Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-12
THE SI'cCESS DE TIE ALLIES.

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THE SUCCESS OF TIE ALLIES.
There has been some speculation in the public
press MS tn the want of sympathy felt by the Amer-
can people, especially in the Southern States, for the
success Of the Allied Powers in the present fierce
struggle for supremacy. Tho for such senti-
nent IN this country may without difficulty be traced
to the wcli.groundcd conviction that, while Russia
has always exhibited kind and liberal feeling to
wards country and has ab=taincd from all inter
ference with affairs England and France, OH the
contrary, either through their official authorities or
through organized movements Of their citizens have
thrust themselves into our concerns and have sought
to control our policy and 10 subvert our institutions
The people Of the United States have not forgotten
the significant threats thrown out by English and
French statesmen, in regard 10 interference with
Cuba y late number of the London Times has the
following:
"A few years ago the Americans seized a province
of their weak ncighbOr: An ALLIANCE Or FRANCE
AND ENGLAND WAS PROJECTED, WHICH, IF CARRIED
OUT, WOULD HAVE INVOLVED THE UNION ~ \ LONG
AND DANGEROUS STRUGGLE. The Russians occupied
a similarly situated territory the alliance was COM
petc, il most powerful, ASD MAY LAST T0 INrERFEkF
Is THE AFFAIRS OF TRANSATLANTIC TURKEY
We hear recently Of Vaccinations of the French
and English Consuls To defeat the consummaon
Of liberal commercial treat with ST. Domingo.
y succession of similar events has produced in the
public mind fixed impression that, 90 soon us they
shall have beat down Russia, the allied powers will
stretch their mighty the Atlantic and At
tempt To set "housc in order by the same strong
hand. Is il wonderful then, that, in the late bloody
European struggle, the people of the United States
have felt no sympathy for the allies, especially as it is
clearly contest for power and for territorial aggran-
dzement, AS the result will show' AZ shedding light
upon the future designs of the Allied Powers, We ask
attention 10 the following admirable article from the
" \. Day Book, journal which deserves the thanks
OF all patriots for its conservative sentiments and
bold and manly resistance to the bigotry and fanati-
csm of the day
FALL OF SEBASTOpOL.
There seems to be no doubt that We may now rely
upon the news which is brought both by the America
and Washington that SebasUpo has tallen nj least :
southern portion of the town. That the struggle was
a desperate and bloody one is equally evident. The
French appear to have borne the burden and heat oi
the day. the thousands of the brave sons ol Gaul
me,r rv.Sed %srs sS before ns Maak a i M
BILE energy of the Russians, aud six tunes did they re-
turn To tile attack until On the seventh IT fell before
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work AT the Redau, but suffered srcat slaughter after
rrttiu. possession uf il. The Russians are driven
acrors the bay 20 the north side oi the town, where
they will doubtless make much ot stand rs pos
sible But the Russian power has been by this victo'
~ almost DESTROYED in the Black Sen. Whether the
Allies will gain greatly by it remains 10 hr seen. The
Crmea is open the retreat Of the Russians, and the
guns of Cronstadt still LOOK grim defiance in the Bal
TIC Americans, however, are principally interested
in the effect this affair will have upon this country.
| tba beri he J)yy RIyhl pllpayOreU
to arouse our people to realizing sense OF the I'M
mediate consequences to themselves OF the success o
the Allies. Early in the season OF the alliance we
pointed out to our readers the probable influence the
success of England and France would have upon inc
future of American policy. From their we'll known
hostility the spread OF American principles ana re
publican institutions, it WAS evident to every reiec
tive mind that Russia, once crushed or humoeu Dy
their arms, they would turn their attention !hipdi
utcy TO this continent and dictate tO s our 1utuF'
course and policy. Relying the all and comfort
the traitors in our mdst-now triumhng III hall t!'
