The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-14

RUSSIAN COMRTUEIsM.-Mr. r. Marx, In concluding
an article on "Russa under Alexander II" IN the
Fortniehtly RepieD for September, ays:-From the
accession OF Alexander IL the feeling Of the Liberal
parties 10 Russia had been favorable to the Poles
Public opinion had now Cse2) suddenly changed and
every Russian agreed that he had but one duty
namely, to destroy every rebel who endangered the
unity OF Holy Russia. The most violent measures
against the religion property, and language OF the
Poles and Lithuamaus were loudly applauded The
Government, with great Skill know how to awaken
Russian ambition, and turned 1t to its own purposes
Opposition to its will was represented moral sup
port given to the Western powers In their attempt at
interference, and all parties that their political
credit would be annihilsted II they could be accused
Of an understanding with the enemies Of the eDdan-
gered empire. The government contrIyed To expel
the passion for revolution by the passion for nation
ality, and when Prince Gortschakor contemosuously
rejected the diplomatic Intervention OF the Western
powers, the whole OF Russia became animated with
the one idea of the annhlatiOn OF Poland, and the
general enthusiasm impaired to the government a
strength which has not since left It, The new poll
tlcal system which has prevailed during the
last five years sprang from the common
task in which the democracy and the
Government were united, namely, the subjugation
of Poland. This system is the league between mpe-
rial absoutism and the peasant masses against the
educated classes OF society. The democrats and the
socialists carry the peasants with them In their hate
against the Poles of Poland and Lthuania the Ger
mans OF Livona, Esthona, and Courland, and OF the
Swedes OF Finland. They desire to Russianize these
countries and to eXtlrpate the arstocratic rule OF
the educated classes, giving the balance OF political
power to the peasant class. Oh this democratic an
national element the Government depends and to
crafty these allies it is prosecuting its loyal German
and Swedish subjects once, for moment, it ap-
peared as If 1t might depart from this system and
again have recourse to the support OF the mobiles.
On the 4th OF April. 1866, Vladimir Karakoson, who
had been student at Moscow, discharged pistol
at the Emperor as he was walking in the Summer
Garden 1t was soon proved that this man was no
Pole, but Russian Sc cialist and democrat and a
member OF a revolutionary society Of Nihlists
which aimed at the overthrow OF property,
State Church, marriage, and society,
and which regarded the murder OF the
Gar as the first step in its great work OF making
Communism supreme. This event procured a mo-
mentsry ascendency for the mobiles. The Emperor
solemny declared that he perceived the necessity
for the right OF property that he would support the
conservative element OF the State, and particularly
the nobles and would put down any agitation against
them, let 1t proceed from whom it might but not
withstandiDg this declaration, the socialist and
national ideas. the latter of which are supposed to
be favored by the heir to the throne became shortly
afterwards again supreme. Russia, with her still
disOrdercd hnsnces, her dissatisfied peasants her
discontented mobiles, her seven millions of followers
OF the Old Faith, who are always banded together
in secret opposition by the persecution OF the Gov
ernment, her Nihsts who would destroy every.
thing like order and government at home and her
Phiosolaavs, who would sweep away every change
made in Russia by since Peter the Great, and
would destroy everything abroad to make Russia
and the world synonymous, must have many trou-
hles before her.