The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-21
Russia and the United States.

From the observations and comments w!.icf
We have lately several times been reluctant
ly compelled to make respecting the unfriendly
and suspicious course pursued by Great Britain
towards as in this crisis in cur affairs, it is graf.
flying to note the contrast exhibited by Russia
in Voluntarily assuring oar government Of her
entire sympathics in our struggles fer maiutain-
ing our Union. Not long since tc Russian
Minister at Washington communicated to our
President and Secretary Of State . letter from
the prime Minister Of Russia understood to be
directly inspired by the Emperor Alexander, not
only profering US the cordial symp4shies OF which
we have spoken, but virtually announcing to the
world the stand tha Russia ~ determined to take
between Us and !" Con Ceder2oy, founded on
Slavery As tho grounds of this sympathy
and determination vii! be interesting, especially
20 our old anti-slayery readers, we will give
them in the words CT the letter itself.
" When VIC bear in mind" says the letter,
" that the moacnt the Emperor Alexander was
enabled by the capture Of K@rs (which served as
Q compensation for the fall of Sobas;op5n to re-
turn from the Ciimoan war with honor, he de-
voted himself to the great work OF abolishng
Serfage in his vast don,inons, we shall perceive
that, in addition TO the political considerations
to which shall presently allude, he had strong
grounds for sympathy with the United States in
struggle forced upon them for the extension of
Slavery. While assuming the great responsible
i'y oil raising majority Ct the inhabitants from
state Of bondage to ono Of freedom, it Was not
possible that an enlightened Prince could look
with cold indifference upon struggle OF q
friendly power, to put down gigantic insurrec-
ton whose object is declared by its own leaders
to be, to found government for the first time
in the history Of the world, on the corner stone
Of Slavery
what contrast is here presented between
the shuhlng, colI-shoudtr, and even hostile
course Of Great Britain, and the open. manly.
AnG s%atosman-lke stand Of Russia. And tAis
stands out in all the holder relief, because Bus
Tia, Boosting go much less than England, on the
matter of human bondage, shows herself will
ng to do 50 auch mora And thug. while Eng
and, by her conduct, is giving the lie to all his
professions, and virtually proclaim
Dc herself hypocrite before the whole world,
t has been reserved Tor despotic Russia to be
eally the first Of tho two to stand forth the |
hampton Of emancipation.
Tho political considerations alluded to, ar
bove quoted, as inducing Russia to take aides !
With tho Government of the loyal States. are
tated to be, in substance, that it is the true
wisdom of Europe to sustain the American I'm |
on entire, in order to keep up an equilibrium Of
'ower, without which many and dangerous
complications, would soon arise among all the
,rincpal powers Of the Old World
This manifesto is said to DO already producing
Is it is certainly calculated to do, profound |
ensalion in our favor in all the hcstating and
'altins cabinets of Europe, which must soon
show itself in results.