The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-03-02

! rlNal oI tnc boNasef-EmpreSs an u,st cap
! ilal
IL almost seeus an anomaly 10 history,
! that the murderers ofPcter III. became t6s
! Nowed tarortes orthc proieges ol CathG-
/ rine H.; and u is scarcely less remarkable,
! that the mercy ot Alexander was extended
to ne GssasSins Of his father. Zuhof, tht>
I chief conspratur, and the most active oT
, the murderoUs band, was ordered not To
/ approach the Imperial residence, snd Count
/ Psnin, the former Governor of that city,
! was transferred 20 Riga the other conspi-
rntors were treated as if no blame attach
! cd 20 thci- characters. II is difficult 10 pe-
nctrate the secret of Courts: the real mo-
lives oftheir attendants are seldom reveal
| ed 10 the world. ltis, therefore, impossible
TO conceive why Alexander withheld that
vengeance which justice seemed 10 demand.
from the heads of his fathers aSsassins. Ii
has been attributed, by ono ofhis panogyr~
lists, To torlorn and melancholy CONVICTION.
I that the murdorers had been prompted I'd
commit the bloody deed, sclely by regard
TO the salvation of the empire. Such con-
vicuon might have induced the Young mon
| arch 10 dmnisL the weight of that punishS
ment which piety and Justice called on hint
to intlict. hut can scarcely account for hisS
totAl lforbcarance.
Dsgustcd, oppressed, and rendered misA
crnble by the shocking mis-rulc, the excc&
sivc caprice, and the extreme severity o(-
Paul, the mobiles entered into conspiracy.
and determined 10 rid themselves, and then,
country of II tyrant: and they calmly ef--'
fectcd their purpose. They next offered,
the crown TO the Grand Duke, Alexander,
and the true heir to IL and they probably
threw out an insinuation, that If he did uob
accept of their offer, another branch Of tha
Imperial family would bc raised 10 thv
throne, or even Il new dynasty commenced.
l'ndcr such circumstances, 10 choice may
be said to have been left for Alexander he.
accepted the crown from the muidcrcrs Of
his father, who, at that period, were among
the most inlacntnl men at Petersburgh,'
and in Russia and who might MS easily
have hurled him from his elevation, al
raise him TO it.. Therefore, the Emperor.
by necessity and policy, could not act 9TH,
erwisc than Tith modcrH,ion towards the
asSassins Of Paul, no, only on becoming
Auocrat, bht even after he had consolitla-
ted his power. a dcspot is fearful Of
| offending his powerful mobiles, unlesl they
have made themselves obnoxious to some
indiyiduals Of still greater power, who
murder wa: isss isss se.ait ~ ac9p5Rs, "iad ana
Alexander's clemency cmanatcd from the
| sarno cause.
In the twenty fourth year Of his age, tAc.
Grand Duke ascended the throne of his an
costors, having previously been the favor
| tie Of his fathers subjects. Ills mild de-
portment, his suavity of manners, hls anna
bic disposition, and his goodness Of heart,
had gained him the love and re,,pe ct of all
classes of the population ofthe en- psre. Ills
| first measures, proclamations, n Nd imperi-
al orders, tended TO confirm the good onin-
ION and the confidence Of the eople. He
! sincerely promised TO tread in the steps Of
Catllarnc H.; and his first &c g Of Kindness
were experienced by the Petcrsblrgers,
whose lives had become quite miserable
under the whimsical reign. OF Pdul. Alex
andcr gave orders that cv pcry one should be
allowed 10 dress ne to his own taste.
lie cxouerstcd the ir ha6itonts from the
trouble and dcgro)ir duty of alghting
from tlrclr carriar ,es. on tie approach Of
the Imperial Family. apd doing homage as
they passed, even j n the coldcst and most
d,sagrecable wea' thcr. lie dismissed tho
court Advoca' G, Tho had become al object
OF unVcrSni dct' ,statior; and, besides, he
made numerous. changes and new rcgula-
uons, MI terdl ~ to the comfort, pleasure,
and ndvaniao G Of the inhabitants ofthc me-
'ropolls. ne goodness Of his heart, the
activity oi Dis mind, the excellence OF his
principles , and his anxious wish for the inn
provcmn' 1t ofhis subjects and OF his coun-
try, also enabled him at once TO perceive
In, sceesity Of great changes and i'm
| provo mrnts throughout Zoe empire.
ouslsirrtly with h,s character, Paul
lla Jlaborcd hard tod.s,roy all Catharinc's .
y Avs, measures, and plnns; even every edI-
fec that COMMUNICATED her reign was de-
mu!ishcd or transformed and 80 deternln-
{, cd was this monarch IN show his cnInity
c and lis rcycnmr towards his Imperial Mo-
n tier, that lad it been possible, the very
r, soil on wtic she once had trod would have
Q been c1nIigned TO cbivion Alexander,
d on The contrary, assisted by the first cou.-
sellers bfthc empire, say the wisdom o' o.
2 vcytl.rnng oil his fathers plans, ami oi re-
Q vainjng the path Of his illustrIous grand
i l1othcr, the SSrcat Ca,larlne.
y The mere enumeration Of the mostimpor4
N tsnt Of his earlyacts after being firmly seat
A. I'd OH the throne Of the RurIck5 aud the TO
or nnnnffs, will demonstrate how ANXIOUS Al
n ovonder wa , for tho welfare oi his nation
Is The abolition Of ,bo Secret InquiSitiop
y, which had become the scourge ofthe corn
n try. The restoration ofthe Senate TO ITS !, =
Iner dignity and authority : the regulation
~ and better organization Of the Office an
h. duties cfth Ministry improvements iniI'
nd administration of justice throughout i''
Al l.ss. .|