Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-04-19
Why Does Russia Arm i?


"Fhe French troops suffer horribly in the
Crlmea"-'lhe most magnificent reioicings are
preparing at Palls"-"iresh evictioss have ia
ken place in Irelandn-"lhe marriaoe of tho
Princess Royal will be the occasion OF great tes.
tivIlies.n
La 'hese contraslin. statements, taken from
the daily press OF France aud England, hes the
history oil society i'll The Old World, and in
" hat is called Is most civilized stales.u 1t
eNenPines the preyIHg OF one class upon the
otheI-the systematic sacrifice of the many to
the lew ne French army deliberately lnur
oe'eal because IL Is not an army OF slaves, but
salnelug OF Democracy the Iish people
;orcs5ly starved, because ,hey dare 10 love their
country aud hate their foes. Wee and sprudo
using TO higher pomis every day ,-houesty and
LABOR depressed lower every hour. An accump.
laiion oil murders and suicides Increasing with
ifShtlul rapltliy frauds and iotgeries multiply
lIis, past precedent or parallel, and amidst II
all, sounding through all, and over all, the ON
nous voices OF discomfort, the plant, the warn.
Tug aud the threat heart! through the i'm peril.
~ iabfie OF the SAFE, like cries of fire % in n
outhing rouse. Such Is The picture vi society in
France and England. So dangerous is Their
conditloF-or, IL least, that of their oil garchs
and autocra' that the slightest external Impulse
can throw their entire states into commotion-
hosie decent in Ireland would al once upset
The English government, and rouse the en- ire
English people TO aims fer conquerlng their
own liberties. comm0tlon in ANY neiphbor-
Ing state would forthwith sound the hour OF
revolution in Flaace. Were Italy. or even III.
Tie Baden, 10 proclaim Republic, Napole0u;s
doom would be sealed. herelote 1t Is that the
present haii-smoi hered movement in Spain.
creates such alarm, and that Ireqlert commu
nIcalo pass between Araniuez and the Tai.
leres, In WHICH, II Is said, that Napoleon in
sists on the entrance of French force jnio
Catalonia at The first sign ola rising. There
lore II Is that Prussia has been invited to send
Pienipo,entiarles TO the Conference, as Napolpoo
Tears that, ii excluded, and thus procla sned
secondary power, she night throw herself upon
ner old German Empire Dream" aud thus,
from selfish ambition, give the reins 10 revolu
lion through central Europe. Therefore il is
ihal Napoleon still speaks fair to England, well
knowing that were lie yet TO break with her,
the democracy who have always denounced his
| allience, would gain paramount influence. and
| that French revolution would DO one Of their
modes tor resisting French invasion. There.
| lore, above all, Napoleon and Victoria ,ry to
patch up peace-lof the war that shakes the
| old dry bones OF monarchy, begins 10 show the
people how 'sapless they are, and make un-
willing slavery arope anil The dawulne twi.
light tor the pike and gun.
But what h5pe has tnonarchs in peace l..
peace herald 10 lis heightened rule! No il
IS father the iuil before die tiercer oufbpfst of
me Storm / Ills accounts Tor the mighty arma-
mens oil the Gztr. Alexander has shown him,
sell sincerely DESTROYS OF pedce-he was known
Tor yeafs 10 be an advocate of a peaceful ooIcy.
Tie was, from The b'ginlng, opposed to The re-
cent war. Once Immersed in H. he has borne
himself maniuliy through the sfagaie. He has
ac'ed as a wise stalesman-doIng eveiything 10
| ensure Victory distinguishing his artuies-the
safest way 10 seeee "a lasting peace. And now
that peace is supposed at nani, though, there is
many 'slp be.Ne.n The cop and the lipn
now, when lie sees ms !oes, bt their ovnwo, ds
admitting Nth Napoleon, lnal Russia has
| The homer OF the day, with Derby, heet,uck
DlsIaell, that The allies sue for peace 10 Rus
s.a, not Russia to them now, wby does he
slrene hen his aTuiamen;s, raise new leyies
create new cops d'Ga nice, Jrst as though he ex
pecled The Spf'ng TO herald a cam paign more
bloody, more terrible, more eiganlIc ihan III.
last, The reason Is plain His a.naments
speak In unmlslakeaole language TO il,e throne.
| and arlstoc acies Of cet,tfai ami western En-
rope. He practically says: "You desire peace
aud you Cannot keep 1t; you promise 10 uiaIu
tain 1t, but You cannot maIulala Your promise
Your power is fleeing | believe you, Napo-
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are pow erless, 100 powerless; am sTm Inc
against lbe eyolu,ons ,ha, succeed; am afmins
against anoiher France of oS and 10. aosins'
anol her England of The Cromwell lines. ana IS
these my anaments lies no, any dancer lo -.
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