New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-11
Political Catechism In Russia.

We translate for The Tribune a portion
OF a political catechlsm, secretly printed at st
Petersburg, and circulated among the people.
1t s said to have been prepared by some ct the
Russian refugees at Berlin The catechlsm
forms little pamphlet of some thirty pages 1t
processes to be dialogue between Victim and
an Adept and is divided into four chapters, en-
titled The Car, The Mobility, The Soldier and
The National Government The frontlsplcce Is in
scribed with the words IN the name Of God and #
m, Russian People The whole shows that there
is an abundance of revolutionary radlcalIsm even
IN Russia:
VictiBs--Ilow many Cars are there IN Russia
Adept-But one, as there is but one sun and one
God
What Is a Noble in Russia
A man who beats everybody and cannot be
beaten himself
y-Can the Government of the Gar insult them
At can not only insult them but can hang
them
WHAT is a Soldiers life in Russia
A-That OF galley slave.
WIN 1t always be so ,
Ayes, as long as the blows OF club last
V-Is 1t thought that the Soldier is thus made
more robust, more active
A.The Chief pretends that they are strengthened
and electrified by the club.
VA little good wine would be better for them
Would the soldier be worth less II he were better
fed Besdes. what is the use Of So many soldiers
A.-Perhaps It is intended to take the road TO Paris
more.
V-The Germans could not take rs there again.
1t is becoming more and more difficult to make the
people OF different countries fight each other. twill
not be long before half the soldiers VIII go home AZ
soon as the charge Is sounded.
A-sooner or later, a revolution will break out IN
Russia
V-Wo to him who fires on his brothers.
A.-What Government shall we have, II God one
day permits US to drive out the peuurod rulers
VA National Government.
A.-Explan yourself
with pleasure. There will no longer be any
Gar The people will be the Car, rs formerly, at
Noyorgorod there will be a council and general as-
sembly there Will be no more oppressors
At is pretended that there will be 10 order when
We are a republic
VA lie, A pure invention Of the worshlppefs OK
the Gar But what then is there delightful IN inc
order which exists under despotsm' Torture, blows,
the soldier forced to run the gauntlet a drunken
Chief Of Police, prevaucatlng authorIties-does all
this constitute order az understood by our modern
civilization
A.-Perhaps We are not ripe for such change.
V.-Shall we be more 80 tomorrow Have We
not vegetaed for many years in a deporable stata
quof How can we hope TO ripcn under the blows Of
the club crushed under the depths of Ignorance IN
which have been plunged by the iron hand Of our
Government 1t is never too soon to do good. The
Cars resemble the greedy pedagogues who are never
ready 10 emanclpate their pupils.
A.-Who Will take the place Of the Gar
V.-Any body that comes along In a republic,
men nothing, principles are every thing.
A-Electlon IS then better than hereditary govern
ment.
V-No doubt. Hereditary government often gives
Us a fool or villain In place Of his father VINO
grea, man In popular election, If an unworthy
person receives the votes IN three four years he
returns to the crowd, and nothing more is said.
A.-Can the social and political change which you
propose be effected without bloodshedl
WHAT then We accept the fight we Will
erect bar1cades, and FIRE upon the Gar
And he will bring on his artillery.
We Will all fall on the guns.
Ale viii break down the barricades.
we will pull down his palace. often beaten,
we shall constantly return to the charge Can We
not do a. much a. the French the Poles, the Ger
mans, the HungarIans, the Italians
A-What will you make Of the creatures Of the
Gar
V.-sergeants, corporals and sodIers-io each
accordnrtO his capacity and his wishes.
Allow do you construct the baricadesf
V.-Tear up the paving. stones, heap hem 'ogeth-
er, block up the streets with coaches wagons sand
bags, planks TUES stones, furniture any thins mat
comes handy hide the corners Of the streets, be-
hind doors. windows, IN ganets and cellars, and on
the house.tops and then, whsn the Iainions ofty-
ranny come on, shoot them down and disabuse them
of the habit of shooting their brothers
A-But where Will you find arms
V-At the gunsmiths, In the tayems, IA the arse
mails on private persons, the soldiers themselves,
any " here and every where.
Are there no less frghtful measures 20 be en-
poyeci Can We no, make terms with the Gar
V.-Impossibe' He bears on his brow the blood
of his victims good war is better than shameful
peace. To arms
t. The KAPPA ALPHA SOCIETY OF