The Trinity times., 1855-05-12


months, first insertion per square 90
Each subsequent insortion........... rs
throne-such is the alternative for Russian
despousm--thai is the immovabe degree
the goddess "tate" of the ancieuts, ruling
the dcstines Of the C2arism, whoever be tho
momcntarv ineumhenl---a genius, a hero, "a
prohigate Swedish hostess, the courtesan OF
baker boy made prince or a specimen Of
prnceiy German impudehce, like Anne Of
Brunswick, or fanatical maniac Ike Paul I.
u IS all the same The fate is immovable,
and the policy resulting therefrom can never
change. Therefore il is that Alexander
was saying, "ConstantinoWe is the key 10 my
own house, By that word he ,old the hiss
tory of Russian autocracy--uot from tho
times OF Peter Che Greai--uot even from
hat Of the first Gonanof but from the oldea
tmos of tue successors Of o~ia.oslaw down
TO the present dAy.
And Ene,shmen talk Of the ambition Of
Nichoas, and think all is smooth, because tho
common fate Of man has overalcn him.
Why, that is 50 much as to measure the gi.
ganuc steps of history with q ta,Ior's yard
To talk Of Nicholas, of the key TO the holy
shrucs, and Iro,eetorates, and goodness
knows Of what nonsense else, is Just "a much
aa to believe that had lucreoe locked her
door ju the absence oi her husband, Kings
would l>)t have been expelled from Rome; or
had The ar~tocrat,c sNels of Copenhagen
not iusuted certain Bishop on account oe
the heradic b,azons ON his carriage, Dem
mark would not have made lis anti arlstoc,at-
ic revolution.
Nations and Governments may choose 70
he wrong, bat they should neg.r choose 10
bc blind. They never should act on Tie sup.
position thatsquarc s round, aud that back q
white, ANA that tho moon is = green cheese
Russian aris,ocracy must strive for exten~
ding its dominion 20 tie Mediterranean sea;
and thus give to the Russian nation powev
and pFepouoerance abroad; or e.se II could
not prevent liberty az home.
And England and France must strive to
oppose that extension; or else be prepared to
see Museoyite Cz,.ri.m command the worlds
destiu.cs
That Is the key 70 the mysteries of tho
present war.
Tie Young Emperor Alexander II. is not
found slow IN his revelations. in his first
manifesto, ho declares 10 take a SOLEMN oata
before God, 60 "maiu,am Russia ON the high
est standard ol power and glory, and TO az
c0mplish tho ineessaut wishes and views of
!e.er, Of CathUrne, Of Alexander, and Of
Nieho.as.'
Has tho tarantula Of poraonal ambition
stung the young man Likewise! ho liel5
but the incumbent OF Cmrsm--thats oil.
The wishes and Views Of irtor. Catharine.
! lc1ander and Nichoas, " hy, what dOr8
that mcan' Tie wishes and Views of Peter,
YOU know from hls life, aud from his last will;
and you know likewise that he caused his
own son to be murdered in prison, estilua-
ting him incapable OF carrying out his views.
The wishes and views OF Cathariae arc told
in those words, ''Ihls Is Che road to COnstan-
tmople.N Those Of Alexander l., in saying,
&c Cofstantinople Is the key 10 my own house,
and by lis 'iilst negotiations. Those Of
Nicholas ATE known from hs campaign II
lS24: from tho repeated occupation Of Mol
DO VI a..achia; from bis Intervention 10 Hum
Qary tac ioulest act in Dis saugainarv en-
reer, winch trust to the justice 81 the Ai-
mighty, weighed the heaviest and IN the BAL
aHce OF retriDution to The eoul;J his wishes
and views are Unknown from the secret Set.
mour correspondence, aud from the actual
war These are the new wishes ana ,ic,.s
which the new Emperor swears 10 aocom~
plish
And England dreams Of pvsoa.
WcH, peaoo Is possible fhpgland al
/ rance are such fools MS to grant TO Russia.
the opening Of the Bo-phorus and the Dar-
dancies. Then the hereditary aim Of Rus
sian policy is attained. the views and wishes
Of Peter, Catherine, a eKander aud Nicho-
las are accomplished. Russia will be in tho
Mediterranean. and The world vii! have q
master. Az this price. Of course, peace is
possibie. and with such an arrangement ths
war on the part Of England aud rance is but
a v anton murder by wholesale. Diploina,.
wiIl call 10 "a redress Of equilibrium" ." and
history viii cali it "Russ.an universal mon
archy." wonder how lord Iamcrsjou ,in
make such peace concord with the coutents
or his dispatch of May lo, lhll, No Lord
I3auyalc,j wherein BE- Skuowiedgcs 10 BE- "a.
general aud fundamental principle Of the law
Of nations, that every st1'e hus territorial
iurisdic,.on over tho sea iof three miles from
shore" Aud as the Sultan po~-esses-b,ti
shores NJ the DArdnnolcs aDi ol the Bo-ph0-
rus. and as those do not exceed sK niles .H
rcadih, The Sultan has a territorial jursdic.
ton over iheui, ana 40 lheohtt~I D'o lIghi 10
exclude foreign ucn-oi-War nom these stra'la
80 right which, b. the treaty Of 1903,
Great Britain las formally recognized an4
ecl herself 10 u,auta.u.
-houM thls general and Fundamental Drjn.
npla oi the law oi nations now De- yll aside
lor he sake %. p,.5e, wonder 10 what Inv
lus and wii appeal neN uu'c, whcn Rus.
s.tu fcDf. ihus invited to- h.a Med cllaufal.
,ass % visit 10 ihe caua Of rt. George, or -
'he o,mmy d the 1aamcs, or suppme q
! r,ucl a'.t docs Ivory .hc.y, too, j. ~ii.
i,eaoe s aacaisa possible OH such con4l.
iious, wu'e., tfo uae i.ard Jolu Russell o~u
woso-l "..oulI leaYc it 20 tus.ia 10 b.de ier
lune. until. oy the d.-sens,ons % the ot.rr
pos.al --mH.. by weakness Of some Of tuyss
poW,rs-- he should find abet.ef opportunity
Of accommodating her dealu.'
Bat, t..1, lc Lord .iahn remember bic
own words, that England would be 1lc NOS
s.li, oI mog.as II she were 10 81 sa such a
peaee'
~aela city peace is po.sbe Eut with
N.choIas or with Alexander, or willt whon-
ever. ro amcab.e Arrangement Is po'ab.e,
which u, }le putc.l degree would interfere