New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-04

The late European news contains law reg
ulstng possible regency issued by Alexander
ii of Russia, to take effect in case of his death.
To prevent all unfounded speculations based on
this fact, of an imaginary conspiracy by no
less imaginary peace or war-party, and perhaps
save some politicians the pains of comforting on
Count Orloff or some other Bcyard, tbs rank
ard title of an ever.ready Gar killer, we give
the following explanation of this circumstance:
Since the foundation of the Russian Empire
BY the Grand. Dukes of Know the scepter and
supreme power have lain 10 the male succession,
but this rather by usage or common law,
than by any specific provision, as the fem
mime branches were not considered ia the
national view unfit TO inherit estates, or
succeed 20 the crown. On the contrary,
tie Slavic woman, from immemOrial times has
possess ed much influence and shared equality in
mapy social rights and immunites. When des-
potsm or Czarism was established by the Grand
Dukes of Moscow, then began the notion that
the reigbing Sovereign can appoint any one as
his rehtful successor to the exclusion of his own
children and relatives of whatever degree.
Among others, the bloody Ivan insisted upon
this right after having killed his own son Still
this change of natural law never wasput in prac-
tice The RomanOffs succeeded from father to
son until Peter the Great, whom IN his tender
youth his halfsister Sophia, under the inssigs-
tions of her lover Prince Gallitzine and the
Streltzes, had sought to put aside in order to
secure the throne for herself. Peter, impeledby
the love of reforms and stable improvements,
was in danger from the ultra Russlanism Of hts
son aud heir, and accordingly he had him
coDdemued TO death by the council of
IL Empire. Peter thus resuscitated the idea
that the right was lodged in the Car to make
at will a choice of a successor, but it was for
the reasons which induced him to destroy his
son and appoint to the succession his wife
Catherine l. After her death, the crown passed
TO Peer III, grandson Of Peter l, then to his
grandnieces, and finally to his daughter Eliza
BETH thus still remaining in bis family circle.
A palace revolution raised to the. throne one
somew hat a stranger, Catherine II, wife of the
murderer Peter III, thus violating the right of
the direct succession in the person of Paul ],
their son. Paul, ascending the throne in his
turn, full of well-founded hatred toward his
mother. was the first who by a positive uksse
regulated the Imperial succession, excluding
women tberefrom. Nicholas, shortly after bis
accession, developed the ukase of his father by a
new one, through which the succession was
regulated in the direct line as we'll as among the
collsterals, excluding directly the women until
the extinction of all men in the family Of what
ever degree. He did this the more heartily as
be was not over-fond Of the memory of his
grandmother. BY the same ukase he likewise
regulated the Regency, preserving the rights Of
a mother, and assigning as Regent the uncle, if
alive, or Council in default of near relative.
Thus in case of his decease, and of the minority
of bis son or sons, his brother, the Grand-Duke
Michael, was to be appointed Regent. Tho
ukase published by Alexander III is but the mere
fulGllmeDt of the regulations laid down by his
father, which be thus confirms and renders
public law of the Empire, as well as family
law Of the ROmanoffs.