The New York herald., 1869-01-29

the men h actively carried on; the parade ground Is
constantly occupied by some man@uvring company
or other; foot passengers ana carriages are more
often than usually impeded their progress byong
trains OF artillery and cavalry stretching along and
across the principal thoronghfares and general Is
the feeling 30 deep she conviction-lnstinctve OF
course, In the mass-that something IL brewing
which cannot end in confirmation Of peace that
you hear the impending war talked about and dis
cussed al not admitting the shade'' of doubt
"when the war win have begun" u form Of speech
with which We have grown perfectly familiar from
hearing It repeated ana ourselves repeating it invol
unfairly. Many Of the lower classes -fzvoshtchtrG
lcabmen). small shopkeepers workmen, Ac.-
large numbers OF whom were presenS at the
great military parade which took place last
week, under the personal command or tho Emperor,
leave OF the troops and expressing to them his sats-
o @
campaign;n which were received BY laundering 'hur-
rahs' Whether he really did say those words could
publicly, they would be almost tantam9upt to de-
clarati0n Of war; l am rather inclined to think that
they were an illusion OF the spectators eager fancy
but you must agree that such fancy Is In itsei
ominous enough, as bearing witness to the excited
state Of the pu0lic mind.
It useless to say that the educated classes, II Il
not behind the rest In steady and conscious
sympathy for our ooreli0iOnnatres In the East.
ass Rsss Ss Dsd Too ssroa. coming o.
admit OF clamorous demonstrations and petulant
leading articles. But the one alabsorbng topic Is
seriousness and anxiety with which the chief organs
strive to support every measure OF the government
for fastening the completion Of the Black Sea Rail-
way and the armaments, and their efforts to foment
the public interest In these questions which they try
TO render as inteligbe as possible to the mass OF
their readers The Indignation against the Western
Powers is great especially against Austria, 1t is
well known that but for her instigatons and pro-
misses the Sublime Porte with all It's vicious spite
against Greece and Russia, would scarcely have had
the pluck 1t has lately manifested. rhat the sick
man" should have turned lion eater all at
iadioiousIy @ @ sdmimistered BY his kind physicians,
among whom Austria, 1t appears has taken the lead
for the moment. "NOw or never must have been
to conjure semblance Of life into the dying frame
OF the Ottoman empire. And they are right. the
must needs bid them hasten. Russia may safely bide
her time-not so they. The very hour that shall
sound victory to her viii bring defeat to them,
mentioning the grateful feelings with which Ameri-
cas- generous sympathy with our Eastern friends is
universally regarded here. .t4 -N
of the struggle between the Ministry Of the Interior
and the Ministry Qt War as embodied In the conflict
the Innocent bone Of Contention. You viii remem
Der what told you about the ennity subssttnG be-
tween the aristocratical or court party, whose
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Interior. and whose strong Polish and Ger
man tendencies are the cause OF so much
patriotic uneasness, and the national party (some
times called Old Russian party principally by Its
enemies), at the head OF which openly stands Mr..
Milutine, our distinguished and popular Minister Of
on public opinion, and enjoys the esteem OF the EN-
peror in high degree, owing not only to his pro-
found military knowledge and ability, but as much
to the honesty and independence OF his character
Besides he has the immense advantage OF not caring
bit for his place personally. which makes him per-
iecy reckless o. Opposing an y even n thsr
WISE and Rad he been actuated by q love OF power,
would many times have been TOO strong for him. As
ments notice were he requested to do SO by the EN-
perOr or were q measure carried IN which he could
not concur but will never yield 1t to anything short
OF that and bravely holds his against all open or
hidden attacks sometimes retaating In way which
makes his opponents very far from comfortable. At
ant for some time nass. determined to deal At the
obnoxious Minister q decisive blow, which they
aimed not at him personally, but at the !nrdhd,
for while already had attracted on Its devoted head
the hostility Of this party. Its chief crime had been
ysar When M vaue the @ Of Mt Tina %
sher, chose to deny the existence OF anything like
famine.
presumptve Is at daggers drawn with the Minister
OF the Interior, Count Schouvaloff aud General
Potapon, and has an tnveterate hatred against the
Germans, which he takes not the least care 10 con-
ceal and which, IL NAV be supposed, has not
been mitirated by his marriage with the Princess
Daxmar OF Denmark. The long and short OF It s
the Inrold was doomed TO die under the very pIau-
slble pretence OF single O1ctal government organ.
AFTER the manner OF the Paris Aontteur having be-
come fmperiously necessary. But this was not
enough; the Tnu0lid must be proved to be not only
unnecessary, but pernictous. Accordingly tre-
%snSCu I was s % ,s S under the o.
OF which the unfortunate paper had been guilty from
its foundation In 1912, and more especially In the
latter years OF its existence In the hands OF Mr..
MiIutlne in the shape OF leading articles contain
ing ant-governmental and all but mutinous ten
dencies THIS document was read at one OF the sit
tln1s Of the Committee OF Ministers, at which Mr..
Mlliuttne was present by the Emperor's special de-
sire; and foremost among the heads OF accusation
fully mi missd public opinion y By raising | an alarm about
famine when there was no famine at all. It IL said
that at this place the heir-presumptive and Mr..
giances For several consecutive Tuesdays-tne
day Of the Committee Of MinisterS' weekly meet
lng-the debates were loud and angry; and
I may give you n o sample the following
dialogue, which, as have It from o source OF very
high authority, ensued during suspension Of one OF
schouvaIor the chief OF the dreaded secret police
whose power and influence are 30 great st present
that he is nicknamed His Majesty Peter the
tine In never the attacking party-"The Tnrdifd was
always intended for special military organ and yol
no m rs 4 .a. S1s
ing with ordinary private periodicals."
"The subscribers to the fanaitd" answered Miliu-
uue, -1Ic uimOst t4Cu3ttty mlut3Fy mcu, u
very great number OF whom spend several
years Of their lives on duty In such out OF
the W. places, where no other printed paper
ever mikes Its appearance I thought it but
fair to give them some general information Ia order
TO enable them TO Keep up some sort Of mental inter-
course with the outward worlds
81 understand,v retorted the Count sfY0u had
better say at once that you endeavored to govern
the pubic mind in the provlnces.r
al did not" quietly replied the Minister; "nor
could I have thai thought, knowing very well that
tire public mind N the provinces is governed BY the
gensddymes.r
This home thrust still more incensed the Minis
tcrs powerful enemies, aud at one moment they
thought their victory would be complete. IL was
nearly decided TO suppress the rdtd In its 0fcial
capacity and hand II over 70 private enterprise but
II did not come qHitc to that Although the new
ofical organ frduitetstresstv Vestnlk Government
Inteigencer, is to appear rom New Years Day. the
Inpdtld still subssts under Mr.. Miutine's direction
In the character OF an offcial exclusively military
organ. The government paper Will contain all the
ukases, DEGREES, ordinations promotions, &C., TO-
gether with short leading articles exp0unding the
acts OF government and It's views on the leading
questions Of internal and external politics. e
II on this head Mr.. Miliutine must own 10 par
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