Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-10-19


; TIE GS4o~isE extract from letter !" .se ~
Y Poa, naffaies an event IR tire lie o' N's"o'.
!, MT generally known. II will be interesting -.
readers just now, as in some degree characien.ihG
!, tire monarch who is about to enkindIe INC Ases
;. : Of war and set Europe in blaze;
historical incident in the HE oil Nichoms' q
;, lucidstes we'll The character OF the man. lne ~
cident occurred in 1887 soon alter his aecess'on
10 power. and NAV BIZ fresh in the memory Of
:. many of our readers. Those who are acqsaiRsea
with the history Of the country know, that " ~
: times past, the baruns of Russia have ruled the
country not by lsgsI power, bst BY force. fhen
powers extends even to the emperor and when
the Chief of the State became inconvenisnt to
them, he was unceremoniOusIy put out OF the way.
Soon after Nicholas came into power, 1t became
apparent 10 the mobiles that they had man to deal
with who was likely to thwart their plans, ana
give them trouble in future. In tact tney saw
right. for Nicholas had deiemined TO break up
this domineering power, and forever place . ve.o
OH its existence. A conspiracy was entered INTO
by a certain number of leading mobiles to take the
life of the Emperor. TO carry their pruJect INTO
operation. they commenced tampering with the
army and finally succeeded in buying over, WIN
money and promises, four regiments OF elght nun
dred men each, with their officers. Inc cnie! OF
the plot. was the commanding officer OF these fonr
regiments. A grand review was TO ta.e place on
certain day in the presence OF Inc EmPeic..-
These four regiments were to be formed is'o
hollow squares, and when the Emperor passed oe-
tween, to review them, they were 10 nre Oh h'.''
and then give battle to the balance OF lhe iegi-
ments on review, if they saw MT to attack mem.
A very simple plan Of murder II "as' "''''N'
complication. -.
AT l2 o'clock the night before this review. a
man deeply disguised in furs, presented himself al
the office of the grand chamberlain OF the lmper-
al residence, and demanded to see the Emperor.
He was at once informed that the Emperor had
retired for the night, and that he could not be seen
by ANYBODY. The man took the chamberlain a.
| side and told him that he must see the Emperor;
that it was matter of the greatest importance
matter even of life and death and after much ex-
postuIation, he gained an interview. The vis1of
was one of the mobiles engaged in the conspiracy
whose conscience was too active, and who had de-
termined to save the life of his sovereign lie re-
yealed the entire plot to the Emperor, giving MN
such proofs as satisfied him OF the eniire tru'h oi
his statements. The Emperor thanked MIN, prom
ised to remember him in the future ier MS de'o-
ton, and gave him directions how 10 avoid sus-
picion of having betrayed his fellow eonsPira1OIS'
! The Emperor then again retired 10 rest. me
officers who were to be in command at herevlew
that dav and who he knew were fast friends OF
his Quietly and without emotion, he revealed 70
these astonished men the cold booded plot which
had been concocted against him, and the terrio'e
VENGEANCE which he intended to wreak. lie tnen
cave them their orders. Without any show OF de-
siqu. the four revolted regiments were to be lso-
lated and placed at one side Of the main body
All the other regiments were to be PROVIDED WIN
ball cartridge. and the infantry with one hundred
cannon loaded with grape shot, were to be drawn
| nm on the side next the doomed regiments Eve
rythng was arranged according to the wishes OF
| the Emperor, without any serious suspicion on
the part of all but the few persons in the secret
that anything unusual was going to take place.
When the appointed hour for the review arriv-
cd, the Emperor, dressed in grdnd tenae, ~
general of divisions, rode on to the g!ound r.P,c-
ly, followed, at some distance oy brilliant suIe.
He advanced Immediately. and without seeming
n m,ke II .ny particular object, towards the re-
fractory companies Riding up to the noblem.n
who was the principal conspiratot, he coolly laid
his hand upon his shoulder, quickly presented the
muzzle of his pistol to his face, and without
VOID blew his brains out. He then waved his
bauds tn the officers in command OF the infantry,
s,uck his spurs into his horse's flanks, which
ouickly bounded to one side, and the whole OF the
hundred cannon opened the deadly volley OF grape
Che, into the midst of that devoted body of unre-
eist;no men, Their cries for mercy were unheed-
ed and in few seconds of time the whole OF those
| thirty.two hundred men lay stretched out on the
nlain The few who recovered from their wounds
were exiled in Siberia and to this day the num-
ber of those regiments have remained blank IN
the Russian army.
Nv this bold stroke, Nicholas at once broke up
the power of the barons, and he did mofe-he 'as-
tened himself in the affections OF the people III
nation like Russia, such stroke as that, oy
young man of twenty eight, was well caicais'eo
70 rive him a mower Of the most durable kind
Since that time the mobiles have shrunk beneath
his will. while the great body Of his subjects have
worshipped him. His word is the divine law,
wherever he points bis devoted people will follow,
with an enthusiasm which was not surpassed even
in feudal days. !;
The New York Mirror chronicles the following
story Of the Emperor of Russia:
"a friend of ours, who has just returned from
tho Fast. thinks war is inevitable. lie says the
Gar is only waiting fort the marshes OF the Dan
ube to freeze, when if the Sultan does not yield 10
all his demands, the Russian troops will sweep
all before them; and within six days from the flrst
conflict. obtain possession of Consantinopie. Our
friend was recently PRESENT at review OF loo,UOo
Russian troops by the Emperor, whom ne descno-
es as perfect specimen Of the physical man. In
height six feet three, and admirably proPortloned,
with snow white hair and fuddy countenance.-
He was plainly dressed in dark green frock,
with black chapeau without feathers; and mount
ed on coal-black charger. Of immense size, the
Gar looked 'eyery inch King
CAS- the troops were passing before him, he sud-
denly raised his hand as a signal for halt, when
hedismounted, walked up to private in the ranks,
and asked him to uhbutton his coat. On finding
that the soldier was without shirt, the Emperor
promptly ordered the officers of the Company to
Siberia, and the officers Of the regiment were In
stanty degraded to the rank of privates. Some
two hours afterwards, Nicholas made another in
spectiou of the condition of the soldiers and find
ihg all fight, promoted every officer of the Dlvis-
ion. comforting the orders with his own hand
:, It is this kind of discipline that makes the Rus
sian army the most efficient in the world. and tho
4 head OF it the idol of the common soldier"
"Mosr KYowINIsT pom DE ScRIPTURE."Aln
7 these days of Degrees" an article On This sub
ject, even from an humble source, will doubtless
meet with favor especially 10th the principle on
which the degree should be conferred and the
manner Of doing it, have so much to commend
them.
In one of the Southern States there isa colored
preacher Of considerable note, whose eIoquenee 's
: generally acknowledged, and who has more innu-
r ence on colored audience than any other mah-he
is generally called Or. Jordan. lie did not re-
I ceive this from any university or college, Enn,
pean or American. but at meeting ot eoiored
class leaders, Their white pastor, while meeting
, ono even;no with the leaders, observed that In