Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-03-21
DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA,

Intelligence of this startling and highly m-
portanl event reached our city yesterday, by
telegraph, and created hcrc is it must through
out ChristcndOm, wherever the EcWs travels, 4
most exciting interest. Speculation was iTmc.
diaey rife, rs to the political and commercial
events that may grow out of it. The despatch
states that strong hopes are entertained OF
peace; but it also states that cotton is dull and
unchanged.
We caution the impulsive not to indulge too
readily in the sanguine hopes Of speedy peace,
and an immediate commercial Improvement. Tho
latter must follow the former and the former
is by no means certain. That the death Of the
Russian Gar may diminish the obstacles to
peace cannot be doubled and if the English
and French, the former especially, are rs sick
Of the war rs they seem TO be, and certainly
ought to be, they may pocket some of their
pride, submit to the notifications they have
been subjected TO in the failure of their arms
and their policy, and offer to agree upon reason
able terms of peace. They will not find Rus
sian Government very eXacting. But if the
Allies presume upon this misfortune to the
royal House of Russia and become more arro-
CANT in their demands, they will probably find
they have to deal with those composed of as
stern stuff us the Emperor Nicholas himself.
lie has left several grown sons, all fighting men,
and two Of them officers who have taken IN
active part in the campa gn in the Crimea. They
are probably imbued with all their fathers spirit
and pride, both for their nation and their family,
and will feel little disposition TO lower either
before the arrogance of The allied powers. The
policy of Nicholas was dynaslic, not personal.
The aims of Russia have been steadfaslly the
nd
not now be lightly reversed OF abandoned.
Still, Russia will be glad 10 make peace on
fair terms, and the Allies may avail themselves
such terms as they have hitherto scorncd, and
to reliuquish demands which they, perhaps, re-
gret now having insisted upon so impcrously.
Peace, of which we have hitherto not been
saugune, may now result from this momentous
death. The Conference at Vienna is assembled
under auspices rendered favorable thereby for
peace. But there will be, at all events, deco.
rous sort of delay in coming to terms, and per-
haps much time wasted in preliminary discus
sions and negotiations. This delay will be less
to be regretted il accompanied by i suspension
of hOstililies
How soon after peace will it be, before the
allies turn their attention to affairs on this con.
tinent, and combine TO check the growing power
of this country? Commercially and pccuniarily
the early termination of the European war will!
benefit us-at least will benefit the Southern
people, But taking Il political view it may be
better for our permanent interests, that British
arms and diplomacy should be fully occupied for
year or two longer on the eastern side of the
Atlantic.
tall events, let This war end when and how
it NAV, the success of British arms and policy
can rarely be source of congralulation to the
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