New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-29


KNIGHTS turned Protestant married, aud divided the
country into individual property They never real
II indenendent but vassals Of Poland Sweden and 6n.
" since the last century they have been subjects Of Rms
ga maintaining stll some distinct privileges of caste and
partly the German language which they call the hearth
Of their distinct nationality Apart from these bornsub
ects of the Empire, there duriug those hundred
wears an influx Of sdyenturers from GERMANY in ever
form end With every purpose from seeking civil or
military service teachers and artisans down to ser
wants and the commonest wOrkmen,-sli Of them
eager to push their career the Of he natives
Numbers succeeded. Thus, for example, one Of the
creates, favortes Of the Emperor Nicholas Count Klein
michel is the Of footnan imported from Germany
by the Prince sotkO by whose protection the present
Count placed boy in public military establish
ment Of education. His name, L,ne Mi,tet bears sn
evidence Ofhis origin Al these Germans born or IN
ported from the principal props Of despotsn' are the
faithful agents Of It's greatest saturnaaL Russia Is 10
fsiherland to them They have DO love tor her. Inc
only tie between them and her the most abect deVo-
ton 10 the master whom they serve No interest," lelt
BY them in the moral welfare Of the country and less
Low than ever, they hate more aud more The aoorl
igines. by whom ss civilization and culture extend
these srsnqersae pm he'd in the back ground ami whose
efforts become strope and stronger to get nd OF heir
influence Generally Without any roots ia the national
element standing IL opposition snd hostility to IT, their
existence depends wholly the Cars, and TO imperial
Wins they devoted soul aud body. This Is one OF
tie reasons for the protection which bestowed on them
by the Emperors Thus Germans are spread evey
where; at the Court in diplomacy, in military seryice
The guards are fall Of them. They support patiently
nav. cIeerfuly-ihe iron discipline before which the
Russisn nobility r,tiTe more and more. They are even
the principal contryers and executors OF t. Their
ling exacttude il al the smallest aGd most aDn,ying
details Of the service proyerbian direct opposition
with the rather ndolent manner in which generally the
Russian locks Ike small affairs. A. the national
proverbs say Until there is thunder the Russian
makes no sign OF tie cross which signi6eshat he be
takes himself TO work thoroughly only in government
emercenci,s Al the above mentioned qualities Of the
Germsrs contribute 70 them the favor # the
ruere But this is not ALL German blood flows rather
exclusively in the imperial family With The Empress
Elizabeth daughter Of Peter the Great pure Russian
blo,d became extinct on the throne The 4dmxture Of
the German became more and more copous by each
acc. ssioTard nov be said that there Is
u drop Of that Of the Romanofs- founders of this
dynasty in It's veins. Peter the HID successor and
ueIlew Of Elizabeth was the Of prince of Holstein
CottorT and Catharine his WIFE an Ahbat Their son
Paul the Ist thus almost wholly German by descent
From bis marriage with a Princess from the house eff
Wdrteubere issues the present Sovereign united to
Prussan Princess as is his aud heir TO from the
house Of IIesse Darmstadt Thus Germans have been
grated On Germans already for four generations, and the
rure Slavic element il wholly destroyed, absorbed IF
the males by birth become naturazed R1ssfed in some
way or other the women, continually freshinporte1
from Germany, prefer very naturally to be surrounded
Jy countrymen Thus these find access to the court,
Keep UP the interests of their kindred under their pa
trorage Germans prosper in all the dire ,Ons and Rus
STA cannot easily become cesnsed of them The Ger
panaiion If their pfepDnderance AMI utility runs
thus: they maintain they have civilized Russia AMI
have contributed preeminenfly, nay exclusively &C
c0rdinQ 70 their version to her greatness since
tie ra;;ln If Peter the Great Bat this Is filllcy
Tie eminent individuals al that epoch, statesmen ar
military. were the MenchikOhs, Sheremeteis, SHAFT
roAs Golowins Kouakns DolgorOuckis etc During the
brilliant reign of Catherine ii, German was specially
prominent aud of her crownng merits in the mind
and in The heart Of every Russian is, that notwhSand
ing she was German by birth none of her couurymen
was either her lover fsyore councillor In general
in all the great emergencies of the Empire, Russians
nc Germans have rendered the greatest and
vices PotcIukin Roumantzof, Koutou soft, Pa-hkewch
end and above OIL, he in,incibe Souvarof who
Barclay de Tolly and Debtsch The is the in
the inferior military positions. Ten years ago, the dis
astrous campaign in the Caucasus chiefly the result
Of German commanders such Rosen Sass Grabbe etc
Woro1tzo.. Baryatnsky, aud others Of Rlssisn stock
rcestabshed affairs there better footing. As IA
Illustration how OF old the Russo Germans were booked
upon by the Russians the following occurrence may
serve: At tie battle CT Calm in 1913, whore General
VandaiDmo was taken pi.oner, the Russian Guards
con- fnandcd by iermol0 contributed principally 20 The
victory When after the affair over, the King Of
Prussia md the Emperor Alexander came on the field
Alexander caspcd his General assuring him tlat p HI.
gratitude he should be most happy to ea'ze any desire
or demand OF HIS Max German 90 gogS s,soicc.
SIRE" answered Yernolon, Who also belongs @ the
nest eminent men in RasSis. anais still ioizo3 By o
great part # he nation, principally in MOSCOW beu, Of
genuine Russian stamp
Tie characteristic features Of the Russian army are
those proper the general characterof the >sv aud the
Russians IN particular An indomtable stG5tonoss an
unbroheu cughDess, AID perseverance End endurance
almost beyond human limits. the prominent qualities
4 Rusianneger gives up any work whatever when
commenced To attain the proposed aim ne I'd without
hesitation overcome any difficulties The word imp0s-
sitle is nearly unknown 20 the Russiangorarnan, ar
son or soldier Thus II any difficult piece OF work
manship is shown TO an artisan and the question asked
if he will be able to produce something Ike IT, b- ready
answer vii be- don't kHoo ont ,cid fry In the same
manner the soldier on battle held neger upposes tina
any thing there is impossible lie storms batteries
with Goodness, nay even composure and will stand
quite unmoved the most deadly fire Of the enemy. lie
has net perhaps the oaming yacity OF the renchman