Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-26
RUSSIAN POLICY.
AH imperial HAT Of What Nay Follow
-"CSmlHg Eyents"-The RelstIgEs
TCWard Austria.

LONDON, January II, lS71.-The
Journal de 81. PejerS5OUTg-Org OF
the Russian War Office and the war
party-published an editorial a few
days ago in which the writer criticises
in caustic language the reply of Baron
Won Beust, the Austrian Premier, to
the note of Count GOrtchakOf on the
Eastern question, and says distinctly
"that the policy Of Austria is not cal
Culated to secure the friendship Of
Russia or that of the Western Pow
ers."
Russia" says the organ Of Prince
GOrtchakOf "a few weeks since), "can
fully appreciate the loyal support of
the Cabinet of Vienna, in question CT
national honor and its most vital in
terests. Austria cannot have forgot
ten that all the difficulties Of her pO-
litical situation began on the day
when, by her perfdiOus and malevO-
lent conduct during the Crimean war,
she forfeited the confidence and
friendship OF Russia. The work of
reparatiOR for that mistake, which
she has now an opportunity for per-
forming, would be nothing more than
an act of good policy, as well as of
Justice. 1t therefore appears to ussa
matter beyond doubt that the two
great neighbOring nations would both
derive advantage from amicable rela-
tiOns based on just appreciation of
their mutual interests"
ENGLISH NON.OFFICIAL OPINION.
An English correspondent, writing
from st. Petersburg in the latter
days of November ON the subject of
the relations and feeling Of Russia to-
ward Austria, says
" To speak Of the possibility of an
understanding between Russia and
Austria on the subject of the Orien-
tai problem, denotes that the same
feelings prevail now as those which
animated those wise men who, from
1913 to 1o66, were continually preach
ing the necessity of Austria and Prus-
sia Joining hand in hand 10 solve con-
Jointly the German question. The
true meaning Of the expression
Eastern question is simply dOmina-
tiOu over the Western and Southern
Sclavish races. Russia's traditional
policy pre5cTibes to her by the taking
possession Of fC0nstantinOple, not only
to secure the key of the East. but at
they same time the dominion and
patronage over all the races Of Scla-
vonian origin in Europe. In
the Russian sense the sOlu-
tiCn of the great Oriental
problem means the entire sovereignty
over Pansiavism, and the union Of
the Polish, Czechish, SlavOnian, Ru-
thenian, Servisn and Bulgarian races
under the Russian sceptre. This is
legibly written in every page Of the
history of Russia from the year I7l6
to 1856, and it may be found repeated
every day in all the Russian Journals,
to say nothing Of the many and vol
luminous writings Of POgodin, Fade
chef, ChOmiakOff, and many more.
If, on the other hand, Austria for
s8ke5 the policy Of supporting the in
dependence and autonomy Of Turkey,
she renOunCes her own existence and
prepares her own degradation by COM
mitting an act Of moral suicide. In
Galicia, as in Hungary, on the con-
fines Of SeTvia and ROumania, the
question has been agitated how
for more than a generation,
whether or not to accept the
Russian programme on the part Of
the SlaVish population; for az soon as
Russia sets her foot on the lower Dan
ube-and all parties and governments
in Russia have Tor more than a
century made no secret of the fact
that it is their firm determination to do
so as soon as an opportunity presents
itsclf-the Magyar element in Hun
gary will be consumed by the Slavish
population, as in Galicia the Polish
will be absorbed by the Ruthenian,
all in nldjOrenl BUsSig glOridn. This
is well known both at Vienna and st.
Petersburg, and itshOWs greater ignO-
rance of these facts to allege that it is
only since the Crimean war that Aus
tria has adopted the policy of OppOs-
ing Russia in the Oriental question.