Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22
The new Gar and the War.

The intelligent writer on Russian affairs in
the Ne,c Iork Tribune, gives us the follow
ing:
The new Gar was born on the 29th of
April, 1918, and accordingly is nearly thirty
seven. If not of extraordinary abilities, he
possesses fair capacity and intellect. If not
gifted with the iron will of his father, and if
marked by certain mildness of temper, he
has exhibited more than once considerable en-
ergy. lie has poetical and chivalrous turn
of mind, and is Russian to the core. Years
ago, he urged the use of the Russian Ian
guage at Court, instead of French. As Grand
Duke, he was always kindly to any pure, gen.
uine, Russian development in literature and
policy. Some ten years ago, he insisted
strongly on the propagation OF the Russo
Greek creed among the Protestant Firms,
Esthonians, and other tribes forming the pea
santry in the Baltic provinces.
1t is scarcely to be supposed that he will
make any changes among the highest digni-
taries of the empire. Such things will come
by-and-by, as for some time past he has had
a small court and knot of favorites around
him. Prominent among these is Prince Bar
yatynsky, who last year distinguished him.
self in Asia against the Turks and the Circa-
sian Shamyl. This prince is proud. naughty,
ambitious Russian. He spent great deal OF
his youth in Vienna, and it is possible he may
be sent thither under some pretext-to con-
troll the action of the Russian Legation at the
approaching conference.
Could it be admitted that the war, at the
start had not the approval of the new En-
peror, he will feel it necessary to prosecute il
vigorously, unless peace, acceptable to Rus
STA, can be obtained. In honor of the mem
DRY of his father, whom he loved devotedly,
and to whom he looked with deep Difference,
he will so act. He was always treated by the
deceased Gar with the utmost fondness-al-
ways as the most confidential friend, and as his
successor. For about eighteen years the
Grand Duke has been habitually present at
Cabinet meetings, giving his opinion and shar-
ing with his father the .thorny and heavy bur
dens of absolute power. 1t was the aim OF
the late Emperor to fit his son TO sway the
Imperial scepter, and not allow him to be
taken unawares in his new position. Alex
ander III, therefore, ascends the throne not as
a mere novice, but wholly aware of the
great task before him. If so disposed, he
could not at once change the policy of the
Empire The late Car, idOlized as he was,
10y the Russian people, will now be looked
upon as kind of martyr to the strong and
wide coalition against him, and his sudden
death will, in our view, lend fresh fuel to the
warlike flame. In this point of view, the
death of Nicholas creates no 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 consid
Grafton, is that the King of Prussia, the UNI
Gle of the new Car, with the Prnssian Cont
and the officers of the army, and of course
what is called politically the Russian party al
Berlin, moved by the sentiment of so-caled
chivalrous honor, will not desert the young
Autocrat Indeed, they will be likely to es-
pouse his cause more decidedly. Nor should
we he astonished TO hear that Francis Joseph
moved by common courtesy, should mediate
for an armistice, to give time to the new SOW.
ereign to assume his royal charge, to ascer.
tian his position and decide on his policy
That such a demand, made by Austria, anC
backed by Prussia, would be acceded To b,
the English Cabinet at least, is probable
Out of this might arise an interruption in the
fighting i'm the Crimea, as well as a delay il
the negotiations for peace. 1t would, how.
ever, be premature to deduce from the deatf
of Nicholas any considerable addition to the
chances of speedy termination of the war