The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-20

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to 81 prfrrsba July -. On sepiesa-
Der ), hc entered Frrnaa. WHERE he re
NAMED until the end Of Dttsber. Tile ra-
tificaiion Of lhe acts of liz Congress 7ad
been -ignrd FehnarS 1913. hhen the
escape of Bonopartr from EIha changed
the apparent security OF Europe isto coaia-
SION, geat preparations had been made by
the Russians, when the news Of the battle
Of Waterloo pnt stop t. their moll1ns.-
Aicxandcr hDsrlf set out 70 Paris, where
he arrived three d. a III" enfry Fl Lou
is XVIII. From thu csed.to -
sells 10 view the field o. .erloo, anj, af-
ter a short stay returned 10 ST. Petersburg,
which he entered amid uni, ersal acclama-
tlous. From hat time TIL hi deaIh, his
policy Was pure parld ; ate#ded arS-
eral Congrcsses, aud vas almost Ince- ant 2
~ moving from one part Of the continent
to the other but h,ugh his fnrcr was
Eirsr, and mere "cte not wanting, Al du-
frrent tunes, prrtaXts winch warlikr
Prince ~ tht have srlzrd fol ho-il'lr@.
parfl' 1ly against Turkey yet he has
.anltrd his mortal career. without any
deviation from the peaceful principles A
last great Triumph of 1873.
..NSrANrlNE.
The New tnrs gives, ,i5u, the follow
hrIef notice Of Constantine aud his two
hr II rs, the Arch Dukes Nicholas aud
Michael;
Constantine. as we have already stated,
was barn 1873. Iii, grandmother. tin
y 4 h.,
named, with reference To her tiows on
-. tinopIe. I'd IN hl- Nou'i he a. 5
ed = me1,l 10 be struck With thrinserlptiua
" Constantine, king of thu Grc..ks," II
was ofan lmpetuons dI-pustl'n nd rar,l
showed a lspaslllon for arm. lie serv'5
under Snwor, nv IN the canpas1 al 1893
against Fiance. AID mraut 10 ave - %
the Austrian army, under thu \ c4duk'
Charles IN 1900, bnt The dpfeu u III l3u.-
Sims IN Switzerland occaslo I'd his return
to II Petersburg. H. 1902 he paid vlell
to Virnna, where the Emperor of Aaetr,H
ave him the honnry command Of = HIS
sar X gtmpnt. In 1919 he took the com
mand oia Russian corps destined In act A.
ganst France and took part At the head
Of his rcgImeat of Guards, in tue uofOru
nat battle Of A ste lIiz H. followed nle
brother the Emp ror IL tho Campaigns OF
1879, 1913, aud 1914 and entered with
him tn city ol Pa1i-, but did moi accom-
"a ; hlH ~ London. He FIRST went t.
Russo, and then to the Congress Of Vien-
"a. Aler the second deposition u Bona
p rte. Constantine was made Niceroy OF
Poland Th- Prlocr las not bera terS
fort IL in his matllID nal connections
II = married at the early age of seven.
en-, 10 the Princes Julia of S,xt-C obu
from nom he " - divorced IN Apdl l8-
20, i7r The pnr osc Of mar my the Prince.
ol LeHlrz but ia4 8dy uot belpE -
Kos eX raCton,a deCtor was Issusd b, tn
Emperor Al, Xandrr, ,sita a eni ri the =, .
nate, sslgni Z tar So C"ssion 10 he ThrO
to he Arch Dnke Nichols. The latte,
who is the thud son of The Emperor Panl
Is seventeen years younger than Constau
tue. He has never been gagged in IA.
pursuit otarms but has travelled Over ~
ny parts Of Europe, and, IN particular il
visited England through which he mad
| "A to II Of careful Inspection with lis br
thrr .nchael. Nicholas married. In 1917
the Princess charlotte NiIihamu5 o
Prussia, ht whom he hasa sou and ~,
/ daughters. Con tartne has had no lsaua
by either marriage.
1t S argued by journal which delights
- exciting alarms, cat there will be d
srugg % the Crown between Coustan
tine and NiChal1-, and that if the formcI
succeeds, he will plunge Europe into hos
tlue, by hi, ambition and varlikc pro
pensllles On the question ofthe success
sion We offer no opinion though we SEE
the French Journals regard it as certain
that Constantine has assembled the throne
| Whether he, or his brother, has done So
or whether there will be civil war IN Rus
STA. 10 decide their adverse claims, we d,
not pretend 10 determine: but in cthe
case We conceive that the late event is Ia
! Their favorable than unprupitlUus to eXter
nal peace. The deceased Emperor nigh
| possibly have been led into war by to'
Characteristic easprness of his disposition
in pursuit of objects which appear TO hin
splendid or important bat the new mon
arch, who ever he is, will hardly feel him
self strong enough To- attempt To disturb
the tranquility of Europe. Undoubtedly
the Archduke Constantine in his youngr
days, had mdnA faults bat want of allrc
ton Tor his brother Alexander, WAS not a
lnong them. He has become more do
nestle, and of course less violent, since hi
marriage with lady, who, though a sub
iject, aud not even ct the first order of Pc
iish nobility, unitrs the real dignity of ;
Princess, with cultivated talents aud an cx
crIIent judgment. If Constantine ascend
the throne. Russia viii perhaps owe ma Ct
to the Influence which this lady has exrr
! cjsrd, aud will continue t. exercise, over
the affections OF her husband.
The following vivid sketch on the char
actrr ofthr late Emperor of Russia, i
translated from thr Joaraa! do De54ig, an,
is atrhutrdno doubt correctly, TO tn
pen of Mons. dc ChateaubrIand.
m T. Siufse3unu