, 1870-12-07
OUR RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
Nhnt Russia Expected OF tho United
Stntes la Care OF a, War ON tho
RxInck Sen Question:.
Ea.hlng1cn Tx. y DtspaseA 10 IL: Neg fexk tn
burg.

Stnres In Uaaa OF a War ON tho
sinck sen Question.
Wa.h'nsto" to<s. y Dx,aa!ea to IL: Str 1efk Tn
Nj. CopstAntin do Catseazy, Russian Min
later to this government. COMPLAINS bitterly
tt nj he has Teen mlerepres ented W the press
OF the couhtry, pArtlcuGArfy in the H:or'es con-
ce1pipg his r-la lops wI:h the Administration,
aud sn honzes sh+ir denial. 1t ia, nayetthe-
lcss tsue th.t, for sons unexp'ained Tea
rot exist between ale. CA'acazy and Secretary
F,th. In fact, al retponse to the formers
eyi1enr unea.ipers regarding this MYSTERIOUS
subject, Ct pe.haps for rome other rcaBon,
he wa- partly ignored IAnt winter in the secsai
relations reqnie d y tho conventiouali.ies OF
dir ricn,scy Madame Csta .axv+ brilliant aud
accomplished lAds, also bad reason for SINH
lar erfnplAil t. Their abst nco trou the DIP
!e11a,ic d.nness At the Whtta HQnte
II, sI1s became the snh}ect Of public continent.
aud ID lime va rrferren 10 in gossipy para
graph in the newspapers, the Ternlt 81 Whlca,
gas epeesal inv,t,1i n, which bo,h 3fon.ieur
ard Mtdamr Catacazy prompt1s accepted. and
t.ey vert sgafo, to I'll sp5t af4uces, in full
favor. notwithstanding this, however, dis-
cul,ter ted urden.urent Ct feeling sometimss
exbtbit' ite.1f, nlfch has continued up 10
| the tlteent period.
Atout three months sgc. it became tho duty
| of Sir. cataeszy 10 arproach our government
| On ste eui,ip4 of tho i.tentious (tdeu secrat}
| nt Bursts 10 demand revision o. the BlscE
Sea AeatY. Tho ST. Petersburg Ministry knew
very sell that we had no esp ciA interest It
stake in the lus.tlons of that treaty, but, in
! vltu Of our relations with England, aud the
po.tiLlh,y that Y would take aavanstge OF wa1
be,~esn RnssiA aud thas power to renew
our demnrd fora settlement OF tho Alabama
c!s,uas. it vas deemad advisable to cultivate
The tradtiol Al friendship OF Tue United states
for Russia, and at the same time get an tok-
| ling OF cur Intentions toxnsd Great Britain
! Mi. CAt.c+zv undertook hit duties id the Gus
| tumRry diplomatic ard roundabout W1Es sas
1e4ult Of Which was not 1t s1l essisfactot,
eithe1 to him or bis government In TACT
ressprpera than be did from Mt. Fish
sud, Of course. It vss not thorough,
trnstwortby. II he had a.ked point
blink what We intended to do, he would haF'
rccelved definite answer. as Al. 9rsVost
Pa1adol did to Lis question .eopcet1lng on
, He Il Ethwtto informed hta government TIN
; the Unit. States would not tske Advactag
Of var between England and Russt1
bring ab<ut1s settlement Of tho A1absrn
csa:nla, hut would probably act to~ard bot
; these powe1s rs ems il 1t present acting Il
eard P1usaia and France.
Prince Gottschakon Was disappointed
= this. because be expected that the reputed I
fiction Of onr people for KnsslA would deTe
y op itse1f In some more substantial fosm. d
Il | therefore. dteated Mr. CAtAca1y 10 use esel
Q means 1t his command to infiuence our 60
g erunept to ntter more De-
\ lie and favorable expedition Of bis view
IL Tho attempt to do 30 failed. and Mt. Catsca;
u Terr naturally felt slightly aggnsved. II
saya ey.5epse of It by ouuitung seuporara
=, tis customary official calls On Secretary Fla
This condition o1 stairs would have CONT
:. usd, pos.iby with grave re.nlsz, Ind not Il
y proposition for = Pence Congress- bsen'1
'e copied by Russia- Nov. however. that The
is little prospect OF wAz betTe
l. Eneland and Rursia, aud no Dec' 'ssity.
D. tfIu1.s to induce our government 70 take
=: decided position agaipat the former, III. G.
es zcazy has resumed his previous RELATION
1e and TO day Visited Secretary Fish during t
Of rsual hou1s for diplomatic buainaes Eeet
II t,ors. There has 1t no TINA bean aoJ fouot
II | ron for the exaggerated stories OF Eupst
BE- between Mr. Cataeszy aud oHF Bovernrae
On the contrary, with The excePti
- of the disappointment occaeioned b. our
a e1pected md fitn sdhoEerce 10 coz tEaditit
r.. Il rtutr.l policv, and the consequent EDO
to tyerc4 me it, tho intercourse bet!seu I
=. and our government has bean ofhdIly
dja1. The personal aspect OF the agar
r. auothrr uuestiou, and it Ia not impossible
~ there may te some grounds for the staten
&c that bad feeling e1lsts IN that respect
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