The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY AUGUST 2g 1871 TRIPLE SHEET

coming early into possession or tnelr paternal for
tunes were drawn into the plots by mere ambition,
since those bringing money had OF course, o ieau-
ing part reserved or promised. Yet
If THE POLISH REVOLUTION
had been supported by the European Powers or nad
arrived at any success by It's own Importance these
plots might have become very troublesome TO tue
government Poland was crushed and then General neral
The only difference he made between the two cases
Russians. KarakozoY Is the only man who has been
hupS In ST petersburg as yet, and the new consPi,
aoy, the authors OF which are now on 'riai Is
not likely TO have any grave results, since
the person who might have been hung as the cnief
rngleader-tne young man called Netchayel-
government seems to nave become accustomed to
conspiraces and therefore no more inclined 10
vailed during Nicholas reign. The trial resulting
THE LAST CONSPIRACY
has been entrusted to Ilbunal-that Is to say,
not to secret but TO public one-and since II is
trial by jury. there exist fair guarantees that the
young men who merely wished to try the practical
bnlty Of theories about which they nave read at
school will not be treated as persons guilty OF high
treason. The murder Of consprator who intended
to beray his comrades Will introduce the only sub
santIal criminal accusation and by entrustinR the
trial OF these conspirators TO common jury instead
shown q degree Of wisdom and q consciousness OF
Its own strength which 1t has never shown before.
RUSSIAN DESPOTIsM.
In fact. neither in Europe nor in America can
people properly realize the tremendous power the
Russian government has over this immense empire.
The emancipation OF the seris ef1ected complete
revolution OF the social order, q coup Getat that
would have led TO long disturbances in any other
country. 1t was ruin for the landlords without any
immediate material benefit Tor the serfs. Yet
neither the mobiles nor the serfs attempted any
serious opposition to the REFORM and only. few
quasi-liDerals among the NOBILITY whispered some
thing like this:-''rhat since the owner loses not
only serfs. but land for those serfs ne ought to be
compensated by the grant, at least. OF
SOME NEW POLITICAL RIGHTS
say in the form OF membership OF National AS.
semply." This whisper was heard in one province
out OF sixty lin that OF Tverl and after the whls.
perer had been promptly locked up in casemate
no one dared propose any similar reform. This
the military force exceeding IO0O,0)0 men, nor In
any particular loyalty OF the people to the tnstu
tions OF the country. IL results exclusively from
the ignorance Of the vast majority Of the co. 0OO
OF the subjects OF the Gar for whom autOcracy and
orthodoxy have still all the prestige OF medl9val
age. As soon as q little knowledge shall be dinused
win be considerably reduced and the Revolutionary
elements increased by all the force that must natu-
rally accumulate after O long period OF rest. The
Russian peasant Is tenacious in his Beliefs but II he
begins lose them he loses them all at once, and
the young enthusiasts OF the universities anXiously
wait Tor that moment when they shall be able to
ing OF the agricultural laborer, already socialist
de JactO, for he holds and cultvates his land in
common with all the lnha oitants OF his village.
THE DANGER MENACING RUSSIA
Here In the practical socialism OF the peaSantry
and in the theoretical socialism OF the students. lie
the only dangers that menace the Russian Grown,
ana If the former Is the result OF historical crcum
stances the latter is an imported plant, grown in
France and transplanted into Russia chiefly by two
men-AeXander HerZen, who died last year In
Paris, and the editor OF the contemporary lowe
mennik, monthly review, for contributions to
which NJ Tchernichefsky has been exiled to Siberia
This name Is much less known In Europe tnan that
OF HerZen, but in Russia Tcherntcheisky Is known
just as much as II he had certainly greater infu-