The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-16

iinisser at Washington. and BY him CON
,unicated 10 Mr. SEWARD. The Ts,aes l.
compelled 10 admit that il has about il a.
ir of sincerity, yet II cannot conceal Its
urprise that the greatest sutocfat IN the /
r0rl1" should sympathse with the troubles
4 the friends Of Republican Government IN
his country. IL Is disposed 70 deny that any
'uch sympathy exists and 20 attribute Il rash.
or 20 State -Cys's-so the wish 20 make the
common rivalry" which the United States
md Russia both have with the old eoun-
tries Of Western Europe" available. In the
end, for unsetrling the authorit, Of Great
Britain. both in the old and the new world.
IL Is evidently startled somewhat; though
does not avow IL. 1t supposed alliance be
tween the only two great governments oil
the world which can. with justice and propri-
sty. claim Ito be the nations of the future
and ono would suppose that Z foresas me
fulflment of the prophecy which the Car
NICHOLAS Is said 10 have made to Senator
DoreLss. when be visited St Petersburg
several years ago: that there were Only two
forms Of government in the world. worth Pse-
serying--ore in which but a single man soy
erned. afsd the other where all the people
voverned-that all the rest we're hermaphro-
dite-. and that these two were destined N
the end. to swallow up all the rest. VISIONS
Of thiz .ort have before now fitted across the
English mind. excited BY the rapid str'des TO
wards greatness and prosperity oil the power
al northern bear upon one side OF her. and
bv the marvellous suddenness with which
her own offspring. resting but the other day
upon her lap. has bounded TO her side. full
grown and in the maturity ola vigorous man
hood. II Is no unusual fancy for British
statesmen 70 see, in their excited imasipings,
the flag Of Russia floating above every nina
ret which lines the shores OF the Bosphoras,
AID TO Yield, in consequence. 20 their period
issl apprehensions that the balance Of pow
or In Europe. will be so unsettled that the
Cd and cffete monarchies may totter and fall
II Was this fear of the growing power Of this
OF England TO the Crimea. and made them
sGbject the viii aud subservien, TO the
ends of her dreaded and hated rival across
the channel. And "a they stood before the
walls Of Sebastopol, aud filled up the gorges
with their gallant dead. they were taught
lesson which they will not be likely to for.
-. -. AZ. -. ..ks.h a.. Ts.<. -.
sionstely calls ''barbarous" has become a
controlling power IN the world. and that the
combined strength of both England and
France was not sufficient to wrest from it
a single foot Of it, territory. On the other
hand, the blood which was shed by the gal
lAnt six hundred at Balacisvs. and the giori-
Gus charge At the Redan. only served TO
show that the successors Of Peter the Great
wcrc quite able 10 beat back aggression, and
20 avenge an injury. And even since then.
England has seen the bayonets Of Russia
bri-fling upon the borders of Persia. and has
felt the influence Of her smissaries at Herat
and throughout Affghsnssan, and amongst
the Arabs who line the route Of her eonterl-
plated railroad from the Mediterranean to the
Euphrates. And she has seen her domin-
ions stretching out across the rich valleys OF
the AMOR, and down towards Pekin and
Canton, and gradually and. perhaps. surely
approaching the rich city OF Calcutta. And
how could England look upon ali this with
out concernf Both the 7smes and Post ex.
press that concern. not ia words-but in the
fears which even the studied language they
employ cannot entirely conceal.
OF course, these fears are not diminished
as they turn their eyes towards the United
States. The American correspondent of the
Times had just Informed the European world
that Ia. has Ror no doubt "of the ultimate
power Of the Northern and Western States TO
subugate the seeded States in the South. .
and it was natural enough that this should
invite a consideration Of the elect of such a
result In looking forward to IL the Times
and Post. the latter the organ of Lord Pal
mcrs.on. both limit the remarks OF the Ras-
sian Minister TO Mr.. seward. to ..the bal
ance Of power upon the American Cont
nent. seeming 10 overlook the fact or trying
TO disguise IL. that whenever combination
of the two great nations Of the future
shall control the balance Of power here. Il
~ill necessarily subject 20 its influence al
the go.erameats Of Europe The Post Is ex
altAnt al the idea that there can be no
identity OF interc~, on the American Cont
nent' between Russia ard The United States
and that while England possesses and occa
pies the extremity Of the North American
Continent" the balance Of power here. can
nos be disturbed. even BY restoration OF
the unity OF our national power But. here
N les the delasion Of British Statesmen. Who.
whatever thelr. professions "a to the future Of
their o~n power. have never bcea ahse -
sass thsis dread Of ours. Their rrctcx,
about the sapply Of cotton oniy serves 10 81
grlise this dread. bat : not sufficient 20 en-
csal th> motive Of their Profe~sed sympathy
ior The rebel States. For while they max.
abundant professions of this sors. IL j. easv to
see that al they desire =. first to strengthen
the rebellion IN the South until q shall b.
strong enough q permanently divide the
Un.on. asd then. hs he nroiuctioa ofs Suls
eisat supply % Cotton j. their provinces. -
subject the southern :; ates 70 a state of
hopeless dependency. thereby re-essahli<h
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