The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-09

secured would have become the seat of the uscove
Empire France and England the imminent danger to
themselves and Western Europe In that event. with I'M
limited sway over population of mixed indeed
In race and religion but with overwhelming majority of
one blood and one faith with such unrvaed facilities for
constructing equipping and arming navy superior in
power to any that has existed with the
pete command of both the Baltic and the Mediterranean
thus envroning Europe three Sides with such advantages
of the concentration OF force at single such
means OF conveying armies the very Europe by
lines OF march weakened by flank exposures WHILE on the
against himsewho doubt that the Emperor of Russia
once seated the throne of the Consantnes would his
two center of power-the Baltic and the Euxnehae been
able to dictate the policy and control the action of
every Government belonging to the European political
system?
The Car at Consantihope in that event the military
capital and central garrison of the Eastern Continent would
doubtless have given law wider empire than bowed
to the cepter of Cesar and the first terrible alternative of
Napoleons sagacous prediction Cossack Republican,"
could scarcely have failed be accomplished before the
expiration of the half century he allowed for its fulfill
ment
In word all past history shows that territorial aggran-
dzement has been the vore political aim of the Muscove
race and Government for the past centuries The sale of
Russian America to the United States therefore, an ex
ceptional act the part of that Government What were
the causes which led to it?
The good will existing between two nations is of long
standing The Car Nicholas always took especial
manifest his friendship toward u.s. and used say that there
but two legitimate forms of despoc
and republican-the one being exemp6ed in its normal
than limited that these two States the only proper ex
ponents OF the two systems should divide the world between
hem-the appropriatng the Eastern and the other the
Western continent This Russian version of the famous
prophesy of Napoleon of the arts by which that
sagacious monarch wont to minister to national
vanity his uniform policy extend unusual civily
to American Travellers and unwoned patronage American
science and art 1t we'll understood by American resi-
dents at st. Petersburg that the diplomacy of the Court not
only avaed itself of every dexerous arfce to
good WILL but also to excite national jealousy of England
In the event of general European crusade the Gar
manfesty anxious for the good will of the American Re-
public.
In the midst of the Crmean war; Nicholas died. and
less warke and humane Prince succeeded to the throne
The present Gar by his act of emancpang the ser and
by his undsguised sympathy with Government during
the late Rebellion, gave strength the entente cordae
already existing between the two Powers These acts of
amity have been recprocaed by Government and the
purchase and transfer to the American Republic of Alaska
fitting consummaton of the cordial friendship existing
between the two Governments To the Russian Empire the
possession of this territory added strength More than
5000 miles from st. Petersburg with the most tedious mode
of communication six months required to transmit
intelligence and obtain returns from the Central Government
For years past the Russian American Trading Company
in whose hands the administrative power has been vested
have found the opposite Asatic far the lucrative
and are than willing to withdraw their interest
The purchase therefore, but natural additional step
the occupation of Government of the whole of North
America AS such it is already recognized by the world and
accepted by the American people.