for the most erroneous opinions, the wildest we only advert to the material interests of delusions, the most unfounded visions, both the countries to show that the vague political in politics and religion, have had the most writers who are favorable to Russia are directfatal effects. ly opposed to the welfare and progress of their The great customer of the States for cotton, country. We are disposed to class the procorn of all kinds, provisions, tobacco, lumber, Russian press of the States with the pro-revoetc., is England, and most of the articles of lutionary press of Ireland, if it any longer export from the States, except cotton and to- exist, or with the Protectionist press of Engbacco, are also articles of export from Russia. land, which is either utterly disregarded, or Russia produces none of the clothing, the cot- merely writes for the nonce, and gives up its tons, silks, and woollens, the hardware, the rhodomontade, burying protection under free jewellery, etc., that America imports from competition, the instant it is called upon to England and from France. There is very act. Mr. Gordon Bennett, of the New York little trade between the States and Russia, and Herald, may write very loosely at present, but for ages there cannot be much. The imports if his counsels came to have any influence on direct from Russia are about 0.6 per cent. of the State, like our own Disraeli or Derby, the total imports of the States, and the exports he would be found, though still an erroneous, direct to Russia about 0.7, while the imports a very amenable politician, and would no from Great Britain and her colonies are near-more side with the Czar than these gentlemen ly 50 per cent. of the total imports into the would attempt to restore protection. States, and the exports to Great Britain and her colonies are more than 60 per cent. of the total exports of the States. The imports from France and her colonies into the States are about 14 per cent. of her total imports, and the exports to France are about 16 per cent. of her total exports. The tonnage engaged in the trade with Russia is a mere fraction, some 30,000 out of 10,000,000 cleared inwards and outwards. The Czar may offer some temporary occupation to a few distressed shipbuilders and engineers, momentarily out of work, but his whole revenue, directed only to foster American trade and give employment to American citizens, could never give so much wealth to its people, as they derive from the mutual exchange which takes place between their industry and ours. To argue in favor of an alliance with Russia is the vaguest, and, as some of the American journals argue, most falsely sentimental politics that ever run counter to the great interests of a people.

We will append to this article a contribution which we have found in the Daily News since it was written, which gives, we believe, a just view of opinion in the States:

We have been favored (says our contemporary) with the following extract of a private letter from one of the oldest and wealthiest firms in the United States:

New York, Jan. 2.

I recently had occasion to advert to the state

of feeling in this country in regard to England confirmation of the view then expressed, I hand and France, as respects the war with Russia. In you a slip cut from the Journal of Commerce of this city. It is an editorial; and I must remark concerning that paper, that few, if any, has as much influence with the respectable part of the community. Its circulation is large-how many thousands I don't know. It has great influence with the Government, though not a partisan paper. I think if you could get the English press to re-publish the article it might do good, We say nothing of religion, though we be- the Continent, in counteracting the erroneous not only in Great Britain, but in France, and on lieve of all the denominations of Christians feeling now prevalent as to the sentiments of the found in the States the Greek Christians are people of this country concerning the Allies. The the fewest, while the bulk of their inhabitants considerate and influential part of our people are are of the same religious profession as the not heard on this subject, whilst the demagogues people of our islands; we say nothing of poli- of the " Saunders and Sickles "stamp make much tical principles, though even the manly inde-noise. We view the present contest as having pendence of the Virginians and Carolinians-important bearings on civil and religious liberty, slaveholders though they be-is as much opwhich we know the Czar hates. You may rely posed to the despotism of the Czar as light to "pon it there is a deep sympathy with England darkness, while all the men of the North and should ever come that the other Powers are in this war among our people, and if the day East are free, hold in thraldom no men but arrayed against her, this feeling would be manithemselves-though they are yet slaves to an-fested. I doubt, if she was likely to be endangertiquated prejudices-and all of them have de- ed, if this country could be kept quiet. rived their political views from us, and practically have yet scarcely gone beyond us in freedom; we say nothing of the moral ties of language, literature, and the free press, which make the Americans and the English almost identical, while the Russians are on all these points more alien from both than the Chinese;

(From the New York Journal of Commerce, of 30th Dec.)

AMERICAN SYMPATHIES.

