The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-07-25
RICHMOND, July 6.
Arrival of the AmericaI Minister at ST
Petersburg.
Correspondence of The Evening Post.
Or loo

Correspondence of The Evening Post
ST. PETERSBURG, June 10, 1SD1.
Casius NJ. Clay the American Minister to the
Russian Court, has arrived here and taken up
his residence, with his family and secretaries,
in the same house occupied by Mr.. Pickens and
Mr.. Appleton. The latter gentleman has al
ready left ST. Petersburg on his way home to
the U. S.
As the Gear is at present with the Czarina OH
a visit to Moscow, Mr.. Clay has not as yet been
presented, nor can he be for a week or two to
GENE: Informal interviews, however with some
of the leading officials here, give him every
reason to believe that the Russian Government
is animated by the heartiest feelings of sympa-
thy for the cause of the Union.
At present the St Petersburg journals are
repete with reports of the Union demonstration
made at the Hotel du Louvre in Paris on the
29th OF May, and copious extracts are given
from Mr.. Clay's speech on that occasion. The
rather bold alusion by the speaker TO the posi-
BILE coalition of France with the Northern States
in case that England recognized the Confeder
ates as excited NO little attention in Europe,
and has been fully commented upon by the
press. Of course most diverse views are taken
of the propriety of the sug gestion but it is
worthy of notice that the French and Russian
journals-exponents of nationalities which may
fairly be presumed to entertain some lingering
Jealousy OF England-give the speech place in
their columns
Interesting accounts come to US from Moscow
of the enthusiastic reception there of Alexander
III. A characteristic ceremony took place at the
instance of number of serfs-workmen in the
factones-who had been liberated by the recent
decree. They presented the Emperor with
bread and salt on gold plate, and delivered
with it an address noticeable for its brevity. 1t
reads as follows
"GraciOuS Sovereign and Liberatsng Father:
We thank thee for thy signal benefits to us,
for the liberty thou hast bestowed upon ue.-
Night and day we pray for thee; our wives, our
children, our grandchildren and our great
grandchildren will pray for thee May the God
of mercy preserve thee and give thee strength
and firmness to achieve thy loving work, so that
all thy children and subjects confded to thee by
God may bless thy name in future generations,
even as we now bless the name of our liberia
ting Father.
The plate of bread and salt was presented to
the Gar by an old serf of about seventy years
of age, who told the monarch he was on earth
what God was in heaven" The ceremony took
place in courtyard of the Kremlin, and the
people afterwards begged permission to see
| their mother" as they term the Empress She
responded to the call by appearing on the bal
cony.
| Outbreaks more or less violent take place in
various remote parts of the Empire among the
serfs, who misunderstood the ukase according
to them their freedom, and think they should
| have it at once and without the restrictions
with which it is hampered. The real facts O
this serf liberating movement are but Imperfect
| ly understood in America.