New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-24

mann ,neas aud actips iniellesfs, and these
Srong,d 10 ,frre Under Ais banner, 20 share rifh
A;., Z. Ais LaSorions but generous toll IL was
..-ethine more than dream-it was a reality OF
.,ver.l wears duration. Ii seemed that in proper
>;ou a. he rose, his mind extended and purified
aselL Under Cathanne and Alexander foreigners
oyerhowed Russia, the national genius wascrpp'ed'
MI was imitation in thinking, acting and in l'ters
&ure. Nicholas put forward the idea ofagain oatnns
the Russian mind in the pure hfe-g'v'ns 'oun.a'"
of genuine unsued nationality-of making IL 'ne
focus and the compass Of civilization. ouch Is '"o
origin OF the so.called Russian governmental al
slavism. -.
Az ,b,. time Nicholas was accessible to truth,
HEARING y,monstranees patiently sometimes tnauh'
s.uv He allowed the criticism OF abuses through
hooLs and dramatic representations. lie COM
h.,.sd With all his might, and tried TO eradicate,
.bs boundless venality and coruption-uncon-
,c;ous. il may be, that they lay at the very bot
tou, Of the principle by which he holds his power.
In the first wears Of his reign he several times
tried to relax the severity Of the censorship for
home as well as for foreign publications and news-
papers but he was constantly dissuaded by his adj
y;sers. Very soon he became tired Of many good
measures that he had attempted. And he lacks
real knowledge of men. Thus he was often
misled in his choice even then, when f4ttery was
not vet omnipotent ever his mind In his attempts
at reform he stumbled at the above mentioned
impeachment. Incontestably he had the power
OF csmprehending a new reiormaeofy 'uea' e"u
even deem and broad one of adopting ana giving
:, foym-trsnsf.rmns it into a law. But deprived
of the capacity of embracing all the oetaiis requi
cite for putting it into practice ne mas had IN Ms
eodeayors to depend on the good will oil his MIN
;ste,s-who very often, when bo~lng ostens'oly
TO his will, and fei:niDg to accept the projected
reform have surrounded its execution with
countless difficulties and thus have often sue
cseded in srrestng its action In this way many
reforms which have been projected, aud even de-
creed. have been abandoned.
His mother inspired him with rigidty Of prin-
eiples, and with a religious respect for his own
word Thus he has a certain scrupulous honesty.
He treats with contempt or dislike all diplomatic
tricks. or diplomatic tortuosity. He IS good
husband. an excellent father but these qualities
do net always Indicate a true generosity OF soul.
Few, II any, nave seen "diH tcoi Hi''0''" "'7
eve at great or novel personal misfortune. From
the be ginnng of his reign one can say that he has
been generous in his own way, and even LAVISH,
principally for ostentatIon when IN foreign
lands as well as TO those who surround him, end
whom he believes to be wholly devoted TO his per-
son. But such men need kindness less than Others
who work hard in the service in 10 yer positions,
and 10 whom he is rather parslmOnOus. But IN
whatever manner he bestOws a favor, he never
does il in simple natural way, but always with
pompous ostentation, sometimes painful for the
receiver. This leads one to presume that he lacks
real benevolence Of heart, in which respect he Is
fer below his brother, Alexander, or even Con-
stantine.
These principal features Of his mind and cha
racter have been his companions, the lights and
shadows in the exercise of power, in his progress
to it's climax. Having reached it, he could not
withstand its intoxication. No mortal can.
Christ alone, in his God-like nature, resisted
temptation. But the tempter, the spirit of
lies darkness and treachery, this father OF absout-
ism, gets control of others. He subdues them
all. Thus he ruined Napoleon. On that unnatu'
alright, the head of Mich olas soon became giddy
Those regions are frozen, and all generous aspir-
ations die out in That atmosphere. The bssest in
eense and adulation became alone palatable TO
him. Then struck the hour of his moral downfall
invisible from without, but felt deeply by Rus
sia. PAssLAyisr