The New York herald., 1876-02-01

Khan Of Khtva did otherwise he nevertheless
launched against the Muscovite camp tho ferocious
Krgheez OF the desert who nocked together. then
dsbanded themselves again, like tempest clouds, shun
ming every serious attack every plan OF scientific tac
tical warfare.
PLANTING CIVILIZATION THE srRPPEs.
Thus IL became necessary for the Russians embody
the reacherous steppes within their domnons and 10
give for frontier TO their Empire the desert with
its nomadc races only and sedentary population
the tribes nxed TO the ground by force OF mper
feet cvilzaionbut civilization superior the rude
and savage state Of those aggressive egons powered
in the immensely OF Asia Khiva has been annexed
30 the Russian Empire. but this annexation 10
not enough; is yet necessary to make
the frontier the north Of Afghanistan aud OF
Persia But in this case although Russia should
take possession Of Mcru, where for the present
she has fixed the limits of her conquests that have
been conducted from the limits of the Caspian Sea TO
the Asiatc Continent the English have motive 70
tremble or alarm themselves because yet the Rus
sian Positions separated from those OF the English
by 425 miles and lmpregnable cordlera Thus is
that those who know the interior OF Asia advise Eng
land that in order prevent future complications she
should initiate the OF Russia and take Herat
frgg ASGLo-RVssIAE DrFEEREScEs
But the territorial question the most important
among Anglo Russian questions. While the Asiatic
possessions OF England at great distance from
the metropolis the Asatic possessions OF Russia
like natural extensions Of the Empire While English
domination has character purely mercantile which is
not likely TO captvate Oriental imagnations the Rus
domination has imperial and military character
in harmony with the genius OF Asia While England
Processes and austere religion, founded
the Independent Judgment Of The Individual but ttlo
fitted the peoples Of the south OF Enrope
Russia professesa religion Oriental In It's poetcal rites
and wisdom, It's Asiatlc tradtons-the only religion,
perhaps, that could captivate and bring to
the bosom OF Christianity people born in
theland OF mystery under the sky OF miracles. Thus
II is tnatthe fears of England about Asia In presence
Of the progresses OF the Russian Empire, appear
TO well founded The eyes hardly fixed on the
distant horizon of Asia when the arbitrary question in
Europe to-day-the question Of the East--sprngs up
spontaneously. The events OF Europe develop them
selves by circles, it were, around a central
controlling event, which becomes central
star in the celestial economy OF the heav-
ems From 1S4S until 1858 the events Of Eu-
rope grouped around the proclamation of the Re-
public and the proclamation OF the Empire in France
From 1853 until 1859 Europe governed by the
events arising out Of the war Of France and England
with Russia, and the war of Piedmont and France
against Austria From 1859 until 1866 all politics gravi
tated between France and Prussia. To-day since the
modification OF the treaty OF Paris which the prize
obtained by Russia for the humations suffered in the
Crimca the difficulties Of Europe back revolve
around the most dreaded question OF the East And,
in tracing the question OF the East the problem al
ready indicated dwelling upon the social life in Rus
sia reappears in all Its vgor With have the
awful question of the unity Of that slavonc race
fruitful yet OF and catastrophes than the unity OF
that German race, which only came with much blood
shed and strife
THE SPREAD OF sLAvIsM
This mighty Russia has with the municipal sentiment
OF young tribes, and, with the national sentiment OF
ripened peoples another, which commences to spring
up Russian hearts and which will assert itself in the
future-the sentiment OF race. Slavism surges and
swells with robust and eager life few days
ago. in the house of the Princess Troubertkoi met
Riege tho celebrated orator OF Prague, one OF the
principal supporters In the East OF those Slavonan
principles which to-day possess OF the most emil
nent spirits and which tomorrow will descend by
the mysterious filtration of ideas, from speculation
to reality until they penetrate to the very depths And
Riege demonstrated with great deal of data and with
much cearness Of expression, how Slavonism has
to life among prosecuted and oppressed nations
and among the slavonic races, who were obliged
to seek for vigorous support, which they could
not find except In the bosom OF Russia. a Ao-
cording Russa, the Muscovte people have not
been the promoters Of Savonism IL has been the
Savonic peoples who could not support the yoke OF
their rulers, whether Austrian, German Hungarian
Turk In such oppressed illustrious phologiss
who have shown that the turgic language OF
the Russian Church stands, with respect to modern
Savonlc idioms, the the ecclesiastical Latin
with respect modern Latin tongues. From these
oppressed people the historians who have appealed
peoples they praise those who ask that the Muscovite
eagle should open his wings and direct bis fight toward
the south TO the west, to the banks of the Danube,
full scattered Slaves to the borders OF the Euphra
tes TO those Alps elevated by God TO be
many temples Of liberty and right where the cank
Of many chains Is heard to those dark forests and
the depths OF the Balkan where the crescent fingers
in the heavens, dark and sinister star; 70
those imperial mountains, which, 10 convert them
serves into fortresses of universal emancipation
await but the sharp shout Of war that must be
raised in the regions OF the north. The truth Is
that II We look for ideas precise and
about Slavonism, will find them in Bohemia and
among her eminent writer's There its fundamental char
is recognized TO its depths The half German and
half Mongolan Empire, sneered at in Russia is given
its historic originality and its anterior independence
The Germans and the Magyars are accused Of beng
tyrants and oppressors Poland Is bttey reproached
for rebeng against the interests Of her race; she
herself from being the oppressed to become the OPP
pressor when her serfs awakened the crack Of the
Muscovile whip to redeem themselves The con-
federatons Of those young races, whose souls have
had and the cradle and origin in the distant
past; win have the country notwithstanding the
existence of their divers nationaties In the far OF
future.
HERZEGOVINA QUESTION
This very numerous race is divided into Northern
and Southern slavs The latter occupy part Of
lsira, Damatia and Albania and Croatia, Sla-
vona, Bosnia and, above all, its mill!
tary frontiers, Herzegovina and the two princpal-
ties OF Montenegro and servia Hidden there In slavo
nan gencaogy, first by eruditon and then by poetry,
their interests have been converted into all the
races who think themselves brothers by origin and by