Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-06-29
Russia N Peculiariiies.

1.-The article, on Maxwell's recently publish
ed book on Russia, IN the last number of the
American Review, notices some pecaliarliies
of the Russians, which il will be interesting TO
.e."In Moscow, besides the largest ballroom,
and the most spacius manege in the world.
there is .ihe mos. populous founding hospital
in Europe Abou, nine thousand children are
constantly under its. care. II has farms, chap
els, schOol-rooms, &C., wilhou, number /; gov
ernor, with numerous inferior officials, down TO
regimen, of six or eighe hundred wei nurses,
whose ranks are always kept full by monlhly
recruits. . lis treasury is a bank Of loan and
deposit, and, some idea of The activity which
prevails, in every department. may be formed
from the fact that from twenty 10 thirty infants
are received daily. The parents may or may
not be known, or give names, and visit their
children IL fifty dollars are left with a boy,
he is educated to be an officerin the army; it.
a girl comes with silver spoon, she will be
instructed 50 that she may beta governesse
"TheIaney recoils from contemplating the
causes which could have given rises to such a
system, aud its consequences upon society,"
1.-The population in Great Russia increases
beyond all former preceden, in Europe, and
thousands and tens of thousands flow from it
every year 10 all the borders ofihe empire
This is the peculiar national Russian family
whose traits give character TO the whole na.
tion, The people have red or yellow hair
coarse features, fine teeth, small grey eyes,
low, narrow foreheads, and badly proporlloned
figures. They are avaricious. sensual. lcapa.
Bile Of grea. endurance, bu, deicien, in elias
,ici,y. Wherever they spread among the olher
tribes Of the empire, They are fel. as ruers.--
They are indefatgable, s,nbborn.s firm 10 The
belief that Russia is TO be the universal empire,
and that It's governmet is the only true one
Ii is from this powerful and prolific race, in
creasng, with all its vast emigration at the rate
Of a million every year. that, mos! danger is to
be apprehended by all civilized Europe ~
"There are in Central Russia forty millions
of serfs attached to the soil, and bough, and
sold with il. They are in absoluls, slavery
The value OF estates is reckoned more by their
numbers than by acres. The serfs has gene
rally The privilege OF mouse and. a COW
The steward Of the estate assigns him his daily
TASK. which is moi heavy one, and he gene
rally has nearly half his time to himself. He
can do nothing without permission, and he may
be compelled 10 do every thing excep. marry
| agans, his inclination. He cannot accuse his
master. 1.-The dies within three days from The
effects Of fogglng. his master is fined if after
ihs, lime he is mol liable II any one kills
hlm by accident. be mas, pay the master three
hundred and eigh, dollars. Sometimes he, OBJ
,ains permission 10 go into large Town and
trade, paying bis owner share Of bis profits.
Instances hare been known where serfs thus
became rich and offered large sums for their
freedom Bu, in general, they are apathetic.
and though they acquire certain skill in arts
and trades with gteai facility, they never ey.
err theif full strength. and all their work lsJade
| and sioyenIy. Their hoa.es are log hats,
where, generally. The whole family lI.s iu one
room. Ia win,eF they oil sleeb together on
the glove, HhIeh ls bsll' Of bElek and mortar.