The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-21

universal admiration Is her great beauty and r0ya
birth-for she is born Fltz-James, OF Berwick, de
scendant in direct line or King James the Second O
England, and Arabeua Churchill. by strange coin
cidence her husbands mother the last Of the Illus
| trious line OF the Commons. Thus Russia will BIZ
| represented in the capital OF the New World
| by descendant OF the great emperors OIL
| Byzance ana great-granddaughter OF the Stuarts
| In addition to these privileges OF birth-since,
rightly or wrongly, We cannot dvest ourselves oil
the opinion that long line OF gifted and remarkabl
ancestors exercises an immense influence on the
mental and physical constitution OF the descend
antsMr. Catacazy joins the great political advan-
| tage OF being member OF the Greek orthodox
| Church, say political" waving for the moment
the purely religious side OF the question, because
this circumstance by giving him political weight
and influence in the councils OF the eastern Grecan
countries, which ms position alone as scion of the
most illustrious houses or Byzance and Modavia
would not ensure him, enables him to unite In his
single person al that Is requisite for complete
and rghtfu; representative not only of the Russian
interests and sympathles but OF those OF the whole
Eastern Christian worid-which / scarcely need re-
| peat, is dally more melting into one. Moreover,
every diplomatic representative OF Russia belonging
to the Established Church OF the East is or his very
nature, champion OF what once termed In my pre-
cedag letters the fur east of Europe and friend OF
America IN virtue OF that greatest OF all bonds pOt
cal and private. common enemies
Your readers viii probably thank me for some
positive biographical information about the eastern
gentleman in the new, highest and most compre
hesive sense OF the word who Is entrusted with the
moss honorable ana Important OF all our present
diplomatic missions.
Mr.. Catacazy, as said above is of Greek origin.
HIS grandfather who had filled the post OF Gamma
KAN or H0spodar IN the DanuDian Principalities,
emigrated to Russia after the flight OF Prince Ypsi
lanti, IN 1912. The father OF our Minister to
Washington became q Russian subject and entered
honor and brililancy while hlling the post of our
Minister at Athens. In 1913 In consequence of the
regime in Greece-and IN which, 1t appears, he was
not able TO enact as strong resistance was
sidered nt Tor an agent OF Russia aud her then
vallIng political principes-he was called back and
tell into disgrace 1t Is well known that both the
Emperor Alexander |. and Emperor Nicholas were
betrayed by their personal cnivarOus character
into an exceeding championship OF the Metternich
system against the democratic tendencies OF che
age, and an unreasonable suspiciousness OF every
thing tnat looked ike an enforced or voluntary
cession TO those principles on the part or other gov
ernments. 1t Is well known also how Russia Jared
at last with her supersttlous adherence her word
and The treases, while Western Europe, though she
bore as conspicuous part IN the Holy Alliance,
managed to Snirk her engagements and to throw on
Russia the whole odluln Of what she pleased 10
call our Unborn barbarsm and rerograde tendencies.
with America would long ago have been such as
| Is now pictured and hailed by the mutual
wishes OF both nations. MIR. Catacazy ST., was not
long estranged from the Foreign ONCE. politician
whose birth and antecedents so emlnenty quallded
hun to be one OF the most active and useful or
diplomatic agents in Eastern affairs could not be
dispensed VITA for any length OF time. He was made
a member OF the Senate and became one OF Count
NesselrOdes CHIEF c0iabOrers in the Foreign ONCE.
