Smyrna times., 1862-01-30
viz: the abolition of serfdom.

one sublime purpose, but, unlike Alexander,
who preceded him, had not the helping will
OF the nobility, and besides, his tyranical tenn
per led him into foreign disputes and finally
into trouble with other nations, so that hs had
to abandon his great design. Alexander II.
who succeeds Nicholas is regarded as much
mlder man than Nicholas. He was supposed
to be no emancipationist by bis subjects, but
he pushed the work on so quietly and with
such speed. that he rather stole march on the
members of the reigning House, who were so
much disappointed that resistance was almos,
impossible, although they bitterly disapproved
Of his desires Alexander. however, sued n
Imperial Manifesto in March last, to which the
noblemen were compelled TO submit.
In accomplishing so much of this great work
he YVES proud to realize that he has pushed
through much OF the example set before him
by the great Caiharin and others who reigned
before him, aud likewise partly executing the
seri"ns conviction Of his own mind that an i'm
provemert Of The condition of the peasants wa
required by Divine Providence upon him and
his nobemen to fulfill.
Thus the Uaited States and Russia began
their career about the same time as nations
destined to have great influence in the affairs
of the world. In one respect only was there any
resemblance between them-in this country
there are many myriads of slaves, and in Russia
there were many millions of serfs.
Who, of all our farseeing statesmen living,
could have ventured to predict that at the end
of one hundred years thr rising American ma.
tiOn would be engaged in a civil contest having
for its object, on the part of those who began
IT, the extension Of that national evil-Afrc.n
slavery! Russia, as we'll as some other nations
that we could name, have put an example be.
fore Us that would have been well for our
Southern brethren to have taken lesson from,
had they net been too hasty in declaring their in
dependence because the Yankee Government,( ,(as
they would style it,) Constitu tionally elected
their President. who they supposed 10 be aa
abolltlOnist. But isstead OF taking this lesson
calm and quiet and without boodsheed, they
called out their troops with great haste and
without due consideration, TO fight a people
who will teach them the lesson that their fore
fathers taught the mother country during eur
glorious struggle for liberty in 1856.
la Russia the coRditisn Of the slaves were
never so bad as Southern slavery. They and
their ancestors always have and always must
e slaves. This is the Southern doctrine that
they are contending for, and that they are
shedding their blood in defence or The begin.
ing Of great periods seems TO have arrived, and
how greatly, indeed, will the inha bitants of the
wide wsrd be indebted TO history for recoun,ing
the reat achievements that have been and are
now being accomplished all over the habitable
globe, and with what grateful emotions will the
coming generations on this continent and also in
Russia and elsewhere feel at the great strug-
giles that history will reveal OF their forefa III.
ere, in their efforts in the cause of human free.
dom. II.
Near Smyrna, Jan. 25th, 1862.
The European Allies in Vera Cruz.
The first step OF the Allies in Mexico is prob
ably the only one that will net csst. The news
we have shows that the three nations are now
represented in the Bay OfVera Cruz; French
the three flags wave together over tSwn and
castle.
Between the officers Of the respective forces
! the best understanding exists; the custom house
: ia duly partitiOned between the creditors there
! is nothing whatever TO mar the harmony of the
l.. ccasion. fit were only Vera Cruz that is 10
. be conquered, no state of things could be more
gratifying. It would simply be a business Of
: sitting at the receipt of customs thcrs-until
{ the fevers OF summer might make the place
more than unplessani-aRd otherwise waiting
upon events.
, But there is a much broader and longer pro.
f gramms before the allies. which they must at
> once set about realizing. Mexico 10 to be rev.
olutionized; the actual government at the Cap
itol is to be dispisced; the wrongs Of the Euro.
peans are to be redressed; fresh guarantees
for peace aad order are to be exacted; new po.
: litical SystOm is to be established. These ar.
rangsments of The treaty demand as prclim-
0 mary the subjugatiOs ofthe entire country aad
. people. II will be necessary to do more than
e redus ihs Capital: every imporiant town, sea-
Z port apd ialsnd, must be held by the invaders
. before any part Of their plan can be carried out
l. And Of this, what isths promise! Slight iu-
e deed. Already they feel in Vera Cruz the pinch h
Of popular hatred. The entire district bout the
If city is alive with implacable enemies The
>, supplies of tresh food from the interior are en-
;. iirely suspended. 1t is intimatsd that strong
d detachment Of Spanish troops was dsps ,ehed
~ the other day TO disperse the Mexican bands
il who hold all the roads leading from the city,
I'll and that they were so vigorously attacked az
,e to re,rest in confusion within The walls
E, Other expeditions Of great srength vera organ.
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