New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-25
pU0EEEss OF EMANCIPATION IN
RUSSIA.

Nothing could be more encouraging Tor the
friends OF universal Freedom than the rapidi'y
with which involuntary ser'itude of every kind
is fastening toward its inevitable doom.
few week, ago, We gave Al account Of The apo
lition of Slavery in surinam; to-day we are III
nos.e.,ion of the most cheering information re-
spectng the progress OF Emancipation IN
Russia.
IL Russia. as with ", the leaders OF tie
Emancipation movement have had To overcome
the mos, determined resistance. The intentions
Of the Emperor were denounced as an lierier-
crcc with private right. II was said that the
Land would 20 out Of cultivation, as the peas
an,rv would be too IDLE to wosk. Threats were
even uttered against the life Of tie Car.
Notwithstanding MI these obstacles, Emanci
nation has become an established fact, aud II j.
remarkable tina, all classes Of people aye mo-"
expressing themselves in favor OF Emancipation
even those who have hitherto been opposed to
iit. They now admit that il was inevitable and
tina, It wa, accomplished In pacific way tar eH'
ccediug their expectations.
A correspondent of the British aud Foreign
Anti.slaycry Society writes f.om Moscow;
- have sen frequently the leader, q the SET E'aanera
In tl~ t.rr .i,cI hc q Prince Chersr.y 700
m 4 Moscow DO the Government - l'e eni va
49, i-tfsi with an and hrn-i II sfp"s "ii'Nt cay
i.ub thl' great ana pichc frul.oh "a. been ic "A she
u Rui iae cfei. 81 which afr c'' ari - n' % -'l
ai Isl o. ihc Of the pcasiry Throughout 81 "o'a
The cuicayors OF the Government TO educate
the former seris for a kind of seli,goycrnment
appear TO be eminently successful. The peas
ants elect themselves the heads of the villages,
and these correspond with the authorities.
These heads assemble twice a month 10 settle
dispute. among the peasants. Then the Govern
ment have appointed throughout Russia Loo
honorary magistrates to settle disputes between
the peasants and proprietor, and more than one
of the latter have discovered that the time
when their scris were entirely at their mercy
ha, passed away.
Together with the social Improvement of the
country, education is progressing. More than
1000 school, have been opened for the peasants,
and everywhere they are anxious TO read, as
they feel that they ought 20 be allowed to read,
the laws by which they are governed.
Il Is already apparent that it is not the peas
ant, alone who are benefited by the emanci-
patton ordinance but that the proprietorS gain
rs much at least morally. Unless they are
willing to be impoverished they VIII find It
necessary to quit life of ideness, and instead
of relying blndy upon a steward, to superin-
tend their estates themselves.
Thus Emancipation will give to Russia what
il needed so much-a powerful impulse TO in-
creased political activity. 1t is already leading
to other reforms, and preparing the way for a
constitutional form OF government.
1t is only a few years since the Emancipation
scheme was prepared; but il already has secured
place in history among the greatest and most
benciiccnt events in the progress OF the Russian
people. and il has enrolled those who took a
leading part in conoeiying and executing the
mca ,ure among the acknowledged beneactors
of their country The Liberal press of the en-
tire civilized world has already spoken with SUI
fcicni unanimity on our struggle to render IT
certain that the Abolition and the Abolilonists
of American slavery will gain no less honora-
ole place upon the page Of history than that al
ready given to Russian Emancipation and
Emancpationists.