The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19
THE LEG TURE Sc A 8 O N
The Russian Empire.

The Russian Emplres
LECTURE AT TIE ATHENEUM, By TIE REV. DR..
sTORRS.
Aos.urs upon Russia last evening" delivered At the
Brooklyn Athenaum BY the Rev Dr. storrs being this
last OF the He commenced by describing the
tent of the empire In Europe which nearly thirds
large country, and In Asia nearly three
times large 1t was the most extensive empire in
sence 1t the present Time and TO oil evidences would be
the largest that would ever rise hereafter Every differ
emit soil embraced within its and from Kamtsohatks
to the sunny South the abors OF the husbAndmsn
wardd. 1t contained every variety OF climate frsm the
frozen Northern winter to the balmy Southern summer
The empire contained the representatives OF hun
dred nations In its vast d,main all Of Aslatc origin
and yet this extensive empire controlled BY tho will Of
man and Influenced by one religion that Of the
Greek Church-of which the Car is the head 1t pre-.
sents in its yastnes, rude but gigantic Hercules which
Ut any time would attract attention, bat especially
now when its influence is felt in Western Europsan
affairs. II had to us peculiar relation regards
ent Of here the lecturer quoted De Tocque
vils's companion between the two nations siaes De
Tocq 1e,ss time the power Of Russia and America
been and recognized by the other powers o.
the earth and 10 evident that Russia and America are
meeting all sAcy anaSonis OF two great priL cplss
goyernmeLt-o.mocrAcya and absoutism. The emgr
from Asia Russia consisted the Huns and the Sca
vonAns and while the former extended themselves
other portions Of Europe, the latter settled Throughout.
Rua and o. erhaps fifty i've out OF ths seventy
millions At this day They rude people, and al
though the name is associated with Q down-teoids1
race not wihstAndiDg brave people In the tier
part OF the nipth century the city of Noyoyoro was
founded by Revick, from whom the name OF Russian
became popular, and subsequently, whea Helena bscams
religion and the vorshp OF the G sex church es
bl1heo The lecturer he.e traced the history the
various nations which constituted the empire and The
Of the house u Reviey which lasted 700 years
The house OF Ron aron then attained the supre macy
and II still exists Ths speaker here alluded the
dtion OF Western Europe Al this psriod-how religion
and civilization advanced and even extended to Ans
ica he all there IL uencss subsequent connections
Fpnad further than the line o. the Russian Emprs
In the stveIeenih century, when Petsr cAms 10 tns
throne tbs religious Agitatio1s OF Western kurops had
tanned lis height bat neither the rels OF the lest
And not intended that shoud; their objsct ras
TO build up the nation on Ia peculiar bissAni Keep
1t there, sosted and distant from surrounding inau
enees. Tbs empire extended ficm Azof TO the White
Ses, but did not extend TO the B.ck Sea tbs time OF
Peter His history is familiar 70 in childhood
his rtsouie zeal in acquiring knowdfe for the benefit o.
his country and We how ne obstacles and
extended his dominions He was styled tins Father Of
his Country, and his life reads Ike vision Of
southern fancy N sought 10 give TO Russia the
relations Of oomnercs which Western Europs had
gradually gained; and in his time hrsi heard tbs
naval thunder Of Russia which has not yet ceased, out
lately heard with terrible effect At Sno2s Peter was
the very expor OF the STATE and he left the Empire
constitutionaiy avsrse to other nations After bin Ca
tharine IL attempted 70 introduce elements from
Francs she was PR asan sy birth and no. RI .siss
but After the breaking out o: the st French revelation
the literature and other innovations from that cpuny
shut out Fiom that period its with Asia
txtenttd and its power increated and the whol aim
has been to Keep the Empire on isolate basis and
within hs bounds OF thsr distn,t origin Hsnce Is
that all foreigners are watched BY spies Az for their
social con dton the ser for nthe basis Of society aud
number about forty millions. They live In huis con
sruoted after the manner Of Gains and shsspskin
fous their perpetual dress which lasts them for life Iasy
cannot airy without the sent ofthe master neher
can the master compel them to mary They are esougn
in isnnrsncs and practically ignorant Of tae ser
on the Mount the widest savages. They adore
the Car snd when they die expect to 90 TO heaven BY
holding leaf received from the prest between their IN
gers II from these that the Gar draws his soldiers
The neat are the freemen citssns, who manuac
inrers aiiors post riders and many OF them attain
great riches They brutal In their passions and bar
bafsns In Their pleasures The nobility are divided INV
two casfes, hereditary and BY appointment The whole
pressure OF power 10 against the nobility, which U ~
faise b, Vie C,a- who has erdavoIsd TO s.yAls the
sA not for their benefit, but 10 mpovsrsh their mas
ters The lecturer here desertbed the splendors Of the
Cars palace, and thspagAisesses aid samPtuosAnsss