New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-14
An Empire of Thieves.

hr. German DeLagny tells story with dra-
matlc interest. He is Frenehman. and has
| spent many years in st Petersburg. and has
| much to say about the yenality and corruption
| OF the members of the Government The fol-
| lowing is to the point and admirably told:
The Gar charged two intelligent men, be-
longing to his staff of secretaries two Germans
from Gourland, in whom he placed implicit CON-
ndence-to investigate most thoroughly all the
| branches OF the public administration; to oh
serve to see, to judge every thing for them
selves, and boldly to take the soundings. of this
ocean OF corruption, however deep it might be.
me VIII OF the Car Is law, and is often attend
ed with beneficial results. The task was no
easy one; thousands of obstacles were shat
tered to pieces and overcome The work was
long, and, contrary to his expectations consoi-
entlous, It is true that it would not have been
easy to disguise the evil The portrait was not
fattered Instances of bribery, shufiing and
yenalty were pointed out to the Czar. without
any respect for persons Names were written
IN full, and proofs were abundant Tne sore
gaped as wide as gulf. Punishment was out
OF the question, for it would hare been neces-
sary to let the knout fall upon the noblest
shoulders IN the empire, and his vengeance
almost every where to open the gates of Sibe-
ria to the majority of those who surrounded
him; for, =hguratiyely speaking, the very doors
+ of his palace threatened to fall. eaten away
with corruption The Gar shed tear or two,
and threw the report into the FIRE In q coun-
try Of this kind, justice, before being severe,
must be prudent.
g The very ssiisss eeyening watched down with
gfieI, he Went according to his usual custom. Ia
tne mouse OF one of his favorite ministers Coupt
-. Ihesombre, discontented air of the Au
8tocrat, completely stupefed the mind Of the "a
yorlte, who, in stammering voice, pluckedsun
sui1elent courage to ask his august master what
had occurred to affect his mind to such h tieoraa
and stamp upon his face the marks of such nro
found sadness. The Czar, with that sharp. ab-
rupt tone for which he is celebrated. related to
MS minister general all he had lust learned.
told him the revelations recently made. and OK,
claimed with! concentrated Indignation.
Every one robs throughout the empiret-
Every one around me robs In whatever direc-
tlon choose to glance, | behold only pilfarsrs
ana fobhers' There is only one person. A single
one one who can walk proudly with head erect. Of
.ns person, at least, l am sure" be added
strangely. =
Count ---, imagined that the Emperor was
alluding to him, bowed and bent himself almost
10 the ground, IN order to thank his most august
master for having had the goodness to think him
an honest servant.
But the Gzar, striking his breast, added the
following words
self I am the only person throughout He
empire p2lo does NOT stead ~
''Job Sass the literary correspondent of the
Boston Herald, the other day got off the follow
ing:
I've ben broker, i've ben taylor,
likewise single man;
I've be salt sea- a-Faring sailor
fur gin'ral eort i've ran;
i've tride Awl businesses and trades;
honest ones, and uthers;
and my advice is--toslet mades
by uthers, be maid muthers. ss
good story is told of a Michigan man who
'ecently went down into Indiana to buy drove
II horses. He was longer than he intended to
1e absent, and failed to meet business engage
nent. On being rather reproaehed for not be-
ng at home, he madedue apology, tsI tell you
low it is, Squire at every little darned town
hey wanted me to stop and be President Of
bank
SWITCH HtM ON--A Rhoie Island clergyman
lately illustrated the necessity of eerporeal
punishment for the correction of Juvenile de-
oravity with the remark, 'that the child,
when once started in course of evil conduct,
was like locomotive On the wrong track-it
axes the stcttch to get it off,