Washington telegraph., 1855-05-02
Last Words Of Nicholas About the
UNITED STATES, ENGLAND AND FRANCE

UNITED STATES, ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
The New Orleans Bee publishes the fol-
lowing passage from letter addressed to an
eminent foreigner, now In that city. by a
Russian friend residing in. St. Petersburg
The Bee says it may be regarded as entire
ly authentic. The views of the dying Gar,
In regard to America and the future of Eng
land and France. will not fail to arrest the
attention of the reader
ST. PETERsBURG. Feb, 1855.
Before my letter reaches you, you will
probably have received intelligence of a
loss that will spread gloomy veil over all
Russia for the death of such man is a
blow that not only strikes his own country,
but resounds from the shores OF the whole
world. In my last letter 1 did not dare
openly declare what we were expecting from
day. to day, for we were unwilling to accus-
tom our hearts to an idea which our minds
were incapable of conceiving. The last
days Of the Gar are a whole century in the
history of Russia, and will never be forgot
ten by those who witnessed them. Do not i'm
agine that he was exasperated at his foes.
Quite the contrary. Impartialls. like a
prophet. he gazed upon the present situa-
tiOn of the different European powers. and
predicted the future with the accuracy Of
one who looks far beyond the present
England, said he, "has reached her
eliminating point either for life or DEATH
There is no middle path for her to pursue
One thing alone may save her, and that is
free confession. not only by the govern
ment. but by the whole aristocracy, made
to the people, that they have been absurd
from first to last that the Crown 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 the
independence of the country. A candid ac-
knowledgement of this truth may even now
save England, if her corrupt aristocracy can
be brought to the stool Of confession
France. on the contrary, can maintain her,
self only by falsebood and deception. The
Emperor may proclaim to his subjects that
he governs and influences the affairs of all
Europe, that not shot can be fred without
his permission; and that France is the first
power in Europe but single shock. one
speech of a demagogue may overthrow him
and darken the star of Napoleon forever
| have offered him my hand, the hand of
reconciliation, but he has refused it. He
wishes to avenge Moscow upon me, and St.
Helena upon England. Short sighted man,
who seeks to avenge the sins of the fathers
upon their children As for Germany, Aus
iria and Prussia, they would not now exist,
if | had not saved them, when they crouch
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strengthen themselves in the mighty strug-
gle between the other nations of Eurorc-
But they never have been and never will be
more than secondary powers staraps holding
authority by the clemency of my House. or
by permission ofthe Western Powers. Yet
one consolation is left to me in the midst of
all this ingratitude and villainy, and that is
the silent sympathy Of that high-hear.ed
people On the other side of the Atlantic
the only hearts in which hear an echo of
my struggles against united Europe New
er have forgotten the smallest Kindness
shown to me by the least of my subjects
let my children never forget what We owe
to America, and if ever an. hour OF danger
darkens around the Union, let her find a
faithful ally in my family
These words, may be Of interest to you,
my friend, because you are now living
amongst the Americans and | mention
them. knowing that Your sympathies have
bound you TO forei gn land nearly half
century. One learns to recognize his true
friends in the hour of danger. and you may
rely upon it. that as long as Romanoff sits
on Russia's throne. the American States
will never need a friend
The above (says the Bee) is faithful
and almost literal translation from the let
ter. which is written in German, by one of
the mobiles of Courland, residing in ST. Pc
tersburg, From the source whence we re-
ceived it. we have no hesitation in gusran-
teeing its authenticity.