The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-22
TIE CATACAZY CASE AGAIN.
More About tho Cataeasy Qusrrel-Ths Ex-AA
bassador Making Most Of His Cass-How The
Emperor Feels About the American Treat.
msnt Of the Qusstion-Ths Perkins
Claims-Tons Of the Russian Preas.

ment Of the Question-Ths Perkins
Claims-Tons Of the Russian Preas
81 PETERSBURG. Jan. %. fsg4
This Catacazy AFFAIR u beginning TO wear yeey
ugly look. Just at the moment wneu we thouohe
the whole matter had been arranged to the sat,s-
faction OF the principal parties concerned: inst an
our government mollined BY the attitude OF con-
citation maintained throughout by the Russian pov
ernment, commence showing lis desire to avoid any
further for Misunderstanding the latter In n
turn, becomes more and more incensed at the want
OF respect shown the Emperor and is now inclined
to assume naughty ars as did our own in the be-
ginning. People openly express their Rratlncanea
at the fact or the Grand Duke having snubDed tho
President In perempIorily (as they put IT. declining
the invitation to return to Washington sent 70 him
at st. Louis. They maintain that this invitation In
stead OF being evidence Of friendly sentiments ON
the part OF the President Ia only proof that no was
obliged by public opinion to make amends for hts
shabby treatment Of the Grand Duke at washington,
ana that credit can be accorded him for act a
reparatl0n which ne was compelled to make.
SORE ABOUT TWO EVENTS.
the Russians as have before stated, feel exceed
ingly sore not only over the Catacazy negotiations
but also over the reception Of the Grand Duke -
Washington, and they feel especially hurt by tho
unfriendly attitude Of General Grant, from
whom they had expected more forbearance and
consideration, not to say gratitude, for the friend
ship and sympathy shown us during our wArs
Judging the mat ter seen from this standpoint,
think they have very good cause to look upon
Grant as being rather more than impolite, not to
say ungrateful, for none should know better now
much the friendly attitude OF Russia In Europe
aided the march Of his own armies to victory.
Many Of our officers, who had been lighting for
otoa UioLrct triad onh and
hungry ana discouraged, will remember, as Grant
himself ought remember, with what deli gnt they
hailed the arrival OF delegation OF Russian officers
VINO came
FULL OF SYMPATHY AND ADMIRATION
for the armies OF the North. II was not soldiers wo
needed thea. nor arms nor the snews OF war; We
had all these things In sufficient quantity; bus SYM
patty and friendship, the knowledge that some
where IN the world there was a people and gov
eminent that understood the cause for winch We
were fighting, that appreciated our sacrifices ana
although II came from people OF another race.
speaking another language, from distant part %
we hailed IL with the less jov, for II came from
a people VINO were themselves accomplishing with
out war aud without blOodshed, the great fOE
which we were obliged 10 pour out so much blood
RusslA's POSITION DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL
And these expressions Of sympathy were not Is
Is too often the case mere meaningless array OF
words without Specification or Importance for they
rendered Us most material aid and assistance. IL
may nOL be generally known That 1t was BY the
direct command oil the Emperor that G0rtsCnak06
informed the governments VI France ana England
when they were medltatins interference In our
quietly look on. 1t was simple case OF repro.
sensations or persuasions or diplomatic insnuatlons
that they must not do The thing, but Direct POSI-
tive, straightforward declaration that The thing
should not be done.
Now President Grant and Secretary Fish must have
known this, and they ought co have been the first to
remember IL; yet wnen Tue Emperor a. personal r.,
after the visit Of the Grand Duke. Fish ans wereA In
nrst despatch granting the request, but not even
mentioning che EmperOr's name. This was looked
upon either as an intentional offence or an inexcus-
able example Of negligence or Ignorance, which
presented the despatch as It was originally w0rded
" would not nave been received. He however,
changed the reading or IL SO as to make 1t accept
able b putting In the name or the Emperor; much
to their astonlsnment for by some means they
generally knew not 0uly the nature Of the greater
part OF The dispatches that were exchanged about
this time, but The very language In which they were
couched, before they were received by Mr. Curtin.
How they succeeded IN doing this IL would be difH-
cult to Imagine, but 1t appears they did 1t by some
means or 0tner, and they were greatly surprised
when Mr.. Curtin read them the despatch IN its al
tered form.
WAS 1T AN ERRoRP
Had this error-not to call 1t by harsher name
mol been repaired, In some measure by the ready
cool sense Of Mr.. Curtin, the consequences might
have been Q complete cessation OF diplomatic reia-
saS IL s1 % be na Sd a
still have been forgiven mad the
SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT
ofthe members Of the government with regard to
the Grand Duke been such as TO make apparent the
existence OF friendly sentiments towards the EN-.
perOr anu something like remembrance for his ad.
vocacy VI our cause when most we needed an advO.
CAFE. Unfortunately, the reception OF the Grand
Duke at Washington was not such as to show the
more than eoO enay Thss
had not without reason perhaps, expected some
the greater aud their resentment ali the more bite
PRESENT FEELING OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
1t may oe thought surprising that the Russian
PROOF OF much moderation throughout the whole
course OF the dscusslon never showing any Ill hui
NOR, never getting angry or scOlding or using I'M
polite undlplomatic or RUE language upon any o0-
casion, should, now tnat the affair Is to all lnients
OF feeling that would hardly have been expected
the circum tances. This may be partly attri-
buted TO the fact oil their feeling that they have
done every thing their power to effect friendly
settlement or the difficulty. and tnat General Grans.
IRON whom they mad more particularly expected
some feelings OF personal friendship for the course
pursued by the Emperor during our war, an evt-
aence OF ,rendsnip towards inc A Am ior
9ratelu-has not met their advances LII she spirit IN
winch they were made.
IN Its tenderest part and that will not easily be for
given or forgotten. But besides TINS, Catacazy, IL
would seem mas not yet mad his last word, and still
Keeps up the war, IN the hope without doubt Of
jusiiying himself and retaining favor with ms I'M
Der Of anonymous letters threatening violence and
cQnveyng the lntlmaton that II ne did not leave the
country WiCilIn Certaln prescribed tlne MS DOuy
would be tossed into tue Potomac do not know
whether THESE letters, and The tear OF becoming !.
TO a Win DAMP s BODY had anything
tiers In question were written by mr.. Catacazy him.
sell. OF which ne WIN probably be accused BY the
Americans or whether Dy some evld1spUsed per.
son or persons fond or o practical joke, they
THEY ARE REGARDED HERE As GENUINE THREATS,
emanating from very high places, and the feeling
resulting from sucn conJectures may be easily
Imagined. This new accusation, along with tho
reasons already enumerated In tins and previous
letters, Will explain THIS sudden bitterness OF feel
Ing manifested Dy the members OF the Russian gov.
ernmenL This absurd story Is, 1t would
seem, the last straw on the cancels back.
and mas put their patience the severest test. Mr.
Catacazg, II he attempts attribute the authorship
OF these letters to any members OF governments,
Will, OF course, only make himself ridiculous; nor
would IL be easy TO explain why the Perkins claim
ants should resort 10 such measures as it could