Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-29


dating the empire It nov gives way to NOR"
o,, "a ,l,.es The ~. srnt EmFeror has conih'ueu
~ "a, O. O., the cus ct lie recpe hYs'r ''nN"pauon
no has GO. v,rted tory eight mion' from va salt 10
-, rt.p Ian }h, Ll.rs i mn du,i1s civil amehCIA-
ons ~ 81 siac Is promoting every mateiisi ln,eIes.
i ~ spir;pg rev ide s and is in every way dong us w
mos. 40 ,r,lme hs empire for tie great european
u,.k d regeneration witch lie believes 1t desnned 10
accomplish"
Hear VIVA. the 1Ja,s says OF the rump republic;
"Tbere i, young giant, too, this side Of the water
in his morning march Tney imagined that the Ameri-
can Repubic had fallen not to rise again. while Ar
,a,s- ke il has but touched the earth to rise all the
sirorger Never 1t surer OF the mgatiest destiny
than now England. in its prostitute hour, turned
egsnst It. Sic did all she dared 10 90 10 make l's oe-
s5,uoou sure That is the way in which she repaid its
"a Aog Of good will toward the heir to her throLe The
treaohery az first confcunded it then exasperaed il
Low is cuoly accepted as a Development Of Engiands
disposition we we're fortunate so early to learn Tie
ana the PASSION are fast subsidng into
fixed u Interchangeable policy. We'aecept the new rea'
,;,ns which England N our sore straits saw ut to es-
tsSlish aud il sha 20 hard with US but tla' sne sha
have enough Of them before We are thropgh win her
II il idle 10 talk about oblivion oil the past Ihere
are crimes which it net IN human nature 10 joget,
md this ia of tLem and dsmocraces proverolsly have
GOV tenacious memories HencetOrth American peo-'
~, nj recognize no tie to England. Taey will con-
Ar her the friend Of human Slavery, the accomplic}
in the attempt assassinste free iEsutu IONS, ana La
40, that pro!esses good will only to beirly in the day
M need They MIL remember that Russia on the other
hand has ODD firmly by them through every trial.
Tbsy will admire ter for AL OF her grand Efforts 10 en-
franchise and elevate her PEOPLE, aud will take It
a, an earnest of a grander final commission 10 iOuse
fr, 81 blood iuto Western Europ' and redeem IL from
the degeuerac' and decreptude which seem otherwise
nsgilaDe. Young America salSes Young Russia. Let
tue heather rage"
So far a. TIE North Is concerned, there can be 10
doubt Of their anxiety to provoke war between Russia
,rd gland aud France. Ia tits purpose, they are
animated solely porhap', b. desire to annex the Cana
do by WY cf off.e for the loss of the South This
iler Of support to Russia in the contingency of such
war; points TO other couclus on, and usifes the pre-
sumption Of previous peace with US for Yankee did,
VII ls engaged Silh III, South, would prove of little
aiyauugs to any power TIE anciul condition of
che North, moreover excludes al idea of h. engaging
ia any war that promises r.turn. With Of
such magnitude as tina, which would be Naged by these
,Lrce great powers the Nor could without any great
sacrifice ,ff.ct the coaque of the Canadss, and thus
secure that rch prize with lttle outlay. While the
sources Of England ord be taxed to their utmost Ca
psc.ty to ma ntau such war, the North would have
a. and ready orglnzsd AMI pert cted a result of
equipments necessary for such an enterprise The very
zeal which she be.rays fer between these great
uoEers is significant OF a want of confidence in her
ability to conquer the SOU h Peace with US would be
an indispensable pre- requisite of her operation with
Ru a. 10 she dare not divert a single element of her
available strength while she is eDgaged with We
have strong IDEA that she would deem any conflict in
which England would become embroed peculiarly
auspc ols 1t this time when she has in effective Orglni
"a ion an army that she dare not disband. To do
withou. providing adequate means OF support Cor the
vlgabonJs who compose il, would be 10 baugurste
bloody revelation a; home, which age would not
Quel. When this ceases Of necessity, an oppOrtu
nifty may 10. exist Tor the employment of her large
any aud hence this great anxiety to embrOl France
AID Engl and in war With Russia
Iniepead.u, Of the material advantage to be de-
rived from the annexation Of the CAnad4s and its ud
ylutages a. a means OF avertng civil reyout on at
AOas it would serve great moral and political pur
pose by sllay ng the moaifoatiOn aud chagrin that
would resul. from the 10 & tue South, and averting
"a. oiiom IN 1t would attach to the Yankee Admnisra-
ton because Of tba. l1ss Doubtless, an AngloFrench
aud YaukeeR u, sian war. would be made TO embrace
another purpose as regards Russia, ia addition TO that
aon to that country VI portion, if not ALL of the
Northeastern terri CRY in the possession of Eng
and would become another object OF that war; and to
this Il e North would lend willing and elective aid
Tais would be but slight addition to the war pro.
granme yet feature in il which would present iea-
s,b!e opportunity for the iIHictOn Of damaging blow
upon England. It Was a feature which Russia was I'm.
delstood to have embraced in her var policy during
tie tendency OF the Crm,an struggle. She did make
some demonstrations in tie Northwest at that period
which she would no doub. have followed up had not the
wsr been brought to an abrupt termination Russia
has long yearned for the possession Of this Northwest
ern territory and its conquest has always been looked
FOE as one Of the FIRST results Of war with England.
The conquest of this territory by Russia, and Of the
Cahadas by the North, furnishes strong kindred motive
on e part of both for wagDg var against France and
Euglaud, especially the latter. We doubt, however
whether England can he cmbroiled in such in
y,w Of these possible consequences. So far, she has
ST. dou.ly avoided all cause Of conflict with Russia
having cautiously limited her agency in the effort TO
adjust the Polish difficulty to joint letter with France
AID Austria setn forth their views to what would
constitute proper basis Of settlement This step she
took in accordance with diplomatic usRges but when
she Is invited by France TO urge the adoption by Rus
STA Of the proposed, she respectfully declines
The truth is she is not in condition to go to war with
auy formidable power. She has no army that she
spare to carry on foreign war, and her navy, being
composed almost entirely of tie old class wooden ships
is utterly inadequate to warke emergency at this era
q irou-clad5 and gunbosts. If however, France and
Austria wage war against Russia she could not continue
reutraL It is probable, if 10 other prOvocation we're
given her, the North would her by descent
upon the oAnadas, and fear of France whose indigna
ton she would undoubtedly incur by her refusal to Co
operae in the war against Russia would compel her to
lend whatever aid she could in that direction.
There Is little doubt that the of alliance be-