The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-03-28
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The follovingis from the New York
Tribune of the 18th

The following is from the New York
Tribune of the 18th:
In whatever way Nicholas closed his
career, the most interesting question
which presents itself is how his successor
now Alexander II, viii act, Long ago
European newspapers intimated that a
grave misunderstanding prevailed In the
Imperial family, having its source in
the complications into which Russia was
precipitated by the war. It was sever
ally represented that the present En-
peror was opposed to the policy of his
father, and to that of a party said to be
headed by the Grand Duke, Constan-
tine, his younger brother, a young III
of eminent capacities. Still, no positive
facts ever confirmed these reports. On
the contrary, as commander-in-chief of
the Guards. the hereditary Grand Duke,
now Emperor, marched into Hithuania
and Poland, and was thus to command,
Extensively or Extensively; the great ar
my comprising the flower of the Rus
sian forces. His headquarters have
been at wilma. This and many other
reasons lead us to suppose that there
Will UOb DG 1T OuCG duJ oCpdEIuE6 TlEOiu
the policy pursued by his father.
The new Gear was born on the goth
of April, 1918, and accordingly is nearly
thirty-seVen. If not of extraordinary
abilities, he possesses fair capncity and
intellect. If not gifted with the iron will
ofhis fatLe err and if marked by a certain
mildness of temper, he has exhibited
more than once considerable energy.-
He has a poetical and ebiynlrous turn
of mind. and is Russian to the core
Years ago he urged the use Of the Rus
sian language at court, instead Of
French. As Grand Duke he was al
ways kidnly to any, pure, genuine Rus
slap development in literature and poll
cy. Some ten years ago he insisted
strongly on the propagation of the Rus
SO Greek creed among the Protestant
Firms, Ecthonians, and other tribes for
ming the peasantry in the Baltic prov
inces.
It is scarcely to be supposed that he
will make any changes amoLtg the high
est dignitaries of the empire. Such
will come by-and-by as for some
time past he has had a small court and
a knot Of faYorites around him. Prom
among these is Prince Baryatyn-
who last year distinguished himself
Asia against the Turks and the Circas-
,ian SchamyL This prince is a proud,
naughty, ambitious Russian. He spent
! great deal of his povth in Vienna and
i is possible he may be sent thithcr,
lndet some pretext, to control the ac-
lion of the Russian Legation at the ap-
preaching conferences.
Gould it be admitted that the war, ut
he start, had not the approval of the
lew Emperor, he viii feel it necessary
o prosecuted it vigorously, unless a peace
acceptable to Russis, can be obtained
IN honor of the memory of his father,
he loved ~dcvotedIy, and to whom
lie looked with deep reference, he will
10 net. -
He was always treated BY the deceased
Jar with the utmost fondncss-always
the most confidential friend, aud as
lis successor. For about eighteen years
he Grand Dixie has been habitually
'~ressent at Cabinet meetings, giving his
and sharing with his father the
and heavy burdens of absolute
over. 1t was the aim of the late
Emperor to fit his sonto sway the Inn
erial scepter, aud not allow him to be
aiken unawares in his new POSITION
II, therefore, dscends the
hrone, not as a mere novice, but wholly
ware o the great task before him. If
D disposed, he could not at -oEce change
he policy OF the Empire. The late
,zar, idolizcd as he was, blythe Russian
will now be looke&u upon as q
ind of martyr 10 the strona1knd wide
against him, and his sudden
cath will, ii-o1r view, lend fresh fuel
the warlike fame. In this point ef
lew, the death of Nicholas creates 70
CIV probability of peace, nor renders it
to count on any concession to
be allies which he would not have made.
Another probability which merits
onsideration, is that the King of Prus-
in, the uncle of the new Gar, with the
Court, and the officers of the !
rmy, and, of course, what is called po-
the Russian party at Berlin,
loyed by the sentiment so called chix.
honor, will not desert the young
.utocrat. Indeed, they Will be likely
espouse his cause more decidedly
FOR should we be astonished to hear j
lat Francis Joseph, moved by common {
,urtesy, should mediate for an armis-
ce, to give time to the new sovereign i
assume his royal charge, to ascertain
is position and decide on his policy ]
hat such a demand. made by Austria,
i'd backed by Prussia, would be ac3 a
,ded to by the English Cabinet at least y
probable. Out of this might arise an I
lterruption in the fighting in the Cri b
Ca, as well as a delay in the negotia- il
ons for peace. 1t would, however, be a
-emature, to deduce from the death of
ieholas any considerable addition to b
be chances of a speedy termination of s
lie war.
TIE DEFAULTFR SHRocK.-The
.merican Consul at Basic. in SBitzer-
II u L. NJ ,1o E