New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-05
NEW PUELLCA IIONS.
GUROWSKI ON THE WAR.

YEAR OF THE WAR By ADAM @ De GuRowsEI.
Citizen Of the United States svo PIP rs d. Apple
In this vigorous brochure, Count GurOTski
presents feiies Of stringent reasonngs In behalf
of the position of Russia antecedent to the
present conflict, aud during its progress. His
successful vatcinstions On the Turkish question:
q twelvemoDth since, have prompted him to
resume his pen. This instrument he never Yields
without effect 1t always leaves the mark of
blood in its track. A more athletic piece of
composition has rarely come under our notice
If any are go blind as to see nothing bat high
humane purpose on the part of the Allies and the
infamous ambition Of despot in the Car, they
may find reason to modify their opinions after
peratiDg this pamphlet.
Among the pretenses put forward by England to
justify the war; is the disturbance of the balance of
power, so essential to the tranquility of England
But, argues Gurowski, history cannot point TO
single century during which the balance of power
ba. prevailed. II successful for a short time,
the equilibrium has soon been destroyed. A. the
best it is merely temporary expedient. But 1t
has no foundation in history, is not an irrevocaole
historical law. The destinies Of nations have
never been ruled by this balance, although cruel
wars have been waged for its support 1! is said
that Ferdinand OF Arrrgon was the first to breach
the idea, in order to check French influence IN
Italy. The crafty Venetian statesman may have
been its buthor. 1t was more clearly defined by
the Prince of Orange, after bis accession to the
British throne, in order to humble the gro wing
power of Louis XIV. But whatever phases
have been presented By the conflicting relations Of
Europe, RUSSIA has never encrOached upon her
arrangements nor disturbed the idealequilibrlum.
Russia has pursued her xn fearless and independ-
emit course. For centuries she has fought her
battles sinele-hatded. She alone has never been
assisted by any power. She has helped others
but never demanded help herself. Nor for her
own interests, has che ever carried war into Ed
rope She has never attacked any Western Power,
rave as the ally of some nation that supPlicised
her aid A far back as the si1teenth century,
the German Ksisirs, the Popes, and the Venetian
Republic invoked her help against the Turks.
TIE Hapsburgs did the same thing in their strug-
ales against Protestant Germany. Maria Theresa
en- ployed Russian sue .or sgainss Frederic the
Great. So did the coalition headed b. England
against the French Republic The Russan troops
appeared in Holland, Switzerland, aud Italy, at
the urgency of English prayers. After her ser
vice at Austeritz che saved the Prussian monarchy
from total annihilation. twas by the entreaties
of all Furope. that the Russian armies we're twice
brought to the French capital At last in loi9'
the Emperor Nicholas yielded to the applications
of the Hapsburss of European monarc lists and
English tories, and his troops appeared in Hun
gary as allies of Austria.
The connection of Russia with Poland Is next
considered Her interference with Polish affairs
according to Gurowski, was at the instance OF
the Poles themselves. They have ever been the
s,biters of their own political destinies. With
REGARD 10 the future Of this unhappy country
| Gurow ski Re marks:
The reconstruction Of Poland is supposed to emil
perty occupy the minds of the statesmen ana OF Iue
French tyrapt, the leaders OF the present western
crusade. DO lot believe for moment "a ~ e'.nc
NJ them i. sincere They kno. the positive imPoesi
b;iii Of doing this. No gift Of prophecy is req ared
10 ssy that il is ell mere sham. Inc much discussed
ron of Poland goes hand in hand with the re-
form of the Koran with the reinv oratioH OF lurAey;
Roth of them have the same practicaoiiIy, ana wiz
| he .aec,ea AZ the same time. Poland is no longer
| bloody phantom, haunting nations and governments
| Il Chinese shadoS, with which intriguers sn4'o
| fools. go: &,
shall not dwell upon this subject becsuse II Is, In
ny eyes, void Of the slightest probability 10 coz,
cluce affirm tn It The Polish peasantry-tna. :, ~.
| masses the real pafion-are perfectly, eDsoiu'e.J
,rar &c to all the workings of the few Parics 10 ne
interior and still more SO to those of the emisrans.
They scarcely know recoect their existence ine!
DO not share the longings Of tue patriots ana o 'uo
euigrsuts No tic Whatever Inks them tog,,oe. III
current Of s, wpaihy flows between them. Ihey W.
,map deaf to The invocation inside BY the ens
or other pstrios even II these should sppe.r anyus
,"sson A. ttis can be briefly stated the pessantly
,hs nass OF the ration, 10 tired Of similar e'eups
po 80 sio,a Iave hitherto been III s-ei.ss'