Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-01-24

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PAEIs, Sunday Dee 2l--Fhe III oaiag private
LINER has h,ea ece.ved from pfr-cn eTldtrHY III
favor q Russia who has ~ reirra q 10 Frank
io:T from vjsft 20 st. p,t-r~bn'@
FaNSKF Er. Do - Tie a.rd Of every ore
10 The L lssjan CA I'll Is absorbed ny The stinai
struggle, anl eG,,ra which the Government Is
making TO &c; olt Of it with honor are soa.e.mI
Incredible The dAtrrnt classes OF socisty' from
the lowest TO the highest associated, bestt arc
soul with the great movement. Have no i"'tn III
the Journals that spe,i OF pretended dlscouteht
among the nobility and the corps oil mei eHahtS on
account of the sacrifices they are called on 70
make FOX the continuance al the war. lou VIII
soon have convincing proof Of the fasity of that
assertion when you see these sacrifices doubled,
and even trpled 10 case Of necessity. No; it cau-
not be said that at any period, not even in 1917,
the country has given proofs of greater self sacF:-
fec. Never has il showed itself mere devoted to
the Government. because each person couprehends
that the fate Of Russia power Of the FIRST Or
der is at stake IN the present coptct and TO pre-
vent her from forfeing her high rank she IS pre-
pared and resolved for all
The Emperor Nicholas, in his earnest desire 20
arrest the etfusion Of blood has declared that he
would accept as the basis of general understand
ing the four preliminary propositions OF the treaty
of the month of August last. The question IL,
whether those who have signed it mean to keep
purely and simply TO the text OF that document
and to labor in common, without mental reserva-
ton for the establishment OF peace; or wheth-
er arrogsting to themselves the right TO interpret
at their pleasure the four guarantees they have
the preteusion of imposing Russia according to
eventuaites of the war such or such conditions,
which would impair the integrity OF its territory
or in the slightest degree affect her honor In such
case, can affirm you that conditions OF the kind,
would be energetically rejected; and rather than
IL. 1;a4, - fl1o
peror Nicholas would make an appeal to his last
| Mougik and spend his last rouble. He would have
for him the sympathy Of the whole Of his people,
! who would follow him with enthusiasm Then it
would be frightful melee, the issue Of which it
is not in the power Of to predict; but the hor
rors of which can be imagined, when the struggle
would be transformed into war Of races and Of
religion Such, stripped of ell Illusion, is the fate
| reserved for Europe, which will be given up to
certain devastation if parties will not come to an
| understanding on the terms of peace.
| The Emperor Nicholas appreciates better than
any one the extent of the danper-far better than
| any one he knows that the different clements of
race. religion, manners, and language will be de-
| yeloped on the theatre of war, and will be thrown
violently against each other. 1t is to avoid all this
| that he will make sDy sacrifices that are compati-
| BILE with his honor with the sole view of prevent
| ing such confagraton. He will devote all his
I
| if the Western Powers, not approaching these pa
| cifc dispositions be determined to 90 beyond-if
on one hand, the Court Of Vienna permit itself to
follow in their wake and that not merely in despite
of the most obvious rights Of gratitude but Of the
| lust claims and rights of Russia, there is no other
resource left than to make appeal to the old 10y
atty of Germany. If as IS improbable, that appeal
be disTegaTded, then indeedth Emperor after hav-
ing shown on whom the responsibility of war rest
! II o,l # +ha tba
quences viii enter theoretically into the struggle,
without any regard to the number Of his agrees
| sors.
! From whatever quarter they may come, Russia
will receive them with firm foot and faithful to
her old devi,es she will shed the very last drop OF
blood for the faith, the Gar and the country. No
| doubt we must make up our minds in these rude
trials to meet with reverses. But what matter some
| checks for which we shall make our enemies nay
dearly? VIII not one single victory suffice to efface
them, and to crush to atoms our enemies? Do not,
then believe that peace will ever be the result of
| battle lost by u.s. That would be the most de-
| ceitful of all illusions We know by experience
that Russias not easily invaded, protected as she
! is by the manly energy OF her population, by the
rigor of her climate, and, above all by the immen-
| stv of her territory. Sebastono and Cronstadt
may be taken and ruined utterly, but the Emperor
will still remain less accessible than at this moment
| to compromise.
| | know well that thare are people who will call
this noble perseverance by the name Of obstinacy.
De it so. Nicholas is obstinate but he is so in the
same manner Pe'ayo was, when dsputing Spain,
foot by foot with the Moors. He is obstinate, as
| Louis XIV was when lie announced before the bat
tie Of Derain, that if vanquished he should bury
himself, with his nobility, under the ruins Of his
| throne Nicholas is obstinate as Alexander was,
when resisting Napoleon l. in all the eclst Of his
| power, and repellng the invasion by the light Of
the flames Of Moscow. His line Of conduct is
! traced out. lie will derive inspiration from the
example Of his brother, if the Allies advance pre-
tensions dishonorabo to the Imperial Dignity and
! the Russian peopla War 10 the utmost, rather
than humiliation! is the general cry I have heard
everywhere around me-un6er the gilded roof Of
palaces ss under the ish51 Of the simple peasant.
I can give you some news from Sebastopol. Prince
! Menschkof has no fear that Sebsstopol will be
| captured during battle. He appears 80 sure OF
this that the only fear he has is lest the Allies may
| not attempt the assault.