New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-04
Russia and her Emperor.

Russia and her Emperor.
The following is from the Correspondence OF
the Newark, n. ]. Daily Advertiser:
The Emperor is now Il years old. and, for the
last % years his Life has been one Of constant Gu
terprise and toll The affairs OF his oTergEoTFn
Empire. of which he claims the title OF atEer'
are all TO be kept under his immediate superinfen-
dence: If courier arrives f-om tber1a. or " ~
saw, or the shores OF the Caspian, ne mus over
look the despatch; his gfenaclers are 10 pa
rade, he mnst be present; even Il iifo pfeaAs
out in his capital. there he IS, Puffing' sweating
and shouting with the best OF them
Those who have seen his Majesty describe ms
appearance as imposing III the extreme, ne .
feet 2 inches in right, finely formed. with great
breadth Of shoulder and chest, great length and
symmetry of limb, with large, blue, piercing
eve. Grecian nose-and every part Of his francis
10 the same colossal proportion. II the royal ic
wee he is distinguished amid ali the jewelied and
sabred princes by his PLAN dress and command
inc firure. and he towers above them all, Ike the
first king Of Israel among the shepherd warriors
that surrounded hun. He is the gigantic head Of
the most gigantic Empire on earth.
Russia is certainly d most won5crtul country.
Stretching around three quarters Of the globe. 1t
already numbers 70O00000 Of inhabitants End
in a century more may number / GO millions IL
embraces every variety Of SOIL product. and &C
cupatiog, from the stunted pines of Archangcl To
the blooming gardens Of the Crernin, from the
hunters Of bears on the ice hills OF hamschatka,
10 the diggcrs Of salt in the mines Of Cracow.-
The ricf wheat fields on the shores OF the Black
Sea pour their annual produce INTO The granarles
of Odessa the shepherd ofthe interior pastnrcsfis
immense herds on the central scppes, and at each
returning fair drives the iirstln-s Of his flock 10
the bazaars of Moscow; while from flIe frozen
north, where life well-mgh goes OUT the lar-
dv forester floats down. during his snort !ivcd
summer, the lurs which he had taken henedih Inc
light Of the Aurora during his long wintry night,
Al tbs varied population are divided INTO i~o
classes.
FIRST come the hereditary nobles-hugc sons OF
Anak, purse proud, high spirited, and FOR themost
part ignorant; rolling IN spIendor and filth. coy
cred with diamonds and verInin-a set OF prince
" desperadoes, ready al any time for rcvel or Il
muster, a masquerade, or canpalgn FROM
these riotols nabobS two or three O whom could
buy Up the wiole of Iowa at g government prices
there Is but one step TO the ScrtS. N comparison
with whom our Southern slaves arc lrcemcn liz
decd. Herds Of them thron@ all the plantations
of the nobility, working without pay, living on
Eye inca! ana chopped su"" 'i''ui wy SIit ~ nv
longer, ana ,'ieh dc, leaving "1etSi'oo
ancc oi bondage 10 lheif chiiureh-
iii!s immense empire WIN Us gte1, territory
ana us great diversity o. rank Is c'n So oo oy
standing army OF 3oo'oVo infantry lp''VVV morse
and ooooo artiilerymenand ms army IS 81, col
if9hcd by 'h9' Au'ocra' OF al 'ile i>uss''s; MS
oId TO Dc 'hc''fogeS soFcfi'iIlei'' e2''ii =,
In case OF an INVASION, the lueXhans'lie "ealtil
OF the nobics and The meAhansiiDie numbers %
the serLiood would supply an army o. one ihliol
h"hmg men Oi this army, the infantry are adj
unrlhir drilled, well uniformed highly eIpcf! III
Inc Use OF the hayonct. and the hardest soldiers
IN Europe. Tho cavalry arc good, and the oriI
lCrymen arc good but the great strength III dcion
siyc warfare lies IN the CosSach h0rScmcm. Who
can read without admiration and terror OF these
wild cavaliers of the descrt--of their intense al
laclincnt to their country-of their lger-likc Gun
ning III lying in wait for Their prey, and thelr Ic-
roc'ty IN destroying lt-and OF Their aslonlsh'ng
powers OF endurance sleeping on Their horses and
oihhe u'cif ''ea' u'ioe' ,ile Saaoic ~ Sc Que
cts, rcd brooches, and Jockey caps with match
lock STING over their shoulders, and a twelve foot
n,e -, thor hands rec M, euddcnl from the l,,
PiAe III ii''i 'i'''."', tt'V W Su"Oi''l 'o4 N -
rizon like cloud of sand. and como occurring