New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-04
p1rss1sN LECTURER IN AMERICA.

Like neOnle on visiting terms who nave rev
interests in common and no JO marreled have never
even had dispute. But OF late years tne re-
been GOOD friends they have become almost tS
A. tls ysrv beginping Of the American clVh wal to
Fmpelor of Russia rendered ms goou o rs %
atof and II was already significant that Tue al h
Gorerpp,enf did not take Oense at proposition Whcl,
coming from England or FRANCE Wouu Ooi
nave UTen tho whole of Western Europe was giving
moral suppOrt to tho nsurrecuOn IN IOduu, VIZ 70 ts
oyernmont never quite sure what Lhe upSHSEt "a n
n'Crai snInort might be- determined, as Mlh1eg ~
proacbed not allow its fleet to be frozen up anu seS
nJhr of vessels on cruise, In the course OF when they
mt n al NewYork and were received with great @ "a
STATIONS OF regard An American lIgate Mas 81 the
aim made Journey TO Moscow where as az ~
burg they were much feasted and battered AZ QUE u
the Moscow banquets member OF inc american I sot
tiOn addressed the company IN kusSiaI anu $50 20
many fine things were said on 6ot SIDES IN and Of
slaves in America. Then heard Of Russia anu tno
United states doing business together vast Dnt uh
eTation ceded by the former the latter ON the occ
sion of that cessiOn being effected the Russian
derive from an alliance with America When the heAo
complication in Eastern affairs should occur ana w. we
cre tod i'm particular that America was greatly inter
ested in the free navigation OF the Black sea. ,. -
IL would seem that an attempt j. now IeaIy aoouV "
he made TO draw the attention Of the American Govern
ment the Eastern question, ana tlat OF the
1ecton with her Slavonan relatives in Austria and Iur
kew The new Russian Minister at Washington, Mr.. ha
Forog On Affairs where he made the Eastern question MS
special study He takes out with him MI kelsle lOrh
y
at NewYor in the English language, on Russia ana the
SlayOnans. Mr. Kiesien was once prominent member
OF the Russian revolutionary party. In those days ne
oecupied a portion Of his time In preparing RUSSIAN
version of the Scriptures, and being man OF mysuch
tendencies has doubtless been able 10 ma an eeNleu
point Of view from which to reconcile his Ola reVOutOh
ary propagaudism with the now propagandlsm under
fakeIi by him behalf Of his Government Indeed ne
will still be a revoutOnst, only his attacks VIII now De
directed ngainst the Governments OF Ausraand turkey
Mr. Kielsef met with great domestic Affections Just
about the time when all Russian aud Polish projects
based upon the supposed weakness OF Russia were cor
apsng or had already collapsed He had been accused
of high treason, and, not appearing 10 rla condemned
for cOntumacy in spite, or perhaps In consequence o
which he went 10 st. Petersburg and gave himself up 10
the authorities The Imperial Government seems 10 nave
Thought il pity TO sacrifice able man OF so much en-
tbusasm and mpusiyeness. The best thing evidently
to do was to direct the enthusiasm to profit by the I'M
pusiyeness and TO get Mr. Kelsch to perceive that on
some points least his views and those OF the RUSSIAN
Government identical This not the light IN when
Mr. Kelsies seeming conversion Is regarded Dy MS lot
mer associates BY them IL is, OF course attributed 10
unworthy motives But he certainly could not nave
imagined when he surrendered TO his sentence, that MS
Government would have the fine humOr, slightly unged
with cyncism engage the respondent revOut0nst as
lecturer in its interest Mr. klelsen ought 10 tel
this story in his opening lecture the Americans would
see the fun IT, The BaTnum view OF the TRANSACTION
would be that Mr. KelsieH meant IL all from the begin
ming But opinion is that the Russian Government
was the Barnum I'm the affair." and that II Mr. hleleH
who mas beeu taken In. Pail Mall Gazette.