The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-15
PANSLAViSM.

Tho Question of Race In Europe. Russian.
Asia and Turlkey-The Latins' and slaves
Dcciue and Progress-Tho German Ee-
meRt-T0 the East.
PEsTn, Oct. 2s, 1860.
There is term In the Journalism Of Europe
which Is becoming more and more frequently heard
and which Is destined 10 be tho ralying cry OF half
Of the Eastern world before the present generation
has passed away This term Is Panslayism. The
Savonc race, which Is By far the most numerous In
Europe, occupies the greater part OF European
Turkey. forms The majority OF the population OF the
Austro. Hungarian monarchy and all the population
Of the empire OF Russia with the exception OF some
tribes OF Central Asia, Caucasus and Siberia, all or
which are becoming rapidly assima.ed There are
at present in Europe nearly not quite, 100 ooo 600
,nroa q, ,2,nians. OF this Immense number about
present condition and pssia ~ considering tne
Savonlans must be consIo~- .u. = Iuiopo 80
factors. w y 80 N-11''
The Latin race has become greatly den.-.
account OF having bcen SO long the victim of RS =.
less cespotisms that It Ia very doubtful whether
tho nations belonging to that race win succeed even
IN arranging their internal afairs not to speak
OF influencing the dastnies Of other peoples. Napo.
leon III. found to his grief what the results are or
trying to SGT up Latin barrier against the Irresistible
march Of the Anglo-5aXon race III America. Taught
by that lesson, he will moi try to sand IN the way OF
tho legitimate aspirations or the Germans IN
Central Europe. II he should. the results may
be slnl more disastrous for his dynasty as well
for the French people, The Latin race has no IN
ternal harmony, no great field FOR future action,
and Is III possession of no Ideas which might gvo IL
preponderance over the other races at the present
time. The Latlu race can point to the following "a
the main facts OF Its contemporary hlsorY-In spain
al.rt hf.na IN m IN hn IN nGhA
ana the faed nation Is drifting to a chaos even
more confused than that which existed under the
reign OF Isabella OF the golden rose.n In france
the position is not such 10 sasly any patriot lie
Frenchman, for IL gives little hope for even be-
| ginning OF real constitutional government. Al
| Rome every nerve Is strained TO prevent the union
| OF Italy ana destroy the future OF the nation. IL
| Rome council Is about to be assembled which alls
| the mind OF every serious and enlightened Catholic
with dread and anxiety, for the majority OF men be
iove that Its DEGREES will place the Catholic world
der the necessity or either bndly oboying openly
openly revolving, thus placing Itself IN open hos
lilly With everything winch Is dear to the civiza-
| tlon OF modern times. ON whatever side we exam
| Inc the question cannot avoid feeling that the
Latin race has seen Its best days and tnas 1t Is not
| the race OF the future.
| great nemoers OF the human family who now,
aud mag hope 10 be in future, tho representatives.
| or development on the Eastern aud Western CONT
| nents. These two are the Germanic and the Sla.
| vonic races. Dividing the Germanic race into two
! parls-uamoly the Anglo Saxon, which occupics
| England IL Europe win her colonies IN diuelent
| parts OF the world and, most important OF oil,
the United States III America aud tho Ger
mans proper In Contra! Europe-we Ind
that It is only the Anglo saxon branch
which has room for great extension. IL Is tne
| fate OF England to DO oyersaadowed In import
ance oJ the colonies she sent OUT ald. Ia proper
| loa as tle industry anu e9tnmeLcs OF tae resi- 81
Inc Woru pscohies uefe'Opel, 70 decrease III power
anu HesVt u! ~ ,as rug Wlii uafS 70 NC satisfied
W,.h the noslt . which propeily pTiongS 70 the