The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-10-01
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me Late Ukase-Russian Progress
and how it Affects the United States


ana now 1t Affects the United States.
The Russ ian Government had no sooner
effected their last loan of sec, 900 ,OCO. when
The Council of the Empire promulgated law
which placed at the disposal of the Ministry
OF Finances all funds which now lie in the
Banks OF Russia, deposited there by charitable
societies, and trustees of clerical and other
public funds, or which have been placed there
to abide the verdict of court o f law. This
extraordinary ukase gives to the State the
control over many hundred millions ofdoIlars
IN addition to the SG0,00O,0 900 loan lust
negotiated abroad, and it may well be ask ed
"hat Tue Government contemplate doing with
so immense and sudden an accession to their
monetary resources. We believe that this
question is answered partially by the events
and experience ofreccnt years. The CTimean
war so far from having BUNDLED the pride Of
the Muscovite, has only confirmed his tradi
'lonal iAth in the iIvunerbilty ofhs country.
Europe combined strained every nerve in the
most exhnustng labors for more than
eighteen months, yet left but faint tranciept
marx upon the remotest coast of tie colossal,
Empire. Onohalf Of the navy of Russia. il
Is true, was destroyed by her own hands but
money Will restore 1t, and raise Sebastapol
IRON It's ruins, stronger, more formidable,
than ever Russia suffered no moal defeat
and the lessons lnculca,ed by the war were
worth to her all the financial losses She sus-
tanned. She evidently means to improve on
them. The vast net of trunk and branch
railroads to connect the different provinces of
The Empire, with each other and the seahoard.
long Since projected, but slowly progressing
for want of means, will no doubt, now lie
pushed vigorously towards their completion.
Canals and other communications will be
built. and ocean steam navigation. which
VAS by nc means neglected heretofore. viii,
receive new impetus: ships will be cons true.
ted and new lines will go into operation.-
This comprehensive scheme of material nro.
gross, in connection with the abolition of
sertdon and its incalculablc moral results
VIII mark an epoch in the history of Russia.
Russia, with her 10000, 600 of industrious
people, her boundless territories, with their
inexhaustible natural resources. possesses
capacity for industry and commerce scarcely
equalled by that of any other nation. What
she needs is popular education and freedom,
which Alexander II. seems resolved upon
giving to her. 1t need not be feared that
She is not prepared for the boom The liberia.
ton Of the serfs which was the policy of all
the Cars since Peter the Great, has made
of the Emncror Nirbolas T rhat ,ne ,e'i"
.Iso ia tho con,d't ;nt :, i'a' ''io',a'cn
nao,s ;,oons;Io,aLIn ", ~. P,e''n Wy ''o
of pnoe;o II, ''luu''iJ
no,co ana croo,od han az. W. cum
,taon,'r,ar;,,. - 10 ;. nv ne ocean
o,,r rooIors o,,0 10 ~, '".'oo Va nn'on'
tho nanr n'n, n" ,,b ''1' nMa'e. pes'oe"
o,d inland s,a, IF H. Wy p'y vi '.io iNe's
steom nayia,,;on IF p MY, 'a',p i'., ."e yea"
IN tho ,,o,r 1s5n - % ',ti H.''e"' '''ch"y
hstwosn rronSt pvi y, % steamers running
Unn,i,, Tnho,l. oc c''.,: ~ ~ ~
lave oG n ,u ,ho p,oo,, Ss'.' H., - hlel ~
run between Olass, md ro"s. =; s;u",e's
another limo botu.on, a.. 1n
Rccnlar .toom ENTHUSIASTICALLY UutsoI anu ua.a']-
brtween St po,or,hn,ai' a "a1" Il, eN's's a'so
Finland A,ntba, o. "au wy po'ts VI
tho sea IF iaof. a .. ,h 20 we fu,'s VI
and Ruso;, var;r,,,o,a,t H., v. co."
Among th.n, u,ou;ll 81 =. ,,a.,;.. p
bos rrcon,lv rao,',ra, ~ I.o;', 1"e' "n!on
and III. oesuronna ~ fna,a;aI 49,. ' W..
The oovern,nnnt Thn Cnn,'a Iii ~
with canital orr 0n0 0on s;l,.., "a,l,oe
he raised of,nrw,rds r. q 0o0 600 H. ~;
of the (,omnan, ben9 :. ,bo J,uoio ,',s ol9e.t
the I,.ds 81 S,4,ha ,,s.,o .a ~ 'h VI
mrrcial as uou os tho nstoi "''l y, .He 1on.
Inv ctoornboats ho,,,.'o ~ '4 ~ ~ T Iu.'"
uire and rn,nio, co,ntr; e," - p"'' VI ZIG A'N'
It is to th,ss ohiects Tho m, strr,t;o 80
railroads and o,ber ;ntornaI i ;ro"o VI
the creation If nav stoon I.s
the fort;fcatio, IF ho. naas.. go. "m ''''ss'
building md ;ncroaSa IS hor So "'.' .' e ~
to tho dccsnSa oT tho Err;ra ,ho ~; '.'ei
her ,ndnstrv avd on,n'ap ,,'1 , ,h Vi
finn IF L,n a;,';l;,ot'a ~, Dr. - :'e Piolo.
the loan and Tho Irano rarorr.d 20 os'D''u "
Cnns;daa; n WV - ""ee ,.,.'l.u W.
canac;tv of ,5o T,nn;ro "o nn ,h c pouu1'Ie
most fr, I'll w, MPV anu ,,,e ,too a.'as ,e
ntar;or hnnno go go wv. ~ - po''.Ies " 'ns
com,,nn,ina,;os NV q" 'o' "a't t VI ,1''ioau
rorr"'',e eI'; 10 WIN 'no ooaI W neeh
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