The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-20

It win have been seen from the article we pub
lished yesterday from the London Pos, Lord Pal
merstons organ, that the British statesmen appre-
bend at no distant day fresh rupture with
Russia The government of the Gear is accused
of leaving no means untried to produce breach
between France and England. It's emissaries are
said to be employing bribery, artifce and female
Vaccinations indifferently in order to WOO not only
France but America, and to pave the way for a
great national coalition against England. Per-
sons on this side the water, and au couralt of our
public opinion, may be inclined to smile at the
machiavell designs imputed to Mr.. Stoeckl and
his friends; and those who know the American
temper best will be apt to conclude that such
coalition against England rs the Russian govern
ment is said to be planning might have the effect
of drawing closer our own ties of alliance with
the British realm. However, it is plain that the
United States occupy secondary place in the
picture: France and Germany are the central
figures upon whom the Russian diplomatists seem
o be testing their skill.
1t would no doubt in fact be precpitate TO sup
pose that the capture Of Sebastopoi and the loss
of territory thrown upon Russia by the treaty of
peace had SO permanently weakened her as to
pecessilate the abandonment Of her traditional
policy. The losses inflicted on Russia fifty
years ago were PROFESSIONALLY greater than
those she has lately suffered. In 1906,
judcious Observers fels satisfied that Russia was
so exhausted that it would take half century
for her 10 raise her head yet in nine years from
that time, she was debating terms of peace to Eu
rope, and within twenty years she was overrun-
ming Turkey, Transcaucasia aud the country
around the Caspian. Now, she has only suffered
in money; and her credit after the war, is better
than it was before. Her loss in men is not large
enough to be appreciate With the exception
Of Sebastcpol and one or two other Black Sea
forts, her land defences are strong as ever, and
with money she will soon replace the feet she
lost. Nor is she idle in supplying the de6cien-
cies which pressed so heavily upon her in the late
war; Throughout Russia a system of Railroads.&c.
being built. When it is completed, troops may
be conveyed at rate of fifty miles an hour from
any one point to any other. The importance of
this addition to the military strength of the en-
pire, can hardly be exaggerated When it is re-
membered that the standing army of Russia
ounts-independently Of extraordinary levies
to million Of men in round numbers while
England and France with all their exertions
were never able to muster quarter Of that force
in the Crimea, it is easy to conceive what might
be effected by sudden concentration, by the aid
Of railroads, of even portion Of this immense
force on any one point.
The East is indicated as the probable point Of
attack for Russia 1t is indeed quite likely that
some further extension may be given to the Rus
sian power in Persia-that the Russian front on
the Caspian may be enlarged in the vicinity Of
Khiva-that the country round Kars may be
more extensively Russianized. But the whole
Turkish empire must go to pieces. There is no
possibility Of saving it another generation. The
Western Powers which have undertaken to stand
as sponsors for its regeneration, will find, before
they have been at work three years, that the
game is not worth the candle, and that they may
as well let Russia achieve its destiny by crumb-
ing to pieces at Constantinople.