The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-23
very ana prices are tending downward. Sales Of
IL 500 bales; New Orleans tres ordinairo, 260
| do. bias, 245f. Stock IN plrt co. 900 bales.

very ana prices are ten ding downward. Sales Of
IL 500 bales New Orleans tres ordinairo, 26Of.;
Arrival OF the Edfnburg.
The steamship Ecinburg, Captain McGugan, which eft
Liverpool at eleven O'Clock the morning Of the 4th and
Queenstown the 9Th inst arrived At this port last
Saturday night. Her been anticipated by the
report Of tho Norwegian from Portland, already pub
lished in the HERALD.
Our st. Petersburg Correspondence.
. ST. PnxRsBuRo Feb. ~. 1893
European Intervention Polaad-TAs Redressr General
Of Wrong-7Ae Polish Constitution Of 1sl5-AueOed
Treachery of WieiopoIsla-Atssio~ If Count Alden
bUo-Ailitayg Movements, de-, dc.
"Save me from my friends" says the proverb "from
my enemies can defend myself" The Polish nsurrcc-
ton uutoward event for Russa, occurring as
1t did at moment when tho Oriental question was EVIL
IDENTIFY ripcning crisis; but the indiscrcet medde
Of Prussia has rendered IL infinitely dan
gerous. She has acted like the bear in Kreos fable'
who throw rock at hts friends head 10 drive away fly
that worrying his BY her anxiety TO help US
before we asked for her assistance she has
onco more brought Poland within tho cognizaDcc Of
European diplomacy, from which had been carefully
excluded during the last thirty years. and converted
merely local difficulty into affair OF international nts
rest Worst Of ali, she mas given Napoleon oppcrtu
andappearng before the world in his avoro
OF the champion Of oppressed naonaes the
pioneer OF civilization and tho redrcssor general Of all
wrongs committed by less enlightened, humane and
liberal potentates.
However, what IL dono cannot be undonc, and nothing
remains for government but 70 put good face
the matter II Is no secret that the telegraph has
nounced despatch to theDuke de Mentebeo, from his
Cabinet, which must arrive In day or two,
and In which, after expressing the utmost
regard for Alexander. H.. and unlimited con-
fdence In his benevolent Intentions, the French En-
peror states his opinion that the only way TO concate
tho Polish nation and to put end TO state Of things
"by which the conscience Of Europe painfully affected
Is 70 return 70 the bases fixed BY the treaties Of 1915,
and which were set aside by Nicholas Panlovitch after
the revolution Of 1881. The meaning Of all this is that
Russia ID to restore the constitution OF 1916 by which
Poland was erected into separate Kingdom, with repre-
sentative institutions and national army, and only
associated with Russia BY the fact that her king
was at the same time Emperor Of Russia. Now
1t happens that the treaty Of Vienna invoked
that document from rcmountng the throne France,
does not contain word about tho constitution which
wassnot granted by Alexander until the 9th Of Eovem
bcr 1916, months after the treaty signed but
merely says that the Emperor OF Russia 10 him
ss as
rity OF the country" But every KNOWS that treaty
stpuations very elastic, and BIO twisted which
way the interpreter chooses and accordingly the Eng
lsh statesmen, md herench under Louis Philippe, have
always represented the Polish constitution guaranteed
by tho treaty % Vienna Nevertheless am persuade onr
government will very great bection estab-
lish the aforesaid constitution Notwithstanding u IL
strictly bound by treaty do SO, Prince Gortchako
had ali along been in favor Of such step, which no
urged a. early last summer In the Cabinet Council,
but was always outvoted by bis colleagues. The ques
tion is whether such concession will have the desired
effect now that blood has been shed and the chrcnic
dsafction Of the Poles deepened into fierce animosy
And thaVat n ikA
Persons Of sangune turn OF mind believe that the
mobiles and clergy-the dominant classes Poland-wi
place all the power in their hands, was the case
under the constitution OF 1885, and that their influence
M % 70 ara ne Sanes snns are nov
But these optimistic do not reflect that tho present
Is mot an .rssocrs.ic revolution, like that Of 1881 bu.
