Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-26
X &c III NJ ON ID w HIG.
RAILWAYS IN RUSSIA.

Amongst other subjects that will IL 4, unsr.,ooJ he
seriously considered by the Car and his advisor. during
the imn..r;,l vis;, 10 "a -. :, a.
-. = o.. :, Wv wy "'P'''a"' q"es
~" VI ""'San 'ai"ays As yet Russia has but tso
r'h"ass' one OF 1870 miles n length, that connects War.
saw with the Prussian frontier at Szezakox. and ;,h
Berlin and an h,;o,,. ,L .,,-,, n,
H.. a., ~ "1 ''no'' WITHIN
r.. " L'"'"n- by means OF this line
Russia mas the power TO move masses OF troops the
frontiers OF both Austria aud Prussia and To place the;
capital. in I.op.rdy. for thes. ,o - "a, :, r
I lro,ts.,s T.. ~ ra, ,, - " NV
III, - So eA'e"' exposed anu unprotected,
,.... a., rbs i, =, a. "a. ral7sd up great Tor
,,tc. n. ,,,rs ., paII , w. ,! hhe shieh sepa-
| .,. ,t ,h.t r,b,.,.. -, - e ~ " ~ 'ne o'"sr Puhuer-
not il /, ob,i,,s wi,bnnt o,or,,,, :; ,, % h "ete
icy of IN. Cabinet. a, BIZ ,,i vt on ,e pos
war Tn. v,Iu. os ,bi E ~ -, e- 'g uu'ing the late
den AL I,.rin ;,,o ,. "a ~, o'ings Dres-
il see-, to be favorte re.idec o., ,Se n.
| mor.over be cor.iI.r,hI, ...',s ~ ~ He" 'LAr-Nih
ting histos be-, xe.n R,.:ls,, 'J p an a. 'ne ems
then th.ra viii h.. coInnl, Ill 80 - = H'h up Tor
Warsaw to Stettin Dantzic aDd E!,,a'. 80 ~ uou, a
will thereby have ,,.rai,.1 !, en- e Au oLi'u
! Or sbould a linz .xss hs rr go, W Tue b''uc'
| Iow,ez on the Warsax and S,syaso-a ~; s spur
sen Warsaw would then b,vs, 60, II ~ .ee' W ro-
the North Sea- the great hope for Poland 10 r,.o
IT, by mean- of RAILWAYS frop, ~ -, -. ~
solitude The other Russian a., ,'.ao "uu
St Petersburg with the old capit,I of Wno v
where and in the surrounding districts knon, a oil
Russia lies the real s,rsngth s,d g. - N O'n
the spirit of the Russian emnre anJ ,h'aa :. ~ anu
any where will one day arise Rnss;a, s,i' % or
i about 800 miles in length and bears ON i,s 80 .L
impress of the peculiar noicv of tie H., 60 "a e
iect was sitnpy TO connect the t,.o c.r,i ms oO-
diate country was utterly out nj the c. ~
projecting the line The conseou.nca ia ,h, :; "a
a. straight and direct as AN old RoU,n - i.ia ~
Roman reason, and has on its whole length on, 10
tons There are not it is true many Tsrv - :, s'
between St Petersburg and Moscow 6u, il pass nv and
s'eas Instance al that do exist, with the per-
'..t anu contempt u pays not the smallest
-'euOn 10 'he wants requirements or capabilities Of the
intervening ana SURROUNDING districts; and being mad.
