The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-08
RUSSIAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.


the entire world in every part of which they fought
and intrigued to extend commerce seize and establish
colonies to gain influence weaker powers to form new
alliances and to prepare the for the eventual stug
gle which both had in view for the mastery of the and
the control of the world The traditional policy of each
country taught its that thwart the objects
enterprises sought undertaken by those Of the other was
the highest ardent and enlightened patriotism
Their literature stimulated and fosered all those feel
ngs which are most likely to breed national enmy be-
the inhabitants Of any two countries Consequently
their antagonsm grew until it attained that state where
seemed that nothing short Of the subugaton extinction
of the one would fully supply the vengeance and
hatred of the other power Yet witha each regarded the
other as an unavoidable necessity. England, from the
habits and pursuits of her people maintained superiority
on the seas and her insulated position protected her from
the land forces France Partitoning Italy and dividing
Germany made France the great continental power While
some nations rose into existence aud others disappeared
from the face Of Christendom France and England after
and repeated struggles running through cenu-
ries of time maintained with great uniformity the same
relative power and position towards each other Though
for short time in the first part of the sixteenth century
both temporarily ecpsed by the pow
or the empire and Spain united under Charles yet
neither England France seems to have serious
ly entertained until very recent PERIOD the slight
est idea that any competitors could arise with the
vgor force entrance into the lists where they
thought fight alone for those coveted prizes which
an exposed world offers to the powerful inscriptions and
ambitious among nations II has, however, so happened
in the time that two young and growing powers,
Russia and America have sprung up ON either side OF
these old and nveerae rivals and during the forty years
of quiet and peace following the wars OF the French revo
luton have attained development exhibiting the most
wonderful and remarkable progress the civilization to
the East spreading under autocacy and that to the
West expanding under democracy-both, unlike Eng
land and France seeking the acquisition OF colonies
but always regarding any extension OF boundary as only
naturally enargng the integral parts Of their respective
empires and States Circumstances beyond the control Of
either constantly arise to force them along the onward
course Of growth and power which we Americans regard
and happily style Hour manifest destiny" The material
interests of Russia and the United States at present
so entirely free from antagonism OF any Sort that it will
prove impossible for the most artful enemy OF either
to ns any jealousy or create any rivalry In the
minds Of their respective people On part we can count
upon supplying Russia with many things which she needs
and which manufacture produce; and we may in
deed hope to succeed England in the enjoyment Of her
commerce which she has heretofore almost entirely monop
ozed It is therefore clearly policy to cultivate and
sustain such relations with Russia will be most likely to
secure extend these advantages Russian aggrandze
the relative expense of the powers Of Western Eu-
rope afford grounds Of apprehension to the citizen
of the United States; for indeed, it but tend to an
earlier efcng Of that tabula rasa upon which alone for
foundation look to arise any of those
systems Of government that to the regen
GRAFTON of the peoples of that interesting region of the
world. Discovered Germany mutated Italy, and even
gallant Hungary, and possibly oppressed Greece may
then severay be reorganzed and formed around their
natural Of and country and thereupon take
their proper places in the family of nations
Notwithstanding that the opposing principles which
America and Russia respectively represent shall eventually
run into lines which must meet and when they do, with
forces whose conclusion will shake the world to its very
centre yet many generations to come they are likely
be kept far asunder by the old principles ruling Western
Europe which intervene between them. it will be found
that in their convergence they first destined to crush
these abnormal and eete systems of which
degrade bru,aze and ensave the under the law
and order principle by maintaining vested and sacred
rights the privileges of dynasties families and castes ire
specve and regardless of the claims and rights not only
Of individual man. but also of entire and peoples
One fact which conclusvey shows that the direct collision
between democracy and auocracy, America and Rus
STA Il adjourned the distant future that the physical
force OF c former is be shown the Old World soley
upon the ocean and Of the latter, being confined to
the land will be exhibited to the New World at all so
that neither can possibly into contact with the other
for every they would ms the arrayed forces of COM
bnod France and England nerposei between then and
offering more direct and tangible objects Of ettack
Now while at the West these two principles are merely
moving along in parallel lines their pressure in occasion
ally restricting the aggressive spirit of the intervening
covers beginning be felt and has already aroused the
fears composed the vares and aayed the ea0usics, of
those powers who heretofore appeared upon the
field Of battle except in hostile array towards each other
and whose collisions aiming gain the exclusive rule
and control have always at the time disturbed and threat
encd the equilibrium Of the world To regain their pris-
tine position and give these ryalgies free scope and
fair field with unrestricted range and to narrow the
own struggles with another, it has become
sarv in their eyes, that the eastern Antocrat should
be driven back into his Businesses, and kept securely
therein for the future aud that the western repub
lie should be checked in its progress by disturbing
its internal harmony not in due time, by giving somc
decisive and effective stroke a. its elements of maritime
power which, although itself in undeveloped infancy
has already attained in those elements such gigantic pro-
portions show TO England that she is not without
rival the 1t her supremacy thereon which
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