The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-20

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RUSSIA AND AMERICA.
In previous editorials We have attempted
70 Impress upon the public mind some I'm
portant truths in reference 70 the real or
assumed international friendship and amlty
Existing between imperial Russia and repub.
lean America, and set forth certain reasons
passed upon stubborn facts which tended 10
how that our Partially to Russia was far
more eoupsni,nf than cordial; that we had
A. nation and people far more benefits 10
at the hands OF England,
France or Spain than from Russia, whose
value to us as purchaser and consumer Of
our produce ranked much below other coun-
tries and peoples not mentioncd-such, for
as the Netherlands, where the
city Of Bremen takes Ca, 0oo. 900 and m
wards, and the city of HAMBURG that takes
e12 900, 900 and upwards of thu proauct. nj
our soil. .r.TH
But II Ia not in commercial ot,rae,,ons ar
benefts alone that tbsrc ex,.,. ,o.h,ng 4,
create apy mat or wal, founded p.t,ona,
sympathv or spcc,a, oooa viii toward Rps
sla; nor was Il commercial disparitv tina,
called our attention IN the spb,ect for thar,
arc other great and, indeed. fundamental
grounds of national friend.bIp and favor,
In the absence OF ,uperlor commercial ad.
yantaRes; aud that Is, similarity Of political
ipstitution,. and CONSEQUENT political and
social sentiment Of the people Of the respect
i've countries. And there are no people more
susceptible of thi, feellnp than the Amcri.
cans. We sneak now Of the mas, M N,
p.opl.. who ara the reo, novcr NJ tho n,,,or
tbe orea, sovere,o, vo,ce nv which NJ Co.,
4. allowed "a ho p,s.,d.nt ava NJ FL, a.
a., =. soor.,. =, &C.. r. ,h,, -,
.u.-,.. -. ~. - -.
90 r.,ha. .msa,,S. ns.s.,.,n f'ss'o'
h. ohaervsd whom corsiSsr,rr on, soro,rn
RELATION, .na ,h., :. 49, 80, va., >,
estccm IN vh,oh Anor,o, -, -,
Arc held bv other nation. ~ noon,o. tn,
Ia to saw. we sbop,d MAYER n, n,o,s, a.. h,r,
regard for ,nv ether r.,Nn =. -. are :.
va arc aw,re .uch nation o. raor,a 81.
en,srta,n for Amori., and .merIcar.
R.l,rced in mi. sor.,,,ro scoIo m,
tb.ro i. 40 ,o.,,hIrI,u - o,o,,i,,, -,
no,,.or ho,,roo,, pr,,,, ~ 49, -, II,
!. ,ho ,.,,o,, ,,,o,.,.,. :, 49,, -
IA Am.r,car. 40 a, a,g,ron, go, d.,
.,.,. -. a.. -, :, 80, -
T., ~, 500 ~ VI '''"1"' VI '"' h"-
.on,.,,r. car.s. N -,
Amsr,cor corornmon, i. sanan,oa. -.
ord honoo rs.,.a,. a.. " 49, "pv"'
In &C tho p,ss,a. " ,,o ,,oo,,,, 49, -
In truth tberc ore NO nanr,o T., pn..,s -
tina .e,se va rso Tho go. - + r., :
,oh,,,,,, a,a ,-,,,,,, ,h., =.
vbile what vo cor ,',,,,,. g., -, -,
of human material. 10 h, o,o,nd - ss
tween thi. nabiiit, and ,sui,,,n a, oo,ro
nience. What /, popuIar rich, in Amsr,.,
vould he InspborJi,,,jo, T., prsst, 40, ~,
military will, soon cor,oc, /, Tho ,I,n,,a.,
difference with authority /, n. once deemed
insurrection. and puni.hed oc,o-d,,r,r,
hence nothing EXISTS ,hot docs No, o,rrr ~ ,
footprint of the EmpIro unon i,
No ono has n right to nlnk obout cover,
ment but the Emperor. and III, tbonght. n "a
again n,oo,,,d nv ,hn,o vho Co. ,rsa,.s.
consideration, are so fortunate as to yet
near his sacred and God.anointed person,
These again have ends Of their own Ia
serve, either OF ambition or profit, or both
and make 1t their business to grind down
the rights Of other and often better people,
who have no certain chance to be heard,
and no sort of fixed rules whereby to enforce
any rights or correct any grievances they
may have, however severe. Where the
machinery Of what Is called government,
h 50 organized, 1t follows, as q nccc ssar,
consequence, that there is and can be n,
nIed or fundamental rules of right recog
nized as due to the people or subjects Of such
an empire. The Imperial edicts called law.
ever arbitrary In their inception, become still
more arbitrary because of their painfuI mn.
certainty; for the reason that what Ia CON.
coded to be law TODAY NAV WHOLLY c.ass IN
DO law tomorrow. either in lis Iettsr or an.
plicatlon, and resistance to ouy such crue,
and capriclous government wouId a, o,co
bs ca,,ea "A ,roa,oa a. ,roa,o -
for uno, tho ,nL., ro5o- H. -,
Siberia.
And what 4. ,hr. ,rro n, bo,,o T., .uu
I'm. ohrood 40 IA, =. hi. ..",.I i1a''
"powvn,, 4. tho 80 g. pn,.,-
.n.c,. uno,,,- - T.. axi.,onao ny ~
s,.,.s r - 90 w nav JUS
And henc. a onIv ras noo,s 49, 49, go 49, ~.
IN. NOV, .oh,, =, en- ,.,,aa. NJ %"
IIament wor,a o..or,h,o Il 49,, ~,
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