The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-10-19

: end as Nicholas. Strangers never fail iob
7 struck with establishments at the amount o
labor he performs; and, as he is one who
! neyerroles upon others further than he Cal
/, possibly help, he has enough 10 dc. Moth
r ing seems too great or too small TO him.
, Form Peter TO Alexander, every sovereign
/ did something TO provide the empire with q
5 Uniform code Of lave; bnt multiplying the
5 causes which made Peters oSn code made
r quate 10 ,be present times, The task was rem
+ dered very difficult by new wants and in
ieres,s constantly rising in a young state
/ and in 1925, Nicholas took it in. hand, anc
, in 1888 it was finished and promulgated un-
: der his sanction and supervision. 9t g.f.
l That the Emperor is beloved Of his sub
jects, Appeals from The fac, that he habitual-
+ ly walks he streets alone, in simple hal
I uniform, divestcd Of all signs ofrank and
royalty. Persons meeting and saluiing him
are in turn salu,od, 10 they peasant or no.
bic. III fire occurs in ST. Pctsrsbulgh, and
be is in The city, he is sure 10 be among the
first on tie spot, and is soon known ly his
powerful voice issuing otders---a voice that
he can make distinctly audible TO $4,000 men
underauns. ..aa
The moral character and correct and ami
sbe tone Of the Czar'1 domestic relations,
arc ihcme Of constant conversation among
his subjects. The conduct Of all his family
is rreprcachnbe; and it appears that, apart
RON lis dignity, he is most kind-henred
man A thousand anecdotes Of his human
i!y might be cited, but for want Of spice, one
must suffice Not long ago ho was in War
saw, and, empha,ically Polish os that lcity is,
The did moi hesitate 10 60 openly among the
crowd by day or night, on foot and alone,
lika common man, although known 10 all;
SO thai his implicit confdence1s 1sn one hand,
and bis constant safety on the other, admit
of no other explanation, but tina, the cruel
oppressor of the Polish nation exists only in
the lies Of the coniumscious fugi,ves who
have preferred 10 expatrlate themselves rath-
er than 10 accept Of his amnesty, or forgive
| him the broken staff Of their relentless aris-
tocratc power. II was on one Of these ex.
cursions, while lie was riding by an unfnish-
ed cdlfce that a carpenter fell from the top
oft. The Gar sprang from his carriage, took
the unfortunate man in his arms, carried him
into the nearest occupied house, aEd remain
ed with him till life was extinct The next
day, he forwarded liberal sum TO the Wild.
ow Of tie deceased. :.9 4 -,.
One of the most prominent traits of char.
.acter of which the Emperor is possessed, is
his frankness. His actions are never con-
caalsd. He avoidsno scrutiny; he shrinks
from no investigation. His conduct, like
the n.dsy sun, is visible 10 ALL He seems
to be like man who has placed window in
bis breast, that all may see what is Within
He rieans wha, he says, and wha, he means
he does; so that. TO understand him best is
but 10 fake him at his word All iortuous
courses are odious to him, and the whole
mystery of his diplomacy consists in its be-
ing no mystery at all. a 9.. -H-. oi .5,aE
The person of the emperor is truly maies-
tic, commanding, and of the highest order Off
manly leau,y. His height is six feet two
inches, and he appears in the prime of life.
His form is we'll filed, without any approach
to corpulcnce. He carries his head magnif-
Gently erect has great breadth of shoulders,
and perfect symmetry of limb. His bands
and his feet are finely cbiselled. His face
is strictly Grecian-the forehead and nose
IN one grand line, the very counterpart ofthe
Apollo of Bslvidere. His large, open blue
eyes have that stern calmness and frigid dig
nifty which stills the tumult and freezes the
current ofraging insurrection; and yet there
is mildpcss enough in them 10 encourage the
poor petitioner. His is the glance that over
awes all others, itself encountered by none.
His dress, whether regaIy gorgeous or rus
tcally plain, seems equally well 10 become
him; and nothing can enhance. nothing can
hide in him the "every inch king" reveal
ed at tho first glimpse. Every movement in-
dicales superiority, every, lineament boars
the stamp Of the imperial man, recognized
and felt for the first time Rya certain Amer.
ican traveller, and uncon!promisillg repubi-
can. who owned OF once that, until then, he
saw nothing hut common men and women
in kings and queens, Of whom Good!y train
had passed under his view, 1t isa common
saying with tho Russians that the smile Of
hoiI NcLolas is universal sunshine, aud
his frown total eclispe; ard, allowing for
poetical sxnggerstion, they are not very far
from the truth. Mythology would not have
TO identify him with some, mighty
god, on account Of that placid ard serene
ccuntonarco in which no common sympa-
thy, no ordinary emotion, no traces of disiur-
bina human passions, ara ever apparent; yet
this very face, nj en- withdrawn from the
public gaze, is often moved and lit up with
the mirih Of a sportiss boy, 'ns will be seen
from few aneodotess which will close lhis
brief essay, and which, although lass serious
aud more amusing, are equally indicative Of
his UNMARRIED goodness.