Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-17
THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA

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might have been expected that loss which had been
sustained without disgrace would have been borne with
dghy and that Russia yielding an inevitable des tiny
would have turned her shoe attention 10 the arts of
a"u e those who were victorious in the conflict to play
the most prominent part the public stage
ut those who expected this kne~ little OF the
% - 'ne Russian Government profound dissimuation
bears no incousidcrable part the policy Of this semo-
.iehua people Having been defeated the first and DOM
ant idea OF Russia have been TO pretend that
e nAs not Lake persons In society who take liberties
Nncn everybody eels but nobody is exactly inclined to
Russia Is lsborng hard present bSiore Europe
ana The world the character Of Power has come out
o te war on perfect equality with the other belger-
eh Ia her anxiety To avoid the renewal Of hosttes she
persuaded the allies 10 leave certain questions be dealt
"h alter the signature Of peace Others were necessar
y In that condition from the impossiby Of executing
em AZ that moment No attitude be less creditabe
an Than that which Russia has assumed with regard t
these questions She has seized without color OF right
or justice, upon the se OF Sepent and has only been
eounteracted In her attempts by occupation by the
urksin greater iorce than her own She was bound TO
lehver up 10 the allies the forresses Of Ka Isma and
Mars The conditions performed by dsmantlng and
destroying the forthcaons and delivering over the ruins
20 he allies Russia pressed to recy the frontier
OF bessarabia BY the production Of maps wiIfHy Is.
ned she entirely msed the Congress Paris and induced
.nem 70 assent TO airoutier impossible and ne1pleabe
Inc sx months liked by the treaty have pred and most
tne conditions imposed upon Russia yet uuperfom
ed In addition to this she has issued nsolent and
even threatening manifesto, in which she the allies
70 uesist from their attempts TO improve the condition OF
Naples, and even hints to uerior =.
u her remonsrance be attended to- As IL al this
were not enough In the wsy OF pay vexaon and safe
oraVadd Russia Is about send sqnadron to the
bosphorons In order to take advantage OF the wrong she
mas already committed 10 Terpetrate fresh wrong Be
cause she has not performed the conditions imposed up
on her by the treaty the Allies have been compelled
much against their will keep their fleets the Black
sea- and because their fleets remain in the Black Sea
owing TO her default Russia is, informed about
70 demand from Turkey that her feet should also be al
lowed TO enter those neutral waters Let nobody SUD-
pose nevertheless that Russia has been defeated In
Ihe ae war, or that she i- In any condition 70 resume IT,
were Ems really toe case were these the provocaous OF
an enemy only seeking 10 the conflict from wi ich
ne has been orced or while 10 retire they might alarm
mt sould not disgrace But nothing s further from
'he mtenton OF kus,ia a. tnis uUmcut,
war AZ they begin TO say OF the Emperor she has the
wish but not the will All these acts actngs nten.
ded for the benefit OF the minor Courts Of Europe
give them excuse for believing still pretending
believe that Russia IS still uucOnquered st able pro-
tect them saansi their subjects s competent extend
their lease OF tyranny and misrue.