The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-01
Russian Diplomacy.

Russian Diplomacy.
Almost simultaneously with our announce
ment that the Russian embassy at Washington
was laboring to effect the appointment of Mr..
Cass as Mr.. Buchanan's Secretary of State, we
perceive confirmation of the lately prevalent
rumors regarding the diplomatic intrigues of
Russia in Asia, and learn that the Car is really
about to give effective support to the Shah OF
Persia. To make the case of the war in Persia
clear in few words, We may say that for nearly
a century the Persians have endeavOred at regu-
lar intervals to conqner the independent Princ-
pality Of Herat. The English try to prevent
them because Herat is the key to Affshanistan,
and consequently to the northwestern provinces
of British India; the Russians encourage them,
because Herat is within arms length of the
Russian possessions on the Caspian, could be
taken from Persia by Russia at moments
notice, and could serve as basis for Russian
military operations against British India. To
secure their point, the English, after the famous
siege Of 1888, made the Shah sign a treaty
binding himself and his successors not to modest
Herat. To carry his point, the Emperor of
Russia made a treaty offensive and defensive
with Persia, promising to supply the Shah with
men whenever he went to war. Such was the
position of the two rivals during the ten years
1s40-ls5O; and alternately Russian and British
influence preponderated at Teberan. The con-
test was finally terminated by the superior diplo-
matte skill of the Russian ENJOYS Colonel
She'll who represented England in Persia before
Mr.. Murray, was very good cavalry officer, but
a very bad dplomatist; the Russians got the
better OF him. and made themselves the real
sovereigns of Persia. The rest followed natu-
rally. The English struggled feeby for awhile;
then struck their flag and shut up their embassy
Left masters of the field the Russians excited the
new invasion Of the territory OF Herat and
promised u reinforcement of fifty thousand men.
With such force, nothing could prevent the
Russians from subjugating the whole flank Of
British India from Khiva to Candahar and
Cabal.
The mind loses itself in the attempt to follow
the Russians through the multiplicity of their in
,rigues. The Jesuits we're fools to them. They
have their emissaries at every Council board
throughout the world, and their peculiar policy
on questions apparently the most foreign TO their
interests, and the most Indifferent To their wei
fare.
A long war has hardly emancpated the Court
of the Sultan from Russian supervision. Even
now, the best inlArmed writer's insinuate that the
recen. change i'm Che Turkish ministry has becr
effected by Russian intrigue, and that the En-.
lsh must prepare for decline in their influence.
While this is the case at the capital one half thc
Sulians subjects in tie Provinces are nursed ~
Russian emisSaries to state of chronic insur-
rection. The Armenians pray for the day of Rus
sian conquest The Greek cities Of the empire
very naturally sigh for the same event.
Greece, now temporarily under Western tuls-
loge has hardly ever risen above the rank of a
Russian province. History does not contain an
other such iamentable tale a. that Of Russian IL
trigue in Greece. Catherine, rousing the unhappy
Greeks TO rebellion by false promises, and faith
less pledges Of support, deserts them az soon as
ever The day Ct danger comes; and writes to Vol
iaire that Tic people whom she has betrayed to
their ruin AID death. are a race of rogues Al
exasder, detailing his aides de-camp on special
duty to stir up rebellion in Greece procuring for
bis friend and counsellor Ipslanti the leadership Of
the Greek revolutionary society, turns his back
On Greece as soon as the Turks show fight. aud
Europe warns with sympathy; for FIVE years he
lets the Greeks be masacrcd. Nicholas, forced
TO interfere, does certainly help to make Greece
free; but il is on condition that his tool Capo
lIs,rias shall be President. Him dead, the
same Nicholas will still beiriend Greece; but h.
must have another tool--the Bavariaa Otho-o.
he ridiculous Greek throne. And from that day
10 this the Greeks have never had leave fron,
Russia to say their souls were their own. Bu.
Tor The French garrison, they would have been
bullcd into the late war
AT Vienna, the Russian party is in the shade
AZ present.; it has been in the ascendant for
Sears and no doubt soon will I've again. Tn
King Of Prussia, a prudent, sag acious man, al
ways used to say that he found his best cJun-
ellor in Nicholas of Russia; and certainly, the
Emperor was not sparing Of counsels At Pals,
al the correspondents cay that the efforts which
IRE being made by the Russians to produce an
create party, and exercise political
influence, are prodigious; it is openly asserted
hat the ground they have gained since the treaty
If Paris will be seen when the Conference is re-
,pened. In the Scandinavian kingdoms, politics |
PARTIES are usually called the Russian pa ~, |
md the Swedish or the Danish party, as the |
ase may be the Russians have always about |
IS much to do with the government of these
Countries as the people themselves. At Naples.
{ is the Russian ambassador who emboldens |
ferdinand to stand out against the maritime
lowers and the liberals of bis own kingdom.
Same story everywhere. The Emperor Of
|razil derives the greatest comfort and assist
nee from the friendly advice and sympathy Of
be Russian diplomatists accredited TO his court
he Emperor of China declares 10 his people that
be English, French and Americans are much
,orp 10 be feared than the Russians J,nan l. !