New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-03


ep,l, hope for the benefit of the human Intellect ana
,or c ,nLe of those devoted 10 tho aborous task OF
,ulic Improvement In Russia that in the distribution
nj medals and rewards and above MI In the protection
mud material aid Afforded to INDECENT writer's and think
ora thc Society is free from the influence oil hVorts'
lat yoracous cancer unIor all governments and above
all in every social state having absoutsm for It's aln
spring. ,
The Society is directed by General Council divided
into three Boards: for the several museums one
for tie library and for the editing Of journal pub
liehed under its superintendence The President OF
the Society is the Prince Peter of Oldenburg NOBLE
man of German descent and nephew OF the Emperor
lie is about ortytwo years of age lie has the title OIL
Doctor hon0rGrirs juris eriisan unusual distinction
for Prince of the bOod-besowed by one OF the Ger
man Universities he is also member OF the Council
of the Empire in which he presdes over the depart
mont Of Civil and Religious affairs He is studious
man and an excellent legal scholar AT his own cost
he has established at ST. Petersburg law school Tor
the nobility a seminary with board and lodging under
military discipline he also civilized or rather equaized
the Lnout BIZ sending to each Governor IN the Umpire
sueeiueu knout made according to uniform model
corrected and revised by himself by which means
criminal offenders are knouted with exactly the same
instrument through the whole of Russia. 1t may be
said however in his honor that he atsrward contrib
ted TO the total abolition Of the knout an instrument
Of the highest criminal punishment, which by the way
was inflicted exclusively by the supreme criminal
court instead of the knout the petnia kind OF cat
o'-nne-tals is now used.
The yice-President of the Society and President Of
the Council is the Prince Basil DolgOuroucki, one OF
the mighty grandees of Russia but now fallen favor
ite Tie Secretary is perpetual as are the President
and yice-President, while the Directors OF the re-
spectiye Boards are elected yearly by the members
No Office is salaried The journal of the Society is
published monthly in German and Russian separately.
Each nun Der contsns about 800 octave pages, with
various encrayngs and drawings the subscription Is
about two dollars year. the Society wishing to put it
within the reach Of every one.
If we are wellnformed, the Director of the Museum
Of The Society. Mr.. VICTOR MoTscHoULsKY is now in
iii. country 70 visit the Exhibition at the Crystal Pal
ace and to gather whatever he may find deserving OF
attention. aud likely to be Of utility to his country In
addition to this mission be is to travel through the
United States and see and judge Of our progress and III
ycntions in industry, mechanics aud agriculture We
tIusthe may be successful in his peregrinatOns among
our actoros workshops and farms. Above all we coin
81 Lin TO mix freely and udiconsly with our arzans
mechanics, farmers and even with American a0orers
more than with the polished classes thai Like bubbles
above the real society Of America Thus he may per-
hans discover the unathomed fountain o. the progress
DEVELOPMENT and prosperity of our RePubic-a pro-
rress before which Europe, with all her Autocrats,
KINGS and Imperial and Royal cylizng establishments
my well bow with respect. Then he may learn what
very few if any, of the official travellers sent here from
te otler side Of the Atlantic have earned-that
real civilization aud indeed all improvement what
ever If is to extend its roots as broadly as in this
country must not be implanted forced from above,
hut must rise By itself from the common level of So
cietv. He may learn that whatever the efforts
Of government of generous individuals, they VIII
r1ove sterile at last if the seeds which they endeayor
to pruV5gate do not fall soil prepared by fFoo'
General education Among the industrious laboring
ro,uation OF America he may appreciate the fact that
the mechanic and workngmau of this country IS not
merely a passive tool but an Intelligent educated
thinking human being able alike to guide machine
and TO understand all its parts aud principles, and 10
combine and invent new ones himself Then if Ameri-
en- prosperity sartIes aud astonishes him. trust his
Philosophical eye may be piercing enough to penetrate
to the life giving and to perceive that oert
ref nfciou.ness and free action the origin OF all
Here lie ard activity pour tOrentlke from Within
While artificial civilization, engraed by authority, may
produce delusiye radiance but never create and
Nn3lc real shining aud warming light never evoke
a true general prosperity. And when the time comes
for this great lesson be taught in Russia as some day
come it must then the useful journal published by the
Free Economical Society of whichMr MOtschoulsky is
an active member instead Of counting its readers aud
subsciters-as is now the casemostly among govern
ment officials professors teachers large manufacturers
with 4 few mobiles in population Of about fifty millions,
may supply the wants of at least many thousands OF
men craving for information and fox truth.