shp! IN oruer that troops may pass and repass and
ron tne 'erlh sPurus all considerations Of traffic
tle 81 petersburg and Moscow line is al
s tNi,ne s vNer ueau eNei ana without single
sihees unety OF any magnitude, one of the most ex
PeHsNe! cV"s'ruc'eu ralWays IN The world and must
pe one oil the least remuneraive. IL Is
| 10Y a--u e"ue! go'erhmeit affair IL was laid out
2 =, . engineers, vas superntended by military en-
s"ver was Snecu'eu chleny by military labor, and il
80, :. =, ,'iuy Oince'S no wonder, then, that in
| H. o'''ess iAhu, cheap iaoor, and the absence of
" % Pe'e'Vsator! ou' 'heA'y burden known In England
s Prehuar! anI pahanentary expenses irightfulis
o te RUSSIAN governmental system
waste auu eA'ravagance that this railway the
lnPe'i4i treasury no less than fS5,coO sterling per
Ie-a rate 'hat dehes all possible profit when it
~ 'as .e unnc Only Jusrhes, or the policy OF
| S e e JHt permits Two trains day One good effect
however the enormous expense Of this line has had on the
ne nAs 'ne sense TO see that going con-
' neS =, 'uA' rate o expenditure, any rate
~ o unou' 70 Russia and as he knows
~" corruption IN all classes OF his subjects is
- nAs, u appears, resolved that the State
~ russia shA no longer construct Or work its ralways-
;,b r. 20 - 's s Poey IN 1hs respect will accord
III, III, wa. O o'ner RATIONAL countries, and the government
'h oonnue IT, t""aS enterprises 10 the o public
M rue Hnes WIN Oh course be prescribed by the
P''rege LOT certain number of years
| ~ '1"i wa "e banteu to particular individuals a
Ae ~ o' interest VIII oe guaranteed on Certain mile
the rate o pPoSf ~ ma sinking fund will be provided
division between the company and the Stat. and Ill ,b
necessary powers TO take land 10 imnor, rnach; -
stock, viii OF course be given such We hen 1ha ,ha
| general scheme which CeUnt OrIof mad - = p' e
| to the railway projectors Of Enpl.nd ami pran.a L S
approached him aud the extent 10 which p IN
seek foreign capital for the gradual oonstrucoo s %
railways will be for some two thousand mile RI, IS
sides the ST. Petersburg and Moscow Rsilwav ano,bc
line from ST. Petersburg towards Warsaw has b. 60
thus direction had spread over twenty mes. and ,ba
problem Of their early resumption will no doubt
immediate solution during the imperial visit % W.
saw The distance this line will have 20 ,,,r o.. al,
be less and will probably be more than Zoo miIe ht !,
ever completed il will greatly strengthen the boId ~ h
Gar Poland by connecting Moscow with Warssw
! and 80 bringing the weight Of old Rnss;a IN - ~ D.
land. In connection With the projected railway linz
scheme of . sTpaer railway from Ria to Dunsbprg
point about midway between St PETERSBURG and w.
which viii be inersected by the greater line has alreay
been launched ON the English market When thee tuo
/ projects finished there will be a communal
| cation from the main line through Courl,nJ 40
the Gulf OF Rga-an object OF great material intero,
to the commerce Of Northern Russia and Pc
land But the really important political policv of Rns.
sia far railways are concerned lies rather in obr
directions is rather towards the south and the east
than towards tbs north and west that the Car viii
seek railway outlets for Russia We have no pretentons
to be in the OF the Russian Cabinet but from an
We learn the Car appears to aim 1t three thngs
Frst TO connect Moscow and of course ST. Petsrsburp
through Moscow with the voga the important point e
Saratow proceeding thitheT through the famed sccne
way an immense and fertile territory, lying almost
and SinCuarly deyode of natutai maans
mort xo,,id bo ~, "a. a l., o,;.,:- " S.N's
-, ~ 'ie''SadoH Win u great ma
Vigabe uVer. The NOlga, 70 Is true ultimately pour,
itself into the Caspian; but before doing so IL rpns In
aln,ost direct line for n yreat s,,,,c, T - -
Oi the sea OF Azo ana Russia had at one time wooden
irUnwsv from the point OF departure on tic
Volpa toWards the Non H., hi -. -
| --7I ' 80 - s'iIS "e"is ho-co"
! -ouil oe Pu1 lhto railway ana HVer communication
y Sea of AEoh and the. Euxine on the south.
secoI.I. scheme &~ty that sb.I ,ti
| mslsiv and h. <>1ron Welp- ,h,L 81, 80 u, @ @
| "'1' nv - Sgan ""sa" through tue various
southern provinces, Nhlovare Az more or less - "a
- ""ie" "t' O"0o "a a., oS''v' ior IOhsh trade m tue
bacN sea- anu Nnere Eosh element stl prevails In So
cety And lastly, there IN on loot what be called
| ploJtcb IL ahes lte departure from Fultawa