American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-28
a Glimpse at Russian History.


The LOpdon Daily News. apropos Of
the recent attaining Of his majority by
the present heir 10 the Russian tbroue,
gives this historical synopsis;
The events Of Russian history prio, to
the sixteenth century may be summed up
in very few words. All IVES disorder
when the hardy Mortimer camo to rule
over the plains Of Russia, and utter dis
order and discord, intensified by Tartar
incursions and atrocities, continued TO
prevail until John III. subdued bis rival
/ kinsmen, ANNEXED their territories, aad
founded the present eDpire oat oi The
Grand Duchy Of Moscow. HeiIs to the
throne 10 those days were nominated by
the reiguing sovereign at pleasure. The
eldest son was generally preferred, but
the paIriarchai poiity permitted every d.
vergence from the principle Of primo
geniture. When John HI. vas asked by
his mobiles to bequeslh the crown 10 lis
grandson John, whom be had dispossess,
ed in favor Of q son by his second vile,
Bis arrogan. reply vas Il will leave
Russia to wbomsoever please" And
this was the principle on which Russian
Czaroyi,ches inherited The crown until the
Emperor Paul decreed q law Of here9i-
tary succession in The male line. aud az
terwards in the female, instead Of leaving
/, to the caprice Of the reigniug sover-
eiga, or 70 the Vaccinations Of political
'ac,icns.
The Grst Gar Of Russia, the renowned
John The hsTeyrib.e, killed bis son and heir
in Ct Of rage, with walking stick Of
iron-a crime fer which be endesvore1
. TO alone b. giving large grants TO church
es and mouastic establishments, and he
died full Of grief and remorse, after taking
the tousurc Dimitri the son Of his sue
cessor, Theodore l., was foully murdered
by his own uncle, the usgrPer, Boris
GodunoG, and in him the Ruriok dynasty
became extinct. Theodore III, tLird
sovereign Of the house Of Romanof, 'tho
. Joy and delight of bis people, died very
Young. after rcigring only six years
On the day Of his dea.h, says haransjn,
+ Moscow was in the same distress as
( Rome was on the death Of Titus John,
his brother, should have succeeded to the
crown, as no other disposition had been
made by The deceased Gear, butlhs S.relt
.i Guards decided Dba: Johns half broth
ar, Peter, afterwards the Great, shoull
share ,ba throne with bin. But Peter
he Great although only seventeen years
OF age. preferred an undivided authority,
and John soon of.er resigned IN his favor
The tragedy of The death Of Peter the
Greats eldest son is well known. Cp.
posed to. his fathers reforms, and having
1ed the country and been captured,
Alexis died 10 a dungeon Of the fortress Of.
ST. Petersburg, almost Immediately after
q ,isi, from lis strong willed parent,
The application Of torture has been
proved by documentary evidence The
poisoning OF the son by the father IS a
matter Of strong suspicion Then Tie
male line Of he R5msnoT- became ex,
tuct in Peter H., grandson Of the Grea.
Peter, who aied a, licen. Of smallpox
Anne. Duchess Of Coar,aad. daughter OF
John, Peter the Greats Ea,l brother.
succeeded BY the will Of the MOBILES, who
imposed a Constitution upon her. John
VI, graud,nePheu Of the Empress Anne,
who had leIl The crown 20 him. was Grs,
Imprisoned ia monastery, and then put
10 death at the Castle Of Syblussel5erg.
10 order to make way for Ehzabelh.
daughter of Fe,er the Great. Cathariua
H. became Empress Of all the Russias by
the murder OF Peter III, her husband. a.
Rospha, near ST. Petersburg. Her sen
Paul met with similar late at the hands
(by oonnivance) Of his son Alexander l.,
the FIRST sovereign who came under law
Of succession 70 the crown.
The righ,ial heis Of Alexander, Dis
bTo.hsr Consian'iCe. abiicaieG in favor Of
Nicholas, whose succession was resisted.
though uusuccessru'ly. BY the conspir-
arors Of 1926. The Emperor Aexander
is hus the only sovereign since Theodore
III a. D. 1882 who has come to The
throne peaceably, bonorably. by iBdis
putsb'e right, and in the natural order OF
events. But even this exception msy be
cavil'ed az, for Nicholas l. died prcma-
,urely and suddenly, in the midst Of a
war IN which he had Iiskel his empire
And now it is bot a few short months
since The name Of tie Czarovitch Nicholas
mas been added 10 the lorg ist OF young
sovereigns and heirs-presumpiiye Of
Russia who have Wi,hered and perished
before their tine. May The sins Of ihe
fathers be visited no InrtheT. and may the
Prince this DAY so mourn'ally called 70