The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-10
tHE EMaSCFsTI0s or TIE sEars IN RUSSIA.
MaHiS-sto or the Emperor Alexander,
Lms ncipnsing the nerh In nis d.
m1lskOns.
oF ms MAJESTY THr ,xrHRos.

asarss,rc oF lis hAs1TY
~ the race q too ~e, Aex'la.r u Emperor aad
Autociat a al tho Rassss kug q rolaDd, Gand D1ko
q RI Anf, &c, u ali our faithful subNcts mike
1rpwI:-
Calico by Divine Providence ant b. the sacred right
Of pber'arceto III throne = our stors ~ took
II inacrnlcet sert To respond the
which Is intinsed 81 T. I'D with sej-
fEp and our lmpeIis ooicuoe a aitn al subjects
y every rank ana 81 every .,haitoc from tue warrior
Who molly beam for ihe aeenco Of tho county
he humble artisan devoted &. ths works OF industry
rom he official ID the 81 ne eh choes oi the
stase To he isborer ~hosc oiorgn f.,roes the sod
10 cors derng the various CLASSES and concitlnns q
which the state s oOnpcsea 10 to- conviction
ifat the LEGISLATION ., NE erapre hayrg sseb provided
nsving otnned with rreosiol tutp obhgstiooS their
rtb,r sDd thor privileges, hl LOT attine the came do
gree of efficiency regards peasants attached to
the eoil ~, srss), thgs ueisnaed te either frcn
t,iept i 81 from cson thes have been nor e1itsry
Euheied 70 he authority q The pfopriotorr on wnom
u VA iDcunbrt ut tns same tune prov de for tner
welfare. hs riRh- q no pforretos have been hitherto
very extended and very nperccs de1neo BY the law,
Which tas oe"a supp ned oy tradition, custom and tbs
guod rleasure Of the prlpfe'os 10 tho rsv1ra-
be hs state 81 thines has established pstria
rclso.s founded upon sDhcitude cerey equitable
apd benevolent On ih~ "a u the prooret"rs AM on
an 6iiect9nac s.tnnei the psrt OF peasants,
but in propofii,n ~ the sinpcy morals dim uished,
as The oives'iy ~ uutrai relations beCsme conpcat
cd tho paterns character Of TIE relations between
the propr Ctors the asnLt became Weakened and
moreover, the scians urai authority fell sometimes
into banos exclusively occupied with tte persoosl inte
rcett, those bonds o mutual good viii sla kcaod and
vice opening wac mado fof an Arbitrary sway which
weighed ugon toe pcssarts Gas unfaSoraole 20 thor
welfare made them nd hescut & vi progress under
the conditions OF their existence.
Thee, had already attracted tn notice OF our pre-
cecetscrs uf glorious memory and they had akeo
sur's for Improving The ooDdou o. the peasants, but
among those measures we're act strlgont enough,
nsmrch ~ hey remained sutorc mate to tue spootsns
QUE inAstye OF snch proprie,ofs VINO showed themselves
animated With hne'al intentions and Others called forth
by peculiar circumstances have been restricted TO
tain localities OF amply aioptd an experiment It
~as thur that Alexander published the regulation FOE
tne free ctivstos that the late Emperor Nicholas,
or oeloy ed stesr that one which concerns
the peasants blnd by contract In the Western govern
merits regulations called nawes had 1xcd the terrific
rial aotments due % the peasants well a. the amount
81 their fer duee bet AL those refo ms have only bscn
applied IN very restricted manner.
We thus came 70 Tire conviction thai the work on
serious Improvement II the condition OF we peasans s
mission ah ch, the u evens, Divine Providence
cslled upon 10 fulfil
We have thr work by an expression o. our
Imperial confidence towards the nobih'y " hussa snc1
given us many proofs OF its devotion " 'he throne
ana OF its constant rea1Des 70 make sacrifices for tho
welfare OF the country.
was 10 be expected the nsur. or the question: they
have been compared coated and reduced 10 regular
ttee instituted for that purposes and these new dspo
it,ops thus tormustd relative 70 the peasants and do
ca ioe (dcoTops~) Of the proprietors hauo been
ned in the Council Of the Empire.
Having invoked the DIVINE assistance we hnve re-
solved 20 carry this work into execution
In virtue OF the new dispositions above mentioned tho
peasants attached 70 tho soil tat Ich.s a 0lf~) will
invested within term fixed BY the law Win oil tho
righte Of free cultivation.
The prop ictors eta ming their rights property all
TIE hpd beotg'ng 10 them grant 70 tho p.asans for
Bxtd regulated rental the fol enjoyment, o. their close
(cncts). sp, nttcoysr TO their livelihood AID In
gusrsntec INC fuonent a. tbgu obligations towards tho
tovevbDent, the quantity OF arasle and 0xd ~ the
SAID dsssn.cns, ~ wsa other rural ap?urtsnsaocs
(csccSae).
Et 10 The er,oyn-ss OF these territorial sno,mcs,s,
'0s p<asoos Se sslsca " rsiur 70 aesuis va Eeasaa