New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-11-04
futurity. The imagination, which had deceived

futurlty. The IMAGINATION, which had deceived
itself into past, is now tisenchanted. The
lighto day discovers plains and wastes in the
centre of habitable CITY. The inhabitants,
thinly scattered or lost over wide extended sur
face, fail to cnllyen its streets. And what say
those edlfices to us which form ITS grandeur {
None of the us GdmonitiOniS IN loe1S-the SINE
nonaine sGrum.-the history of a century, town
which we see upon the stage, called INTO e6is-
tence by harlequins wand, which can again say
depart-still great citv-the triumph OF aItoVel
nature. and vet in its cradlc.'-Nol. Il. p ~.
We wish we had room for his excellent hits at
Russian character We can refer to only one
the absolute power of the emperor and the bind
unouestioned haste with which every command
is fulfilled. The emperor has but to say let a
thing be done and it is donc-priest nor people
can delav the sentence. The letter of the decree
is carried out if it empales an Engshman In
stead of his dog. The following is racy sketch
and illustrates perfectly this feature IN Russian
Government
He was merchant OF great responsibility,
and was attached to Russian lady. No lmpedl-
ment offered itself except the one which prevents
the union of people Of different religions, and as
foreigner and Protestant he met with much
difficulty in obtaining permission. AS he had
a friend at court who could gain the imperial ear
he was commissioned to apply to the fountain
head. 1t was necessary to await seasonabie
opportunity. d good-humored moment, which
grants every thing, and then to strike This op-
portunity occurred, and 1t was IN the afternoon.
Your Majesty said the petitioner, will permit
me to inform you, that one of my countrymen is
in great Distress How p replied his Majesty,
IAN Engiishman in distress What is II :? Let
me know; if can remedy it, depend upon 1t;
what help does he require y No, your Majesty,
it is not that, but he wishes to mary Russian,
and the clergy will not celebrate his marriage.
How SO let him be married immediately,
(seechass.) will give the order instantly and
in five minutes the imperial signature permitted
the nuptials to be celebrated. Now, It must be
recollected, that in Russia PERMISSION OF the
sovereign is bona fde order; and there Is this
advantage in despotic governments that when
thing is to be done, it IS done sometimes. The
imperial signature authorizes at ) P. NJ. the mar
rage of Mr.. A and Miss B. AT 8 p. NJ.
this order gets into the hands Of proper authorl-
ties 1t arrives at tic first office, where 1t IS
gistered at eight it gets to another, at ten 1t may
have passed the synod, at eleven it in the hands
of the police, and at midnight the police officers
trottlng through the streets to put IN execu
ton, and summon the parties themselves. MIR.
was fast asleep He had given the case up
as hopeless; he must make the best of 1t; he
mast forget it he was hugsing his pillow, twas
all he could hug; laundering rap is at his door;
and before he RECEIVERS from his fright an armed
police is at his bedside with roll Of paper IN
their hands. His liver turned to water. As he
was about to force utterance he was stopped by
the officers, who told him that they had warrant
which must be executed Immediately, (seechasS)
Mr.. - thought Of putting on his clothes. and,
as he was sacrificing to the Graces, the officer
commenced reading. Fancy man reused from
his sluInbers in the middle of the night, trenb-
ling all over from fear more than from cold, sit
ting upon the edge Of his bed drawing on stock
ing, spinning slowly out the time, and about to
hear, as ne supposeth, his exile warrant. BY
the grace of God, Autocrat of all the Russias,
&c. be it known What was his surprise then
to find that thus sentence was permit to be mar
ried. What, now p said Mr. -; at this
time Of night ?'-' immediately (seechassy said
the officer; sit is ordered - Oh if it be ordered,
then | know the rest, said Mr.. =, and he hur-
ried on his clothes and accompanied the officers
to the dwelling of his betrothed What wereh her
feelings upon the occasion, how the matter was
broken to her, whether she were asleep or awake,
who explained the necessity of immediate COM
plancc-al these matters have not been revealed.
Mr. and Miss - accompanied the police
officers to the church, and the marriage ceremony
was performed IN the middle of the night. The
officers had done their duty; Mr. - did his,
inasmuch as he had obeycd orders; and all the
parties shook hands went home and went 70 bed
again. Vol, iii. p. -.