We were much

amused lately by observing a grave statement in a London paper, that in a late closely contested election for Governor of the United States, Myron

H. Clark was elected, but that the votes had to be counted, in order to ascertain who was the real executive of the country. Whatever other advantages we may possess over our English neighbors, they certainly bear away the palm for ignorance of everything beyond their own island and its dependencies. We are not speaking now of those who regard us as cannibals, nor of the wonderment often expressed on discovering that we are not a nation of negroes; but of the profound want of knowledge of the feelings and sen timents of Americans among statesmen, literary men, editors, and those whose duty it is to be well informed on such subjects.

a bitter feeling against us in England and France which have partly tended to produce the present state of erroneous feeling. The first is the recent treaty with Russia, in which that Power yielded promptly to the solicitations of our Minister, and concluded a convention providing for the observance of the principle that free ships make free goods, except in the case of articles contraband of war. What the two great maritime Powers of Europe conceded only for the time being, and as a favor, Russia at once acknowledged as an international right, which should be raised to the elevation of a universally received and respected law among nations. The concession of England and France was meant as prefatory to a still more definite recognition; but both of those Powers had so long clung to the monopoly system of the old navigation laws that they were ashamed to abandon instantly what they had stickled and even fought for so long. England, especially, would have esteemed it a sacrifice of dignity to avow that half the wars she had waged within a century were in behalf of a false doctrine. Yet she is none the less sore to perceive that two other great Powers have outstripped her in the race of liberal principles.

A letter from our Berlin correspondent, which we published yesterday, shows that the impression is prevalent in Germany that the sympathies of the United States Government and people are everywhere enlisted in favor of Russia, in the present war between Nicholas and the Western Powers. The Berlin Kreuz-Zeitung mentions the leading journals of this city, including the Journal of Commerce, Tribune, Courier, Times, and Sun, as unanimous in antipathy to England and France, and wholy enlisted in behalf of the Czar Such a total perversion of the truth would perhaps be explainable on the part of a known Another reason why American feeling is toRussian organ; but it would be a deception im- tally misapprehended in England is, that we are possible to be maintained if the London and mainly viewed though the medium of our very Paris journals did not favor the same supposi- worst and most unprincipled newspapers. The tion, and lead their readers to imagine that the New York Herald, the avowed organ of every ulUnited States, for the sake of some filibustering tra iniquity which the scum of popular feeling gain, are in danger of throwing their weight into produces, and no more the representative of the the scale against the cause of liberty in Europe. sentiment of respectable thinking Americans Within a few days previous to the sailing of the than is the Satirist in London, and much less last steamer from Europe, hostile articles had than is the Charivari in Paris, or the Kladderappeared in the Paris Constitutionnel, and in the adatsh and Fliegende Blaetter in Germany, is London Times, evidently penned by writers quoted, to the exclusion of respectable journals, crammed full of senseless prejudice, and utterly as containing reliable information concerning destitute of any correct data upon which to found the tone of society and the intentions of Govern an opinion concerning the sentiments of our ment. There are, doubtless, many in this councitizens. This is a grievous wrong, and no means try whose hatred towards England is so great could be devised which would more directly pro- that they will rejoice at any disaster which brings duce national enmity and want of confidence in humiliation to the British empire. Our entire the principles of England and France than the Irish population may be regarded as anti-Eng constant asseveration that we are favorers oflish. There are many officers in our army and the cause of despotism and oppression on the navy who are restless under the inactivity of conEuropean continent. If Americans are to be tinued peace, and who would rejoice at any blinded into the belief that an absolute ambitious hostilities in which they might earn distinction; autocrat, by means of artillery in the hands of a million of Cossack savages, may civilize Europe, it will be because the insults, misrepresentations, and canseless animosity of his adversaries have compelled them to prefer the tyranny of brute force to the falsehood and meanness which have been engendered by envy of our national prosperity.

There have been two causes, undoubtedly, for

THE Rev. Dr. Collier was remarkable for his

WONDERFUL APPETITE.

but we have no hesitation in declaring that fourfifths of the inhabitants of the United States share in the hatred of the Western nations of Europe against Russian despotism; that every arrival from Europe which bring news of defeat to the arms of the Czar is regarded by them as good news, and every cloud over the prospects of the Allies as deplorable intelligence, which they hope may be remedied or dispelled.

'A roast pig this instant set upon the table!'

"The invitation was irresistible; I ordered a quarter; it was very delicate and very delicious. I despatched a second and a third portion, but was

"When I was last in town," said he, "I was constrained to leave one quarter behind, as my going to dine with a friend, and passed through dinner hour was approaching, and my friend was a small court, just as a lad was hanging up a remarkably punctual."- Gunning's Reminiscen board, on which was this tempting inscription- ces.

THE WAR IN EUROPE.

Extract from a Letter dated

LIVERPOOL, Thursday, Jan. 4, 1855.

