Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-28
VOL. NO l97.
DAILY NIRGINIiN.
The Emperor Nicholas

peror, which we copy from the New York Courier
aud Enquirer, will be read with interest:
The youth of Nicholas was what nay be said
10 he moral. In the gallant Court of his brother,
the Emperor Alexnndrr, he appears 10 have kept
himself marveIlou~ly free from in'rgues, and to
hive concentrated nl his pleasures on military
exercises and amusements. In 1911 Nicholas
lett the Couit OF his brother for n tour abroad.
lie visited France Germany. England and yari-
ou- other Countries, aud returned home early in
| 1917.
lon tho 18th of July 1917, being then hardly
| twenty one years of age, he married Maria Cbar-
| lotte, eldcstdaughier of the late King of Prussia
! he bride was nhout two years YOUNGER than
the bridegroom. The marriage was so!emnized
at St Petersburg, and the bride in accordance
with Russian law, although she came of II Protes-
tnnt family, adopted the Greek rel gion, and with
| il the Christian nnmes of Alexander Feodorowna
! The marrlnge IL snid to have been one of love on
! both sides although there was, donhless. polite
! al eNPcdieney mingled with il. There was IA great
similarity between them not only in the majesty
OF figure. but also Of mind and charm ter.
al the time Of his marriage. Nicholas held
III" military rink of head inspector of engineers
III fhe service Of his brother, the Emperor, but he
wn4 not admitted Ia the cornell table when poll
ncal and diplomatic questions were DISCUSSED,
and his sphere of operation confined to mere
| garrison service. Nicholns felt his subordinate
|
court, n domestic man, deriving his happiness in
performing the part of ahurhund and n father in
such II luanner that th" example of him-e.f and
wiir has been cited a- modsl nf dome. tic hliss.
lIis eldest son, Alexander Nicoawii, h. wa4 horn
one yenr nftcr his marriage. In 1919 followed
the birth OF his second child, the Grand Duchess
| Marin; in 1899 Tint of the Grand Duchess Olga.
alexander died December 1st, 1s25. Tho
news arrived nj the winter palace, where the i'm
! rerlnl fnmy were assembled in the chapel to rem
der thanks Tor the message received the previous
day announcing the conyalescence OF the Car.
1t wns Nlchuns who received the fatal news, he
only of the three brothers being resident in st.
Petersburg. II wns supposed by the Russian peo-
| pie that the Grand Duke Constantine. the next
brother in age to Alexander, lthe Inter having
died without any direct heir,) would succeed to
the throne. But Constantine had some ycais = pre-
vlou>ly resigned his clnims III tnvor of Nicholas,
the fact being only known to the Empress Moth
! or.
Before the news Of Alexanders death was
hrnltrd IN the streets of ST. Petersburg, Nicholas
! obnn"d brief interview with the Empress
Mother. Whnt passed nt the interview is not
! known. Immediately afterwards Nicholas re-
! pared To the Senate Palace to take The oath of
arginnoe to his brother Constantine. The
| Council replied hy appealing 10 sealed packets
deposited hy Alrxnnder with the Senate TO be
opened utter hi death. The pncket wns found to
|
Alexander asserting thereto, anda decree which
! gave the throne 10 Nicholas -
Nicholas was then invited 10 n seat Mt the State
! Council. tut he answered h. hnd no right to sit
there as he was member Of the council, hat ho
wns ready 10 receive any communication which
! they might hive Ia make nj his wint"r palace.
| To the palace they Immediately repaired, and
were about 10 take the oath of allegiance to him,
| when he refu ed 10 receive il until his elder
| brother had sgned to him his determination to
resign.
after n apse of fourteen days. during which
! all the official acts of government were perform
| cd il lhe mime of the Emperor Constantine
! Nieholn- received the news fhis brothers refu-
sal ot the throne nnd on the 9th of December
| lS95. he formally accepted the government He
| fixed, however, December LIST, the day on which
| Alexander died, the commencement of his
| rrigu conspiracy the first greeting
! which N!eholns received Mt the very moment he
sentcd himself on the throne, and the promptness.
| daring and energy with which he met aud queed
! il, shuduwcd forth the determined character
! which he has since exhibited We need not re-
! prat the dctail--poriions of the army revolted
! and refused allegiance. Nicholas used mild
! measures at first. but when they were found to
! be of no aya.a few shots of cannon did the rest,
! and throwing down their arms the rebeous who
/ bad survived the fire begged for mercy. Some
! oi the LEADERS were hung, some srnt 10 Siberia,
while the punishment of Il few of u lighter
! Character.
From the day forward Nicholas, Car of
! Russia hns been firmly seated ON his throne
! How he has governed how he has improved on
the abs ,iute sovereignty of his pr"d"c ssors. un-
! til now more than all its people are but ono
mghti plcce of human machinery, moved and
contIocdby his will alone, weneed not here re-
late.
"ln personal appearance Nicholas is said to
hive been The handsomest man in Europe-tall,
commanding, with perfect Outline ot foim--
physically fitting monument to mark the hsto-
ry of the present age. A broad chest, a face in
which severity aud consciousness of majesty
were the predominant characteristics, mouth
rcgulurly chiseed, sometimes beaming mildly,
but never smiling. eyes which glared terribly in
anger, but were calm and mid when the soul
unruffeI-such was the ply scal man, Mich
olas of Russia. Besides his eldest son Alexan-
der and the daughters we have mentioned, he
leaves another son. the rand Duke Constan-
tine, his probable successor, as his eldest son.
Alexander was born before he ascended the
throne"
To THE PoINT.-A countryman attended one
of the President levees at which the Indies ap-