New-York tribune., 1871-11-24

on the ;>S;n liion that the bulk OF their
rc,itrs ere rsiuial fcCls, MY BOT need further
illustration; bat whtn r"w>papcr that studi-
ousy insults the understandings CT its readers
is lalitualy Snuii.ihg an cNctlti"l.al currency
and popularity, and Is Ly many believed
leading exponent Of tic A:1ciicln Press ii
imprls journalists VIZ" still cherish some
respect for ti! psof, ion, " at least for that
puzzle opinion which they aim to cn!iSit..n
and improve, to enter a decided protest.
The Uyai,, under Ia tide of Washington
"-lmpoi:ait Ecvc,a:ion>-Thr Secret Mission
"ol Duke ArAi-," &C., &C., contains tie fol-
lowing:
"wAsllrx11' y, Nor .. hnvc iust obtained reliable
ins rInAon Of the real ol r -: ,,,i; o the Grand
Duke AirXls Ia the United states.
"Thc tranl Dhkc, although y"un. h'ar' a hlaA r'pr-
taon at home educated str'' man ant accom-
li>hcd diplomat. Re IS unusually rticcnt. and has
thorough know, Gc Of the policy Of the Rusla Emprr.
lie is charged with mission of important ana deli
cato character to Government being nothing less
than proposal for alliacc. ohcn-vo and defensive
between the two nations.
| "Tne Russian Government believes that President
Grant will favor such alliance. a European war Is
hendcd. and Russia believes that with the active
aid Uf United states. assisted hy an cxtcn'ivc
lrivaterring feet Russian letters vi marquee shc
could defy ali Europe.
"Dukc Alexis prepared 10 cH'r m alanc" 10 Ir'sl
dent Grant, comprehensive in its character and locking
to future operations - gigantic scale IN Asia. ~ we'll
as coipcrat ION in present anticipated pcaons."
The Herald on its editorial page gives a
| column of backing to- this foolish romance,
which it trcats with the gravity Of Il forest
| full oc owls, sayng
| "Prslcnt Grant and his advisers will give friendly
car AID fnn consideration to the prep -iiions of the
ro al diiO;ii,;, whatever nay be ihor inl drt rlina-
ton In the event Of European EI-,ia ma, safely
calculate The heart sympathy at least Of the United
stat $ ami i, wou bc singular If the standard u! the
double hta led cag" did not draw TO 1t cODs.trrabi"
| material aid l. we'll"
Now it would he waste Of words to cx-
pose the INDUSTRIOUS ibsurLiy and impudcncc
of the correspondents fabrication. lie who
can imagine that so grave diplomatic secret
as the Russian overture in question would be-,
could lie discovered and tclcgraphed by n news
monccr even before the prnccly cnvoy-and
Russian at tll;.t-had reached his destination
and made his bow at our State Department,
must have been born an idiot and experienced
steady decay of mental power ever since.
No matter how plausible the assumption that
Russia naturally desires such an alliance as is
set forth, the man who can conceive it posi-
bic that her overture would be known to
newspaper scnSationist before the President
had heard Of it must be miracle of stupidity.
But the fabrication of so startling a cdndrd
il i'm the line of The Herald, and so hardly
jusitics remark. Not so the editorial as
sumption that our people are ready to accord
their "hcarty sympathy" to a prospective
Mlligerent, regardless of the right or wrong
OF his quarrel. This is libel on their moral
l., IL, x1,n,, Il w..
sympatlizel with Germany il her lite strlg-
gle, because they believed her unjIstly warrcd
upon by France. Had Germany made unjust
var upon France, their sympailics would have
been as freely accorded to the latter. And
now, should the Car be tempted 10 make war
unjIst!y on Germany, they will heartily rejoice
to see that war result in the capture and
military occupation of both Moscow and
st. Petersburg by the Germans, followed by
a treaty wli,h strips Russia of her (sO-callctD
German provinces and compels her to pay the
expenses OF the war. And, on the other hand,
should Germany wantOnly invade and seek to
humble Russia, the latter would command our
peoples good wishes and prayers for her CON-
plcte and triumphant success in repeling her
assailant. For this PcOple profoundly bel ewes
in justice, and rcjoices in its prompt rs well
as thorough yindlcatiOn. Accused by q jour-
nal which they support of loving Russia more
than right, they really love justice more than
any foreign state or people whatever.
viii those European journals which may sec
tit to print Tie Hrairs fambOyant concoction
take their own way to indicate that our People
are no snch shuttlecocks Of foreign intrigue
and ambition as Russia is made to esteem and
treat them
William Elder has,put more valuable truth
III this one sentence than there is in the en-
tire library of Free Trade "NO overdcaling
In anything except foreign commodities can
grtatly. or even cnnsiderahy shake the