New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-25
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

reform which he might have accomplished cy ms
own powerful will by asking the noble, - tAs' 20.
initiative: Let US then hail this Dobls idea, IN Pus.
hy the sole with for the welfare II hi. people, VIII
tbst enlightened IL artu,ss which may now b. ~
pecitd fIom kus-ia. Let nor, however, snPPo>c
hat the path traced by history an avenue 81 r'.'
wilont th"rs. This would be sheer igno'ano".
When aD,w, moie moral ana Chr'si an s'si- 81
things u abGut - b. es,abshri the dos acl,s ha'
" ID have Ia be encountered must not b- taken lat'
e. uslGerstub, except with the hops tbs; the tDrrui
Of new lie VIII sweep item a~Ay. RI sancein
tie ccoHoHicql c0aG,tp'n ~ our rt'0Hal srs'eHor A
arose iHdc.r vel gas, The rant - Tkich
~ our ercdfef ers. Ut IL with. then, g.btiem.L,
ir H. our inIeru,oS; heart lon- lie To HIM who has
men hned his f. 4; iui lssla /" Tie conquest of truth
sud Justice. LET lie hope that thi> grrat t,ca wall
conW:se the generous sentiments Of The man mi the
Christian"
Al the conclusion Of this ref spee ~ in which the
who.e po itical economy Of free labor stated with
,cientihc accuracy, Nj ogodine proposed " The
II. alth of the Russian No hty." wiicn was drunk
with sn the horors. ~ b b-t, the eminent Professor
# Political Ecouony ~ q 4 University OF MOSCOW,
then spoke rs follows: .
"GtyTGtMES: After the eloquent speeches which
have been made honor al our meeting 10 celebrate
,eat event in our &C. uoIucel existence, hope you
will allow me to say lew word, an expression of
nv de 10 gra itue for him who.e thoughts and ars,
curing tn. few years have passed under bis resn,
lave ALWAYS resp, bied to the real wants OF the pep
PIE We have met here to celebrate M event whch
viii be epoch in the annals OF history and upon
which future historians will dwell With pleasure. NJ
the very comms ncement of this century one OF our
iist manufacturers said 10 Storcb that trade could
nerer flourish under Syst,B of compulsory tabor,
or in other words, of serfage; already IN 1919, the
Free Economical Society proved by facts the ncou-
yenepces of seItage IA regerds agriculture Inc de-
vel, pment OF national wealth has ever gone hand
haud with the regular org anzatlOn of popular labor
which u il gradually cmgncpates Itself from strh-
cent conditions becomes more active, more pro-
gTessiye, and consequently more productive In pro-
portion as patiural labor gradually i-snes forth free
from such disadyantageOus condtlons, the - re OF
woIk increases among the people mutation and
upetition arouse the sleeping energies OF the nation
they will not allow them To ru>', and excite them
ealihy activity and continual progress. re day OF
the PRIMITIVE forms Ct the economical condition oi tue
people has now tft us for ever. The rants u grcH
haitian lhcY, asc ddiiy and cannot be SdI.hea ran nc
coarse cordt0nS contrary 70 all progress Of pruRH're
| economy toundtd compulsory iI6or--d labor ne
limits Of hich are as restricted rs nature IS M re-
duct,re. Our TAX is not to double. but to increase
te, fold productive power, our labor ouf wealth.
unless we wish to taken away from vs. ty atoms
more advanced than ourselves the markets which are
ours by tradition and by our geographical position
and we cannot increase our productive power except
| 10y regular organization OF national labo.' "hich
VIII then boldly take IN hand and work tue treasures
now hidden III pur land
The learned Professor concluded with 81 appeal to
all honest men TO support the Emperor II this 2feGt
social reform. Naruus other speeches, We are toid
were made, ali in the same spirit.
| Such are the terms USED by the leading ntni3 IN
"barbarous" kusSa in reference 10 the uhp.ohtaole-
| meas and wickednCss Of compulsory labor. we
breathe more Ike Christians, says N. tsuIoti
| "our hearts beat more rObly, and we may book at
| {" the light Of Heaven vito a clearer eye 'ince we
have ceased to exact unIecompen-ed and involuntary
| labor from our lellUw-cTeatufes. The glory ana
prosperity OF Russia lie adds, cannot rest upon
| " itiustoe ard false hood" Can It in America
How s,rapgr it that while despotic Govern
ment like Russia discern clearly, not merely tue
| Injustice but the nexpedency vi slavery, and can
take step. at 10 inaugurae moro enlightened
policy every energy Of the eest Government in the
world should be exerted in exactly the opposite drec-
ten, And what is remarkable, though this re-
form affects the wcalthest ard most influential class
in Russia we hear ro;hing from them about dssolvng
the Empire nor are Russian statesmen and phloso-
piers blue geoped in their Council Chamber for eN-
piessiI AhtSleyery opinions. On the contrary Mr.
Paulof says in his speech, what no American Con-
gresham at this day could say at sinlnr meetings
ave have met to-day toexpross our deep and sine r,
! sympathy for holy and praiseworthy work, and
" we meet rlMOat an nervousness 10 mar orr r0ic-
"ang." No offceholder under this Administration,
| who should lend any countcnauce to such an enter
tanment, wouid he permitted to hold his situation half
| an hour and ii in Southern State, tue meeting woGld
as surely be broken up by violence as the ice IN the
streets Of this city will melt before the ith of July