The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-20

RUSSIA AND THR USfrRD STATks.--The iu-s
bilationa of the New York Herald over the
letter of the Emperor NICHOLAS. are 30 ex-
tssnsely ~pasvisss tles oid sBgSsx4r. IN pub
lishing such nonsense, is evidently in his Sec
ond childhood. We are surprised that the
North does not see that. in hunting all round
the wofh for someone TO take It's part against
AN adversary whom it affects to despise, it is
proclaiming TO all mankind the conscious
ness Of it's own weakness and fear Moreover
there is absolutely nothing in the Emperor :
letter which affords the slightest warrant for
| the assumption that Russia will aid the North
in tbis contest. On the contrary, the writer
| expressly diselaims expressing even SO much
as an opinion on either side of the questions
| in controversy between the two sections The
letter is such an one as might naturally
have been expected from the past relations OF
Russia TO the United States, ms they existed III
(ermer times. The two countries were friends
| always. and the sympathy manifested here Tor
Russia in the Cyimcan war strengthened her
good wishes to all Americans Therefore, she
feels regret, sincere regret, no doubt at the ds-
aster which has come upon her old ANY out
she takes care, in expressing it, TO let it be
seen that il with is the United States, as 1t once
existed. and not with either North or South eX-
clnsiyely that her sympatIIies are elected.
The Feieraiists must be hard run indeed
when upon such letter as that of GoRTsCHA-
KoFF. the whole Government, according to the
New York UcraldS correspondent, are elated
beyond measure The sagacious statesman,
whom that paper has been so fortunate enough
to secure as its Washington correspondent,
goes so far as to buiid upon the f0undaiion of
this letter the confident prediction that i'll the
event OF a war between England ami France,
who. he says, VIII both undoubtedly recog-
nize Southern independence and the North,
Russia viii come TO the aid of the latter. The
Russian Government will not be likely to ven
taTe hereafter even upon a letter of condo
lence with the old Union if il puts such an
Interpretation upon an act OF common cour-
tesv. 1t will be dangerous hereafter for any
foreign ambassador to take of his hat to LIN
coLE, or TO sign dispatch to SEWARD, "iour
obedient servant" les. the one act should be
understood as intending "a disposition to pitch
ililo lhc SoutH, ana Tue otuSF 10 pldce tue
whole army and navy Of the ambassadors
country at the service Of the United States
Even eonceding that Russia syInpathizes with
the North in this struggle, (of which there is
positively not the slightest evidence in this
letter,) nations are never so far carried away
by their syinpathies as to endanger their in
tercsts. We have seen England and France
permitting Russia and Austria TO blot out one
after another independent nationalties, with
whose sentiments and struggles they had al
wars sympatbized but they never interviewed
in any European quarrel till their own interests
rendered such intervention imperative. We
can scarcely suppose Russia TO be more chival-
rlc and self-sacriicins. in her national friend
ships than either England or France She
has nothing whatever to lose by the division
Of the old United States, but, on the contrary,
whatever interests her Government has in this
4uestio Il, must necessarily be involved i'll a
result which will weaken the influence of de-
mocratie institutions in the old world as well
az the new. Besides, whatever her sympa-
rhies with the old Union. she can scarcely al
ford the enormous expenses OF q war with
France and England, to CRAFTY Il romantic
sentiment for a United States that aeas. Rus
STA was bled to death, financially, by her last
struggle with the Western Powers, and can
nave neither the ability nor inclination TO
thrust herself into any quarrel which they
may happen to have hereafter with the Gov
eminent Of Mr.. LINCOLN.