Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-05


tial term, nor shall ! fondy dwell upon the
noble dsinterestodness Of that army Of self
sacrificing patriots who arc willing TO spend
their lives in their country's service, without
even the hope Of back pay nay, more
who would insist that their best friends, and
their own and their wives relations. should
perform the dsagrceable and ill-paid drudgcry
connected with the management Of such insti-
tutions as Custom Houses and Post Offices, not I
to speak Of the many other mcnial positions in
which the unfortunate occupant grows old
every day, and Il he is not very careful has his |
health endangered by plethory Of the pocket, |
brought on by ever tasking the capacity Of that
most sensitive organ, upon whose development
aud fulness the modern man puts his hopes Of
happiness, pleasure and popularity
Rurik, then, acted on principles which bear
the test Of time, and graciously took upon him
self the duty Of ruling Novgorod according to
the laws and customs Of The place, which be
promised tootsoryo on all occasions be should
have said, all convenient occasions; f)ritproyed
in the sequel that that was what he meant
Rurik, with his followers, entered the terrific
rie- Of Noygorod in SGD. At first he was to
reside, not in the town ITSELF but at ladoga,
some distance To the North. In q couple Of
| years, however, he came 10 the Capital. Some
l time after rebellion broke out, which he re-
pressed with commeudablo yigor and success.
/ After ruling for seventeen years, he died, loav
/ ing an infant son, Igor, under the guardian
ship of Olcg, an old companion in arms. Oicc
remained in koygorod but three years at the
experition Of that time he left Lieutenant OF
poadnik, in the place, and set out for the
South, where be made Kea his Capital The
North offered too narrow a FIELD ior his alyen-
turous and warlke spirit. In few years he
subjected the tribes living along the Dnieper,
the Dniester the Bug, and their tributary
streams, as well as the regions about the Car
pathians In 0O7 he fitted out great expedi-
tion against Constantnople, which Gbbon
describes at some length in his history The
approach Of the Russian army, which advanced
to the walls Of the city filed the Greek En-
pCror with such terror that he hastened to
make the best terms be could, and got rid Of
the troublesome invader by paying an immense
between the Russians and the Greeks the
frst act Of the kind in Russian history. After
mailing his shield TO the principal gate Of the
city, Oleg returned home, bringing with him
the spoils Of the Eastern Empire. In 9l2
Oleg died, aud was succeeded hy Igor, the son
J Of Rurik Kieg, on the Dnieper, now became
] the political, and for time, the commercial,
I centre Of Russia Its intimate relations with
Constantnople and Southeastern Europe, TO-
I gether with its own unriyalled position
4 quickly raised it to the condition Of a rich and
hourishing city for that time. Igor concluded
e a second treaty Of commerce with Constan-
p tinople, and for the first time. his terrific
, ries were officially entitled the Russian
p land. Dying in 9l5, he left a minor heir
I syiatoslaf and widow, Olga, who shortly
c after visits Constantinople and becomes
+. Christian, the Greek Emperor acting as he
s godfather. Syiatosaf was more distnguishe,
] az a warrior than ruler, and was killed in
battle, leaving three sons, Of whom but on'
t survived the celebrated Vladimir, who intro
d duced Christianity into Russia \. d. 9Ss, an,
n is numbered AMONGST the national saints
:. Vladimir had twelve sons TO each Of whom b
sa'e pio'i"V' =" '''
e Kien, which at length fell to laroslafl, VIII
n proved to be the ablest of the early RUSSIA
1t Princes lie framed the first written code oflaw'
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ras ala much for its internal DEVELOPMENT.
vas framed laws founded towns. dissominat
of Cbristianitv and had many hundred Youths
al- KieF Novgorod. and other places. educated
ian the learning of the time lie founded librr
ed, at Kieif. for which he had many Russian tra
wi. lations Of foreign works made, as well
v comics in the original languages. The Bi
the and Church Liturgy had been already int
ita- d,ccd in the veraenlar during the time of
by father. Vladimir. Much was done to enla
igh and beap,iCv KieG Amongst the number
and huiIaipgs was the Cathedral of st. Soph
hou which exists 10 the present day, and conta
-ik, the tomb and remains of Yaroslaif hims