New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-26
ALEXANDER HEREIN.


SIR: / have looked in vain in your columns
for some further notice OF the remarkable man whose
name appeared In your obituary OF tho 18th inst may
have missed some more words concerning him, II have
not looked In other American Journals, but, even 60,
wha, gather from English papers and what would say
OF my own personal knowledge. may sti be worth your
editing.
Inrst became acquainted with Heron In 1880. when,
going 10 TO meet Mazzni, with Wow to en-
gage Republican correspondents for The London Lodd6r
received from him introduction 20 the Russian exile
then reading In Pans Three years later Herfen adj
dressed 10 me publication IN The En0lish Republic,
a series Of letters lRHSSd and ne Old WOrid) on the
probable future OF Russia lie had by that time, taken
up his abode In England. where for seyog years. had
close friendly intercourse with him. stood beside him
in November 1885, occasion Of tho Anniversary Of the
Polish nsurrcoton the first public meeting In London
OF the representatives OF tho European Republican party
GOOD beside him years later ne the OF the
noblcst OF the Polish martyrs. stanslaus Worco But
my object speak OF Herzcn himself not only o; our
friendship.
feel called upon to do THE only because the
rying years 40 quickly Hose remembrance Of nko
him ing for fame. but for tho future, but
peciy because see even In the one most lAudatory
notice Of him a comment which fashes the very purpose
Of his life. The LoHd0n Telegraph whose editors IN
former DAYS proud 10 dine with the lannon's Russian,
when your buchanan foeshy invited European Repub.
Leans toward Southern ends-who afterward doubted
t crted to iHpCtalisn, III lengthy reNle" OF ms
nds the secret ftbat fcs failure la his endeayor 90
graft tho Institutions ofN estern Europe those OF the
SlayoHc people, the consequence OF which, says, has
been the decline OF his influence IN Russia aud the rso
OF new national there exclusively Russian.
bung love for omancpatng Car with hatred Tor m
sureent Poles and leading Russia not 10 Iepubloansm
but to ccntTasm and communism know not how
strong this new party may De- anu therefore 90 not
venture To predict It's futures ! think do
Czarsm and the popular element and do certainly
know that the fault Of lerzen ia The Judgment Of ns
a
Western ideas. whether of religion OF politics or OF
| social forms, tho lord OF irony ms kussia !,
religious faith he scoed and shrugged his shoulders for
Ali The love and great esteem in which he held the
| man Thorough communist himself even tho most
connunisc Of Frencbnen not SURPRISING MN, ne yet
dung ,corn AT ain their communlsc theories well IA
ut all republican schemes Of government so far from
advocating Western institutions, no would have nothing
| ~ them Monarchlcal Constitutional. or Republican.
The West ne pronounced quite dead the life lay In
| the Sayonic cradle. His own words mere are clear
1.-THE historical development Of Russia has been on
tirey different from that OF the West; moreover inc
tendencies themselves, Of this country do not coincide
with the phases OF the European revolutions. .
| Again: most natural question would be To ask II
Russia pass through all the phases OF European de-
velopfneut. fIt shall have revolutionary develop
men altogether different For me. entirely deny the
necessity Of these rcpotltons The different, painful.
dculi phases the historical development Of our pre-
decessors an aud through by but only
in the same way In which the passes through the
Inferior degrees OF geological oIistohoe work once
done result obtained Is done and obtained for all who
understand IT, THIS IL the solidarity OF progress,
this IN the humanitarian inheritance Russia has
done her revolutionary embryogeny In her European
class The nobility with the Government forms the Euro
State In the sayOnc State We have passed through
an. ' 10 Inc worship Of s and ps The people have
occasion To repeat all this sad work. Why should II
out Its blood 20 arrive at thoso half solutions at
which Others have already arrived whose only Impor.
tance "a that they have set us other questions. aud
awakened other aspirationsr
And again: We. Russians. who have passed through
Western civilization, We are at best nothing than
means lever interpreters between the Russian people
aud revolutionary Europe. The man OF future Russia
VIII be the mouk The peasan as the man Of regonorate
Nationalist he not Of the term restricted TO the
isolation Of antagonism which sprung up In mean
minds. scared by the lastnot TO be the last brave
endeavor OF Poland Herzen was generous enough, and
what differed from all previous Instructions. that 1t
was the uprising OF the people begun within tho
themselves not Of arisocrc faction not even Of the
republican exiies lie welcomed 1t. stood by Il. aided t.
For h6 Intense nationalist II not with the spun
Gus natiODaism which means aggression aud lust OF
supremacy yet Ia the patriotic sense OF fervd be-
lief In his country and unaggng zeal 10 lead her b0n'
esty greatness. know not but that ierzens party
Tor the present be superseded by that OF the mar
mower Russian natonalsts but believe that his name
and his IDEAS still lead and Will lead the Republican party
k Western T%. Of S sSonP rssus r
that the rest of Europe Russian republicanisin may
have said much in vlndcaton of my friends opin.
ions that dare not ntfude upon your space with all
1 iain would say of the man. But must not myself
create false Impression concerning him. This most
ironical OF skcptics Who spared no one, was
and by Poles. by all who came within reach. OF
his hearness and generosity heart that seemed To
o those no knew him fresh childs and tender
wonan's one little story Will show tins other side OF
the fierce agltaiOr. the vehement fighter, whose words
rn twoaiged swords At the buui Of his friend wor-
cell when tie body was lifted In the chapel TO be car
d "a the crave saw Iicizen, with tears falling down
mia cheeks Step from hs place put his shoulder under
the coffin as one Of the bearers the friends yearnng
Impulse 10 enderthc last service 10 hs Ircnd-the noble
Itussiau's homage 10 the not nooier Pole
Forgive me, Sir, n have SAID 100 much Away from
NV own country am reminded Of These eIiles
4 ,yo,Id nul this Whcn Czhrlsup selfish