I PROMISED to tell you some of the thoughts which have occurred to me about this great

war.

ers, and of a very large proportion of Church of Englanders, there is a solemn expectation that this war will become a means to diffuse a purer form of religion. I have perhaps put you in possession of the motives, strong and many, which have forced this really peace-loving nation into its present position. These are the considerations which make the war all but universally popular. To secure these ends the nation is willing and earnest, if need be, to pour out its wealth and best blood. And I judge that the sorrow, mortification, anxiety and anger will be wide-spread and intense, if a peace is patched up prematurely. "We are in for it, now let us go through with it"-is the only tone I hear.

First, then, in regard to the general feeling of all classes, I should say there was a wonderful unanimity in favor of it. There are opponents and sceptics, of course, of whom I will speak directly. But the popular sentiment is "We had no choice; sooner or later, this big bully of the East would try to crush all Western Europe, and this quarrel is of his seeking. If we had not resisted him now, as good a chance might never come again." This feeling in favor of the war is a very mixed one. There is the dread of Russia, as a truly diabolical power, blending the Church, the State, and the Army, in one head, who is Pope, Emperor, General combined-it may become-who are opposed to the war.— whose statesmen are presumptuous, cunning, overreaching, whose people are fanatical, servile and brutal, whose whole scope and influence are barbarous, but whose prestige is overwhelming, and whose might is monstrous.

No! not the only tone, because it has happened to me twice to find myself in the strange attitude of a stranger defending the policy of this nation against its own subjects. So this brings me to the minority-a very small one now, whatever

Their motives are complex. There are a few, to begin with, who are very fearful-perhaps with reason too-that the result of the war will be to strengthen Russia, not to cripple her. And their view is that Russia must and will hold out and Looking to the future it is prophetically felt, yet make a long war of it-that the Western Powmore than it is clearly foreseen, that if this prodi-ers and Germany will be glad to make peace gious lund power becomes, by means of navies early, and on almost any terms-that there is no in the Baltic and Black Seas, a sea power real unity of interests in the powers combined also, holding control by her western frontier of against Russia, so that they cannot, if they all Germany, and by her southern frontier of all would, present a commanding and indomitable Syria, Persia, India and China, while with one front, etc. Finally, that Russia has always come talon she wields Sweden and Denmark, and with out of every struggle victorious in the end, bethe other Turkey and Greece; then Europe and cause she is in her very nature a military power, the Eastern World will be her easy prey. Old and war only develops her energies while adding England, proud, enterprising, colonizing, com- to her experience. The only way effectually to mercial Old England-conscious of her superior curb Russia, they think, is by the development civilization, enthusiastic for her free institutions, of a higher civilization all around, and so by invigorous in her hope to weave all continents and sensible influence within her. "Wait awhile," islands into one grand confederation of industry they say, "and this vast toppling Empire will and exchange-does not feel ready to be swal-naturally divide into several States, and then lowed at a mouthful by this Ogre. She means, if the equipoise will come naturally from herso be she can, Ulysses like, to catch the Cyclops self." in his drunken sleep and put out his one eye- Again, there are advocates of Russia who say, his means of naval aggression, that is, she" Grant that she is a semi-barbarous power, yet hopes, fervently, that the time has come now, she is an improving one; gradually she is emanand purposes to cripple her formidable adversa- cipating her serfs, educating her people, and dery once and forever, if possible. That is the veloping her pacific powers of industry and commeaning of the expedition to the Baltic and merce; leave her to herself and she will do betBlack Seas to destroy Russia's fleets and fortifi- ter than if interfered with. Nicholas is neither a cations, and to prevent her ever rebuilding and rascal, fool, nor madman, and means only to carrearming them-to pull out the teeth and claws ry on a step further the work begun by his anof the bear, in a word. Then follows the hope cestors. Suppose Russia should absorb Turkey, that if this giant incubus, with the fear it inspires, Christian Russians are vastly better than Musis once cast off, all Germany and the buried na sulman Turks. The church of Turkey and tionalities of Eastern Europe will revive, and Greece is Greek, the alliance between the Eastthus a new era of peaceful reorganization of con- ern Christians and Russia is natural, right, and stitutional governments, monarchic or republi- useful. Why should we try to break it?" etc. can, will open.

Then come a very, very few, who say, like Mr. Bright of Manchester, that Russia has the best of the controversy-that she was right, and France and England wrong-that England is intruding in what concerns her not-that it is a wicked, presumptuous, heaven-defying war, and that its sure end will be England's humiliation and remorse.

