Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-27

celebration Of her zsol.s4~.rsh Birsas.

= From the London Times
, Letters from ST. Petersburg inform us q st
Russia celebrated her thoussndlh birthday on
/ the 2O'h nit. There were great rcioicinrs az St.
: Petersburg aud Moscow, bat the ehief f-s-iv 81
was held at NOVgorod, which, as our readers
are aware, is regarded By native historians as
the cradle OF the Russian Empire though tie
Z Poles assign mors modern origin 20 what is
low called R1ssis, and look upon it mere p
az an aggrandizemeut Of the Grand Dachy II
! Moscow, whose Tartar traditions is coutinuai
and has not yet entirely departed from.
Bat if the political origin eff modern R1ssia
IS 10 be found in old 'Ause0vy," and &. 3Ius-
C0vy had the misfortune % os sub iect.d f-r tqs
centuries and more 90 the Tara.rs--to whom shl
never would have beez abandoned By Westsut
Europe had shs consented to abiurs lsr a1eisas
religion and acknowledge the supremacy 0- tbs
PJpe-thst Is surely 10 reason why TIE Ru-
slams Of the present day should not look bse.S
20 the period before iba Tartar invasion, and
trace their history through various channels tl
ITS true starting point
The founder OF S. Petersburg was ore Of TIE
same race as tho founder Of Moscow. aud tlo
founder Of Moscow was Eneally dsceuded rom
kurc, the great Rlss0-S0Tmau, who, when ths
republicans Of Nos g0Tod were disg1s-ej Wits
I liberty, kindly went over Do them a thousand
years ago, 70 leach thsm the blessings OF dssDot-
ISM As, II spite o. tins more or less friendly
! Invasion, the NJTOr08ials retained tler popular
institutions uu5Il many centuries af-arWerd, when
they were destroyed by the Moscow Cz4ls, Is IS
clear thas desP3tism ia RUssis Wss of q midsr
I character in the Biush century Ll-ni e has shown
Itself 0H several occasions in tHe r.ueeee1ih
For this reason AID on account ri the eEsctlous
| which NOVgOr1d must suggest. is is well tha1
that city should have been chosen for toe gress
/ commemorative festival that has last been held
( A0ou. half a thousand years have r0F elapsed
sIncs the establishment Of lEe Cza-4es Of &oz-
/ cow and, according 10 many historians. 10 i8
there Eh here the grez. bell Of No7e5roI IS pre-
I served as a trophy 'aEsu from il= tres.cy alts-
I the massacre " is lnEaLllalt3, Chat the Rus
sian i npils ought - slbTa.e is tir.hday
/ Any departure, E9Hey y. iIeu. Eusc-vits ia.
di5i5n5 IS desirable and 10 man not even su e1l-
p5r0I-cau be excepted, iu recalling his aUcss-
/ tors, TO dwell upon ias merits o; those who ara
EnJwn 30 have been ths least merifs7icus
( Whatever strict historians may ssy. isis better
,isat Russia sh4uld regard N5Tgar1l and uos
! Moscow as Tbs cradle Of t1s Russian mon
I srchy"
/ Besides, IN plain truth, Russia hes not iuhsrf.-
[ ed IarsGr-A -AluscOyIss traditions alone. N7yy3r1l
I and other buckles in winch representative ius1-
] tutons were maintained were not Hiihoul tbeir
! effect on the GENITAL duchy which destroyed and
/ absorbed them. At the beginning Of tie f7lh
4 century the first Of The R5man0ifs wss elected
oy the Ststes-Gsnera. OF Russia, and IN acceptirg
I the crown accepted also a constitution. which
was abolished by Peter the Great bu. which
\ since his dea:h has been constantly re-I-nEnd-
ed; IN the reigus Of Nicholas, Alexander t.,
I Catharine, and Der predecessors by c1uspira-
/ tors; IN that of Alexander II by the nobility Of
| the empire m open assembly.
I We have not yet heard that the urcovsria7
/ of the N0vg roi memorial was accompanied bT
l the publication Of any new concessions either
/ 10 tue nobility or the psasauuy, though tle
/ former are said % have uxpec.sd thss Is would
I be made the occasion of granting them certain
/ political privileges, while ths latter are known
to be IN constant suticiE patton Cf such a change
/ IN the iA~ OF emancipation as viii give them io-
| nothing the land they have hitherto cultivated
on condition OF either work. 2 or paying for it,
! Oar letters sfsle that on the 1j-h in5s, tl3
/ Emperor, ihe Empress, the heir t1 .ls throne
I and the Grand DCk7s Alexander. Tsll-ie.
/ Alexis, MIchagi. and Nicholas. IFl-l -ls q ana
Ducessses NJ aris and O.ga, preceded ty ti5
/ Moscow railway TO SJtulZEi end thence by
steamer TO Novgorcd, where .Lsy were received
by the nobility Of the province, t1a msTclsl-s
OF the city aud the elders of The vlIlgs com
| munes. The banks Of the r.v5r TaEgF vera
/ lined with psasGutry, y DO are ssI1 0-laT8 exc
hill.ed the greatest enthusiasm, an ID have
filled the ar with ,leir shQa-s as the imperial
| steamer passed
O1 Sunday, at I24 o'clock. the news was re-
| celved By telegraph At St. Petersburg that he
1 commemorative monument had been uncovered
| a. N0vSor0d. This was announced 10 the city
/ By discharge Of artillery from tie citadel q
| Ic DeRn was sung in TIE Cslhsdrzl of St. Issac,
/ where divine service had already been psrt1rm-
ed by the Archbishop Of Riga ia presence of the .
chief military and civil authorities The sqlare
OF St. Isaac was filed wi-h troops Of a branches
/ of the service, who, after the Ts sBe,ls. were
/ paradsd by the general governor (SJuvargfJ.
N'rara H-Hrr r-r rs.
wherever General S1uvaT5F the Emperor rsD-
ressntaiige, appeared, be was received with ss-
I clamatiOus
/ S. Petersburg was Illuminated In Gas evening.
| and gratUiIOus performances were given attts
\ Grand Opera the Maria Theatre (Russiau O1era)
and two other theatres. Outside the Kszau
/ church the NJvgorod monument vas reproduced
| in illumination lamps.
I Monday (2lst) was also to be kept as q hell
/ day. None of the Russian newspapers appeared
/ On Sunday, nor were expected 10 appear ca
Monday.
/ The following letter from N5vg0r0d, Of ihs
I 2iSt OF september, contains description Of the
festivities which took place there cu the occasion
/ Of the UUO-h anniversary Of the establishment
| Of the Russian empire:
a. A grand religious service was performed az
| the Church Of s.. Irene Sslvos Of artillery
wers fred the moment the monument Of Nov
gorod was uncovered in presence Of the iups-
nal family. The theatres were opered hss 10
the people, and all the public buildings we're e.
Illuminated The Emperor haTsnCncd the de-u.
tatOns from the nobility and from Tie magi1-
| trstes.
q" He rem nisd the lsstsr Of the af.ir of tie
/ thirteen justices Of Tyer, telling them 81 tie
same time that he rsckoged on the acsvo aud 1s-
voted cooperation Of their body 90 accomplish
the emancipation Of the ssTfs. He ;cli a depu.
tation from the peasants that they ousbt to has
/ ten to make terms with their lords t. s said
/ thst the Grand Duke C0rs.aulias is 10 receive
I lhe iitls Of vicaroy TO The kingdom of Poland on
the occasion Of the anniversary jusl cell5ra.sl''