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veteran and hostile leaders in all the great |
struggles to maintain the balance Of power
in the worlds affairs. It was no omen of
good when two such powers struck hands
and claimed to be the Dictators Of the na-
tions Under the mask Of fertilization"
peace" and q oraer." !" they Lave presumed
upon their irresistible strength and gigan-
tic resources to control all affairs, bend all
nations to their bidding, forcing their arro-
gated arbitration upon the unwilling with
the array Of armies, and the thunder of
their fleets. Where is now the IN
violable sanctity Of national sovereignty,
and the inalienable prerogative Of nation
al Independence if to such coalition is
to be yielded the arrogant claim Of uniyer-
sal domination, unquestioned, unresisted,
unopposedl
In the history Of the world it will be
generally observed that three greatpowers
ordinarily exercise controlling influence
end authority in shipping the international
relations cf the world. Those three pow
ers in modern times are confessedly Eng
land, France and Russia The close ALI |
ance and harmonious conditions of the
two former haye proved too strong for the
latter MT content viii, the humiliation Of
Rnss,a IN 41e war ut the Cr;mea Enp]ond
and Franco 1are venturea pnon a new md
;1lao;+;,nata oc+ ~ ;,ta~ro1.;o1 :, IN A..
,,,as+;o otfs;,a ~ pu..;a ~ Nv -o,nn.ax,.
~ a11 ;uxt ;deas ~ intornot;on., ~ n.1
e,,1at.s - s.a,s. 49, ;a.7ss..- -, - a.o-r 49,
>.ssa w A-e1se .nS 1o5 es.S
nsaou Ia. poesssns =. ~ 'us p''ue , y. nas na
1 ,ss, ana W. n.,aasan sns a:s"on @
scr.as n 49, ~ ,,esaaad = ~ 49," >N''>A
Rnt can ever t,,c ahort,ve o,t>,nrt fa;, n
,,r;nr ita consconences nnon TIM harmony
4hc neoce and fn+nre fr;ena,v ra,et;ons -
Fnnnnep ? The ,nc7;totcd l,iov boa tbns
far failed indccd. Int thc sn;r;t fl,nt
nromnted If survircs A regards Russ;a
in The light Of European political combi-
nations, she is still a solitary, unaided pow
er. struggling as she may, by force OF d.
diplomacy, against the two great States Of
Europe, bent Jet, as ever, upon the asscr-
tion Of their supremacy, and not willingly
to be foilcd in their schemes Of ambition.
What resource has Russias How shall
the sovereignty and independence Of the
nations bo indicated and successfully
maintained against the arrogant and POW
cru combination that menaces them!
Inc enquiry above made points Us to .
5oh4'A power winch nas faplo!y assumed
Paace among tne ieaa@S Mns ns1ans . sAe
- .sspu. - .ets y. ~; s.. 49, aan,,1st;a. ~
"uooe nt1p1ueou. e4v" ~ - pop1ae.4 =,
onu 49, aaeAA5 'Ds ..a. q -
'ne nA''ons' "eeueo yet 'ae gisanue IL! 'afoes
sand struggle OF the powerful reoellon nov
in progress, to reveal to ourselves, as well
as the world, the vast and lne1haustible
reeources which constitute it leading ma
ton sufficient to its own protection, and
entitled to have q voice in the court Of
universal Justice. and International right.
Itisa fact not without sirnificauce and
worthy Of lasting honor that when the re-
1,ellion broke out. threatening our ruin
the onzy ynice of Europesn sympathv anfl
cheer that came to rs. WIS from Russia
as if prophctic of the worlds fate, should
this risinr star Of the West Suddenly sink
and one great reserved hope Of the nations