The New York herald., 1879-12-28
WHO MINED The MOSCOW TRACKa

'"The letters OF various correspondents, somc OF
them in Russia and others in England. tend" says
the London Examiner. "to cast the gravest doubts
tho alleged attack the Gear. 1t is pointed out
with much show OF reason, that the Gear on the
point OF granting q constitution, which. though
very inefficient. was distinct step on the path OF
liberalism. and such extremely obnoxious to tho
retrogradc party. Tho imperial cemcncy had been
extended to Mirsky. who clumsily missed Gen.
eral Drenteln. The general feeling was, there
fore, that gentler policy about to be in
augurated by the special will and generosity of tho
Emperor. The nihists. revo!utonists, ct aoc genus
omne. had therefore every reason to be grateful to
their good monarch; but such was the blackness Of
heart of these wretches that they not only
touched by any conciliAtory measures. but actually
at once tried to kill tho man who is said by
Russia and Russia's friends to be humane and lib
eral. And they committed this crime in manner.
II possible, still more clumsy and still moro stupid
than their previous attempts. The police did NOT
Interfere with them; they were permitted for thrco
months to dig their WELL excavato their gallery.
and remove the earth without let hindrance, in -
city, too where not child be removed from ono
dwelling to another without the cognizance OF tho
authorities. Thus. assisted by this marvellous
negligence OF the ubiquitous spies. they provided
deliberately for the passage of the Cars tran hav
ing loopholed their wall SO that thcre should DO
mistake; yet finally they blow up innocent lug
gage wagon. Is it not more than extraordinary-is
IL not ncrcdible-that such clamsincss on the ono
side and such supincncss on the other should thus
coincide?
"If suggest the moro rational explanation that
the rcactionary party in Russia has, Of with
out tho consent of the Emperor, organized this at
tempt on his lifo as deterrent against further
forms. we are only expressing what is suspected by
all those who know tile government of Russia and
its regime. Such scheme tor blackenng revolution
in the eyes OF tho people would be less surpris-
ing but that similar course has been adopted
before. Such things not entirely unknown
in our own country lao years ago. in Ireland more
recently. In Germany the years which followed tho
French February revolution were marked by tho
discovery of several pretended plots, and the pun
ishment OF many alleged conspirators In Franco
the Second Empire was accused. rightly or wrongly.
with pretty lavish use OF agents rrorocdtcUrs. In
Germany we have not yet heard it explained why
Nobing loaded his gun with small shot. nor why he
used shotgun when whole arsenal of rifles ut
his disposal at the same time.
1--WE must state confident opinion that II. as 10
not Improbable. the attempt was "ordered" from St.
Petersburg. such an order was secretly issued, with
out the knowledge of the Emperor, by the chiefs OF
the reactionsry party. 1t Is much TO be regretted
that man of the undoubtcd intelligence and abl-
ties OF the Gar should be thus frightened and
cheated into carrying ont the rcpressive policy Of
men who are Iussia's worst onemies."