The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-30
Our 81. Petersburg oorrespo..,cnc,.

ST PETERSBURG, Nov opjS6i.
p'sa'tonars IN 81 Petersburg rnd Mccrc- deneroi dato.
H,r-The Rucsdn Em,gtut0p in Franes and Engiaad-
Aithaaof and Hpt1--soc,a, ara Democratic Republic
IN R~ssia--A Hundred Thousand gIeaas lyaae5 on q
Moderate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Das"yoasg--2ss People
Taeir 1nimosstv Against ne Higher GLASSES, DE- &c.
stated In my last despatch that things wero going on
badly here and regret 70 say they have not much inn
proved since then We in hopes that tho rcopenng
Of the University would put an end TO the
among tho students that the misguided young mon who
had boon arrested and lodged citadel would be set at
liberty on the return Of the EMPEROR that tho whole
saa'r would be speedily forgotten but unfortunately mat
ters have taken quito dcrent turn and reopening
OF tho University has called forth serious dicues
than i's disusc or the 1900 students who formerly
attended tho lectures applications In tho nae Of over 500
had boon mado for permission 10 sesue their ssudes
when, however, the gates Of Alma Mstor wore again
unsarred only some 200 800 made their appearance
the names Of the rest having, seems been ssnt In
BY thcir parents friends without the knowledge Of
tho young gentlemen themselvss Tho rss day passed.
over quietly but the several hundred Of the ex
oludod studsnts, we'll those whose names had been
entered against their WILL assembled at the portal and
commenced jesring and insulting Tho sssneaks"-i. e.,
those who had made their submission and whom they
pursued into tho court and hall Of tho Unversityl
small body Of police wore soon put 10 slE ana d..
rlnglcaders. wosd probably have Jared 20 better Il
battalion Of tho Finland regiment Of guards had not
fastened 70 tho spos II Is asserted that residence was
eycnthen osscd that pistols were nrcd and soldicrs
and policemen wounded bus thin docs NOT appear 70 be
the fact and his positive that Of nearly two hundred stu
dents who sesed aud assigned to DURANGO
young man by the name or Lebidrif- been harex
report sAys very serously--by blow with the butt
end OF mua<ct sdi In 9gss lsianl,. 80 baefrs,s
You iaay imagine the sensation these events created
In our capital but you cannot possibly imagine tho
thousand and ono runors they gave rise TO- 81 Peters
burg haa always dssoryod the reputation Of being .e
Of the most gossippns, lying ttess-tatus places in
Chrssendom, and neyer did shc come out in greater
force than this OCCASION Tho most incredible stories
were sprssd, and received with ayidy and fews pee
pie doubted that regular battle had been fought
between the troops and the students reinforced by
portion Of the military. who refused 10 against them
version OF tho affair which derived sons pausioity
from tbs fact that four officers Of artillery attended
the lectures Al university aud had taken part in ahe
Demonstration arrested by order OF the Grand
be tried by court martial The excitement WIS hsishs.
ened by the gradual arrival Of alarming 'tidings
from tho other Russian universities, especially
from Moscow. whore tho number Of students
amount to no less than two thousand. II was
confidently reported that petition or fnanfcsto
had been signed there by the onre university profess
sors, students and all demanding constitution On the
most liberal scac, that the presentation OF this docu
mont 10 the Governor General to DO forwarded to
tho Emperor had brought a. bloody collision be-.
tween tho people and the military, that Moscow had
been declared in state Of siege the University shut up
collision" to emoute, in which two gcndarrnea
ard two students rather seyereIy woancsd, and
rested but shows at any rate m conjunction With
similar news from KaZan and khako that the agitation
70 and al se
and that Il did not originate therefore, In the new rules
and regulations prescribed for tho latter which merely
served as pretext for carrying Out plans which had
been Matching in other quarters and ia which the st,
dents themselves mostly passive instrunents Ts1
Russo Posh emigration ii England and Erancs bsr.
