet
edly considered, without reference 10 the ch.rao,
strength and geographic al position and in,eptlop. r ~;
assa!lant, be adequate motive for war But ,bo,ah
not in themselves sufficient it Idle treat these mo-
tivcs of weight Importance or To snpnosa ,h,
we are to argue the question If the claims OF Rsss
were jusI aud reasonable, and her power one vbieh
though ueient 70 crush Turkey had threatened
the balance Of European politics Having utterly pnt
aside these two very important considerations as having
no bearing on the matter because they not sngy de-
csve Of la merits. and having discarded with eouaL
y summary logic, the consideration that Turkey opens
her ports 20 our manufactures while Russia sncountera
in time of peace with the hall warfare OF hosta t.
r Mr. Golden proceeds 10 prove bis great pFopostiog
that have nothing fear from the presence OF Rnsi
ConSantnople ard this conclusion no demsns,aIss T
ter the following singular fashion The only danger ar
cordng to him, which have dread fsom the Sccnns
ton OF Constantinople by Russia H. that by virtue OF rh
occupation kl.s'a shs become great maritime Power,
and dispute With US the dominion Of tho Leyant the Msd
iterranean, and, ultimately, Of the ocean But N Rns
sis, argues Mr. Golden, Il to become great maritime
Power, she must become through the ssms me,ns -
which Venice Holland, Enaiand and America have gs,y
cd their sway the seas she must carry on extensive
foreign commerce, and bring her sesmen in the psrs
and trials Of mercantile enterprise But this very foresn
commerce viii, IN proportion noressea the strength
diminish the ambition Of R1ssia and deprive her OF the
desire OF foreign aggression, while puts In her power
10 crafty II. Such is Mr.. Cobdens argument
Nov, In the 6rst place, entirely deny that Il sole
y or even principally Of any dread that Rus
aa should become great maritime Power that We deem
eEpedient TO prevent her Overcoming European Tuf
Key and possesslng herself Of the Dsrdsness and the
Bosphorua should deem IL sufficient ground for
going to war that by such means could prevent another
country from rivalng the lsudable ambition
which open all the nations Of the earth But Russia
seated Ia CoDstantnope is foil Of the most portsntous
dsngor no, TO England only but 70 Europe and InJeed
W the destnies Of the whole human race Drsvng her
strength from the resources not Of civilization bot Of
barbstsm possessing among her higher classes lust %
much kovledge Of European and civilization A. h
necessary 10 destroy them, and In her lover oFders
state Of guorsacs Dense and Of opinions Degraded
a. TO ind in single their hwgyer their soyertgp
and almost their God. this nation u peculiarly caIcuiasd
to debase whatever eonquerp and TO deHosh csiIi-
ration which u can neither appreciate nor receive
Manchester may view with indifference the seesa-