Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-15
ORTuOGRAPHY.
Correspondence of the Indcpe ndcnec Beige.
ISussisl-A New Step 1M tllc Esaa;l IN =
cip;llioA OF IIRe SeIES.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 81, 1853.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 81, 1855.
No important promotions were made
on the Emperor's birthday, excepting tina
uf Prince Wassillchikotf, who was laisel
To the post of Assistant Minister of War
with the charge of the Ministry during the
absence of General Soukhozanett, who is
obliged to leave the country on account ol
his health. ~ colleague has also beer
given to the new Minister of Public In
tstruction. Several military promotions
have taken place, and number of badges
and orders were bestowed. The nomina-
ton Of Prince Wasslihikoff has been re-
ceiyed with universal satisfaction. His
reputation was confirmed by his bravery
at Sebastopol, where he was second in
command To Prince Gortchakoff, whose
entire confidence he possessed.
The following is a brief abstract of the
Imperial ukase containing the measures to
be adopted by the Committees of Emanci-
patton.
The ukase declares, in the first place,
that it was agreed upon in the presence ol
the Emperor, in Grand Committee, the
Grand Duke Constantine assisting. as
usual. 1t then sets forth the object of the
proceedings of the Committees appointed
III the Governments, traces their progress,
nd enjoiRs them to conclude in six
months, when the regulations will be sub.
mittcd TO the approval of the Emperor, &c
be put Immediately into execution.
The ukase, after having recognized the
necessity of taking into consideration, il
the regulation of the provinces, the vari-
GUS modifying local circumstances, states
that there is need Of a normal regulation
which shall serve asa general basis. This
normal regulation is composed of tel
chapters, of which the following are the
titles:
l.. Obligatory transitional condition O
The peasant.
2. Definition of this condition.
3. Territorial rights of proprietors.
4. Regulation concerning the inclosursi
of peasants.
S. Principles to follow in the bestowa
Of lands on peasants.
6. Rents of the peasants.
7. Rights and duties or the dvoroVo
fold servants and their families, who live
in the masters house without any speci-
fled service.)
Q. Constitution of tho new comniuni
ties.
8. The rights of p.oprietors, and the
connection oft hese with their peasants
10. Manner and means of entor cling thi
regulation.
Each of these articles is then separately
explained. We can draw from the genera
idea that serfdom is forever abolished il
Russia, and can never again be established
there under any form whatever. The con
dition of the peasants, when tho regula
lions are once confirmed, VI ill be on a pa
with that of the other classes of citizens
The name of seigneurial peasants will
be changed to peasants by contract; tina
is, they will treat freely and at their owl
:, pleasure with the proprietors concerning
? the conditions of their work. But unit
the confirmation of fdetinite regulations the
must be made to understand that the,
must be submissive, and cannot leave til
land. Then the ukase orders n regulation
TO be prepared, according to which til
peasants can change their condition so a
TO enter, for Instance, into the class Of citi