The weekly Butte record., 1863-02-21
Napoleon in the Kremlin.

4 writer 10 the Atlantic Monthly, in sum
ming up the principal traits of the Gar Mich
olaS mind. mentions the fact that the statue Of
Napoleon the Grea, is Installed IN the Kreunhu
at Moscow-in that place which it cost him
+ half million of men to visit. The following
viii be read with interest;
Aexander's successor, Nicholas l., had been
known before his accession as mere martinez.
good colonel for parade-days, wonderful in
detecting soiled uniforms. terrible in admins
teriug petty punishments. 1t seems the story
Of stupid Brutus over again. Altered circum-
stances made new man Of him and few
things are more strange than the change
wrought in bis whole bearing aud look by that
week of agony and energy in climbing his
brothers throne. The portraits of Nicholas
the Grand Duke and Nicholas the Autocrat
seem portraits Of two different persons. The
first face is averted. suspicious harsh, with lit
tie meaning aud less grandeur; the second is
direct, commanding. no. unkiud, every feature
telling of will TO crush opposition. every line
marking sense of Russian supremacy.
The great article of Nicholas creed was
complete. downright faith in Despotism, and
in himself as DeSpotisms apostle.
Hence he hated. above all things, a limited
monarchy. He told De Custne that pure
monarchy or pure republic he could under
stand but that anything between these he
could not understand. OF bis former rule of
Poland, as constitutional monarch. he spoke
with loathnr
OF this hate which Nicholas felt for liberal
forms of Government there yet remain monu,
ments in the great museum of the Kremlin.
That museum holds an immense number of
interesting things, and masses of jewels and
plate which make all other European colIec-
tioDs mean. The visitor wanders among clumps
Of diamonds, and sacks of pearls, and nausea,
ting wealth of rubies and sapphires and emer-
aids. There rise row after row of jewelled
scymtars, and vases and salvers of gold, and
old saddles studded with diamonds, aud with
stirrups of gold-presents of frightened Asatic
satraps or fawning European allies.
There, too are the crowns of Muscovy, Of
Russia, of kazan, of Astrachan. OF Siberia, of
the Crimea, aud pity to say it, of Poland
And next this is an index of despotic hate
for the Polish sceptre is broken and flung
aside.
Near this stands the full length portrait of
tho first AIavandar and at his feet are rronn.
ed captured flags of Hungary and Poland
some with bloodmarks still upon them.
But below alI,-far beneath the feet of the.
Emperor,-in dust and ignominy and on the
floor, is flung the very Constitution of Poland
parchment for parchment, ink for ink, good
promise for good promise-which Alexander
gave with so many smiles, and which Nicholas,
took away with so much bloodshed
And not far from this monument of the
deathless hate Nicholas bore that liberty he,
had stung to death, stands monument of his
admiration for straightforward tyranny, even,
in the most dreaded enemy bis house ever
knew. Standing there is statue in the purest
of marbe,-the only statue in those vast halls.
1t has the place of honor. 1t looks proudly
over all that glory, and keeps ward over all
that treasure and that statue, in full majesty
of imperial robes and bees and diadem and
face, is of the first Napoleon. Admiration Of
his tyranuic will has at last made him peaceful
sovereign of the Kremln