New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02
RUSSIA ON The WAR PATH---A CORNER
IN COTTON POSSIBLE.

! Russia claims 60 be q pure sutocracy.
| Her act OF emancipation was intended 20
strengthen the empire, not to recognize
the principle of political equality. The
| policy of Russia is consisten: and per.
| siStent. Il goes on through natural
succession of Cars, but the administra-
| tive system never relaXeS its purpose or
its policy. 1t never forgets or forgives
national injury, and the redress is trans
mitted from one reign 90 another until it
is avenged. The policy Of expansion by
conquest had been pursued by Russia for
| centuries, but it consisted i'll the anneXa-
ton Of nomadic and savage tribes. which
added nothing to the aggressive power Of
! the nation. Peter the Great, more than
century since. saw the value of educated
skill and scientific intelligence. Tradition
has it that he worked jnc0gtito IN tie
! shipyards of northern Europe. and he not
! only attracted the excellent mechanics.
but invited 20 his court some OF the most
intellectual men OF southern Europe. This
policy OF development has been constantly
pursued by his SUCCESSORS. The city of
| st. Petersburg was built as a CONNER
cial depot. Yhe great system of rivers
has been connected across the empire by
Of every description, especially Of cotton,
have been established. Emancipation was
decreed ss means Of adding intelligence
TO force, and ia the Erimean war the Cove
eminent recognized the obligations o. na'
tional credit by offering its bonds upon
the markets of Europe Russia has thus
adopted modern and material means OF
executing the traditional policy beqUeathed
| by the founders Of the empire.
We haze said that Russia is proud.
selfish and memorable power. She avenged
the burning Of the Kremlin in the boule.
Yards of Paris. When, in hex policy OF
expansion. she sought to acquire Constan.
tinople. she was arrested by the combined
powers OF England and France and hU-
INFLATED on her own soil and in the face Of
her own subjects Russia is not 20 be
compelled to abandon her expansion
into q climate producing that sta
ie which her advancing civilization
! demands. She wishes. also. TO Setaiiate
the insult Of Sehastopol. With this in.
tent, Russia has been 60. Scn.e years pre-
pairing for revenge and indemnity. Her
first step was the construction OF Az i'm
mense system of railroads The" coz.
meet he- capital with The eoas: eXtrem,ies.
She has invited the engineers. maeh!n!ots
and shipbuildeys o! all countries. and has
educated her own youth 90 all polytechnic
sciences She has the armies 20 he drafted
from se.enty-swo millions of people. with
all the materials o: WA: tina: can De
needed. and with capacity OF transporta.
ton entirely unlimited. If oug transia-
ton If the purpose o: this gTea: autoc-
racy be correct, then Russia is now
prepared 70 move. and is moving upon The
mes. vital and the most valued foreign
possession Of one power that has inflicted
such injury aud such rehuke upon her
foreign policy. 1t Row looks ~ il Eti56ia
intends to invade the British! possessions
Ill India. 10 occupy the fields OF .otto" and
SUGAR. which England has developed: AZ
such "a cost Of capital. and from "hic. she
has reaped so rich harvest. The Russian
possessions were few years since bounded
on the southeast by the Caspian se.. .atc
this see az the city o! AstrahhaS i, DIS
charged til. waters Of the Io!Sa stream
having greater system Of interna! naEi.
CATION than the Mississippi. I; is "av.-
gated By steam. and its tributaries .:
yiver. canal ana Kali traverse the Russian
tcr..aors and connect with al: Q!iDclpa!
points. Il follows. then. that Russia = :
preYayc,: 10 concentrate and :rsnspO.; y!
the meYs 1n! material supplies that may
lie accessory - !. policy OF southern de-
vefopmeas, o. 10: !mpossibiy -of south"
era conquest. The Caspian sea affords the /,
Ysea2s of transporting the mc7enen. this
organized slowly approaching 'Lat which |
is assumed 20 be hex object, &ussis !S.s
within some few years past ac'!uiSal'
domination oycr the territory o! '!Urkeo /
STAN. Ills was in 1867 annexed 70 an. |
Incorporated into Russia as one O. The
seventy governments which compose that
empire. Tai, government Of fQckestal .