Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-05
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IVAN THE TERRIBLE.

i Ivan was cut an iniant St bis tatbsr's
/ death, and BE lost his mother, tie re
3 gent, before be attsised bis seventh
/ year Fbe administration Of the gov
srnnsnt was ia consequence entrusted
! 10 councilof boyards, whose dissen
SONS and in'rigues threw the empire in
10 such disorder that it was nigh he1o
as prey to Is iartarian and Lithua-
naa enemies During this state OF an.
arcby. the education of The future So
vsreign was almost totally neglected.; it
was evidently the object of his amb tiors
guardians tn remove him as much as
possible from public affairs. and there
by rendering him unqualified to hold the
rei0s oil govern meat, to secure the con
tinuancs of their own authority. Bat
be had received from nature, faculties
Of no ordinary kind: he soon perceived
that Goth he and the nation were slaves
/ to vile oIgarehg; hence he iearaed to
fear and TO hate all who afterwards as.
pred TO participation of the sovereign
power. HIS natugal disposition was
uusi: to torture or kill domestic al.
mails, and 10 ride over old women and
men, were his iavorite annseinen's 10
which he was encouraged by those
whose duty il was 10 restrain his vicious
|papeasities Hence was laid the fouu-
1at9h OF Tyranny which was afterwards
I 10 astoni+h all Europe The first effects
/ Of it was experienced by one who had
helped to foster il. aud vino had there
fore little com sser&tlon from the peo-
Pile This was Prince shuisky, President
of the Council ivan was no more than
thirteen years of age when he resolved
to lnfilet summary vengeance on this Oh
,lect OF general execrstion: tho unfoTtu-
nate wretch, on signal given from the
young Prince, was dragged out into the
street., and worried by dogs in open day.
light In l546, Ivan having reached his
eighteenth year, was crowned s'zar of
oil the Russians title thence forward
adopted al home, as in relations with
foreign courts. In the beginning of his
reign, Ivan was doubtless disposed to
follow the natural bent # bis MAD TO-
wards cruelty; but the Influence of his
consort, the miid and amsole Anastssia,
aad the exhortations of monk, ceutin-
ued for many years to constfain the
monster within. During this period, in
Died, he seemed to have undergone an
entire change, he was not only ,ndetati.
gable in disehs' siDg the duties of his sia
ton, but he exhibited SO many isstsn-
ces OF generosity and clemencv, that he
was equally beloved and adored bg the
people. Victorious over his natural en-
emiss, and tranquil at home, Russia
looked forward "a long years Of happi-
ness, under is hopeful monarch. Bat
ut the lion was chained, it was not de-
|stroyed; if il slumberea it might ha
suddenly aroused in its anger to dart it's
Hangs mt, the Heart OF the victim - The
advice Of an old bishop, who during the
preceding reign had been banished from
E'he court foI his crimes. and whom Ivan
consulted on the beat means of govern
ns his kingdom, made profound im
PRESTON on the mind of the Tar. IF
you wish to be truly sovereign" said
E'he bishop, "never SEEK counsellor wi.
ser than yourself; never receive advice
|irom any man. Command, but never
|ooey. and you will be terror to the
|ooyards Remember that every one
who is allowed to advise, ends by ruling
hs sovereign" Ivan kissed the old
mans hand, exclaiming, MY owo faith
Ter could not have spoken more wiselyp
SIN, so long as Anisstasia lived, no
change was pereepsible 10 his conduct,
lie applied himself increasingly to the
welfare OF his subjects; but on the death
OF that excellent princes, in 1860, the
Slum6ering demon arose 10 all the terror
OF his might, and gained for Ivan the
appellation of the "Muscovite Monster ="
On the 25'h July, eighteen gibbets
were erected IN the market place of Mos
COW; Instruments of torture were dis
played; an enormous fire was made,
over which was suspended an immense
copper cauldron Seeing those fright
iui preparations, the Muse ovtes were
persuaded that their last hour was at
sand--that the Tar was about to ami
h'late the capital, and exterminate It's
inhabitants Terrified out of their sen
sas, they fly and conceal themselves,
leaving their shops open, their merehan-
disc and monav exnosad Trrad;ataIx,