Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-03-22

migi,ic.t projects OF a'ibition, and while
his Whole empire was r,soupding with the
din Of arms, AMI all its resources were en-
gaged in new preparations
The Gar is succeeded by his son Alex
ande-, Hereditary Crand Duke, who was
born April 30, 1918. He married April
~, lstl, Merie, daughter of Louis H.,
Grand Duke of IIeese. She was born
August i6, 1874 He has four children
Nicholas, Hereditary Grand Duke, born
September 90, 1919; Alexander, born
March 10, 1875 Wlali.nar, born April ~,
1877 and ALEXIS, born January IL. 1850.
The following account Of the late Emperor
is from the "SIen Of the Time"
Nicholas l., Pawlowitsch, Emperor and
Autocrat Of all the Russians, is the third
son Of the Empsror Paul and hi, second
wife Mary (Sophia Dorothy) Of Wurtem-
berg. Tie was born July 8, 1896, (Junc
rs, old style.) Nicholas was educated, un'-
der the direction of his mother, by General
Landsdorf, with the assistance Of other tu-
tors for special departments of instruction,
among whom were the famous philologist
Adelung and councillor Stork, who impart-
ed to his pupil the elements of political
economy. The grand duke devoted him
self with peculiar ardor to the military sci.
enccs, in which he evinced considerable
aptitude, especially in the art of iorliicstion.
lie also manifested an early preference for
music, AMI proceeded so far as to compose
n number of miit ary marches, which are
said not to want merit Alter the estab'
lishn,nt Of general peace, and when it
was hop,d that all the European states re-
stored to firm basis, were entering upon
n,rm,l path, hs visited several foreign
countries, and travelled as far as Eng
lanI. Ga hi, return to Russia he hastened
to toa,luaint him self with the condition Of his
sxpsctel Inheritance, visiting all the prov
inces, and residing some considerable time
in their chief cities. On the 18th OF July,
1917, he espoused Charlotte, eldest daught.
er of Frederick William iii. Of Prussia ; he
is, therefore, the brother-in-law Of the
present King of that country. This lady
(bprn July 18th, 1882 embraced at once
Crock religion, and took the name of Alex
andra-Feodorown Tn, news of the
death of Alexander, which took place at
Saganrog, in South Russia, December l,
1925, reached st. Petersburg, and was the
signal the outbreak OF conspiracy,
long projected and widely ramihsd, whose
leaders we're to be found in the army. The
insurrec,ion took place under the very eyes
OF the imperial family, in the great square
before the winter palace but through the
cowariice, and perhaps ireachery OF one OF
the con.pirators, Nicholas was enabled to
defeat it, snd having delivered five of the
leaders to the executionsr, banishsd tho
remainder To the mines of Siberia. Upon
learning his fathers decease, Nicholas took
he oaths of fidelity to his brother CoDstan.
tine, who was at Warsaw, and imposed
the same upon all the troops. Although
the senators, CONFIRMING to the directions
Of Alexan'er. had opened the sealed pack.
ct which had been intrusted to them, with
lie injunction to preserve |, intact until the
Emperor dealli, 'andAhad found IN it the
aLdication of Constantine and the peremr-
tory order Of Alexander to proclaim Mich
oas Emperor, the grand dukc hcstated to
to ,vail himself Of this authorize.
ton to assume power, alleging that such a
resolution on the part of his brother could
not be valid if made during the life Of
their father. But Constantine, who had
received intelligence Of Afexander's death
several days before his brother, sen. a
number of letters to his family lin which he
renewed his remuneration Of the sovereign
ii nifty, and declared that he acknowledged
only Nicholas as Emperor OF all the Rus
SLAMS. In manifesto. published December
q, 1926, Nicholas published an authentic
ECldi'I ~ 'nc CIRCUMSTANCES WuCn hau
.iled him to The throne, and the next day
received the oath of fidelity. From that
day to this all his thoughts had been direct
ed to intensity and extend the power which
he has inherited. In striving to attain this
end, no difficulty has been too great to be
surmounted, no cruelty too atrocious to be
employed. He is the centre and soul of
his government, and probably does all
that one mans industry can do to ad-
vance the social welfare of the nation, so
far as may be compatible with his gen.
eral policy /; hut he will have no coadju-
tor in this work. Better maintain abuse
than see improvements spring otheru ise
than from his own will. In Persia,
Greece, Germany, Austria, and, above
all, Turkey, his diplomacy has been ever
active, and pre-eminenly sagacious and
successful. The European events of the
last few years have immensely increased
his influence on the continent, and have
constituted him the pillar and ground of
su,ocratic government from the Vistula
to the Rhine.