The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-10


which accusations against Russia are hung OF
with freedom and positiveness which has slal
tied the peace loving and produced the lIvelleS
interest among those who delight IN polltles
connections.
The article in question is very generally al
tributed to direct inspiration from the BIRTHS
premier, and an Importance is consequently at
tached to it, not awarded to unofficial accuse
tons. The following extracts will show tn
spirit of the article:
Well aware that it was only by the union c
| England and France, that Constantinople wa
saved, the chief object of Russia now is to SOY
distrust between the two great western powers
and SO to sever an alliance which stands in tn
way of future aggression. To achieve thi
grand object no expenditure of fraud, of trea
cherry, of lying, of cojolery, Of money, or O
Machiavelism, will be spared. Millions ant
millions of silver roubles have been, and will
be expended in every quarter of Europe, ane
in some quarters out of Europe--to- wit, Amer
lea and Africa; nor will a first nor secont
failure deter a cabinet which specuates 81
largel on the credulity and sordidness of man
kind. There have been for months, and are
now, scores of secret agents at work in all the
courts in Germany, in Spain, at Naples, in Sar
DINA, in Turkey, in the Danubian principali
ties, in Greece, in America, and in Egypt, an
nouncing that the alliance between France and
England is dissolving, if not actually dissolved
and obscurely limiting that the unnatural union
must give place to more perfect understand
ing between France and Russia 81.
In Paris, and throughout France, Russian
agents, male and female, from Madame de Liev-
en- downwards, pursue a different species OF
tactics. There they are instructed to insinuate
doubts of the fidelity and loyalty of England
to preach against English cupidity and sordd
ness, and that restless mercantile spirit so near
akin to revolution. In England, on the contra
ry, Russian agents-and there are many in
London, Manchester, and Ireland-declaim
against the tickleness and perfdy of France,
endeavor to revive the ancient anti Gallican
mania, and seek to rekindIe the ancient rivalry
and the extinct old tiGallican spirit. There
are three OF four sections of secret agents, spies
and mouchards at work, apparently with views
altogether different; but yet the object of each
section, is only to cause first distrust and iea-
lousy, and ultimately GOODNESS between the
two powers now happily in firm alliance-Eng-
land and France.
Russia, to achieve her ends, will not scruple
% create confusion, or great discomfort either
n France or in England. In France, she will
make use of CarIists, Orleanists,
republicans, socialists, or even communists, to
ubserve her purposes; and in England or in
Ireland she will address herself with equal
eadiness to chartists or repealers.
Failing in domestic intrigues in either of
II
ards the game of exciting discomfort in the
British colonies, in India, in Persia, orin Egypt,
where the interests of France and England are
opposed to be at variance-and the still more
esperate remedy Of exciting democratic revo-
ltlon IN central and northern Italy simultane-
usly with absolutIsm in the kingdom of the
'wo Sicilies and Spain. Any one of these OBJ
.cts may be attempted separately, or all of
lem conformity, if the scheme of disunting
ne western powers cannot be otherwise ac-
ompllshed. Probably certain other prepare
Dry measures also have been previously ar
anged. For instance, NJ. Poutenieff and his |
gents at the porte have been doubtless instruct
l to sow dissension between the English and |
rench ambassadors; while general Stacked
erg, at Turin; NJ. kokochine, at Naples; and
l. Benkendorf, at Madrid, have pursued like
purse OF unworthy chicane.
BY some 1t may be thought that we have
ealt rather hardly with the car and his cabi-
It. But the conduct of Russia in reference
isle of Serpents, to Kalia, to Ismail, to Kars,
Id to the frontier of Bessarabia, has been so
scredltable, and in reference to the Bessara-
an frontier, so dishonest, that one is entitled
presume any knayery or wickedness of l
wer capable of so acting. Russia not only I
fused to perform some of the articles of the I
eaty Of Paris, the ink of which is scarcely t
t dry, but has evasively attempted to wiring a
? out of others of them. But this crafty and ii
scrupulous power will fail to profit by her Il
n wrong, and may find to her cost that all d
empts to SOW disunon between England and p
ance will on y serve the more firmly to unite O
lIlsed nations against falsehood, fraud and G
'lomatic trickery. a
Some time since an announcement was made .,
1t owing to the frequent and serious depre- W
ions upon the great northern mail, the post m
ce department would have it accompanied al
special agents, SO thatt violation could not g,
e place, or if by any chance it did, that de- NJ
ton would certainly and speedily follow its ne
latlon. en-
the fact that our experience 10,
Is us to interpret postofice promises, as bv
ers do their dreams, by contraries, we did tb
TX there might be some intention, in this in iss
ice, to act in good faith, although in doing W.
he department would find itself in the aNk-
d predlcament of, while protecting the mails III,
n depredators, being in measure account in,
; for its constant failure during our business 50
son here; in New Orleans, which every one am
VS. is Systematically and, doubtless, inten- wi,
ally done. So;
he department. by not appointing its agents, Of
escaped the latter dilemma, and the post m
ter general will be able to evacuate office on,
return to his western friends, claiming with tw.
uestoned and unquestionabe justice the AMI
t to be considered the ablest, most faithful 70 ,
Jealous ally our northern commercial ri me
ever had in their efforts to destroy our ,,,o
ty to compete with them fas the trade of of =,
region Of the world.
efferson Davis himself is not more hostile sun
lew Orleans than is Campbell. the post the
Ter general, and the former would not be was
' distressed at the idea that barrel of a $
;, yard of cordage, or pound of iron aga