The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-07
Rsfoym and Etsueataon I'M Rusuia.
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Our Paris correspondent states, in letter which WIN
be found another column Of the Morning Post that he
,1spS S.v E,sss sssnsns around him
may be the fAca for sug6t that here known 70 he con
uaiy but We ought first 70 learn what y meant by the
sent EmperorAexander the Frs-also gathered around
him In the first years Of his reign distinguished by
ana oSsr. vSc cn se n. Aoam or
even made proportions to Chateaubrand in lS0s aad
1910 after the publication Of The Martyrs" and when
carly indications Of progression were soon obhteraaed
and before he had been many years the throne Alex
nnis, inc @ not merely me enemy but the
days progressive IDEAS In Russia meant Justice 70 Poland
emancipation Of the serf and freedom Of religion and
sympathy Yet, before his demise 1t Tagsnrog he made
The biterest enemy Of Poland n Novosilso Governor
and Curaior Of wlna-he abandoned The plan Of ssrf
by revokng the privileges he had At earlier period &C.
corded 10 the English Bible Society. What may
but supposipg to freedom Of trade freedom OF
religion freedom Of opinion and OF speech liberty Of the
press And serf emhncPaion whas security has Europe
Second may not be turned from his purpose was his
uncle, by demonstration Of the old Russian pary9
stated in our Partisan letter that the President Of the
sian Council Of ministers, the General OF Cavalry Prince
0kf, appears to have unbounded influence over his i'm
perial master But n Oron though An active and
getc soldier, and dplonatist of mark for direct
ness OF purpose, has never been considered in Russia
Of the party Of progress. AZ Count oroa, he Yves the
never tolerated anything like progress Russian subject
was all very well 70 lnten with seeming pleasureaud
tisacton at Tzsrsko Cello or Gatchna TO repubicsnsm
from Mr. Clay or from Mr.. Saunders, of the United
States-to liberalism from n Custine-or 70 liberal ana
popular whggsm from the late Lord Durham but OPT
mons which were tolerated on the part OF foreigners
cot allowed to pass current in the mouths Of Russians
just anecedent to the Russian war Of 1854 Quskers
sturge and Pesse great friends Of the pro Russian Mr.
Bright, proceeded TO b. Petersburg, their broad
beavers In the imperial presence and theed and thoued
the imperial and royal Gar with cool familiarity more
extraordinary than edifying. But liberties permitted to
Quaker playing the Russian game in Engand.-they
bert knew the reason why-woud not be accorded 70
any Russian subject, high or low, by one Of
sian, whether soldier, sslor, or civilian, who stood
with his shake or hat on in the presence Of Gar
beaver nailed to his head feat prac.sed in the carrier
and more drunken days OF Peter the Great unforu
nate subject Of the Gar is also said that Count Bludo
Prince Gorschakon and Prince Do!gorouky are with
Orof heading the reform movement in Russia. II 70,
leave TO say the reform movement be Of
1Ist udicrous by such modern perform ers as lords
Derby and salisbury, or Mr.. Henly. For Count BudoG
the head Of the second section Of the Private Chance
OF the Emperor, had long been q government ep,poV
under Nicholas, and was always remarkable for his
strenuous absolutsm. The ssme observation applies
both filed high ofHces under the late Car.
may be, however, that since the 10Th OF
February last certain sbsolutist Russian states
men, like certain exprOtectionsts and high prerogatve
politicians In England, have seen occasion to change the
of their ways become the very antpodes OF
extraordinary in NM Orlo, Bludoa Gortshakoff, and
Dolgorouky becoming progressive than in Lords Derby
1almesbury, Salisbury and Chelmsford Messrs. Dsrae
Henly and Sir John Pakingon becoming Parliamentary
refoI mers, Jew emancpsonsts parts OF the elective
and competitive systems, and why should not say
balotmen and churchrate abolitionimen9 Metropolitan
members and constituencies need but apply
spurs TO the sides Of the good intent OF
the Derby ministry, and these good, easy ,
benevolent, upgrudgipg soft, squee fable fellows will
promise 10 yield anything which Bright counsels which
Minor Gibson asks, which rton suggests which the
hhshons, Msguires, and other polite and persuasive
pooges Of the Popeh priests OF Ireland demand in tones
by turns cosxng, csolng, whining, and minAcous Bot
In Russia be II Observed there are metropolitan
Ettden ceeno constituencies VI all Whether our minis
fere a. home, however who quite ready TO conform
10 yningare really converts nj heart 70 this vehe
nept movement, We undertake not TO say, less 10
swear But this we win say, and swear too-stha their
conversion is not lees miraculous inexpcable than
the so called conversion Of the Russian officials,
always snpposing that conversion 10 be really true.
We nave however, ourfelvss, no faith In the
sion Of the well known Russians whose names we
middle class Such proposals have proceeded from
the German the LvoniAn, the CourlAnd, the Lutheran
and the Polish element in Russia and from the young
or old Russian parties the voaares Of the Greek church.
Russians Of all official classes doubtless DESTROYS 70
build and create railways (slluded 10 by correspon
purposes, but for purposes OF aggression Defence and
military scendency Certain large Boyar propretors in
every part OF Russia also desrons for railroads. with
view 10 serd their corn, taow, hemp hides, brlstes
canbeTles and cAvare 70 market, and native and Eng
lsh merchants readent at 81 Petersburg Join the wsh
commercial element In Russia though considerable oue
lot preponderant, and the first second guilds
EDglsh quay, or Nevskoi Prospekt, have influence
whatever on the government OF the country.