New-York tribune., 1874-04-27

was foreseen that tumults might occur, the troops
were requested not to fire, but to uso only the Dutt
| ends of their muskets. Disorder did occur IN 20
parishes in the Government of Sedlce, moro OF less
grave In these parishes the priests refusing 10
carry out the orders were all arrested ana sent W
prison. The peasants refused to recognize the nus
sian priests or attend the churches whereupon they
were sent there by force. This was an excess OF
zeal as it would have been much wiser to let them
alone, trusting to time TO heal the breach In some
places the peasanry went even further, ana stoheu
the priests and in the village of Craef resistance
was made to the military, who attempted 10 arrest
the ringleaders, as thcS were termed and severai
soldiers and officers were wounded by pixies anu
stones. The soldiers fired on the peasantry, and
large number were killed (the official report states
one killed and ten woundedl. In the village OF
Protulin similar disturbance took place in which
several officers and many soldiers were killed. and
some 81 peasants were shot down the official report
states that peasants were killed and Ii wounded
and that the officers and soldiers were only
wounded with stonesl. The prisons at Siedlce and
other chief towns are crowded with prisoners.
Beside the arrests which were made the inhab-
tants of the troubled districts were sentenced TO be
beaten the men with 80 blows, the women %, whlie
children received 10 blows each without distinction
of age or sex. Some women-as my informant teiiS
me-wbo were violent in their language, receNeu as
many as $50 blows. landed proprietor in the uoV-
ernment of Lnblin has informed me that 1t is i'm
probable that further disturbances will take place
as the peasants there for the most part prefer to sub
nit rather than be utterly ruined. On his estate
and in the adjacent villages last year the peasants
were reduced almost to starvation as they were con-
stantly called before the tribunals to give evidence
or were detained on suspicion, that they had no
10 NO
being the case 1t is but fair to calculate that the
restoration of the United Churches to their orthodox
mother has been nearly completed, and the Russlan
national party and the Greek monks will praise God
for the new triumphs which Holy Russia and the
orthodox religion have made.
The official explanation of these disturbances is
tolerably true, omtting, however, some details, and
laying the blame of the opposition on the intrgues
of Catholic emissares, for it is not only Germany
that has to struggle against Ultramontanism. In
the words of the final paragraph of the official arti-
Gle 1t can be seen from the foregoing that all the
measures of the united Greek Episcopal authority
have been directed only to reestablishing in strict
conformity with the Bulls and mandates OF the
Popes the rites Of the Liturgy which have been ar
bitrarly altered The next step will be- as 1t was
in Lthuania forty years ago. for the clergy to peti
ton (al who refuse to sign being somehow got rld
Of, that the union with Rome may DO abolished and
that with Russia substituted, and for them then to
be reconsecrated by the delegates of the Holy Synod
This is liberty Of conscience in Russia.