The loyal Georgian., 1866-10-13
ST, Petersburg Cor. OF the London Daily
News.
RUSSIA AND THE UNITED
STATES.

The Moscow Gazette of the Goth inst,
contains leading article on the Ameri-
can friendship, which will give you a good
idea on the state Of popular feeling in
Russia with reference to the United
States. In substance the al ticle in ques-
ton speaks as follows:
The rapproch ement between Russia
and america is not one of those artificial
alliances formed by diplomatists, and
which have no real vitality. 1t is a
friendship of natural growth, destined
to flourish Both countries have just
issued from great difficulties. In 1868,
at the time of the Polish instruction,
the two nations first shook hands corr
daily. Solid interests and real power
proceed from the manifestation of nation
al sympathies. At the same time, there
is nothing to startle or frighten the world
in such an alliance 1t is merely the
basis of new distribution of power,
and the inauguration of new internation-
al system, of which the effects in the in
terests of civilization and general pro.
gress are unreasonable This new ALI,
ance will abolish the system of false arti-
fetal alliances now prevailing in Europe
The new relations between Russia and
the most powerful nation of the New
World would entail certain obligations,
which are the more easy of fulillment
since they coincide with the interests of
Russia, properly understood. An alli-
ance with the United States is the only
alliance on which Russia can reckon in
time of need. Russia can never have
any subject of quarrel with the United
states, anu ""o esAA's.-A>4>~a
tries will afford mutual strength in every
thing connected with their several inter-
ests. Is it not true that the enemies of
Russia are equally enemies Of the United
States Is it not also true that Russia
and the United States will always, and
under all circumstances, have common
| foes. These considerations form strong
basis for an alliance, which must not be
weakened by any closer connection with
Europe Recent events have disturbed
the balance of power 10 Europe, and this
new order of things is far from being
favorable to the interest of Russia. The
changes that have taken place have
strengthened the policy of England, and
any rapprochement between Russia and
Germany would still further alter the
European balance of power in favor Of
Great Britain. By combining with Ger
many, Russia would throw France again
into the arms of England, and promote a
combination that would be ultimately
directed against Russia. The settlement
of the Eastern question would thus be
definitely left in the hands of England,
to the great increase of her power in
Europe, and to the equal disadvantage of
ovJ 4bo TTpi4o1 Ctofoo
Such is the policy which the editor of
The Moscow Gazette (Once the advocate
of everything that was most BRITISH re-
commends to the serious attention of his
countrymen. One of the first phases OF
a Russo American alliance, if establish.
ed on the principles above enumerated,
would probably be the destruction OF all
artificial geographical political definitions,
and the Inauguration of Russia as first
rate American power. Meantime, the
alliance so eagerly desired is to be cemen'
ted by trade, the United States buying
ermine of Russia tine only article which
Gen Clay proposes to export from this
country and the Russians buying few
bales of raw cotton, until they can draw
all their supplies of that valuable mate
rial from Persia or from their own do
minisns in Central Asia. | will not say
more, for fear of being taxed with feelings
of envy, hatred and malice at the pros