The New York herald., 1870-06-17
Russian Mission 70 China BY Way or
America.


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Russian Mission 70 China BY Way or
America.
BY special correspondence from st. Peters,
burg, dated May 26, which appeared in our
columns yesterday, we are informed that the
Czar Alexander has appointed General vlan-
gally, distinguished commander OF the impe-
rial army, his Minister to the Court of China.
General vlangally has already left the Russian
capital on his journey to Pekin. He has been
charged by his imperial master to travel to
Asia by way Of America. He Is also author
ized by royal commission, to remain some few
months in the cities and among the peo-
pie of our republic. This special intelligence
is Of very important character. It conveys,
as will be seen from the statement presented
by our writer, Russian acknowledgment OF
the fact that the peoples Of the hoary East
must be revivihed and regenerated from the
newest and most potent centres of civilized
and Christian government-St Petersburg
and washington-the one sending forth the
symbol Of concentrated imperialism when
just bowing in graceful acknowledgment OF
the facts Of progress, the other holding forth
the banner of mans equality, of democracy
and of national independence rendered inde-
structible through the agencies of free press,
freedom Of mind and conscience, steam and
electricity.
This Russian General will, of course,
land in New York. Perhaps he may re-
ceive his first Impressions Of American de-
mocracy in this great metropolis. 1t is to
be hoped that these Impressions will be Of q
pleasing character and thus become to him
inspiriting of the future for his native land.
Russia really requires, and did from the begin
ming, under Peter, need municipal institutions.
Her first rulers went into Imperialism with an
almost barbaric splendor on one side
and the CLEAN of the sword on the other.
The people were nowhere" The original
builders of the empire neglected to ''crown
the edifce" by national appreciation and
never thought of securing corporate retreats
where freedom, which is ON essential, one
and eternal, Of humanity, could shelter her
self from the rude hands Of impassioned
royalty and tend the germ, even if in gloom
or darkness. In this respect the Russian war
victories and battle prowess Of Catharine and
of Suwarrow, and of Nicholas himself pale
almost to insigniicance with regard to useful
results, before the simple British story Of
Dick Wilmington, as illustrative Of Eng
lish citizen expression, both as the ex-
ponent and bulwark Of peoples liberty.
Ideas such as these will no doubt break
upon the mind of the Russian General vlan-
gally during his visit to New York and Wash
ington and to the American people generally.
The General bears letters of introduction to
President Grant and many other distinguished
public men, as also to some few private
gentlemen, from the United States Minister in
| st. Petersburg. President Grant will en-
| tighten him as to our grand national march
and institutions. Our system of homo gov
ernment and our home and foreign policy will
be fully explained to him. American hos
pitality will meet him at every threshold, 80
that General vlangally will take his departure
from New York and travel to Pekin still more
! enlightened and smll more hopeful Of the
grand future Of the Asiatic peoples after the
cosmopolitan American and the solid ancient
Russian and Fin, with the educated Tartar,
| shall have Joined hands in the interests of
! science and religion on the banks of the
Yangtsze, in Tien-tsin. in Pekin, and away
along the yaxartes.
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