Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-20

ara sklilIui VI Ill EuToPea" govern
ments, in the arts Of intrigue and
MschiveIlian diplomacy, and that both
governments are ambitious, arrogant,
and aggressive in their assumptions OF
power and authority over the feeble
States OF that continent. Both gov
ernments are swayed by sort OF no
ton thai they have a mission to per-
form, in extending their domnions
and in sustaining ascendancy in the
council Of nations. Russian influence
in Prussia. Austria, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden. and many Of the lesser
States of Germany, is almost supreme,
while that of England is confined to
few OF the lesser States Of Germany.
Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and
Greece, with sort OF milk and water
alliance with France, that may be dis
solved at any moment. The Jiplo-
matte antagonism Of England and
Russia is chiefly confined to Europe.
but the territorial antagonism Of the
two powers is predominant in Asia the
one gaining powerand ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
in the North, and the other in the
South. Siberia. Caucassia, China and
Persia, are already under Russian in
Thence, and Russian dominance, while
part OF China, Hindostan, and India,
are under English domination. The
late Crimean war WAS but the Skin
mishing at the out-po-ts that lead 10
the East, 10 see which OF these powers
| should obtain control o. the nearest
outlet or highway from the Meditcr-
ancan to India. by the aid of France,
Russia WAS beaten back at this point,
and England came of victorious. Bu,
Russia did not stop in her march
Southwark from Siberia into China
aud Tartar,. aud in her influence at
the Irussian Court. The waves ~
British domination are rolling North
ward from India To meet the waves OF
Russian influence moving Southwark
from Siberia and taucassia, and then
will come such shock ot contending
armies As the world never before saw.
No other powers in Europe can have
any motive for assisting British aggrcs
sion in Asia, and she will have to cope
single handed. with the Cossack hor'les
OF the perseveling Gar. Louis \apo-
leon PLAYED his part in the Crimean
war from sheer personal necessity. that
he might consolidate his imperial
power IN France and compel the mon
archs Vt Europe to acknowledge the
parreaa as their roval Brother His
ambition has been gratified t. the full
est extent. and now his alliance with
England is too feeble aud Indifferent
to serve the purposes ri British amhi-
ton. aud England has transferred her
affections to the trcasherons llaps-
burgh. so recently the object of Eng
lish letesta,ion. Russia WAS injured
in no vital part bv the late war. and
only suffered loss in few Qualifications
on the peninsula Of Crimea. Her loss
Of soldiery was but a drop in the vast
ocean Of the living masses of the en-
pire, and the war WAS concluded more
from private understanding between
France and Russia, than because Rus
STA was no longer able to maintain the
contest. France and Russia are
now upon tho most amiable
terms Of friendship and alliance.
Russia and France have no cause Of
antagonism. The territorial aggran-
disement of France is in Africa, that
Of Russia in Turkey and Asia, and
therefore these two powers are not like
ly to cut each Others throats upon
questions Of etiquette, and for the ben
eft Of England. But Great Britain
has an Empire in Asia, that is contin-
ually aggressive, and that Of Russia is
particularly so. Every sign indicates
that preparations are being made for a
desperate struggle between the ambi-
tious rivals for Asiatic domination.
Our sympathies will be with England
because the civilization that she plants
in her colonial posse ssions is pregnant
with the spirit Of liberty, while that Of
Rnasis Is bigoted and despotic. Russia
s aperfect type Of absolntism while
England is the best type Of liberal
monarchy. No where in the world ex-
cspt in the United States 10 liberty so
thoroughly practical and beneficient in
its results, A. in Great Britain. This
ought to be reason why our .ympath-
lee should favor British rather than
Russian colonization in Aaia. None
can doubt that the British Colonists
upon the Continent Of America were
more imbued with the spirit Of liberty
than those planted here by any other
nation. That we are the Commercial
rivals Of Britain, and quick to repd her
aggressions upon American nghts
ought not to blind our syes to her So