The Morning herald., 1876-11-15
THE HERALD.
0al0angtsn. UovsohsF u, 1879.
TIE CxAR FoR THE CROSS.

Moscow is the true capital Of Russia, i,
isl holy city, redolent with Muscovitt
traditions. 1t was that city the Ga.
salected to speak to his 10000, 900 of sub
jsctA His speech has no uncertain ring
@sMy wish" says the Emperor, is to the
..CHsrmost Is 70 spare Russian blood
Therefore, have striven, and will still
stfive, to obt2in . real improvement Of the
position ofths Christians BY peaceful means
IN view days negotiations will commence
at Constantinople. Ny most ardent wish Is
Ne may arrive At general agreement.
8nohld this, however, not be achieved, and
1h0oh see that We cannot obtain guaran-
tees necessary for carrying out what We in
tended TO demand from the Porte, am
drhly determined to act independently.
am convinced the-whole of Russia will re-
spond to my summons, should consider 1t
:neeessafy and Russia's honor require It,.
10scow VIII lead the van by ito example.
May God help me to carry out our sacred
mission"
This may be fairly looked upon as an
answer to Lord Beaconsfelds speech, at
the Lord Mayors banquet, in London,
=. few days before. The gage was
there thrown down to Russia, in the
declaration of England's readiness to
fght in a good cause, coupled the
declaration, tina. Constanrinople and
the sea of Marmora must be dominated
over BY English cannon, if Russia, passes
the Pruth, or forces the barries Of the
Balcan. Britain's pulse fell, or in ether
words, coneols weakened in consequence OF
Of the warlike speech Of Lord Besconsfeld.
From rresen, appearance i, seems impoe-
eible to s,ave of war in Eastern Europe.
So great 4 poientate a. the Gar would be
very unlikely to addres. the Town Coun.
eli Of Mo-oov, and in j: appeal to the
citizens q, large fsr =upros, unlez= he fel,
be would need the sus,zinmen, OF the grea,
wealth Of ''Old Russia whose heaiquar-
ters in tina: city. /: il a significant
sign Of the altered condition Of man, when
the Gar makes stump speech 10 burgherx
and no speech for generation frshadon.
ID such vaa issues.
1t is evident, ,hs. Russia intends 10 tight,
the concluding sentence MAY God help
me - carrv out our sacred mission is ar
appeal 70 the :sna,icis,n Of Holy Russia
which snacks Of the old crusading spirit,
which precIpi,ated the Cross agaiss, the
Lnsseni in the dsys Of C<eur de Lion,
Deeply implanted in the soul Of Russia, is
de belief tha. her mission il 70 soourge the
in6del on, OF Europe, and to restore the
Eastern capital Of chri.tianisr TO its pre.'
tine t.oeition ee1.u,ies have come and
gone, since Ivan Ae Terrible, directed ar
index finger Of bronze to be erected out
side the eastern gate Of Moscow: with the
inscription 'This is the Road to CONSTANT.
nople," aod in all its che9uered for
punes-,he inscription has never been per.
nit,ed 70 fade, bu, in the gaud oi bronze
and gold, i, has through good and evil for
tune continued as an inspiration TO the
Muscovite, and a menace to the Mohame-
dan. In this city Of all others with iu
burning traditions, the Gar, has chosen ,t
invoke aid in his Contemplated crusade
and nosrish the zeal Of the people, by i'm
Ploring Gods help. This means q deadly
contest for Christian liberty, and we--a
least hope to hear the inspiring news aasF
beneath the wide Atlantic, that Mohane
danism, Polygamy, and Slavery, have beer
hurled ou, Of Enro,e, before the sheen oi
Cossack lance Col send i, soon. I. il
difficult to understand, how Chrlatial
people, whose teachers annually fulnins.
war against, superstition, unfdelity, dc
In Exter Hall, can he invoked to spil
their blood, and waste their money, in sis
tanning barbarian murderer in the fair.s
part OF Europe.