, 1870-12-02

Tha President Refuses to Press the Ala
bsna Olaims to Hslp Russia

thxt tbs Init d Stxtes Government 48 the only one
etsic'al tle1 Ct concerning the part 1t has taken
and u 10 tatf In The great political 4tru!gle ID It
tow siHo,ts the Attention Of Europe. LII equal
t. % ssates Go7efnmsas M n II Z pslafSi; eo on
The -ssi.ude u Russia, winch. from having been
d. niy artwn 50 eoiti snd distant that its repre-
zen alive IN this city has Withdrawn from all buf
the oss ptesa.1x tsu i@e hasiae4s Eradication
cta I'd his ottlc.al aud social vt.it4 10 both me
Pr shttt q Secretary ot staie,e
j. tnts ssate u sna,Js, Kn.ca, Il nust b. co.,
cantc. the question presents Itself, what has oc-
cutr to tltnXe The iet or OF the rel4ttOns which,
up 10 recent qate. have atWaya been OF khe uln.t
couniF1e.. d!plaIat, especially when the ren-
sentative Of great power, rarely pursu.s Waax
II conslde ed th- ra:htr extreme ctuFsc ol hold
nun ca{iot with the p.Kef 70 which be acc. cd
lid nh1' 81 he IL actln< ual-r Instructions lru.a
s own Rosesnms nr, and vi the lies Of ex-
occurred ftr which Il tciis the rhGr country re-
pt1sa4le. In wal, then, Les Russia cause Ia,
gtltssnce, and how has II been osouzht
tisn that. ihe ansnoTiiJ ior he
hta.tmeusa he'e'n Eade II anquesstouable.
and ntne the lesa ~oKts1 OF credcace oecaase tae
tourcc from n hch they are derived lie Ii Ut lib.
ry 10 Say, htweser. inst THIS HI ho1ity will ,ou
dlsclo:e SELF aa the echo af the yu!ce 0f power
tnzt has utr OILY the vii, bnt The intention Of
making knuwp III yteWt. aud ttat before long.
POLICY uf KCsSA.
AS faF back zs be mouth gt September. the Rus-
san GpSeEiIGaf, which had alse1dT n1c1 On the
nh- ot policy II intended 10 pursue IL Toe present
Eutonesu C: mp!icauone. which 1t cleassy foresAv,
carefully s%rntGu. thItuen It's rep tsentas1sea
SITUATION It Vas iestmus Of ascetta'n-
ny, for thr purpose Of dete, e,m1n.ng the e1sct
] Status and strength Of the military combinations
r1 tlE. ftau
III auctt as tnat attended Its efforts 10 Eurpe re-
cebt 1T yetopmrntt lave determined The viii
ns =. us1al!,s ot r'9:s1s asa Ass,.ts, ant re
| The Entrpean powers were Concerned, TO enter
! inso the Struggle alone. walle, hnxsvrr. Russia
*as e9u.snt 10 .hs ,aaln WITH tao~'eage thus xo-
nefe ~as aaothtr power whose vtr~n ID The
p'eu1ts+ he was cxtee dlnRfg Rp3tors to ohtalu,
W, s1c unfted States Not tnst she couutc.1 oo.
| q tvtn topped fot. more than lag moral support
Ut that Eovernnent; fhr, tn tae absence OF . navy
| aid competent army, material assistance eyl-
denly ceuio not be exende'I Buk there Was
| IN The Atabama rtails Al almost insu sefanIe
| obstacle 70 Enc.21atA entering lato 4 war WITH
her unless un3er assu.ances from THIS govern
melt tnat Iheir nsesentment would be postponed
| he Rtvru, OF would they not7 To ascertain tais,
Mt Css4caEs was instructed to use the utmost
t1liRenc~. though he was 10 carefully abstain
.llrect quea,aona Had /: been any other power
than tne Gnttett Safes. the question Hoult hsya
been p'asElJ aud squ sresJ put: hnt the Rasst n
The p1esett aomtu1strnlon On account VI lia
weak foreign policy. and the sfttht tenure 1t had
| on the affections aad support Of the reopte Of
act tndepe1de0ttE ia tho Matter, aud extract the
desired IL at,or, II possible, ntnout recourse
70 direct diplomatic communication.