finger In the po and that they think the arrived
for that great revolutionary outbreak tremendous
upheavng OF the Sayonic world wh oh has been their
vorite dream TOR so many years, few weeks ago
st. Petersburg was snddonly inundated with pamphlets
with the Romanofs, &C., and preaching the most sub.
vcrsive doctrines the author and distributor Of which
Efforts Of the police 70 unsarth him A length he WAS
discovered In the person Of Mr. Mkhailof an author
OF some repute and contributor to several Of our
principal reviews, who WAS Immediately bounced upon
by the myrmdonS Of General Paikoea and thrown
into csseats Of the fortress, whore he was subjected
& " 60 Ai have
son and 70 have Acknowledged that he has been carrying
OF the famous Kolokd In London-xwhch now hnd has
All along been secretly reprinted ct Moscow. Mr.. /
Hutzen's receipt for the regeneration OF tho
Russian empire is it's conversion into q grand
social and democratic republic OF which equal rights Tor
all men, tho abolition Of oil hereditary or Other pryieges
aud community Of goods on the three cardinal prncuies
His enemies affirm that community OF goods ID to include
community Of wives but this is odous calumny Mr.
Hutzcn Of opinion that the desirable result he proposes
might be obtained at sacrifice Of above one hundred
thousand heads which would be quite cheap compared
to the dement's that must from ittho victims
be chiefly selected from tho ranks Of the great landed
propetos the bureaucratic and the Germans or natives
o. the ~, H h. rroyness Who for the last century
and whose naturally and presumed attachment
TO the imperial family render them tho objects
II should DO noticed that Hutzcn though himself Of
German extraction, is an out.and-out Panslayss,
sold Russian and hates Teuon worse than Tartar
Here.s another instance in tho Russian emigration re-
presented BY Prince Dosorouky author Of ia White rue
IA Russia" who has no connection with the socisst
tion. Indeed, Won Altesso 10 Prince Pierre viadnieo
witch Doigoronky, descendant OF st. Michael Of Chemi
goM, and sovereign lord OF Obolinsk and Taroussa 10
very different person from the pleban Mr. Hutzcn.
His ideal is arstocratc monarchy the model Of that
very little say the people nothing all and tho Whole
power was IN the hands Of the nobility OF course
gentleman and mon q position like Prince Dolgorouky
would desire to avoid all vulgar extremss no does not
camor for blood and would prefer revolution eaa de
he would even spare the regnng sdynasty ship
them o6quiey for Germany America the worlds end
provided they would consent waive claims to the
throne in favor Of the house sf Rurk who have
Justly dspossesssd by the Romanos, and Of whom Prince
Dogorouky ia the neal descendant and legitimate heir
am afraid, however, that all these enlightened pa
triots have made their reckoning without their host
remain wandering spectators OF the eirervsscence
that has seized upon the educated classes and con.
Meeting II in ther rude minds with the one great
subject TO which their own thoughts exclusively
directed they have Numbered upon the conclusion that
the dissatisfaction evinced by tho genteoks is owing
to the emancipation and that tho of the noblesse
is to force the Gar to cancel tho and sy
tom Of venage am told that when the students were
being conveyed to the fortress, they attempted to
harangus some laborers who were at work !
on the quay, but very i'll received. |
" You totchiki Qordships) and the Of thews and
snewa you want TO prevent Bdtukd Tar from giving
full rolo (freedom) but will teach your That
Alexander II. still enjoys undminshed popularity among
the masses could be the other day when the I'M
perial banner waving from the summit Of the winter
palace, announced the return Of tho Emperor to his
capital murmur went through the crowd :Gossador
renooso (the Emperor ID come )Godar sders 1.-THE
Emperor here the stod features Of the and
artisans lit up with feeling OF intense pleasure
and at that moment any who had 20 utter
sedtious speech would have been roughly handled The
upper classes in Russia have been long ndustriousy en-
poyed In erecting barrier between themselves and the
lower orders Of society and reap the OF their
palms. their opposition against government paralyzod
by the Indifference hostility u the people and IL thew
should attempt outbreak might easily lead to scenes
to which the In Gaicia would be mere chlds
play.
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