His son. the newly appointed Minister, entered the
diplomatic career IN lS4S. His first appointment was
the post Of second Secretary Of Legation at Wash.
was unexpectedly raised at twenty-tour years or
| age to the duties of Charge d'Afalres, and
acquitted himself or them In such manner as TO
merit the fullest appreciation Of his government
and Of American statesmen. The eminent
great liking to the young diplomatst and predicted
him brilliant career. Mr.. CatacaZy attract ed
Websters notice by his lively repartees well as by
the zeal with which he applied himself TO the study
OF our social ana political organization in its pro
founder bearings. These studies stu more Inspired
him with toe warmest sympathles for America and
lmDued him with the deep conviction that Russia's
best and surest friend Is the great transatlantic
public. Being transferred IN 1854 TO other duties.
ne had the good fortune to attract by his
political writings the attention Of Prince Gortscha-
kon, who was then at Vienna, where he defended
In the FACE or the European Conference the honor
and integrity of Russia GOrtschakon OBTAINED from
Count Nesserode that Mr.. Catacazy should be sent
to Vienna, and 1t Is from that period that the Intl-
| mate connection between HIM anu the great Russian
| Minister began to establish itself. After success.
siyely nllng the post OF secretary OF Legation at
Lisbon and at Dresden Mr.. CatacaZy was at length
attached to Prince GOrtschakOlrs Cabinet, where ne
was employed Oh different special political errauds.
| From that moment ne has taken conspicuous and
most active part In all the great political transac-
tons and became IN a short time the imperial Chan
| cellor's rlghIaand man. Being most energeticay
supported oy the national party he exercised de-
csive influence the attitude ultimately taken by
our government In American affairs, nor doubted
for moment the detnltIve triumph OF the Union
which benef he considerably contributed TO propa-
gate IN our country; for, while attending to MS
diplomatic Official dutes he did not keep a.Oof from
the press and several OF his political writings on the
affairs or Poland and the East excited the general
attention OF the public.
II any proof were wanting OF the first rate impOr-
lance which nowadays attaches to the post OF kus.
sian Minister In the United states, governments
parting with the most active and Intelligent Of Its
diplomatic agents to appoint him 10 this post would
be mat proof Last, put not least, Mr.. Catacazy's
nomination gives positive evidence OF the vigorous
and novel element which Is decidedly making It's way
in our foreign ONCE. For he Is not statesman OF
the old school, Of which Iaieyrand and Metternch
were the patfarchs and prototypes. He Is q
genuine and vigorous growth OF tue new crop OF
dlplomatists. VINO take their stand on tradition
but on practical and sound knowledge Of.
ana men. We should oe very sorry indeed, should
the American people ran IN their appreciation OF our
1avorte statesman, and the and real sacrifice,
which Is prompted by our sincere friendiness and
wish to unite the bond between the two nations
tightly still, not be valued at Its real worm.
Ecciesinsficai Reform in the Empire.
tSt. Petersburg tJuiy ~ Correspondence London
Daily News.l
While our own Lords and Commons are wrangllng
over the dtseSfabisnment OF The small Protestant
CHURCH In Ireland, the autocratlc governments Of
this empire mas published with calm dignity an
the RusS0-Greek priesthood numbering nearly
100000, with their families Is forever abolished In
any other county sucn a sweeping measure would
have constituted either revolution or coup detat
Here it Is prepared In silence, unexpec-
| edly published with the Imperial signaturet,
and passes almost unobserved amidst the
other great reforms Of the present reign.
These remarks are not meant TO be disparaging TO
popular institutions, but rather to illustrate how
little h,t1os enlightened autocrats and their IN ms
ters obtain Tor great measures OF all the journals
In Russia the MOSCOW Gazette has alone spoken of
the ukase in tone betting its sOlemnty and i'm
porance and your readers viii probably be glad
have some extracts from IT.
Il was about the time OF Peter the Great that the
prlesJly character first became hereditary in Russia
and formed a caste among the lower classes or the
population. THIS saved 1t rom becoming q theOcracy,
| While 1t lowered the social dignity OF the Church.
| Deprived partly OF civil rights this levIcal caste
increased IN numbers and In poverty until 1t became
the chief care OF the bishops to devise the means OF
feeding tue clerical pfotetdriat, which, to some
tent, stood towards them in the same relation as
the seris once did to their lords. The Church be-
| came simply means OF providing for the wants OF
those VINO were heredtaly attached to her service.
Il Of lasr