New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-19

Among the many reforms introduced By Alexan-
der H. since the Peace Of Paris, none is more prom
nent than that of the spirit, the action and the
aims Of Russian diplomacy. Heretofore it, often
siye character has been everywhere felt Espe
cially in Germany it has provoked distrust and al
most hatred which were manifested in various
ways and upon all occasions. During the political
supremacy Of Russia from the overthrow of Napo
leon l. to the beginning Of the last Eastern war,
her EmperOrs, while they were foremost in the
Holy Alliance, were also foremost in the war upon
liberal Institutions and unrelentng in their oppos
ton to every concession made to spirit of liberty.
Metternich, with Wonted cunning, did not fail to
improve the mystical exatation of Alexander l.,
Which he stimulated through Madame Krddener and
others. Theimperal hypOchondriac had finally little
faith in ideas, but very large one in English Tory
ism and French legitimacy. fear of revolutions
had driven from his mind whatever feeble ove of
liberty it had formerly manifested. The Austrian
Minister, hiding himself adroitly behind the EN-
peror of Russia, made him the bugbear of the
constitutional monarchies which existed or were
planned upon the continent from 1890 to 1923. 1t
was Russian diplomacy which animated those Con-
crosses, SO fatal to liberty at Troppau at Laybach
and at Verona and which confirmed the celebrated
decisions of Carlsbad. Germany, above all other
countries. thus became the field during the pro-
tracted reactonary campaign, in which Russian
diplomacy displayed itself in all its atroeity. The
assassination of Kotzebue, German In the Rus
sian service. who had in bis writings attacked the
liberal tendencies of his native land, and the ma
t;opoI INDIGNATION which resulted in the expulsion
of bis compeer. Stourdza, were but the prologue
IN the long drama of Russian intermeddlng and
intrigue in Germany. In every State aud at every
Court the Russian dplOmatst was loud IN pro-
claiming his hostility to- and bis contempt for, new
ideas and for popular aspirations. In every State
be interfered with questions OF domestic pohcy ana
with every squabble between the sovereign and his
people. He was not only medder, but an AFRO
CANT meddler. He was obnoxious to the people,
whose national pride was offended, and TO sover-
e;ons who were FESTIVE under this schooling and
tutor;po Count NesselrOde, whatever, IN other
respects, may have been his love oil eohclha'ion'
was an avowed antagonist OF the growing spirit OF
liberalism. both at home and abroad. But espe-
cislly abroad every movement for freedom found
itself intercepted by him.
This diplomat,t and his policy were equally
agreeable to Nicholas, who believed himself to rep
resent incsrnate legitimacy and absolute power
and to be the predestined defender savior, and
finally the supreme arbiter of all Europe Under
Nes.elrode and Count PozzO di BOrghO' was Matched
an intrusive, insinuating and offensive diplomatic
brood. In Germany, quite in the back ground of
Russian diplomacy and acting to certain extent
independently of it, stood numerous agents of the
secret police in relation with hungry literary
hacks and intellectual lcafers These agents re-
ceiyed their instructions directly from ST. Peters
burg. and almost directly from the Emperor NichO-
Las himself, through the medium Of the third board
of the personal Imperial Chancery' Such in broad
outline was Russian diplomacy up to the time of
the last Eastern War.
We have now to record change alike beneficial