New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-11
,enut,,iop orthe Car or Of hi. army. any more than

teputation OF the Car or Of his army any more 'n'u
the deft At Olteuitzs T,hetste Ksrstsl; for de-
feat !. semeihirg that the wsess foresight Ahl 'n-
most complete prepsrations cannot always prevent
But aptrt from this there is hct which STANDS ou'
with g,ester prominence than any other IN the wAoie
course NJ the late remarkable siege and the Russian
,e,-... utich followed IT, 1t Is th:s-that the Ras-
H., arm, with its enormous numbers and it, whole
,.,,,s If oreers csnnot afford leaders to take the
n,,ee Of Psshkiewteh, Gorchakoif, schiiders and
Icders who we're killed or disabled in the desperate
and csrfused operations against Slstra. Indeed
old 3. these men are-Pashkiewitch and Gorchakoh
beinp each above 20 aud Ldders, the youngest beng
above fc-and likely as they were to die & natural
death spy day such is the narrowness and imbeclllty
of the system on which the Car has managed his vast
military estabishment that affirm il posi-
tive and updeniabs fact, that there is hardly single
oceyyho could step into the vacated place ofethe OF
these generals and carry with him the confidence OF
the army and the nation. For years the Emperor
with AN unaceountable blindness which seems indeed
10 fall little short of stupidity has directed his efforts
to the real injury and depression of the service for
whose improvement and perfection he fancied he Was
doing the utmost. Thus he has limited promotion to
mere parade martines whose prineipa merit consists
racy Of eyesight in detecting fault in the buttons
and button holes Of the uniform-consnnty prefer
ring such sticks to men Of real militsy ability and
intellectual superiority. Years of the dullest service
such s garrison duty and daily parade and not youth,
activity and the study and requirement OF military
science have been the exclusive titles TO the Cars
favor and to advancement. Thus the army iscommsnd-
ed on the average by old valetudDarians or by ig-
norant corporals who might manage a platoon, but
have not brains and knowledge enough to direct the
extensive and complicated movements of a campaign.
The same narrow -mndedness and presumption ap-
pear throughout the Cars whole manage
ment of this Eastern question Every one can now
see that he began the war in an unwise and made
quate manner Indeed, his very first military de-
monstration wss totally absurd and unequal to the
purpose in hand. He ought to have known that Eu-
rope would not allow the destruction of Turkey.
and should therefore, either have KEEP. quiet, bidng
his time or have crossed the Pruth, not with be-
tween forty and fifty thousand men, he did last year,
" hen during the whole winter he had only army
CORPS in the Prncipslites but should have pounce
at once with his most powerful upon Turkey.
reaching across the Balkan, before the Turks could
have gathered together their scattered forces. and
before the Western Powers could have combined in
their opposition and sent fleets troops. To strike
by surprise and terror, ought to have been his aim.
instead of engaging in such an imbccile manner
his nation in a gigantic struggle. Bnt Nicholas is
growing old and has all the faults of decrepit age.
One of the reasons which prevented him from putting
all his resources into action at once was, that he
feared the cost Of such effort. Now he will lose
hundred times more money, and without results
=. Ill
When the Russian forces first crossed the Pruth, the
Car had 10 doubt we happened to know and took
occasion TO state at the time that he could bully all
Europe, and reap laurels at small expense. His dip
lomatic agents, too encouraged him in this foolish
opnion The most mschievous of these accessories to
the great Russian blunder has proved to be the Rus
sian Minister at Paris, NJ. de Kisselef, whose dis
patches full the most satisfactory accounts con-
cerping the friendly and pacific intentions of Louis
Napoleon. Kisselef, having resided for more than
twenty eight years in the French Capital very natur-
ally dreaded the idea Of being recalled from position
where lie led an cpcurean life. The Car. ac cord
ingly, who delights to read aduatory and fstterng
reports from his agents, caught at the bait and any
dispatch smelling Of disagreeable truth from any
quarter was discredted, treated with contempt and
did nothing but injury with the Auocrat to the faith
full and able dipomatst sending it. Thus nearly all
the Russian diplomatic reports were full of enco-
mums on the imperial sagacity, to which Europe
bowed, they assured his Majesty, with respect and
admiration. In one word, able to affirm that
since 1851, Nicholas has never had laid before him
truthful account of the state Of Europe, and Of the
feelings of the other Governments towards him
and Russia; and if his numerous agents misled
him in such a manner, the was that this was
the most, nay the only palaable dish for his political
appetite. lie craved universal aduation; now he
tastes its bitter and poisonous fruits.
We do not put any faith in the rumor of his abdca
ton, thing totally impossible and umwarranted; but
On the other hand, only miracle can extrcste him
from the difficulties now heaped him and Russia
by his pride, shallOwues and imbecility.
DIVORCE TRIALS.
They're right" says Byron; "for Man, TO Man