The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19

Of his and then referred TO the fact that
neither the Roman Law nor the common law OF Fog.
pire Tho common law prevailed In all the
States OF our own country, except in Louisiana and
appoS 1 not Even sbs
right to applaud In places Of amusement for II this were
allowed the right to condemn would follow The will Of
the Emperor supreme His word is Law, and his edcts
AL things He Ia the head of both Church and
State and controls politics IS well as religion Per-
subjects unattended Politically he is severe. The chief
political opposition against him mus! come from the
hsrstitary nobility and they unpopular with
The lecturer traced the onward tread Of the
power Of Russia from the time Of ths earliest
S the thu HI.
ns on, Of tat policy which had for centuries besn de-
could be had with the Turks, when looked back ct
their bloody transactions towards Christian nations &c
looked upon the acquisition Of Constannops By Russia
osegOne conclusion, but thought that when Russia
extensive 10 continue intact and isolated a. before In
novetons would creep In and the power Of the empire
that OF Russia and oontended that tho federal was the
strongest Of the two and would remain long the
nourished And when Russia had bssn dissolved In 20
SCORE CT States when responded to st Pc
tsrsonrg oy wars and not By commerce, our country
would remain one-a house OF knowledge congregation
OF heemen, and refuge for Cars.
DR.. Solger's Second Lecture on Europsan
History and Politics.
The second lecture Of Dr.. Soger's Europsan
History and Politics was delivered at Hope Chapel on
Monday evening to IN apprecative audience The sub
ect the SoAvo nations Of Europe and their inf
the desnies Of that continent The lecture displayed
much learning and presented many novel and interesting
views Of history connected with ehnoloey showing the
Importance Of the study Of the latter knowledge of
the distinctive character OF races to those who would
comprehend and understand history After recapitust
Ing some Of the points Of his arst lecture in which he
showed that the three principal into which the
people of Europe divided the Romantic, the Ger
manic and the scAvc, and described the character and
influence Of the two former races DR.. Solgsr said
the Sclavic nations inhabited the east of Europe,
and might be considered dvi led into two sections
Iamely, the European and AsiAtc SclAves Ia Europe
sclavic race viz in the Russian Empire Atty four mil
lions; In Prussia, two millions; 10 Austria, seventeen
millions and in Turkey, about six millions wnile the
and the GermaLc nations Protestsnts the Scayc
attached to the Greek Church. with few exceptions
The R3manic race have tendency to centr llzaton In
religion well in government the Germanc nations
have an opposite tendency, shown Ia their rejection
Of the spiritual dominion OF the Pope and their dispos
tcns to establish representative aud free government
the Scavic RAGS do not possess the spirit Of hb,rty
they are submissive to despotc rulers, they have
creative genius, and their ideas Of religion shown
in their attachment to the forms and ceremonies Of
the Greek Church. which they view with much the
empire which embraces the largest portion Of the Scsv,
race, was founded by Rivck Grand Dake Of Novogorod
in the ninth century. Watimr; the arst Christian
monarch OF Russia regnsd ct the close Of the tenth
fury About hs year 1900 Russia under the dominion
Of the Morgo Tsrtsrs, who held II In subsection uatiI
1910, when inc nation recovered its independence The
country on the Ivsr Dnieper, called Little Russia
the cradle Of tie empire From that region prsce sdsd
the people who gradually extending themselves In VA
empire Of Russia. For centuries their progress WAS
checked BY surrounding nations and thus they
vsation, the pursuits Of which hsvs SO impor.
tsnt an influence on the character OF nations.
made at for action by calling In the aid foreigners
and introducing the into various Official employments
Russia then became the theatre FOR advsnturers OF all
lions particularly for French and Germans Peter ex
fenced the bounds OF the empire to the the
west and southeast, and made his subeots maritime
consisted Of two strata-the sclIves submissive and
ssrvile race and the foreigners who cal. OF,
the empire. The Imperial family is Of German origin and
the Russian nobility LIS composed mostly of families Of
ether atonr than those Of the Scavio Many
In the moral individual energy OF the people, Centra
Eation, or action Is the strength
The power Ct the Sclavic depends the
sources Of their population, often controlled by foreign
soma
young neblemen who have visited France, England aud
G.rmany. The Sclaves dreamy melancholy psople
With some smiable qualities but In the opinion Of the
lscturer they be changed into feemen There s
hope the Sssvss Hndoos, and negroes except by
contact with nations Of the Germanic race possessing
ids.s Of liberty and se!g The peculiar ideas
o. the sclavic with regard to liberty and self
government Or. Solger illustrated by relating a we'll
known OF he OF toe Russian soldiers
the accession Of the present Emperor Nicholas the
thiore Of Russia conspiracy at that time attempted
by some OF the Leading of Russia, who desired TO
change the form o. government and to introduce
liberal political than has yet existed Ia the EN-
pre- The Grand Duke Constantne understood to be
leading uOnspaors called on the soldiers At st. Peters
burg to support Few constitution they cheered the
stution which they supposed to be the wife OF
declared thsrrsadnsss to do so-but Who said they Is
be the Czar After interesting comparison OF tt
similar tendency Of the Scavo and Romantic raoes to
submit to despotic government the lecturer proceeded
TO chew ths manner which these races have
worked together IN affecting ting. the dstins' Of Eu.
ices, ALL xsnder and Napoleon, shook hands to pros
trate Germany; and Germany was declared extinct
by Napoleon in 1906. diviion OF the Ottoman
empire was projected and marked out At Tlst =
distribution Of the territory Of the Turks propoed bs
t a nt pss %
ofNaposon owing to Russian power German rssurres
on and Anglo saxon energy At tbs Congress- OF veuua
to settle BY diplomacy the affairs Of Earope in 1915 the
three distinctive European represented by Net.
te nich and Nesserode but neither
OF them excepting perhaps hsaienic seem cd to con-
the people whote GestHies placed In their lands
eced the opportunity TO the ber
ties OF tho Gcrnsaic all Of Eoglsnd and his fellow d.
ponstists sought only the ssgandsemeu of their
specve monarchs and not the benefit Of the psopls.
The lecturer did not regard the wars Of Europe as
contest TO promote the ambitions or designs
OF Louis XIV Nspolsou other great lssers but
the OF the into which the people Of Europe
have been divided for many centures &c looked In
vain for successful efforts in the OF liberty IN the
nations OF the Romantic and Sclavo His hopes for
the liberty freedom Of Europe were in the
banks of the Ebe where ideas OF republican aud repre-
sentative government have originated AZ various times
since the Congress Of Vienna in 1875 the dpomstiss Of
Europe have endeavored 10 suppress the spirit Of liberty
which has arisen the Continent where Germ ideas
prevail After the outbreaks Of 1S4s 1t thought by
oipomatiss that future troubles provided against
but recent events chow that dangers may arise from
expected quarters.
The times have been,
That when the brains n the would die,