Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-10-25
FDF0RD. PA. FRIDAY. OCT. 25. 1861
d HIsTomc4L PARALLEL.

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In one respect there is perfect analogy hetweer
the advance of the Federd army into the revolted
States and that Of BonapaTte into Rnssia-we NEAR
the terrible servlle alliance, in each case offered
Says tiaziiEtt, in bis ssLife of Napoleon:" "Ont
[ great fear of the Russians was that their slaves
would rise up and throw off their bondage aud il
was, therefore, an object to prevent their having
any communication with the French. they made
use OF themost improbable and disgusting fable;
to excite their terror and hatred and of their ig
norance ard degradation to perpetuate that igno-
rance and degradation.' .sThoSe serfs,2 as Mon
tholon says, nwho inhabited the little towns, were
well disposed to head Insurrection against the
nootesse- This was the reason why the Russians
resolved to set fire TO ali the towns on the route OF
the army.
Such is the perfectly analogous situation in the
two cases. We believe that true policy is pre-
ciseiy that which commended itself to the greatest
practical publicist of his age. Bonaparte refused
TO avail himself of The disposition of the serfs TO
rise against their masters. And why For precise
y the Identical reasons that force themselves upon
us. ;sfhe serfs said he, unfit to be trusted
With the liberty they desire. II / encourage the
subjects 81 the Gar to rise against bin, cannot
hope thathe viii ever again become my friend -
de subsequently, made of this language to the
Senate of France "By proclaiming the epaHcipa-
toh OF TIE slaves, could have armed the greater
potion Oh the hussian population against himself.
IN seSerd Villages this entrauchiSrmeut de-
maDdei Df me. But the war | mate upon ku, ,sia
Was foiiaeai; aud, besides, the nru: Ility OF this
numerous class Of the Russian people is such that
this measure would devote many families to the
! Most hoirld birbirites"
{ Well We arc engaged in just such political war,
in spite ci our viii. against adversary thit
has been and whom it is Of great consequence
should ae in be, our ssfr:end.' In heather case
was su6jagatioR tile purpose, hut SIMPLY the resto
ration OF affairs to the Status quo ante bei4m. That
being the object of Bonsparte, he himself de-
ciaired, lie did not doubt that his true policy was
to prevent his political war'' from being the oc-
easion Of social and servile lie held TO this
policy tp the last. up to the time he leff Mos
cew. As is said by Sir Robert Wilson, an English
writer, Who vas present during most of the
paign -sThere is no question that civil war
could have been fomented in Rassil; and it was
Bonaparte who rejected the offers of instruction
" bich were made TO him during the time he in
Moscow
s'Noas il Bonaparte was mpelled by the impor-
tanee Of not permanently alternating the Gar, aud
also by considerations of humanity, TO avoid all in
citement TO scrve war, the same policy is most
assnrsdlJ incumhent upon The recovered
friendship Of the Gar was necessary To him sinpy
that an external ally might be won but the regain
I'd fritndship OF the Southern people is necessary
i0 US taat our internal oneness may be saved The
humane int ueesaeuts 10 lss referred only to
distant foreigners, of aiien blood, strange religion
and barearions language in our case, they refer to
orr own kitlf aud kim speakers OF tIe same moth
er-tongne. gors9ippJrs at the altar, ana teI-
Iow-ct'zens nasier The trf rule. The reasons
which pressed 50 powerfully upon the great French
Emperor press with far more force upon us-N
". World.