The Nevada journal., 1855-10-26
E. C. WAITE. EDITOR.
Russia.

will be struck with seeming law OF humanity,
that to every nation is allotted stated period
for its history. Perhaps were this law perfect
y understood. the philosophic historian would
Re able 10 determine with the same de6uiteness
the rise, duration and decline Of nation, as the
astronomer computes the orbit of comet, its
velocity and the time of its return.
The student of history and the American pol.
itcian will too observe with intense interest
that there are at the present time two races and
two types of government contending for mas
terry on the map of the globe-Anglo.Saxo
and Slavic, Republican and Despotic. a bet
ter ultimate distinction will be American and
Russian, Democracy and Des2otism
Which of the two colossal types of gener ic
and governmental power shall prevail and over
shadow the other, is the subject of speculation
among the savans of Europe, for the localized
language of Napoleon has become regarded US
generalized prophecy, that the world is to be
"Cossack or Republican Perhaps the Amer
lean, looking around him upon the gigantic
strides of his own nation, onward and upward
to on apparent Ugh an holy destiny, and feel,
ing within his sovereign breast patriotic
courage beyond discipline, and living hope
in his countrys Immortality which knows no
defeat, and trusting in the progression of ages
that truth and enlightened freedom will ulti-
mately illumine the earth. may count as nought
and contemn the rivalry of an Autocracy on
foreign shore.
But from the Adriatic to the imperyious re-
gons Of Arctic ice, from the Baltic to beyond
the confines of ancient Persia and realms un.
conquered by the arms of Rome, is spread the
children OF a Slavic mother, united in the bonds
ofa common origin, tradition and religion
knowing no law but the will of the Gar, and
who look upon universal dominion with faith
as undying as Christians hope,as a fixed fact
manifest destiny, that the DEGREES of fate have
made immutable. There, in that immense re.
gion comprehcnding two-thirds of Europe and
one third of Asia, is the seat of an empire that
challenges our wonder and admiration. Before
the time that Basil was allowed to rule over
the brigand tribes of Muscovy by favor Of
Macmillan of Germany, little was known
of the Seythian hordes that inhabited the banks
of the Don and Ukraine and spread over the
frozen regions of the north but as they emerg-
ed from the interminable forests of their coun-
try, aud overran the land of the vine and olive
driving back in alright the more polished ma
tions of Medieval Europe. Since then, from a
few wild tribes numbering from six to eight
millions, living in state of brigandage and
oarbarlsm, has sprung an empire, vast, pow
ertul and threatning. with all the elements OF
national greatness. Two hundred years have
sufhced to nationalze the predatory bands
swayed by Ivan the Terrible, and mold the
Heterogeneous clements of empire into nation
numbering in population seventy millions, now
ruled by the Autocrat of all the Russians A
power of such rapid growth, of grasping ambi-
tlon, OF iron will to plan and indomitabe en-
ergies to execute, and such unvarying success
in schemes of territorial aggrand izement the
world has seldom witnessed.
In all her wars, and she has seldom been at
peace, Russia has never lost rod of ground,
but has extended her possessions till they are
almost illimitable. And yet there is scheme
on foot, where, and by whom it originated no
one knows but he who has access to the SC.
cret councils and archives of St. Petersburg
conspiracy potent to disorganize the nations
and upturn the thrones of Europe, dark and
mysterious, requiring the astutest policy in the
selection OF its agents and Jesutical secresv
to keep concealed 1t is scheme to unite all
the Slavic tribes of Europe under one povern.
ment, with the Car at its head Panslayism
or the union OF the different types of the great
Slavic brotherhood, is looked upon by the inhab,
'tants OF Bohemia, Croatia, Servia. Modayja
"allachia, Silesia, Morayia, GAllicia. and 9th
er provinces in the German empire, as desti-
ny not long hence to be fulfilled, Even in
warsaw, where yet fingers a spark of Polish
independence is said to be fast growing par.
" amor the former enemies of the Gar. wbo
look forward with hope to union of the chill
dren OF common origin under common GOV.
ernment When this great scheme shall have
been accomplished what shall stop the Autocra,
10 his dreams of conquest What shall pre.
vent the blotting out of the Persian empire
The pouring of Scythian legions over the
mountains of India, upon the Puniaub and
'le hneration OF a hundred millions of Iudos
'anese from British rule which has obIiterated
me vestiges of former native power, but fxeo
lhe 'ections of the people on none other p
! ne nations of Western Europe see and feeItb,
oangef OF the colossal growth of Russia. enf
are putting forth their energies to check n
encroachments. The sympathies of American
and Republicans the world over sbould hc on
listed Oh the side of the Allies, for II i A.
cause OF civilization and christianity. Attempt
ing to bolster up and maintain the rot,an CO..
caSses OIL monarehies, the Western powers or
shorn Of half their STRENGTH