The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-04-18
Last Words of Nicholas about the Uni
ted States, En- gland and France.

The n. O. Bee publishes the following
passage from letter addressed to an cln-
incnt foreigner, now in that city, by a
Russian friend, residing in st. Petersburg.
The Bee says it my be regarded rs en-
tiiely authentic. The view Of the diving
Gar, in regard to America and the future
Of England and France, will not fail to
arrest the attention of the reader.
ST. PETER BURG, Feb. 1S55.-Bcf,re
my letter reaches you, you will probably
have received intelligence oi loss that
will spread gloomy veil over all Russia;
for the death of such a man is n blow
that not only strikes his own country, but
resoundS from the shores Of the whole
world. In my last letter | did not dare
openly declare what we were expecting
from day to day, 'or we were unwilling
to nccustom our hearts to IN idea which
our minds were incapable Of conccivng.
The last Of our Car are n whole ccnturv
in tie history Of Russia, and will never
hc forgotten ly lho>c who Witnessed them.
DO not imagine ;lat lac was Cxaspcratcd
with his foes. Quite the contrary, I'm
partially, Exc prophet, he sazcd upon
the present situation Of the different Eu-
ropcan powers, and predicted the future
with the accuracy Of ouc who looks far
beyond the present.
England" said he, "has reached her
eliminating point either for life or death.
One thing alone may save hcr, ami that
is a free confession, not only 10y the gov.
crnmcnt, but hy the Whole aristocracy,
made to the people, that they have been
absurd from first to last, that the Gro sn
is unable any longer to maintain its power
and that the people must rise and unite
together as one man, TO save the honor
and preserve 1.-The independence Of the
country. A candid acknowledgment of
the truth may even now save England, If
her corrupt aris,ocracy can be brought to
the stool OF confession. France, on the
contrary, can maintain herself only BY
falsehood and deception. The Emperor
may proclaim to Lis subjects that he gov
erns and influences tic affairs OF al! Eu-
rope, that not shot can he fred without
his permission, and that France is the first
power in Europe; but single shock, one
speech OF demagoguc, may overthrow
him and da,ken the star OF Napoleon for
ever. have offered him my hand, the
hand Of reconciliation, but he has refused
it. lie Whistles TO avenge Moscow upon
me, ana ST. Helena upon England. Short
sighted man, who seeks to avenge the aims
Of the fathers upon their children! As
for Germany, Austria and Prussia, they
would not now exist, if ! had not saved
them, when they crouclicl at my feet six
years ago; they lhiuk;ostrengthen them
selves in the mighty struggle between the
other nations Of Europe. But they never
have been and meyer will be more than
secondary powers, satraps holding author
ity 10y the cIcmcncy Of my House, or 10y
permission Of the Western Powers. Yet
one consolation is lei, to me in the midst
Of all this iugratitude and villainy, and
ihat is he silent sympathy Of That high
! hearted people on the other side Of the
Atlantic, the ooly hearts in which hear
IN echo Of my struggles against united
| Europe. Never have forgotten the
smallest kindness shown TO me by the
least Of my subjects ; let my children new
cr forget what we owe TO America, and
il ever an lour Of danger darkens around
the Union, let her find faithful ally in
my fairly"
These words may he of interest to you,
my friend, because you are now livin G
amongst the Americans; and mention
them, knowing that your sympatlIies have
bound you to foreign land nearly half a
century. One learns to recognize his true
friends in the hour of danger, and you
may rely upon it, that as long as Rom
anof sits on Russians throne, the Amer
lean States will never need friend.
| The above, (says the Bee) is a faithful
and almost literal translation from the
letter, which is written in German, by one
Of the mobiles Of Courland, residing in ST.
Petersburg. From the source whence we
received it, wc have no hesitation in guar
antyipg its authenticity.
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