New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-16
BI SEBAsTIAN sEIIEK,
La,e Editor 81 me German Ddtiy Gd:ctc, Mem 0,'eat
.cHApTE II III


educational Progress Of tlexanderfis Installation Chan
Of be University Of HclsingforsLetter Of Nicholas
to Count Amnoif-A Caucasian General made Vice Chan
ceilor-obitary Of Alexanleriis Jesutica Character
Alexander, whose instructors had not been able
mould his mind to a very satisfactory rate, now
3i Sceived q new mentor in the person of Colonel
~ 0rdes, an old and upright soldier of great merit.
t the same time, as an incentive to his sons
ssiduity, Nicholas placed with him studious
outh as companion that the force of example
night prove beneficial to the Imperial pupil. This
iew course of instruction had scarcely been COM
nenced ere high academcal honors were conferred
Hlpon him. IN the beginning Of January, 1926, he
was appointed High Chancellor OF The University
of Helsingfors dignity which his father had held
for upwards Of nine years, and which, to console
the Fins, is always bestowed on the heir to the
throne.
The Emperor announced the installation Of the
young Grand Duke in the following letter to Count
Aminoh, Vice-Chanceor Of the University:
4 tHonorab5e Sa,-ITayng, according to the de-
y cree of Providence, succeeded to the throne OF
the Russian Empire, one Of our first cares has been
to direct solicitude to the Grand Duchy Of Fin
4 land and to occupy ourselves with its University,
a. tie prosperity of which has always been the OBJ
X lect Of wishes during the nine years we have
Pseid the honorable post Of High Chancellor.
Wishing to transmit to successor the senti-
3ment we have inherited from our august brother
&with regard to Finland and its University, the sec
ond founder of which he was desirous, at the
same time, to give this institution fresh proof Of
our particular good will, we have conferred on his
a Imperial Hglnesss the Grand Duke heir, Alexan-
4 der Nieholaiewiteh, our beloved son, the High
i Chancellorship of The University of Finland.
considering that the age of his Imperial High
ness does not yet allow him to fulfill the functions
4 Of this post, We have ordered that our Secretary
Of State for the affairs of Finland shall provision
ally take charge Of them. Transmitting our will
to you we order you TO communicate it to the Con
sstory of the University, which, henceforth, is to
address its representations and its reports to his
Imperial Iiighness, the Grand Duke heir The Sec
retary Of State is bound to receive all eommunica-
tons addressed to the High Chancellor, to decide
the affairs under his responsibility, and in the
name of his Imperial Hghness, to sign the docu-
ments in the following set form:
20 In the name Of his Imperial Hghness the
Grand Duke heir, High Chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Finland. BY order
:" Az St Petersburg. The 22d Jairutry 1S2i
axS tsgned NICHOLAS
One of the first acts of the juvenile Chancellor,
undoubtedly inspired by sincere wish Of pro.
noting the prosperity of the University was
the nomination Of new Vice Chancellor. The man
chosen to this post, an old General, who for many
years had served on the frontier districts of Asia
was not by any means distinguished scholar; but
PCS he had shown great ability in managing the wild
tribes of the steppes," it was to be presumed
that he would succeed admirably in managing the
more harmless literary tribes of Helsingfors.
While the lice-Chaneellor applied himself assidu-
ously to distributing sciences and blows to the
4 pupils 'ntrusted to his care the real Chancellor
was in constant state of warfare with his tutors,
especially with Colonel Mordes. Nothing remained
. untried TO remove lis deeprooted repugnance to
every description of study.
The scientific branches Of education were pre-
sented to him in the most agreeable forms they
were sweetened for him, like bitter medicines for
wayward children but even thus prepared they
were not palatabe to the young Prince. Certainly
he never openly revolted against his teachers-he
eEas too cunning for that; but he opposed to all
their arguments passive resistance, which they
endeav0red in vain to overcome. The Emperor
frequently reproacled his son with vehemence
but as generally the with obstinate natures
violence only made the evil worse The Grand
"A Dnke became more sullen every day he avoided,
n as much as possible, the company Of his father,
a and unless actually forced, he scarcely held con-
~ verse with any one. He abhoned the laws of eti-
II quette, which tended to check him in many of his
"A in1oent habits; and seeing the hofelessness of
struggling against them, his mind became gradually
#embttered, and his spirit actually turned towards
adissmulatioa,
CHAPTER w.,
A ,,, - ii iioSts,,,, N.,y Ti,las f,,3,r-i a.,
& qpf1es Ah his lntoEe Orders to Mdrdes into Artese
aasie'I by his Fetheg ffs yanty-Humbled y the Em
a peror Sictolas in the essence Of the Court.
Constantine, still Gehssaiissimo Of Poland being
unable to counteract the effects in Warsaw of the
y July revolution in France, was compelled, on the
4 outbreak of the insurrecton, the 29th November,
1890 to effect his escape from the Palace of Beve-
dere, at Warsaw. Whether from the effects of dis
at the ingratitude of the Poles, for
Y shom he had always shown the greatest sympa-
Elhy, or from other unknown causes, he died a few
|lnonths afterwards, 9th June, 1881.
= From this date Alexander received the addi-
<onal title of Gesarewitsch and, according to an
Rdmpcral Decree he was to be called in future
Successor CGsarewitseh and hereditary Grand
uke,n the other princes bearing merely the titles
|& Grsnd Dukes.
~ Besides this honorary distinction, Alexander,
L arcely i3 years old, was nominated Titulary Cen.
&&al, Grand Hattaman of the Cossacks, and Colonel
~ regiment of Polish Chasseurs. He felt very
Pond Of these new dignities, which greatly CON
&&buted to fatter his natural vanity. Shortly be-
n re the journey of the Emperor Nicholas to War
= ", where his coronation as King of Poland was
&% be celebrated, the CtsaTewsch quarrelIed with
Is tutor, and, on being reproached for his con-
4 not, he mustered sufficient courage to show a
= old front. Conscious of his superiority in rank
e even went SO far as to order his master into ar
EST. Col. Mdrdes could not but obey the COM
Y Pand Of the youthful /" General When Nicholas
& card # this occurrence he sent Immediately for
e 10Th the tutor and The pupil, and, after having
HI een made acquainted with all the particulars of
- ie case, he severely reprmanded his son. tore off
lis epaulettes, and said to him: In order to
nake your tutor henceforward your superior in
sank, ! deprive you Of your epaulettes. From this
E homent you are common soldier"
@ OF course this touching scene was acted in the
presence Of several general officers and other high
|AS 0utaries WIN did mt fai1 to rana ntu1a4a in