The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-10

ON,
"''' ana resolution on the other. the 18th
VI "'2 sa"'a'''5 presents a striking illustration
i''''' 5'f oUe instruction and encou,.
'"#o'' :" T." Freeent contest, 10 the resro,.
e''Tf " ann eenditicn of Bu.eia ana tho inn.
'',''3 o. TIC Caucasian isthraus AT tho b,o;r,,
OF 'heir F'a'Eactod strs gzio From tho tir,o ~
Ger "a" Crest, the acquisition Of that rc-ion q
't' so9l14auoa e its inhabitants n.,er ceased
'''i's' 'ae Profound attention Of the Russian {
''''''"'n'' ihe only pretext Of Russia Tor the v
upon 'ir's>s'' was that, hy virtue OF the treaty
*N"'I'hop'' Turkey had placed CircaSsit under {
a"fo'n'cn Of Russia, whereas Turkey herself ney
h3t, nor el,iaei 10 have, rights over the Circa
sans ~ their country W. are not discussing Il
question OF right however II is might which 4
often makes right in this world. 1t was a stern p
litleal necessity tor Russia 20 obtain Circassia,
the KEY 70 all her projected military ente
p,iScs IA the East. Any pretext would
sufficient for a war having that object III
strength such as the most powerful natic
'dght BE- reluctant to encounter. Alone, of a
other States, she. from the time of Peter, had ol
c9Gntegcd no revcrses. She had excessively swa
loved up empire after empire. Enormous hordes
Han furnished recruits TO the Museovite standards
aHd 10 race which double in every hqlf-cennr,
Ga the other side We're the tribes of the Caucasn
Numbering population of only three millions. tn
world looked upon these mountaineers as si,nul
"ubanans. What, then, is the history of a wa
wagef GA one SIDE by the most colossal of rnoder
empires, and conducted by her best generals, an
on the other by handful of rude noun
taiEeers, destitute Of all of resistance say,
nv
That war has lasted nearly seventy years. and thu
sturdy spirit OF CIrcaSsia Is stiIl unsubiued Al.
hitting that seven millions Of civilized and heroic
AnsIo-slXonS, abandantly supplied with weapons
81 War. aud possessing within themselves resources
OF inventive skill and agricultural and mineral rt-
sa4Ig-@ unknown IL The Caucasus, cannot do better
luau the rude and iinperectly armed three millions
q C.tta,edns lLe Moth may took forward 70 Sc
vcnty years oi bloody war before it can approach
The su94gat7l Of this country instead u the sixty
days winch Air Seward promised them tour years
ago.
A.r va iAis III success Of Russia occasionei by
any yEiue economy u her military resources she
Aas never been frugal Of human lie nor Of the
material CT wsr Her annual loss IN this invasion
las t5sn lstim7tei a. 1900 out Of 80 900 mem
he Army q the Caucasus selaircd 10 be renewed
oee N ey5ry lo1r or five years. In forty years she
ost slA hundred thousand men and officers, which
: noins ro lh7 North loss IL four years, taking
Northern accounts as our Ii sis. Grants loss in
angie battle .z often great as nat Of the Russian
q ny CT The Caucasus an 3 whole year. II the
'"''n d-s5 not 1lel the drain u her Population.
I'.' lo-5 all Russia. IAe men sent 10 her army
we're Io' me most latr men who Aai already been
1ph-1i 10 Destruction; the in-ubordinate, the slI
r-tst, ana the poor Poles. The army vas. more |
vrf, mostly supported BY the Southern provinces
q manner not telt by the empire The Nartb
men Is not R"s-ts IN anything but barbarism al
'dy Is losing her suFPly OF foreign soldiers, and
: AIS" compelled to support from her own treasury
he enormous expense Of the war.
Nor did Russia lacL The f=rooity to carry On e,cb
war 10 suc1es.ful consuulma .ion. II jstruc that
OF TIL aiter iorty years q battle, Of murder and |
f7'4"'9n, project OF discriminating the Circas- |
ans VS. seriously pIcpo ed IN Russia. That no |
81 mas Ueeh s1Fol y proposed III the North before
'"f years ~ or ~ have expired But tue Ru.