Thus, desire to curb rampant despotism, regard for international justice, patriotic devotion, commercial enterprise, statesmanlike provision for the largest destinies of man, and a desire to spread the influenee of free governments, all blend in the one popular movement of "down with Russia." If I add that the Greek Church is looked upon as the most barbarous form of Finally, are those who really at heart would Christianity, and that, on the part of all dissent- be pained by the downfall of the Czar, be

aim.

cause they have learned to regard him the con- Yet I do not pretend to see clearly even a day servative par excellence, the head of the party of ahead. It looks to me as if before peace comes, Order; these dread the letting loose the People Poland must be placed on her feet once more, of Europe, now awed into stillness. Such, with fetters broken from wrists and ankles; and, briefly described, are the Peace party-not men- that then Hungary will once more claim her tioning specially, because their position is of rights. And what then? Aye! Who can ancourse understood, the peace-men proper, who swer! What dependance can be placed on Ausoppose all war without regarding its animus and tria? Rudolph was a wholesale robber, and But to this Peace party is being added every descendant from that house has been a now, a body not scanty nor uninfluential-of the cross between a pickpocket and an assassin. For once earnest advocates of the war, who are be- the present, it is for Austria's interest to fight ginning so to distrust alike the capacity and sin- against the foe of the Western Powers, but she cerity of the British Government, as to long to can never truly befriend them, nor they her.get out of a scrape, which can, under such lead, And they all know it. But it would need many end only in shame. The Austrian alliance is the pages to attempt even to disentangle the web chief cause of this distrust-added to the failure of German politics. I will only say in a word, of the Baltic fleet, and the wretched mismanage then, that to me it seems sure, that the dormant, ment of the Crimean expedition. "How is it prostrate nations will be in some way redeemed possible," they say, "to believe that our rulers before this war is ended. I believe in the resurare in earnest; and how suicidal as well as hor-rection of Poland and Hungary; of Bohemia, rible is it thus to be wasting the very best life of the nation for naught."

There are curses deep and strong against the "aristocratic, blundering traitors," which show an undercurrent of feeling that is ominous.— These men loathe the Hapsburgs. "Are the fools to make us the puppets and cats-paws of the falsest power in Europe? Are our sons and brothers, and at such immense cost, to be sent far away to pine and die for the end of strengthening a government as despotic and superstitious, and far baser, meaner, more mercenary than Russia? No! let us get out of this as soon as may be. We are but putting our heels on the neck of Hungary and Italy and binding the hands of the Wallachians and Moldavians for their masters." This feeling is a growing one, and it is hard to foresee what it may issue in. A change of administration is certainly among the nigh possibilities, and a “patched up peace" may not be far off either.

too, it may be, and of Italy; of Finland on the north, and of a Greek Empire, with Constantinople as its capital, on the south, &c. But a truce to such dreams!

Let me rather turn to one or two more immediate results of this war; and the first is an immense development of the peace principle.This war shocks the conscience and common sense of all Christendom, as no war ever did before. Tens of thousands feel that such horrors are as criminal as they are dreadful. And Nicholas looms up above the bloody cloud like a gi gantic embodiment of the very principle of all evil; as the great arch fiend and prince of devils,

the wholesale murderer. His pretence of being the representative of Christian order, serves but to complete the hideous mockery of his cruel despotism. Peaceful Christians feel-as toward a wild beast-that the whole war system, of which he is the impersonation, must be destroyed; and they are really fighting for a peace which shall be permanent.

Still, my judgment is, that the war-party will keep the control of government. I expect, spite Then, again, it is seen-with almost wonderof all gloomy auguries to the contrary-that Se- that the higher and finer, the more gentle and bastopol will fall-that the Russian armies will humane forms of civilization breed the grandest be driven from the Crimea-that France and style of heroism; that victory has been thus far England will hold it-that Austria and Russia won by the superior manhood of the English and will cross swords on the Pruth and in Gallicia- French men. Here is a most mighty and unthat next year's expedition to the Baltic will be answerable argument, then, in favor of the arts, more effective-and that war will be carried on institutions and influences of peace. The more till Russia really makes some important con- intelligent, refined and virtuous the soldiery, the cessions and gives some trustworthy guarantees braver is it. Blood wins the day over brutal of keeping the peace. I judge thus because the force. Next comes the lesson so terribly taught, temper of the French and English is of a high- that war as a science is fast reaching its possible er tone than the Russian, and will win the day, culmination, by insuring such swift and sweepbecause success in the Crimea will remove dis-ing destruction as to make fighting impossible.content, reunite all parties and embolden not So far as the Russians have done anything in only the Western Powers, but all Germany-because Austria has gone so far that Russia is mad to take vengeance, and will force her to fight, if unwilling-because experience proves that Russian forts and navies can be battered to pieces, and England's pride is enlisted to do this work which she has begun effectively,finally, and chiefly, because it seems the maddest folly, having entered into this tremendous struggle, to draw back until assurance is gained that it shall not be renewed, under far less advantageous conditions.

the Crimea, it has been by their scientific engineering and gunnery. And in a few days we shall hear a most appalling account, I presume, of the superior French and English science in the same branches.

