The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-15


had this country in their minds. As for N.
Catacazy ms condnct ought to put an end IOr-
to the universal and almost daboca skil;ulness OF
Russian diplomacy Because ne was In America he
seems 70 nave supposed ne could do as the Ameri-
one another without scruple for any object they
have in view, because they intrigue with newspa-
| pers and consider no Information as confidential
he has imagined that the same expedients were
open to foreign minisl er. But the fact is
acting than ether people IN the dec0rum they ex
pect from the dlpIomatlsts accredited to them, and
they look upon their own political conttivances when
practlsed by Foreign Minister much as a man,
conscious Of imperfect social training, would re-
eriy to copy his hosts bad manners. President
Grant seems TO be especially sensitive to any
zys recall with ali the energy in his power The
Russian Court has male some slight demur,
a lis saxey e best C nassSs
understanding With the Americans has been shown
~ ssnans s1Sng e Gfand Duke to in all
greeting which in rnder stage Of American civii-
zallon wrnng from Charles Dickens the most per-
fec, Of ms satires. In that game OF cness which
Treaty Of Washington was certainly understood 10
aS n SssN % calacazy 0e maze t the
difficulty worse: great measure was
was moved forward. English statesmen may
indulge In 'deen dream OF peace" but II
ceye that Russian statesmen have taken TO heart
one great episodical lesson OF the late war, ana
are even now maSlag loyson for .neutral'zlns"
come IN as thirdsman in European quarrel.
me elaborate interchange Of conrlesles between
war OF secession and Is nov OF Old late 1t has long
been seen tnat this strange friendship derived great
OF British power and policy. Those who have
merely. regarded tie alliance from the political
point Of view nave not unnalnray regarded it as
profoundly immoral. what could the Emperor
Nicholas, to whom the sight Of a newspaper was as
munity governed by newspapers What could the
Americans, who received Poles and MunSarlans
ae naa hsS
and had Poland under his nees The Gar was in
monarchy (Which he assuredly did with his
wnoe heart because y was "hypocrltical,"
'.rank" and "nonesr form OF government like his
own absoutlsm. rhe, Americans, on the other
mission that they showed tenderness to Russia be-
cause the British distrused her policy ana detested
doubt, some deeper reasons Tor inc mutual attrac.
tion which Russia and the United States have exer-
clsed Tor one another Their political differences
social resembances and their common national
aims. Russia, before the Grlmean war. was
greed Tor new territory. 1t is vain to deny Enough
americans IN their present mood DO occasionally
the United States during at least quarter OF
century. IN all that was open to the obser-
wholly under the control OF the Democratic ana
Southern party and the secret Of this policy was its
American diplomacy guided, but the other
WISE valuable american reatses on Inter
by side with law books intended to show
ap s 10 Traders there grew u sea sees Of
novel doctrines intended to prove the right OF the
10 2 as ,h much territory
take. Thus the Russian despotism and the Ameri-
can REPUBLIC exhibited many strong general re-
the wars which respectively revolutionlzcd the his
tory OF both states. The Crmean war anu the war
results for Russians anu Northern Americans, but
the social consequences were Identical In the
given give to The Grand Duke Alexis a large picture
OF the Emperor Alexander enancipating the serfs
the The swo
Powers, once alike IN their patronage OF slavery,
for freedom Of Iabor aud yet another very remarE.
able Item or resemblance has been added ny the
Of s sou the Of The
Baltic Provinces has very close counterpart in
Northern Americans. In both cases military power
poverty TO keep down whatever intelligence and
public spirit the conquered provinces contain.
Neve rtneless, strong at present as are the social
rescmblanccs in some points between Russia and
the United States there is fortunately at the bottom
OF them q radical dissimarlty, M. de Laveleye, IN
very striking article recently contributed TO The
the reasons which lead Russians ambitious for their
country 10 believe that hei career OF conquest is
81 M e
OF them Is the comparative freedom OF Russia IN
their from the social disorders which tear
ing France In pieces, and which also cloud the
future OF Germany. Russia Is almost entireiy
agricultural country, and her agraran Institutions
are known TO be strongly COmmunistic our society
therefore, say these Russians consists OF single
monarch, with host OF military and civil servants
en- Irely at his bidding, at the head OF multudi.
nous population organized In small agricultural
bodies, which to great extent forbid Individual
eXcrtlon and enterprise while they maintain low
standard OF domestic comfort We have, therefore,
no volcanic forces preparing for eruption as
are created In other countries by the ambition or
despair OF the classes left to shift for themselves
on the outskirts Of the social system 1t was
not SO before the Crlmean war; Then we had
nobility between the Gar and the multitude, more
and more dissated with the position allotted to II
by the first and holding the last under Its personal
control. But tle emancipation OF the sers impov.
crushed the nobes left them without power over the
masses aud placed them at the mercy OF the Empe-
ror. Now at last there Is nothing between the alb
soute Gar and his millions OF Subjects drilled into
nificant class Just enlightened enough to be made
use OF as regImental officers or civil servants.
There Is no doubt that most or the great
emperors OF the world have ruled societies
Society Oh the edge Of civilization IL one of The
great dangers OF mankind. But here we have the
positive contrary OF the American social system.
American progress Is the very riot OF individual
social drill. few s0calstlc experiments when
may be pointed out here and there In the United
States lave been f0Olishly supposed to illustrate
natural tendency; but they are really nothing more
than eccentrlctes OF the license permitted IN
America TO individuals. IL Is fortunate for the
world that the two most aggressive communities 1t
contains rest OH social basis different 10 for.
bid more than temporary understanding between
them.
4 SEysATION IN 4 FIFTH AyCy5E CEl0Cu