New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-16

however, he has uniformly mastered his hos Tom
DER. Reports from st. Petersburg, brought, re-
Gently, BY Americans, stated that he bore oil
with cslnpess and dignity-seldom showing any
ir..clbility. This suppression Of feeling may
have hsster ed bis end. Besides, his mind was ia
q constant state of tension. aud his daily labor
nina. have bee long and severe to face and direct
the sff,is of great Empire o. war.
In Whatever way, however, Nicholas closed
his career. the most interesting question which
present. it.elf is how his successor. now Alex
apder II. will act. Long ago European news.
pauers intimated that grave Misunderstanding
prevailed in the Imperial family, having its
source in the complications into which Russia
was precipitsied by the war. 1t was seversly
repreen,ed that the present Emperor was OPP
posed to the policy Of his father, and to that Of
a party said to be headed by the Grand Duke
Constantine, his younger brother. young man
of eminent capacities. Still, no positive facts
ever confirmed thete reports. On the contrary,
A. Commander. In. Chief Of the Guards, the
hereditary Grand Duke, now Emperor, marched
into Li.buania and Poland and was thus II COM
mand, extensively or defensively, the great army
comprising the flower Of the Russian forces
His beadq aarters have been at wilma. This aud
many other reasons lead US to suppose that there
will not be at once any departure from the policy
pursued by his father.
The new Car was born on the Goth of April,
1918, and accordi ely 10 nearly thirty-seven. If
not Of extraordinary abilities be possesses fair
capacity and intellect. If not gifted with the
iron will of his father, and il marked by certain
mildness of temper, he has exhibited more than
once considerable energy. He has poetical aud
cbivalrous turn of mind, and is Rus,isn to the
core. Years ago, be urged the use Of the Rus
sian language at Court, instead Of French As
Grad Duke he was always kindly to any p1re,
genuine, Russian development in literature and
policy. Some ten gears ago, he insisted strongly
on the propagation of the Russo Greek creed
among the Protestant Firms, EsthOnians, aud
other tribes forming the peasantry in the Baltic
provinces.
1t ia scarcely to be supposed that he will make
any changes among the highest dignitaries of the
empire. Such things will come by-and-by, as for
some time past he has had 3 small court and
knot Of favorites around him. Prominent among
these is Prince Baryatynsky, who last year dis
tipeulshed himself in Asia against the Turks and
the Crcasisn Shamyl. This prince is proud,
naughty, ambitious Russian. he spent great
deal OF bis youth in Vienna, and 1t is possible he
may be sent thither under some pretext-to con-
troll the action of the Russian Legation at the sp-
preaching conferences.
Could it be admitted that thewar, at the start,
had not the approval of the new Emperor, he
will feel it necessary to prosecute it vigorously
unless peace, acceptable to Russia, can be OBJ
tanned. In honor of the memory of his father
whom be loved devoteoy, and to whom he looked
with deep Difference, he will 80 act. He was al
ways treated by the deceased Gear with the utmost
fsndness-alwsys IS the most confidential friend,
and as his successor. For about eighteen years
the Grand Duke has been babitually present at
Cabinet meetings, giving his opinion and sharing
with his father the tbOrny and heavy burdens of
absolute power. twas tho aim of the late En-.
peror to fit his son to sway the Imperial scepter,
and not allow him to be taken unawares In his
new position. Alexander ii, therefore. sscends
the throne not as mere novice, but wholly
aware Of the great task before him. If 20 dis
pofed, he could not at once change the policy of
the Empire. The late Gar, idOlized az he was,
by the Russian people, will now be looked upon
% kind of martyr to the strong and wide coali-
ton against him, and his sudden death WILL in
our view, lend fresh fuel to the warlike fame.
In this point Of view, the death Of Nicholas ere.
ates DO new probability Of peace, nor renders it
possible to count on any concession to the Allies
which he would not have made.
Another probability which merits considera-
ton, is that the King Of Prussia, the uncle Of the
new Car, with the Prussan Court and the off,
GERS of the army, and of course, what is called
politically the Russian party at Berlin, moved BY
the sentiment of so.called chivalrous homer, will
not desert the young Autocrat. Indeed, they
will be likely to espOuse his csuse more de-
cidedly. Nor should we be as.onished to hear that
Francis Joseph, moved by common courtesy,
should mediate for an srmissice to give time to
the new sovereign TO assume his royal charge, TO
ascertain his position and decide on his policy.
That such ademAnd, made by Austria, and backed
by Prussia, would be acceded to BY the English
Cabinet at least, is probable. Out Of this might
arise an interruption in the fighting In the Crl-
mea, as we'll as q delay in the negotiations for
peace. It would, however, be premature to de-
duce from the death Of Nicholas any considerable
addition to the chances Of . speedy termination
of the war.
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