an ol'er ' afe Iasn, not demons, ana compared
4'A 'iT It. OF mankind, (aInJng whom It Is i'm
's'-oie 70 class 4auiee eztelminators) nrr CON-
1ct "a attempting T. czteTminate 4 whole race Vac
atroclou7 as 1t proved nPracticable Il deserve,
be remarked, as azhibit.ng parallel in ono re-
'ectto what " have seen N the North tIa+ -
aIs were proposed 70 the Emperor OF Russia b-
~ opposite parties one Of mitd, the other of a
~ oiioslte character The former party" saws
narrator O. these events, ''Iamentinr the ana, |
Jus waste q blood and treasure to the Empire aud
erlhs = long experience IN suppo1t of their
mon mat conquest hy force was hopeless CONN |
led measures Of eoEsiitatIon, ana renewal of |
meT though Il those times ineifrstuan stto,onts
StatA-4uhs commercial relations with thu. eoun-
, IL oIdei IL humane the Circlssians They al r
led the Necessity OF blockade and the exclusion
ofeiGh In-aii5iencs Ton their object, like that If
oth1t parties was not the happiness of the Circas -
Is 50 mu-A as their 5ubjugatiou and. the aegran-
'ment Of Russia. They therefore propose1 Tho | n
htehar1e o. 5foe IoIt5 ON the coast but ia other
ects sEsgestcd mid measures, a fraa boe+or-a1
iV0T5 aud hencit>, with the further termination T.
'iiois aul Personal advantages To individuals at
i Which, they conceived might in time raeon. | rs
I'''a H""hIhheefs To regard Russia as their
ieisA anu superior. The proposals Of the 20, ga
party on Tie contrary, were conceived | no
III 'f'''t oi the most Incorporating Sc ex'
y anu breathet nothing but fire and q
- Ihe latter project was adopted and \
Il" "nllameenoti, who proposed it. was en- Il
ca Win It's execution, pledging himself To TO- VII
OFeassia by his plan within seven war; m Guy
ini'N Years 4go. The only effect was tho NV i
- '''' CHEESEMAN'S 10 the most intense ha- pai
lhehed by desperation. Hitherto the sha
u 'he Caucasus had been weakened b,, ecut
i'iii'ly 4ualreIS, claims of individual and d
la interest and the separate action of 4
,''' "'0es' Now they resolved to bury far !
''1 ia''ioil' ana interests, and convo- | sple
anu eiI'efs Of clans was summoned coIa,
''''' confederation, every member of which the
">ni7 ell BY the most sacred oa,hs IN main, OF "
" "peily Of ms country against Russian az Vi
p" "3ih las best blood A solamn ;otar.;a4 SHO
'''i Oh all intercourse with he enemy even de
- 'ilA Oiher hecesgariea, under pain of the |
+, f1-'''iiiieht. Even families which had IL
no 'ioi' their foes We're forced 10 ioin
Z "'id' a. a proof OF then determination NJ,
- 1rei') 81 an invalid, who had gone for
-. '1e' Wa committed to the flames
'''y 7P'rt which threats OF extetm,patio, dc
-, '''''a dl Zee people In the Two ~
'''' loio"ed, Millianeenof, the Frta,-
80 very nearly axtelraiuat.3 a6o
having gained on. i,n,-,.,,. NEW
--As convinced that Tia. IDA of s,,t | Eisra
. r., ~ ns-na 50 reyoltiny vvas can a
~7 Il vas inEamsn. the Il
o. -, e''ea7slaIs We're enyiroued hv NJ,
aae' which net cnly senae,.l = ''io'eo oy
iFms, but even SAT-, which H. insult 70 l. call
sHd like us, they had no fren,. '''''N not as the
y then. b.. a., - =. i2' turkey, use.
p o. g.: '+N7 VI piood, turned place,
- thelf 4Ayocatious for Assistance 49,. de j
u WHO e vital interest it was "a thwa,f - w
Oh hnss'a upon the East, ri,1aly rnaint.;n-s IL
pa ana oola-blooied non-intervsuton ". veral
OF al these di,eours.o,ra,.. c. CT Apply
Mix, ,.s;.,. = NA''a'si% has liIl an
LIE enormous odds Of Russia Ais
- seventy Years, and the Spirit of lor siZe.
u unt roken pew
{ n0' DO as well III we can do'no bo... II =
seventy years we must fail, what vii, =, eighth
ilh 70 fsinnnerate its blood and tress,ro session
Aoics Vernacuiar of that people, we ash apn ami,
y VIII At pay" What will he the ~
Gotten and tobacco after seventy v.arsee ~
uhsia, when she game the Caucasu,. Ia. -
the East The North, when it gain. r. in futu