The New York herald., 1876-09-15
RUSSIA AND SERVIA.
INTENSE SYMPATHY OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE
WITH THE sERvIAN CAUsE-THE ARMY AND
THE PEOPLE EAGER FOR wAR-DRIFrINa

WITH THE sERvIAN CAUSE THE ARMY AND
INTO THE CONFLICT.
From the London Gobe.l
Our St Petersburg correspondent sends Us the fol-
lowing details with respect to the present state OF
public feeling in Russia
The sympathy of Russia with the enemies OF Turkey
is daily becoming more intense. In ST. Petersburg
there Is not a mandatory Office private
Tor the insurgents The mechanics at Bard's Iron
Works have subscribed 500 roubcs among themselves;
the at the new cotton mil 800 roublcs; and
every where else he workmen have gwen sums which,
when consider the wrciched social condition they
occupy, arc so remarkable that one cannot
fail TO see the gcnuineness OF their enthu.
siasm. Baron Scglet, wealthy capitalist, has
gwen f6O0co, and the subscriptions amount
already 5000 900 roubles In the drenry backwoods
the north In the cornheds tnat border the South
Steppes. in Poland, IN the Cossack country nay,
in siberia itself the priests are preaching against
from the excited peasantry TO assist their suffering
fellow sclavs in the East. Last Wednesday was
''sNoLENsKV DAY."
day which large proportion OF the populacc OF
ST. Petersburg troops out TO the immense metropolis Of
smolcnsky to remember" the departed by icasting
over their graves Probably not less than Is 900 or
20 900 people visited the cemetery during the day.
ana as everybody more or less flush OF money and
inclined 10 be liberal, the promoters OF Russian
sympathy with the insurgents took advan-
tage OF the opportunity 10 make collec-
tlon among the holiday Keepers. Gentlemen
burial ground, and called loudly 10 The people they
thronged past give money lin Chrisi's namen for
the poor ''rurk.riddcn' Christians IN Scrva Ladies'
OF rank with the Red Cross OF Geneva their arms
also tncrc begging money Tor Tho sick and
wounded and both Instances the subscriptions real
izc Judge from the generosity OF the holiday
crs, have been very large indeed so enihusias-
tic the Russian ladies' the Scrvian cause that
they 70 about the streets collecting money besides ire
Qucnting all places OF amusement, railway stations,
hotels. Only The other day nfv OF them went to
the seat OF war as nurses and scarcely train COOS
south without conveying Russian officers. volunteers
nurses ana wagon loads OF material Tor the wounded
THA rAHscLAvoNlc MOVEMENT
has become popular that the lever has infected
all classes IL has spread ITSELF throughout the whole
Empire. and every day sees some fresh manitcs iaon
The accounts OF tho Turkish atrocities IN Bulga-
RIA which appear the London newspapers are trans
lated thcy roach Russia, and being
lated among the masses create feeling or Indignation
compared with which tnat In England rs common pacs
and tame The army, which has been hankering after
something to do that Of Germany achieved such
splendid in 1870 watches with eager intcres,
q contest which It's honor Is concerned. IL tho
ServaIs conquered by the superior forces Of
Turk the Russian army will naturally become in
censcd at the discontinue OF It's representatives at
the seat OF war regain It's prestige will demand
to be led against the victors Alexander H.. able
though he may be TO control the passions OF priest and
peasant will be compelled to give way TO power
which Is the main support oil ms OWL Like frince
Milan. he will have
To CHOOSE BETWEEN ABprcArioS AND WAR,
and IL may be confidently assumed that tho former will
be OF no avail since hek apparent is one Of the
s,nnchcst supporters OF the PanscIavonc party. II
will be that he Will tell the people that the
Try AFFORD awar, that its nnanecs dsor.
gsnzcd that anything but peace must etard the prog
Of civilization many years. that the military I'M
provements have not kept pace with those OF other
Powers and that the neetomnipotcnt, in the OPINION
OF Mr. Il. J. Rced-has disappeared and cannot be
found anywhere rbc cnraged soldier will listen 10 no
considerations Of This KIND and Russia will go to
with the reckless disregard oil the
that the Servians lately done The fact cannot
be denied that, spite OF pacific OF the
Car. Russia rs rapidly drifting into war with the
Porte and IL the army OF General Tchernayen Is put
to llght by the Turks tho capture OF Belgrade will be
the signal for revenge on the part Of Russia.