Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-19


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The Reerultlns System of the Russian Army.
| From the y. Y. Courier.
At the present moment when the eudous exertions
OF France and England to break down the power aud
prestige OF the Russian CIR the theme converse
ton, everywhere, aud a series of unexpected and
unparalleled would call upon tho grel
Empire Of the North put forth Her reugth in
e, not be ans. make brief survey oil the sys
ten and means by which the Mu,covs forces levied
mirshalsi, equipped, and brought into the field from
different parts of so vast territory, pc by
and such diss,ular tribes of men. We hare found in
the larors a"d researches of distinguished French of-
and swami, and in the Russian records, KEEP,
ST. Pesrsour:h, tho materials from which form sue
cinct but somplee aud reliable which we today
have the pleasure Of laying before readers From it
they may perhaps be enabled to draw accurate conci.
SONS respecting The probable and
that so importantly involves Interests all Chris
tendom.
although" says " LEpUc, "much has been said aud
written respecting the Russian Army il it, still but inn
perfectly known. 10 order form complete idea of il
one would require not ouy prolonged sHonrn In Russia
but access TO multitude Of original documents which
difficulty not absolutely impossible approach" With.
ous pretending embrace ali the OF so vast
| subject, may VET perhaps, succeed in casting new
sGt upon bS studying of those points which have
TIE most powerful Influence over the organization and the
'hs"-l -"i 'n~"'is value OF thc Russian
ia Recruiting System Up the present dsy no writer
within ledge has given this .ystem all the atte
lion dr.e=vs. the most Of th-u animated by host lie
spirit, have confined themselves s,ismszns It by the
narrative of some b.nssble details just though the
principle tally responsols the abuses Of
or an institution to be condemned of the ACCT
dental scsnili that spring up in practising its rules
We snail st've 10 be more impartial Moreover, wa
hins that the Time for dealD. forth inscmnat cen.urs
has pissed. In view OF the majestic attitude OF the En-
pre- OF the CzTs OF the grand par; its army has PLAYED
sni Yet TO play in the desues OF the world the duty
OF the puOlcist to be :enous aud Just for in
| that wy, slone, can he be useful.
The recruiinG service figures in the svod code Of
Rn'si'n law, under the head Of Il IL the tar of
ood But does not fall upon oil classes Of the emprs
hdisc'i'nuaey; spares the mobiles aud the priesthood
10 weigh with all its severity upou middle classes and
sers in this wise attaching itself exclusively por
ton OF the imperial subjects which is called upon TO DIV
the clPtaon tax besides When :hs months set apart
Tor the recruiting service, November aud December
nave come, the Emperor publ she's auklse VIII ich
the sine tiine while he regulates the of making
the eves he fixes the number OF they are to in
clude This number, usually Eve in every thousand du
ring time OF peaces unlimited during time Of war; Then
the recruiting itself may be renewed several times
according 10 the requirement., Of the army. However il
must not be Imagined that the Emperos willingly adopt
this ecessiy. The Russian Territory Is of such immeus.
extent s means oil transportation slow and
picated that in spite of oil exsron made accelerate
the levy recruits the latter could ready soon
enough TO meet the urgency Of circumstance levy en-
MdSS>, kusSiI, chitnerca cad
when directed against movement Of the interior
Wnere the peasant would be summoned to defend tho
country merely within his village or his own dis
| trict.
Policy aids the Government in solving 50 difficult.
problem E'imatingbs eventu.ties OF war, beforehand
IL weighs the necessities that will be likely arise
according TO these calculations regulates the lovies
such manner "a TO avoid the necessity OF cItraord
nary recruitment Thus, in 1877 the rumors OF
and revolutions that vaguely nosed about and
whoss fatal meaning Russia comprebended better than
any oho Power, caused the orecrnitment to be in
creased to seven in thousand In S03 this had
been Only 2, and IL 1905 only four per thousand This
difference significant.
The respective arrangements for the svying Of recruits
| are made: ls For the whole Empire by the Board of
the Ministry ofwir. 81. For each Government by the
Chamber Of Finance 81. By the cities of the Donna
iih Fo the communities OF pessaus Of the Crowr by tho
communal Administrations. under the inspection of the
Ghambers OF Domains and the heads OF Zach Circle 9Th.
For the peasants Of the Imperial dependencies. the r
raj administrations, uu1s tho inspection Of their bureaux
oih For the peasants OF the great lords by the pro prize
tors and oversecrs
We will now briefly observe what is the character
and what 10 the attributes Of these different centre, Of
| authority.
fns Chimbsr Of Finance consists Of President sever.
al councillor, eislrer. comptroller. and one or more
asse sors. 1t is divided into five sections;
Is. Tho Section OF the Census.
%. The Section Of Beverages.
81 The Section o. the Treasury.
4h. The Section OF Salt and
5ih. The Section Of Control.
Each government OF the Empire has Chamber Off
panco bus 10 some OF these Chambers, the abors Of the
five sections concentrated into one.
Toe DOuma IL OF elective municipal adminisra.
tion, whose sphere Of actyn tends day to grow
larger buI which up TO the present time has exercised
other functions than the regulation Of the budget OF the
cities aud towns and the collection Of their taxes All
eI cuye power, in the Russian towns belongs to tho
police.
The Communal administration IL TO the villages OF the
Commune what the Douna is 10 the towns centre Of
elective authority whose duty IL /, procure tho
ton, by the peasants of the Crown Of the orders
ted to il by tho Minister GcuetIl Of D1nsius through
the Climber Of DDDains, in each government respective
~, aud through the Chiefs Of tho crcle Tno may
be said OF the rural administration Tor the domains Of the
Imperial family, with this difference that in tue latter, the
method OF minigng the pelsanry bears much
resemblance to the segnofal style than 10
the governmental.
Care here be tak en- not to confonnJ the peasants
OF the Crown with the peasants Of Us dspendenses The
i1ncf arc governed 10y special m1istiy styled the Nia
i-ify OF tue E'tNc1 OF the Empire simply Ministry Of
tie Domains, while the latter depend UPON the Ministry Of
tle Court unj.f private administration called the adj
ministr,uOn Of thc Dependencies.
Tho basis VI the R.cr1iin. Service IL the C.nsus.-
nus when tho Census Is taicD (Which bappcn-, every
t"rnty.h'e ycafS grand it or register pcpnrcd In
rach government, ADD, upOg all the subjects Of the
pfc nfc inscribed by sees az thousand sout These
sec, called the pr,is OF recruitment. TIE
IN which they formed. aud ia which the families
diSir buici Upon them, is remIrkibl,.
TIE series are formed in each government; Wy com
merJng th' inscriptions Of 'amiis ha y p'rcul,r lOc,
ity, proceeding from to commune, un
n the population IN that government has been rcgserc5
Toe snpl u the las: sboesand Of any commune serves
rIrus f,F the hrs, series OF .c sqcc.,iisg KIt,
splI thcyc rcinin series incomplete, when all tbs J
s'iPtOns nave beer terminated tni series remains
te'h insofpo aion admit Of its completion. 80 it 10 vita