northern states-ihey would press their demands
with all the viSor Of c0nqucrors
The news publish to-day whilst 1t ought To star
tle every American aud nerve every heart with lie"
resolutions, defend our country from those VINO "r'
plotting its ruin, will rejoice aud make glad the sou
of million fanatics NIL over the North. Should tn'
conqucrors at Scbasiopul bring the naughty anu 90
stinate Russians to TERMS they will turn their eyes Il
this country with the determination to make sllor
work OF US. Cuba and "frccdnin, rs undcrstood n
the North, would be secured To SPAN, NO mor'
slave territory to the Americans would be their mot
to-all of which meaIs that the United States mus
be crippled in its onward progress, and Democrac.
confined to its present limits; the Southern Stnte
made subservient to the North or dependent on Eng
land or France. go
That this would be- in fact H. the programme of tn
Allies in case Russia is brought to terms before Cub
is taken from SPAIN clearly evident to every arsee
in, intellect, and whilst this policy II being pnTsueu
and this end being steadily gained, wlnt are WEDDING
WHY our FOurierites, our AbnItI0nlss' anu our h"'
yish uoliticaus nrc gathering together our IaruciE
,nJ mechanics and traders, and Bcfoggng and b."
fooljur them with some vnguc abstract IDEAS apou
freedom in Knnsas freedom To those VINO are lree.
They work themselves up into the widest tury' aiu
strain every nerve 10 lash their hearers INTO cAcitr
,nrnt about that which has neither form nor sub
stuncc-somchng that III one understands or mas !he
first conception OF It's meaning S-abnut uia' h ia''
which has no meaning. They would move Heaven
and earth and sink their country INTO oDli'iol
10 keep n Kentucky STAKEHOLDER out ot h"ilsas Us Il
his Going there would affect them or their children as
much us the falling Oi Il sparrow to the grouhd-
Their freedom is not Threatened, neither Is that o
one freeman, white or black in the whole country
Yet our people will permit these men I" go on "nu
excite their feelings aud draw of their attention from
the great event OF the day, from that when may u
its effects cndanger the peace and very existence
this country, for really other purpose than 10 90
tain office and get possession OF the caha lni'Is "
time that the patriots and honest citizens oi Inn
country arouse themselves the importance of ti'
ISSUES the times anI events are forcing upon us
But, say the jubant English papers, the news OF
the fall of Scbastopo will produce joyful effect upo'
the oppressed people OF Europe, whlcl will cause
'shudder to every nbso!utist prince upon his throne
whether il be high or low, mimic or mighty. sucl
words sound like burlcsque upon The historical
events of the past. Whatever may have been th'
mat uocy of Russia in ''ncrmcdding in the affair
Of nations struggling towards liberty and light, it Il
u,,Ii,, bat mockery To declare that the down-trod
den people OF Vienna oi Naples Of Rome, wi!
shout pnans for the triumph Of the Allies over Rus
SIN We agree with the Hartford Iimcs that not on'
Of the suffering nations is advanccd sIng!c halr
breadth towards ''libery ani lsht," by any possible
success Of the Western Powers in their contest VIII
Russia On the contrary, all experience has demon
strated that neither France nor England will Il TN
ger to aid any people struggling Tor freedom. lhe!
have ALWAYS shown themselves ready to aid the dcs
nots Of the continent, IN crushing every movenen
of their subjects which hal the slightest Of Ii
ho.,v Or revolution about it. This was the cxac
course pursued by France, when She sent her arn,e
TO crush out the generous aspirations o the Roma
p.nple and to defeat their brave attempts to throN
o,f a tyranncal government. The same Infamous ir
reference and coercion have been threatened tc
wards the other oppressed States Of Italy by the
lies, who have repeatedly promised Austria, az tn
price of her active cooperation with them, that the
would not tolerate any popular insurrection IN IN
Austrian dependency Of Lombardy. In fact the ol
pressed nations Of the continent, everywhere nav
just little to hope from the allles as from hussif
and France and Eagland are as fully determined