social and democratic insurroction headed not by the
great nagnatss q the andehs Cs.rtorZss Rad.iniih
Lnetsvitch-msn sprung from The people and sctng for
NE people, and who vim ss.urediy scs ley down shssr
But whatever may be the difference Of opinion this
point, enc they all agree, and that Is In laying
whether, MANY firmly convinced, he traitor,
who desgnedly took such he ioreaw would
Poland and compromise i. in the eyes q Europe, may
well be doubted although the hatred Of his counrymen
y no n % .ns os na % ns a only
certain that be had been the mi st bitter enemy Of
Russia and had consred 70 ruin her under the guise
OF loyalty he could not have attained his PURPOSE
ectuay than BY the course pursued By him ever since
be was entrusted with the administration Of Poland
noiIsky all outward appearances " discoutent had
been suppressed tho noisy demonstrations tolerated
the statesmen and public of Europe lad begun
consider the Polish question laid
for the NEXT quarter Of century and 70 turn thar at
plunged everything back INTO chaos, conciatory and
reprcssive by turns, he introduced reforms which in
sured the Poles large measure Of scifgovernmcnt he
every where replaced the Russian flnctiongres by
tives he made Polish the official language Instead of
Russian he rcopened the University OF Warsaw, which
had closed since the revolution OF 1881 the
same time he kept the people IN state OF constant irr
Ssnishmsn. p Or Count andrew zamoysti. tho most
popular man In the country. who had remained
quietly in rolad during the whole reign Of
levy Of recruits Into scheme for wedding out the dis
affected clements Of the population, he has driven their
mlous Russia ID 10 Poland. AT the present moment
Duke Constantine probably the only Russian who
still believes in hun; and IL as there aEbe little doubt
the report Of Count Alexander Adcnberg. who
last week confidential mission 10 Warsaw, should be
Sm 70 sse s os ~ Gays !, ne
Is 10 replace-himi Who 70 remedy the evil he has
done f-unwittngy, think, purposely ms. people
imagine
division Of infantry aud one OF cavalry having been
sent from the Grand Duchy Of Luana TO reinforce the
army roland strong detachment Of troops has been
despatched irom here per rail- 70 supply their place In
Lihuana. II consists q six regiments Of guards-viz
Emperor own regiment lancers and the Hussars q
Grodnoc mmander, Lieutenant General Bystrom second
IA command. MAJOR General Tchclstchof. As yet no
troo,s felt but II the revolt should extend 10
the UKRAINE give rise 10 foreign complications the
great reductions 10 the army effected by order o the pre-
Minister Of War may serious incouveuieooe
Last year those reductions amounted 10 less than
$4,000 men; and 70 little was government pre-
pared for domestic external dit cutcs that
only u few weeks ago further diminution
OF from thirty to forty nine men per battery In the
heavy artillery hundred and eighteen per bril-
gade In the horse artillery and eighty per company
10 the garrison artillery mad been resolved upon. The
foreign papers terrible Of tho cruetcs
soldiers have been guilty Of Ia Poland but II should
be recoectcd that they cxsperaied 10 degree Of
frenzy by the horrors perpctatcd the night OF the I'D
OF January, when their comrades surprised In their
beds and murdered or INITIATED by the insurgents No
doubt the acts attributed 70 them II true extremely
deporabe, and Is 70 be hoped that General Ramsay,
who whatever may be his military Abilities Is Of
honor and humanity, will rown down such Isacticcs
which outrage public opinion and must demoralizs HIS
troops Az yet however they have neither suocaied
the rebcis alive Ia caves the French did 10 Algeria nor
them from tho mouths Of gums after the fashion Of
the British India and behoovcs tho Frcnch And Eng
Il~t N be dar