New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15

lators brought heavy plow-borses, Old Durham
hills and cows here; but am told that they hayo
60 take them home again, because they would not
survive the Winter.
To1nake the exhibition more attractive, they id
mittcd some industrial machinery aud fabrics aud
a number Of /. NJ. Singers sewing-machines at
tracted great crowds so much that the all pre-
vaii police had to keep the people in regular rank
aud hlc 10 take their turns 20 see that wonder al
little machine. | have been told that the INT ~
cloth rg of the soldiers of Russia is made with
Singers machines. There was also another Yankee
invention (the horseshoe maker) Of Mr. Burden Of
Troy; and, perhaps, there may be some other Yam
kee notions, which could not find among the innu-
merable objects to be seen.
The misfortune IN Russia is that the nobility take
no interest whatever in anything of that kind.
think they the most anti-national people ever
met with. All they aim at is to squeeze Oat OF their
poor seTfs the last ube carry it TO France or Italy,
ard sduander it. Many of the Russian mobiles never
visit their estates but leave them TO strangers, who
maltIeat the poor serfs
Emperor Alexander III. intends to do the best he
can, and much has been done already forthe general
welfare of the country. The emancipation alone
| will forever make him the greatest benefactOr OF
MANKIND. understand that trial by jury is spoken
OF. Asew patent law is ready for issue But there
is much noie TO be done yet befor this country VIII
| be iaily Oh the road of progress Unfortunately,
| the En- pre of Russia is geographically badly CON
stituted The climate is bad, and consequently the
| lands ON the shores of the Neva and northern lai-
tudes are of little agricultural value; the same is the
case in the southern part of the Empire, near tle
Black Sea. There the lands are nearly barren, and
the population is forced into the center OF the coun
| tly 900 miles distant from the nearest market
lew rivers traverse the vast empire, and railroads
ME still very few on account OF the enormous cost
Of luildiug them and the little profit they will
produce. The country is nearly level from Odessa
TO St. Petersburg, but three-tOurths OF the whole
route is destitute of building material, and cut up
hy deep wide Iayines which require costly bridges
! or enoru Gus cuts and embankments; which will
forever prevent extensive network OF railroads.
Russia was the great graincry for all Europe.
! But since railroads aud steam navigation have
opened the fertile regions of various other countries
| Russia has lost many of its Old customers. Its
finances are already in bad state and there is little
| hope for better condition Russia produces only
ordinary staple articles which America, Agers,
Hungary and other countries can also furnish at q
| lower rate; and if she does not take the proper
| measures she will loose that little trade she has
lett. Nevertheless she keeps on making cOnquests,
| extending her settlements on the Amor River ana
into Siberia, while millions and millions of acres OF
lands in the vicinity Of the capital lie waste. There
| is no country like the land of the free. We must
20 abroad TO appreciate the blessings OF free Gov.
ernment and the boundless resources of the United
| States.