The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-15

THE NORTHERN COLOSSUS.
Nichoa' Mioutine. the leader 81 the Russian dam
ocrniic party has recently called by tho car g.
prominent position In tho direction OF public Affairs
Tbc importance Of this appointment Ia regard To tho
OF the empire hardly be over estimated and
already the power he has the o. thu
Car has produced remarkable results The career OF
M,loutne Is thus rkethed by contributor TO the Lon
~ Mloutinc Is deBocrd Of ~ roa d grndic and
uEoompn 'ni',ng md aud al the same time warm advo-
of the principle Of Capitalization Being inspired with
y "a hp I'd Of TIE noJh no rs Stent L. eller,
aud dreams OF sort ~ democracy OF peasants bosd~d by
antocraic ear and governed by an powerful bnrca1
cracy The chief OF The strornary Influence which
be- las arl II over the Emperors mind the sue e-s
Of his project for the "pac hea,ion" OF Piind when
the insurrecuoo az it- bcigh and tho govcrnment
eking in all directions for the of subdning
the Poles, Miloutinc came forward ~ an oner OF hs
services He nd iscd the Emperor IN meet tie nrirec
lion by a tocial revolnion-o se' o1s' aRhnt clvs.
ruin the Polish nobility by conhscaion iiaorganizc thu
PoIhh Church aud corrupt the Polish urhoul- Hts adj
wee was adopted aud he himself wis entrusted by tho
Emperor with the erecut on OF his plans. Mloa-
tines success WAS complete, Poland W.. ruined bot
"pecined and from tina, time foTga-l ho hai enjoyed
nN fhi Dnhdsrc Of the Car IN whom he found u ready
listener 70 As projects against the n"bes Sciwlth.
standing tho weak nes II bis character Alexander VI 10
very tenacious OF power aud fears nohing much as
paramens constitutions aud control over the hnances
Of the State. lie has consequently Profound dtrgft
the nobility which has ALREADY several manf,st
ed It's constitutional tendencies In the pruync al
bios Miioutinc has carefully 10. cred this feeling hr
distrus IN Ia. Emperor and his aversion IA couruiins,
and has induced him 70 adopt his idea Of "a soSrn "
Cur supp rted BY M poasans against NE annk on A1
prriLco ~ The nNhy Already IN tho oonrs" Of last
year he became the in innate ard ~ sef.ll aar.er
Of "a, ttar AID thv Ls,no ess.aty 81 I'd g. do %,
An important measure, which produced SOFT OF orsa
In the into rnal policy of the empire has yrp IA
the uDcoDtro ed direction OF HnNirs This measure
IN. decree Tor tho appropriation Of Of lhu.
anla and Rnihsnian prov Dcss. w. hiloutnt ae-'ag
that spite ~ the atrocities of hourasy and tia 1raf
Of his successor and imitaor, General Kaufman tho
work OF Russhcaton In these provinces wa making no
progcE-for the worry suieeot reasons that ,he pro-
portion OF Poles o. Russian proprctfN 10 Them ~
seventy Que, and that fhe whole OF The educator
class II Polish-conce ed the monsrous project or
transferring all tho landed property hels by tho
POLISH Inhabitants into the hands IL tho RnAsAns-l
In this plan he strongly supported by his crca-
| n. katkon. edhsr Of inc Mosoow ia att VINO u mo
chief director OF pub, opinion In Rosa on iuAy u
shOuid be ordered 70 sell thar estates within prcd Of
two years and then 10 irhyc tho country Tho unonity
OF such proceeding. however, ws TOO m1'b Tor
NJ biloutnc and ultimately he decided upon prouosn
the following which arc calculated 10 produce
tho result IA twenty years.
l. No Pole shall In futurv be allowed n argsifo Inn
movable property In Lbuania or the Knthrnan pfo-
2 No Pois shall bs allowed TO dispose Of his
bid property " any bat orthStoS Rassisns
Al Poles ~ho ws'c banizIcd durug the late lnsur-
ion and whose estates s~qasirzrd shah he d.
rceied 10 seii thsm within . period Of Two yam
4 Tho abov. order shall SD apply 10 sach role~ ~
bse been confined IN ths diran prev ncas Of the EN-
s .ssii /" "' 'A''' '"' "'''''s ~ ' %
IN. estate. Of all Pa,.h props e,oss ~ho mopsy
esther 70 be state OF 10 pn,ae per'"ns shall At once %
az third and foavsh os ths sbsvs ssnsss sppiy 70
The of thousands of fotss vho have bsss ban
i.hsd or 'inerusap and Under The rzih every
prcyr-sor yin ~ liable Ia Ic~e his estate Ny forced
them ~ithou, dsbss either 70 the State
To issts p~Ssons hiloutpes plan Vas adopted
BY Emperor hut neither tho sin~crs nur the fnTy
Council consulted the subjs-t. "a vas feared
they would oppose neaNure involving ~ dangerous Z
political precedent The only onscal body 70 ~bom ths
prDect submitted was the Especial cftnmitee for
| Polish affairs" This committee !. oomIos ~ perrSns
known bs hostile th. rolss yet u oIsrrs It'll
against the plan, and the only vmer In itn ssu ~srs
those ~ hlloutine himself his brother thr mister
Tor wsn sss General Kan mann III E".p~rnr how
ever adhered to tho vew uf this minority, ssd after
SHINING tho srnt the senAtn for rustfstios
| and yronui.sioa which ga done Al once The hins-
Ter Of a.. Interior ~ waionien 10 WHOSE d~partnsbt
the dorrrs particularly related then gned snd
his COLLEAGUES The Cabinet 10 dy expressed Their ss
appreciation ~ H. ministerial crlsls fopSed, ssVisz
IL. Gcd open 10 hiioatin- tnarh H. a.. oobstsfbA
lion Of the frends Of oonst liberty In Huaaa