The New York herald., 1862-02-27
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M 20 your assistance If you wanted it; but we are
quite aware that the honor and dignity OF America re-
qure that she should fight her bait es ana that
she would SINK the level Of Austria by invoking
foreign aid 10 put down domestic rebellion.
The sh expressed in Prince Gortchakon note LOT
the econstruclon OF the Union by the adoption oi
conciatory policy tie part Of President Lneoh-or,
he phrases II with ultra diplomatic cc IN ocuti.h u
sof steI that will regulate the present without laying
the seeds OF discord in the future-are equally We'll
meant but unfortunately OF very ..is prae'ca, aty'
tainly be highly desirable but in the present stage of
the there does not seem 10 be any tangible oss
for such compromise as there 10 no common ground on
which the two parties could meet. While the South is
termned to be independent, and still hopes that tle
fortune OF war will declare her favor all the
sions the world will not induce her to re-enter the
Unon II the North would acknowledge her as 50 ate
republic, give up 70 her all the territory beyond the o-
and the Ohio and conclude cartel treaty with
her the pattern of the Fugitive slave law, the dcul
" ght be easily adjusted but this would be com
pr 1mse-it would be surrender. IL is possible that
the schsm might have been avoided by conciiiatory
at the outset but this appears doubt ul
since il is evident that the seceiers had been cncoctng
and maturing their plans for many years previos and
that the election OF Lincoln only afforded them pretext
for realizing oregone conclusion.
If Mr.. Secretary Seward IS wag, he might retaliais
our Foreign Minister by Offering hm good advice on
the bject o; Poand, and recommending the Emperor
10 adopt conciatory Iocy towards that country In
fact position there is very similar to that OF the
American government in reference TO the south. NO
concessions that Russia make will ever satisfy the
Poes-i. the nobility and cergy-for the lower classes
take little part the movement. The only way II
doing would te not merely tho Kingdom f
Poland itself but the whole extent of territory west Of the
Dneiper from Smoensk TO the Black Sea, which formed
part cf empire OF the Jagelus in the sixteenth
seventeenth century, though lhreefourths Of the nhab
tans are Russans in origin language and religion.
Whe such spirit exists alternative is lett to go
vernment but TO submit 10 it Internationally or to put
il down by the strong hand. The late Prince Michael
GortchasDf and Count Lambert tried conciat ry mea-
sures in Poland-with what success s pat mt 10 the
world The died Of chagrn and the latter had to
close his Of conciiti by placing all Poland
under martial law The iron steamers Of Gen. khrulel.
who under the service OF old Luds has had quite
different effect. 1t las very likely not made the priests
and nObles bit loyal t. Russia than they Q,
but has suppressed all outward appearance OF dsacc
ton The processicns and manifestations Of which War
the have ceased; the constituted authcr
ties again respected and the churches which
shut IN consequence OF their alleged pofanation
about to be reopened by the new Archbishop TO be
sure the military force concentrated in Poland and the
adjoining prov is imposing TO make all resist
ance perfectly holeess even the whole population
loned in the movement, which, as have just said,
far from being the According to official statements
the effective strength OF the three corps stationed
thsre-viz: the first under General Iabntgzon the
second under hhruleH (headqIarte Warsaw ara the
third under Wranges l76 900 men Of all arms which
shows that the sy stem introduced since the Oriental
war, of dismIssg certain number of soldiers
lough summonng them back the ranks when their
services has been attended with very salts
factory results, as 1t is pretty well known that year
ago the three in question not above C0 600
strong.
We have kind OF Parliament now sitting at St. Peters
year and opeLei the 2sth by Prince Alexander
Arcadievich Suvoro the Governor General of this capi
tai In his speech the Prince alluded to the duties
that had devoved upon the noblesse since the eman
i was the viii Of the Emperor that they
should retain their high social POSITION but
that this d DO done by weakening the influence of
the Crown, with which the interests OF the privileged
class indssoubIy connected-ea,n ing that for The
present at least, autccracy must be expected to
transform itsef into constitutional monarchy. Although
the Prince is extremely popular, this remark o. his
haF
buit in day 1t cannot be supposed that the Rus ian
constitution will spring into being all once like Mi
which is presided over by Count Shuva.o the precdf
e or marshal Of the noblesse has commenced pocee
ngs with great energy and several
been already brought forward Up TO the time
the right to participate hsee meetings has boon restrict
ed TO persons Of noble origin possessing landed pro- crty
with not less than gletdr adscriui Since tho abo
lon Of vsnage this criterion has exist and
Is now proposed that the right of voting shall accorded
70 all landed proprietors without exception,
nay be their rank and wheher their prop rty BE- situa
I'd in town country provided attsins certain fixed
'aue. The suffrage would thus be extended all tho
and large body could appear IN mos,e at
lie meetings they would have to elect deputies that
his innovation would contain in itself the germ repre-
ntative institutions At Moscow the stronghold Of the
tinnecked old aristocracy, where a similar assembly
net the 1sth there have been very stormy debates
nd q motion was int cduced by BezobrozoH-who like |
r. Stephens thinks slavery the stone OF good
oyernnlcnt-for altering the statute Of February 49,
s6l emancipation Of The serfs which actually obtained
The majority Of woth!rds required by Jaw for pass
,g resolution the motion was thrown out.
marriage Is said TO be on the taps between Prince
umbert OF Savoy oldest Of Victor Emanuel and the
rincess Eugenie Maximlianovre daughter OF the late
IKE Of Leuchtenbeg and niece OF the Emperor. do |
ot know whsthsr there is any truth in the report but
Dpesrs rather improbable seeing that II would course
vovs the recognition Of the kingdom Of Italy by Rus.
o. and consequently have very damaging effect upon
II negotiations with the Court Of Rome which have
therto been progressing with tolerabo succe s. and
ON which good things expected for the fnal paci
ton Of Poland.
The RfRhta OF Neufrala.