The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-18
aVssits AAHrs.

Inception and Exciting Causes Of the Moves
meut-Heme Dangers and the Outside Nes
cessitie- OF the Empire.
Isl. Petersburg lNoy. ~ correspondence OF London
fostl
The trumpetngs or alarm sounded Or the Russian
press stili as vehement as ever; but the object
OF Apprehension seems to he now more dea altely
admitted than before. In fact may say thar tho
Russians are at present avowug one great appre.
hension In order 10 mask another and greater,
which they wish 10 conceal. The avowed anxiety H.
OF course that OIL, perpetual hugbear "the annex
alton OF the Baltic provincesna fear which has Just
been reused into absolute panic by IN unpleasant
little paragraph IN one OF the Berlin reviews, when,
In the course OF a criticism upon Il recent work on
the numbers ana political status or the German
race, takes occasion to remark:"And the policy OF
consolidation which we pursuing In the West,
with Alsacc and Lorraine, might with equal advan-
tage be pursued in the East, where -. large
and important tracts OF country have been torn
from us" Strictly speaking, this statement
Is not altogether correct; the .t2cis OF
country In question having been torn, not from
Prussia but from Sweden anu Poland; while tho
Prussian provinces annexed by the press Etlzl-
beth were restored tu tai by her successor. Pstee
Ill. Nevertheless, the alluson To the Baltic pro.
vinces Is unmlstakaDle, and the horror II the
Russian Journalists &C the bare suggestion OF SUCH
q contingency can hardly he called unnatural. the
greatest advantage that one naticn can nave over
another Is the possession or q free passa-e into
the atters territory. Foe tdree generations allsr
Picardy and Guienne had been restored TO tna
Geur-de-lys the ever-open gate OF Caias offered a
passage for hngllsh archers and English Dilimen TO
pour INTO fraacc. SWeaeD 50 long as she was ms
ire OF the Baltic seaboard, held sword perpetu-
ally over the head Of Russia. iussla, Dy the con.
quest OF the Turkish provinces OF Bessarabla ana
the Cnmea opened door 10 the captnfe Of Con-
stantinople winch the Treaty Of Paris has but
hair closed again. We ourselves (thougn the neces-
slty for Its has long yausaed stLi p0ssesS
passage into spain through the gates Of Gibraltar.
And So too, Alsace and Lorraine, II annexed, will
provinces, ii annexed, wM ae her pass.sey INTO
Russia. But there Is darker terror lurking In
background. which dmly shows Itself IN the con-
slant mention OF Poland by the daily press, and
interest with which the teiegrsms from Warsaw arc
read-the lear OF revival OF Polish nationality
under the protection OF the Prussian crown. The
persevering hostility OF this inuomItable race
always beaten, never conquered handing down
from generation TO generation an undying haired ol
their oppressors-has always been the sharpest
thorn In the side OF Russia. And III truth the soresu
peru that can Seset natfoa rs sae existence
within It's borders OF 8 subject fore u race.
The spartan, naughty as he was, looked anxious
and troubled whenever his eye caught the snen
lace OF the heiot scowlhg lrom the folds III has
weather worn sheepskin. The Athenian, In hls
brightest moments vi reve was uaunLed by tna
goolct aud attended hin with torch NJ night,
might one day spring up into Mhirlwind OF nre
| Italy from kavenna 10 Tarentum and all but exlin.
gulshed the rislns power o. Roa,c Aa1g q hard
fight before they could beat down the stubborn re-
[ sjstance or the SaX0n. Wil.lnds fnslaus We're a
thorn ~ the side q Char.emagae, ziska Hoaemians
! In that OF Austria, B0zzarls' and Coloco.ronls,
Greeks N that OF Turkey and Poland too, trample
and disMemosred as she l.. can sim be dangerous
the proportion q hSf Aassrla had share n tue
$50 square s MOI A% %a ne less S S,s;
against Russia ON that account. naye
ionaI RELIABILITY thai, mad Napoleon IN ISL moa DE
consent OF his allies TO the restoration VI the ancient
Polish kinsd'm wanaefed msre YIN ms array ana
Russia in the rprng, nc would Ia all PROBABILITY
have prevailed.
And now u greater than Napoleon II here. Evel
his unrivaied power OF concentration could noe
have massed together IN the course OF several days
tltnc the force which tue PrassiaD Railways can
pour upon the almost delenceless frontier vi foiaN
In the course OF few hours. The hrst appearance
of the black Eagle beyond the border would DC the
signal OF universal revolt; and with the Baltic pro-
vinces annexed on the one nand, aud tnsurgent Po
land, backed by the whole might OF Prussia, ON tina
other the great empire Jud indeed be III EVIL
Ihs possibility has been deliberately looked In tho
face by Russian military ciiuc OF hiSh tepdeseoa,
who, at the close oil recently published treatise on
the delences OF the empire, sums up in words wei
worth quoting all that can be said on the SUBJECT
The invasion of any particular district usually implies
It's actual military strength or The holding Of ae territory so
continual pressure may be eaered upon The oeiiseren.
Power with regard the Crimea. the of these pur
pol while the secold has to an been
ming ramays and storm. munitions OF war aud
ing millions which worth
kopeck, In order to guard against danger which al
ready past Should the that anticipating ac:u.
ally the real marx OF Prussia OF Prussia and
Turkey compined only probable sssaian,sl, WIZ DE
guesonaby Poand IN which province slnsie success on
The part the invaders would instantly range round
| standards the wAotc force OF tie country.
With such a peril impending over her western
| frontier any movement OF Euss!a upon Consantino-
I pie would he sheer lnsauitY She must Tor the
present confne her warltke energies TO the dtrbu-
! toa OF new breecll-oaders aud The abuse TO quote
4 to.day'5 Moscow MeUs) "of those oficious peace
makers VINO wish Go rob France Of her last oppor-
tunity OF retrieving tate disasters" In fact INC
Car and the Sultan are at present playing the parts
| OF Viola and sir Andrew Aguccheek III Twelfth
Night.r Turkey organizes reserve corps OF 200 900
/ men IN order To secure herself against Russia.
Russia In her turn calls Into the field 4UO, 900 men,
! In order 10 c0unterbalance the menacing prepare.
4 tions OF Turkey. IL oniy remains for Austria Ia
bring out 100000 men III order 10 Keep The peace be.
| tween them both, and the picture Is complete.
| THE RUSSIAN LOAN.