The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-09-14
Russian Polioy-Its Leading Spirit.

Among the agencies that contribute to
govern the policy of Russio, and occasion
the existing complication in Europe, there
is one which is necessarily powerful and
prominent, but does not seem 10 be taken
into account by the publicisls who have
sought 10 illuminate tte obscurtv of the
subject. We refer TO the peculiar family
relations of The Russian Autocrat. Thi:
redoublable monarch is the father OF fouI
grown.up sons, to whom, in spite of the
slernness and lerocity Of his public char.
acter, he has ever been kind, compaisant
and even indulgent father. These Young
men are ambitious, as matter Of course,
and this feeling is powerfully aided By the
growth Of the Empire, its conspicuous po.
silion and preponderance in the affairs Of
the old world. Thus the Unborn, imperial
pride Of The sons exctcs and stimulates
the iaher, who naturally finds an addition.
al reason for indgIging their desire Tor ex.
leTnal aggrandizement and domination in
the fact that the greater part of the nalion,
as represented by the nobility and army,
share these aspirations His sons are also
The more entirely transfuspd by them be.
cause they are supposed to he more genu.
ineIy Russian, more in harmony with the
feeling VI the people, and the manifest des.
tiny Of this barbarous military empire.
At the same time, as the great tradition.
al object which the Russian cupility and
lust of conquest holds in view is Turkey,
and as quarrel with that power is more
popular in Russia than any other---a fact
growing out Of national tendency as old
as the historical exisienc, Of II ssia. and
out of the potency of religious llnaticism,
the personal, family, and national ambition
of these young princes is particularly di.
recled 10 Turkish annexation One Of
Them especially, anxious for personal dis
rinc'ion, and the hrges, sphere Of action
for himself, as well as for The aggrlndize.
ment of the empire, is beyond a doubt
exerting the most powerful influence in the
direction Of the present movements, and
10 him we desire now TO call public al.
lention.
Of,u tho sors or N;.ho,,, ,bou 70
markablo ia ,be second ,ho C,,nd .D,to
Constantine. Hewas born in September,
S,xen. h,,enbnrr !, bei,, tho nor,;.,l,r DO,
siro or tho Fmnross Nat h.r cL;idrcr
shoulJ rorry yam, no r,o,n. Of socr.
rinr IA Them a hannv domes,;c life Fam
earliest chitdhn,l ,he Grand DrLo y,s
disIingnisheI c,renergetic ,r,iyi,y If mind
sudion. habits. and gy,,eanI seri,us
compo,ure. with which.eypn whpoochiIl
he was wont IN receive anil rencl ,he mn
welcome ioLes or leasing or ,he Emrs,or
and above all. ,bose of ,he Emnernr's :
brother, The Grand Duke Michael a clum.
sv. narrow minded nnns,e, Several
youths Of bis age from among the pobilitv
were educated with him, and he suroassel
them all III diligence as well as IN lnborn
aptitude. Very olien while yet young, he
studied so intensely that the different teach
ers as well as his iulnr. Admiral b'clke,
Appealed 10 his idlher To check Ihe sIudl-
Gus IorvOr OF The boy. HIS education was
directed principally 10 the sciences connect
Ell wllh naval affairs, as While IN his era
die The Emperor had bestowed on him The
dignity oi Granc Admiral ana he master
ed these sciences most completely. lie is
mathematician, astronomer and thor
ough seaman. In this respect his ednca-
lion was lar more J1dic'ous than that oI bis
elder, the heir to The crown, who was
brought up under The care Of Sehukodsy,
a literary man OF some celebrity, earned
principally by Transitions from Schiller,
la Note FodQue and others, hut ouly
slightly gifted with power and originality.
He inspired hs pupil with vacllIiIlng sen.
slhjIlly, rather than with hc ClparSight and
iudicious lirmness necessary Tor a ruler Of
men, and especially FOR an au'ocfallc one.
nnlore his m,rriocr tho Grand Drke
C,n.,,o,;,o ,r,r.IaI in s.,erJ n,r,s nr
E,rono and ,,i,c;n,,r, in Frrl,rJ whor.
ho smIioJ and ;,yes,i,,,oJ nn,, ,,,o os,,h.
Gsbmert of pnr,smo,nh and ,Lo variou,
r,,nnrc,ories oC ,La cour,,y ,b,, ,he o,
,r,c,ioos or n,I,ccsand Ir,v;rr rooms IIe
r;s;,oJ c,oeco ,,J Cnrs,an,innnIn .nL
,bo,a !, 10 yorr rrnh,hIo ,bn, no rnoo;rcd y
I;yoIy ir,nros.jor wh;cb row has E,ni, in
,ho HosrIov;,Y oc ,ho LnIoma,s n mo
.ooolro,, ,s;,i, !, ,o"s IN rstG ,bo, f., ,ho
fire., ,i,no p,ircc If pnssi,n imno,;,I
hInod anocorcJ N ,bs maJsrn n, znn,;nm
omong he native nonmb,jcn of I'M, me-.