Thus it is still intellect and spirit that conquer matter. But men cannot now afford to throw life away, as in savage and barbarous times, and the terrific loss of life in this war, shows that nations who know how to prize human existence, must keep the peace.

Then follows the surprising revolution intro

commerce.

duced in European politics, by the alliance of honorable in the degree of its highly trained inthe two most scientific, skilful, industrious, telligence, its public spirited devotedness, and wealthy, educated and refined nations of Chris- its power to lead. The vitality of England is, tendom-England and France. They have learn- after all, in her middle class and her working ed, at last, to respect and to trust one another. classes; and in order to insure the energy of her They have combined their wisdom in council;-nobles, freer opportunities must be opened for they have mingled their blood in battle; their MERIT of all kinds to rise into places of trust.— interests are one, apparently for a long time to A renewed desire for popular education, for evecome; their aim is one-the upholding and dif- ry mode of practical reform, for hearty coöperafusing of a form of civilization, the essence of tion of all classes for making the privileged or which is constitutional freedom, and the out- der a truly beneficent order, and for calling out ward signs of which are peaceful industry and energetically and systematically, justly and generously, every latent form of manliness in the England, henceforth, will seek union, not nation, is the richest result to England of this strife, with France; for she sees, among other war. She will come out of it in a far more free things, that France, as now organized, is more and popular government than she has ever yet than her match, and sees yet more, that what-been-partly because her nobles have learned to ever may be said of Louis Napoleon, France is, detest the autocrats, despots, and the whole at heart a nation, of freemen, and so her natural brood of their sycophantic parasites among the ally. princes and petty aristocracies of the Continent, With no other existing nation in Europe is partly because high born and peasant, all classes, Great Britain so much in affinity-in policy, have poured out their life blood and treasure science, industry, art, literature, and common like brothers, for the cause of justice against opends and destiny, as France. Whether France pression; but yet more, because all see that the heartily reciprocates this feeling of sympathy very glory, power, life and destiny of Great Britand admiration, remains to be seen. But this ain is to be the leader of free governments in war has certainly done more than all else could, Europe. to efface old division lines, and wipe away, in Men mourn now that England did not aid Pocommon tears and common joy, the long stand-land in 1830; mourn yet more that they did ing, bloody score of past memories. Finally, the not succor Hungary in 1849. For the time bewar has taught all England to look at home-to ing they feel bound to make common cause with probe to the quick all recognized bad institu- Austria; but they indignantly deny that their tions and customs-to ask for the real sources treaty in any way implicates England in Ausof Britain's power, aye, and the very secret trian schemes of oppression, and they are sore springs, too, of the actual weakness, which all even for a moment to stand by her side. Hencefeel has disgraced the nation, notwithstanding forth, England must help on the struggle for the heroism of her soldiery and the patriotism freedom and for the alliance of all free peoof her people.

And here. in brief, is the end to which such self-study brings England. An aristocracy is

ples.

WILLIAM H. CHANNING.

THE APRIL SNOW.

BY H. N. POWERS.

FOUR Aprils only had she known,
Four days the pansies blew ;

The Spring, though scarcely half out-blown,
Such sweetness never knew.

Her joy was in these flowers, they wore
For her their tenderest grace;
Sweet fortune seemed for both in store,
To see them face to face.

A cold cloud muffled up the blue,

A shadow crossed the stair,

Faith saw the shroud about our FLOWER,
To marv'lous beauty grown.

Soon, from the wasted snow, the bloom
Of flowers glowed more bright-
So knew we she would leave the tomb,
A radiant child of light.

[New York Evening Post.

AN OLD LOAF. Dr. Browne, who had been removed for misconduct from the mastership of his college, took up his abode at Goleston, where he had a living, and where he was in constant

A strange fear chilled us through and through, litigation with his parishioners.
Ere we were half aware.

Without, the darkness seemed to flow
With sorrows never said;
Within, our hearts heaved to and fro
About a little bed.

Morn shook its light, a golden shower,
On snows o'er pansies blown ;

Among many claims he made was the right of removing from the churchyard all gravestones that chanced to be thrown down by cattle, which he kept there himself. When subsequently building a house, these gravestones were used for the pavement of a scullery and also of an oven, out of which it was reported that a huge loaf was drawn AGED 73!"