The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-08
CITY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1858.

any amount of material force to bear on certain
points. The facility Of recruiting large armies will
always be greater in Russia than in any other
try and if she find convenient ports for her navy
in the Mediterranean, she will soon recover the
ground which she has temporarily lost in the Crimean
war. Still, the present policy of Russia, as far as it
is represented by the Emperor, is peaceable one,
and, while that lasts, there is no real obstacle to
reconciliation between the cabinets Of Vienna and
81. Petersbmgh. There is, however, hereditary
species of politics in Russia, which, in conformity
with the last will and testament of Peter the Great
looks to the acquisition of Consantinope and it is
only by yielding this point that Austria can hope to
become the permanent ally of Russia.
The interruption in the transmission of messages
through the Atlantic cable is seriously felt through
out Europe, and variously commented upon. There
are even those who would draw the whole appca-
bty of the great principle discovered by Professor
Morse to an lnter-oceanic communication into doubt
but ther number is very small and has not been in
creased by the statements OF Babenet and others.
All that is required is stronger cable at the ends,
where it is exposed to the waves and breakers
of the ocean--especally the rocky coast Of ire
and-and some care IN the management, and oil will
work. Several weeks, however, may eapse before
the new end is properly connected with the main
cable. That cable will not be enough to satisfy
the governmental and commercial wants of Europe
and America is plain and it is almost certain that
direct communication will be established between
France and tho United States, and between the Uni
purpose Iceland is well situated, and, perhaps, as
heard it suggested, Greenland II is quite certain
that tho telegraph will eventually change the face
of the commercial world and that it will operate
similar changes in politics. Russia viii introduce
the telegraph into Siberia and along the Amoor, and
communicate with the American colonies by means
of that natural chain of islands running from one
continent to another which would actual yseem to be
intended natural bridge between the Old and the
New World. While such enterprises furnish scope
to the creative power of monarchs great things may
be accomplished without bloodshed and yet,
strange to say all the nations of Europe act if they
were on the eve of general war. Russia is arming
at Nicolayef in the Baltic in Palam on the shores of
the river Amoor and is reorganizng and recruiting
her army. Germany is busy at Rastadt, at Ulm at
Mayence I; but at the same time bridging the Rhine
at Cologne, at Kehl, and Mannheim for the sake
of railroad connection with France and Belgium
while Austria is bridging the Danube, near Vienna
for the same purpose. The steamboat and the tele-
graph seem to overcome even national antipathies
and the consequence is rise in every species of
securities. The French per cents will probably
reach rs but whether they will be able to retain that
figure, and whether the hopes of peace really we'll
founded, can only be solved by time. There is
struggle between peace and war, between immediate
aud remote interests which must soon be decided
one way or another The leading question still lies
in the East and the western powers of Europe are
now far from its settlement as ever. When its
decision will be pressed, the relative position Of
parties will be changed in Europe, while the situa
ton in Asia viii scarcely resemble that of the period
of the late war. sl
The Cortez are as good as dissolved, and ODon-
nell is premier. Gu bono @s - tsEt.#ao.