GkAN1s SYMPATHY WITH ENGLAND,
The opportunity sooa presented tssets. The re-
potter u iotal paper happened TO Ask the rEest'
nent his views On the Eastern situation, and VIA,
klfftr Af%ft, f1fnu
degI replied that he would take 10 action at ALL
| hut ttat be Intended to i've up to the M,nrpt
u c'1nt, anu would inrrsiEre By ns!shes word 20,
d. ed IL tho stIas1s OF any tore:ea country. Thl.
sif1eneut Wss theEeupou published, and WAS
| cpptt d IN the newspapers a! over the eonntry
Ar. catacazy i1nme'iassly sent a long despatch
tralliy Of the United States Government, the ct
] f'ct Of which was that Rdsata assumed a rsna1
tene IN the exposition nt her yiews az
stea'y Of 1854, ana continued he'
preparations for war wt.h rrdouhIet Tiaur. a
coutraatcllon, hrHever, followed close upon th,
statement, which Mr. Catacazy toak particular
fatta to Efr.fy, that the adnaintstrdtsen had II,
;n,o.' 's,i # {s p,e.,y r. Atas.a s1a.s.: g II
| Russian Government by It's representative II
Washington. lta effect WIS tremendous. Her
vas A open expression Of sJmpaihy for Euzta1d
| The pIeoEe IT the administration WAS given Il
The teeth Of it, declaration thar It woul,l not iD
terfete in the 9uatfsls Of tofcign countries. no
81 Wnt ~
Alabama clalmt. which wAa the only, tn rug
secret, cause Of her unEl'l.nsness 70 6ssag maj
| leIB At once TO foEClble tssue.
l TIE rEktik0 IN RUSafA.
/ In St. letersbutH this onca1ltd.fot and unwaf
TaEtahle violation Ut the Implicit understanding o
neatrsl'ty. and Of The Monroe doctrine. a.nuse
'ne deepest enumeration agalnss the Uatte
States. 1t was looked upon IS nothinx more 40
less than direct anu Rtatuiteus Insult 10 tna
sSgnt1r r. ytsw Of ts fass ,sat neither tns mate
been asked fn,. and tnat neither England nor Hus
ia had sought an expression Of the intentions 9
sns soyf II IN et ~ 9s aeE T9 pss ae Il,
liCn is de1ised. "Ameticau Credit IN Russi
suffered tn IN Instant = severe, II net fata
otoF, frntn the eoee.s Of Wn!ch Il Will take vear
The Ras6ian Premier called together bis Cab
| tet. nnd ndTtea with them as TO what 8cttn
rfeo'vett TO take no open notice Of the action q
this government, as II was not strictly Official, ku
10 remain IA Ia the position that Ros8sk ha
already assumed. Instructions were immediate
! y Sent to Ill. Cat1cAzy to witch tbs Course @
events AID report Aq{ new deTelopmenta tha
night n Fsessns aaemsesvss u ;ns here taat SON
Of the oenoxfoos statement. and thereby ressor
the conederce which has been 70 seEtausl
ns e. ~ ee slss eoTsvs @
uer and Benjamin F. Butler used their utmost IT
duerce to persuade him to this courAe, and ere
i "9utS pt3.o7a R1tV* 10 ths H0e.tQh AtHA&fr Gpoh
uiEina for the unontoantobte Folt:iedl faux 1sd4-
| II u worthy Of remark thai not aiosia Radtcl
| sheet has get questioned or denied tha ausnet
| ttcity Of the statement Ia question. showing col
clustyelg that the President did actually utter i
B Anu has no wish to recall it.
TR1CHLE AMdxu THK RADICALS
The recent visit Of Ueuerat Rnner to this ctl
| wxs net TO &dTlse W1th the Pfttidens ca hts ME
B. s81e to C0uKress, hut to urge him to remedy,
possible, his ulsastrous hlunder. There ii .
| mistake about th!e He ctme Away, howeve
| unsnecetefu1. aaytnR IN rtaponse TO An Inqu!s
shat The President WIS 11ntxibte About tue couY.
he meant to pursue. and that his sympathy fs
England vas Inm'stakable- OF this the KusAa
| Government Is HoN thoroughly cogulzAat