Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-05
DOMESTIC POLITICS.

/ Firstly, as regards our domestic politics
/ it would be supeTfiuous to prove that all
our nearest and desrest interests combine
| to recommend peace. Pesce to as is not
only q means of developing our present
| resources, but also of gathering that
strength which shall ward on the dangers
/ of the future. On this point, indeed, the
/ whole Russian press is sgreed. But some
/ Journals are afraid that while we continue
| in q stale of preparation political oombl-
nations may be formed around us, which,
/ instead of reinforcing our position, may
have the opposite tendency, and tDvigoT-
ate those hostile elements we may have
some day or other to contend against,
/ With an eve to these contingencies good
MANY people in this country spprehend
I that Germany will be tempted to profit
bv the Austrian crisis for snnexing the
| German provinces, remove the center of
gravity from Vienna to Pesth, and make
Austria q compensation in the East. Some
even go the length Of pointing to the 81
legged desire of the Germans to 90 operate
yiih The HungRrians snd Austro- Ger
mans for the execution of this design. In
either case they regard the fate Of the
ScIsvonisn races, who are our natural
allies, as sesied; in either case they
foresee that Hungary will eventually
enter into a powerful league with Ger
many to exclude us from Europe, and
more especially from all participation in
the affairs of the East. Those who 60
furthest fancy thst the integrity OF Russia
will be menRced, and the Galician Poles,
always ready to hurt us, be used for open
ing q way into the very heart of this em-
pire, A combined Prusso-Swedish invs-
sion from the north and Turco- Persian
irrupfiou from south and east, complete
the picture of the most dreadful coalition
ever formed against us or anyone else
without tarrying 70 refute these over
wrought prophecies, We cannot deny that
there is something In the opinion OF those
who, looking st the recent innovation in
Austria, contend thst we cannot allow
system TO be established on our very
frontiers which aims 81 strengthening
our principal enemies and 81 weakening
our natural allies. The changes which
are being made in Austria concern US not
only IS nsighbors, but also Is co nation
alists of the numerous Sclsvonisn tribes,
whose tate is greatly imperilled by recent
events. Without wishing TO exsggerate
possible dangers, we yet cannot help say
ing that if the Austrian crisis were TO as
sumo an aspect pref judicial TO ourselves,
the simplest means OF avsYting evil would
be TO acknowledge the peril and act calmly
snd resOlutely. We, of course, have no
wish to unite the various SclsvoDtsn
tribes under Russian hsgemOny. On
and hold that those advocating
1t will only arouse national sensi-
bilites and create difficulties which 1t is
not our interest to nourish, nor
the interest of the ScisvOniRns
either. The enthusiasts recommending
this grand design are in the habit Of tell
ing us that we should initiate the example
of Germsn unity, and that We have an
equal right with our Western neighb3rs
fafc In anfft
whole They forget thst German. unity
is the result of the history OF thousand
wears, that il was preceded by an uuc0m-
monty high degrees OF ciYiliz stiOn, and
that the people who succeeded in estsD
fishing it had long before attained mill
tsry, financial and political power Of no
ordinary extent. They likewise lost sight
Of the fact thst, notwithstanding sll these
advantages, the Germans had TO carry on
prolonged national movement, and 20
go through way which, cut for the eyre
giOns mistakes of the NspolsOnic policy,
might have hRd less favorable result
And, after all this, unity, in the sense in
which the term is mOss frequently used,
has not yet been fully secured. II Is even
doubtful whether what hus besn 6stsb-
lished after so many years of toll will
outiast the present enthusiastic period
Are there no separatistio elements in Ger
many endesvOring to modify or break up
unity7
THE sCLAvONIAN TRIBgs
are differently situated; their history,
being of more recent date, has not yet
bven developed to the same degree of ms
turity. Still their destinies are being
gradually worked out. To accelerate the
/ process would be to court the fatalities OF
chance. There is no need to do this, con-
sidsring that the national existence Of the
. af
doubt, HencefOrth no human power can
succeed In erasing this grand fact from
history. Already Austria endeavOrs to
conciliate the Sclsvonisn inhabitants Of
her provinces and is intent upon changes
which may ultimately produce fresh ele-
msnts of Gull lure. progress and power.
The process is certainly trsught with ditt1-
I culties, and the first experiments have
| been frustrated by the agency of antsgo
nistio elements. But there is no cause TO
/ despair. Similar eXertions are being made
in Turkey, where Islamism, relying upon
/ the population of Asia Minor, offers even
| a grester obstacle II these partial sue
I ceSses have been effeotsd by 8 nalursl law,
which man may fight against but cannot
overcome, We may family expsct that The
/ movement will proceed until il terminates
in q comprehensive reorganization.
THE TURKS
| themselves are aware that their govern
ment, 10 bs strong, must develop the
wealth of the subj oct, which csnnOt be
done without relaxing the old tyranny
and inEugurating system of civilization
and progress. They have reslzsd Is last
/ that the discomfort Of their Christian sub
! iects and the constant recurrence of cut
breaks, illing the empire with ruin and
/ exhsustlng its finances, saps the very
/ foundation of their rule and must load tC
| final catastrophe II this Is 50, Is il ouI
| interest, or the interest Of the SclsvOnisn
! tribes, to iuterrup. this continuous pro.
/ cess and interfere with the labor of 6
whole race who are toLing to call into ex-
/ isieues a new national elementf The work
may be slow and obstrucbed st every turn
/ but It is nevertheless steadily prOgre ss-
/ ing. To precipitRte q historical evolution
/ Of this magnitude would be 70 dim nish
its vitality and perhaps bring 1t TO a COM
plete standstlll.
BY BECOMING WHAT SIZE Is
| Russia has conferred an immense service
upon sll nations OF SoiEvOnic descent, A
great military power, with language
| civiiiz alton and literature OF her own, she
/ has developed q nstiOnal type, which is g
powerful nelp TO the scattered members O
| the Solevonio family, oppressed by the
/ strong arm or devoured by the superior
J
course of domestic OinvigOratiOn and abide
| by her pacific policy is the greatest boon
| Russia can confer upon the SclsvOnisns
| Russia would iDiur6 herself as well IS The
| Sclsvonians were she, while unattached
1 to exhaust her resources in 8 struggle the
more dangerous for being premature.
PANsLAYIsH.
| From all this 1t follows thst Russia, by
| DrsservinR amicable relations with mel
/ neighbors, is rendering herself useful to
! the grss5 SclaFOnio family. The greatest
] enemy of the SlsVonisna, on the Other
/ hand, IL that imprudSnt PsnslaVism,
which prevents their being accorded
/ those political rights 20 necessary to
reach the national autonomy. No gov
ernmeHt will submit to apOrtion of then
subjects systematically opposing them
I snd Obeying inspirations coming from
/ abroad. States may be destroyed py
others, bat they object TO quitting theil
own thrOats. Subjects menaoing The
/ safety OF their own government VIII a.
ways be kept down.
THE PAST,
when SclsvOniRns and Greeks were ex
! posed TO the worst tyTsny, Russia
thought It her duty to protect her coma
tionalists by main force. an obligation
| which she never hesitsted to fulfil 81
far Is she could. At present, when ths
strife between nations is carried on In
more civilized way, culture and peace are
the mightiest weapons to WELD.
THE DISTRIBUTION Or THE VARIOUS
TRuiEa
among the historical TnOnarchies of Eu,
rome is, moreover, q law of Proyidenc,
! destined to promote progress. Portions
OF the same nationality being assigned tC
| diG1araut States. pesC6 receives an addi