The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-11

Looking at Russia. in its present huge proper
lions of territory and inhabitants, it seems almos'
iucrs ibIe that three hundred ani hfy years ago
she had but 5ei 900 sqnare miles of territory, and
ten millions Of opulation-not half the present
population of the United States. She has no"
$500 600 square miles, and her people Ramber six
~ millions OF tbese, fifty millions are Russians
(sclsyouics,) and the remaining ten millions Turks
Tartars and semi-bsI barous tribes. The policy OF
Internal improvements, to the prosecution Of
which the present Emperor directed his attention
at the close of the Crimean war, is being pushed
forward with the greatest energy, and railroads of
immense length are already binding together dis
tant provinces, and will probably soon penetrate
the Celestial Empire, aud make it tributary to
the growing trade and prosperity of Russia. 10
q military point of view, these railroads will null
tipy tenfold the defensive and aggressive military
power Of the Car. It will be no longer possible
TO renew the scenes of sebastopol and compel the
Emperor to waste his energies and men upon
distant and exhaustiug march. His vast army OF
six hundred thousand we'll trained troops can be
point of his domiuions menaced by an enemy, and
innumerabie legions Of new levies can be conveyed
40 fast a. locomotives can travel, to the ses>
Of the Intellectual and moral, nor the physical and
material interests o: his people. He has mani
tested warm interest in the establishment of pub
lie schools, and determined to assimiIaie his uni
versties to the collegiate Institutions of Germany
He 10 eBdeavoriDg to consolidate the different
races Of men in his dominions into one family,
and, as head of the Greek Church, he labors to
Increase it's influence and promote the interests of
fiyar mi va I'm Trad
sand Of the sixty millions of Russians belong to this
church, which is constantly making converts and
sdding to its numbers.
The late war with Turkey bad its origin in the
determination Of the Emperor Nicholas to secure
to the Greek Christians in Turkey equal religious
privileges with those accorded to Roman Catholics
and other Christians. The Western Powers may
we'll look with jealousy upon the progress of Rus
sis-a progress unexampled except by that of cur
own Republic-and embrace their only chance
of safety that Anglo French alliance, which a
British statesman has said, has an eye to both
hemispheres. striking illustration Of the in.
eressipg military power OF Russia is mentioned in
the fact that, whereas. but few years ago. little
was known, even by martins nations, of the Rus,
sian towns the seas of Ochotsk and kamschat-
ka-yet when, during the Crlmean war, an English
squadron visited Petropauowski, a fortress was
found, SO complete and powerful. that an invading
and bombarding force was successfully repulsed.-
Her purpose OF Selling Constantiuople deferred for
. time, she is now approaching Pekip, drawing
nearer and nearer to British India, aud even upon
our own continent has colonies and forts. 1t is a
source Of congratuation, that notwithstanding
the dssimilarity of our forms of government, the
relations of the United States with Russ il have
always been Of the most friendly character, ard
that, In all parts of the world, where their civil
and military representatives come together, they
.fraternze, according to the modern phrase, with
thorough good understanding and unaffected cor,
diality.