The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-22
fmsiga Afairs.
DEATH OF THE GEAR.

The great event announced by the last arri-
val from Liverpool, is the death of the Emperor
Nicholas. 1t was communicated to both Houses
of Parliament, Friday night, March I'd, By the
Earl of Clarendon and Lord Palmerston, and
the intelligence was transmitted to Liverpool
so as to reach the Africa before her hour of
departure-ten o'clock Saturday morning. AS
the news rested entirely upon single Geographic
despatch to Liverpool, there seemed to be some
room for doubt; but the general impression is,
that the information is authentic. The Liver
pool Times of Saturday, 3d. contains the fol-
lowing:
From the European Times, published at Liverpool of
Saturday, March 3, 1856.
DEATH Of the Emperor of Russia. = This
event was announced to Parliament last night
by the Ministers of the Crown, as having taken
place, and the sensation which it produced in
both branches of the Legislature was not great
er than that which it will cause throughout
Europe and the world. OF the certainty of the
Emperor's death no doubt need be entertained
Lord John Russell, who is now in the Prussan
capital, first telegraphed home that he had been
struck by apoplexy-was on the point of DEATH
and had just taken leave of his family This
was shortly followed by another telegraphc
message from the British Minister at Berlin
10 the effect that he actually expired at st. Pc
tersburgh, yesterday morning at one o'clock"
Nicholas was born near st. Petersburgh, July
7, 1876. During the reign of his brother
Alexander, he remained in comparative retire
ment, and travelled extensively over Europe
In 1877, he married Charlotte, eldest daughter
of Frederic William III, King of Prussia, and
was considered model of order and fidelity in
domestic life. Alexander dying, on the lst of
December, 1925, Nicholas became Emperor,
in consequence of the resignation of his elder
brother, Constantine. A few days after this, a
formidable instruction broke out, which threat
ened to unseat him from his throne but he was
prompt, energetic, and determined and in
person put down the revolt, causing the ring
leaders to be executed, or exiled to Siberia.
From this time he began a rigid, military ad
ministration, which he never relaxed.
The Car had four sons, and three daughters.
OF the former, the eldest and the heir to the
throne is the Grand Duke Alexander Nicolai-
witsch, born the 18th Of April, 1918, and mar
red in l84l to Maria Alexandrowna, the daugh-
ter of the Grand Duke Louis ii, of Hesse, by
whom he has had four children.
Nicholas was one of the abest sovereigns of
modern times but INSCRIPTIONS, and of IN
bounded ambition. He was the archenemy of
Revolution, and seemed to regard himself
chosen instrument in the hands of God, for
maintaining Order and Absolutism. His proc
lamations, in which he habitually assumed a
spiritual tone, and alluded to himself as acting
in the name and behalf of the Almighty, imply
either fanaticism or hypocrisy-either belief
that he was authorized to do Gods work on
earth, or a willingness to impose upon the
| ignorance of his subjects, and enlist their su-
persttion in support of his Government.
What effect his death may have upon the
war, it is impossible to predict; but we cannot
but think that it will facilitate the negotiations
| for peace.