The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-21
HUGH KRUGER.
An Interesting Letter freso the Exile
A scrap OF Russian Histary.

To the Editor of The Herald:
Your mention OF my humble person
Atty in yesterdays issue of your vaIu-
able paper, has drawn me into honor
able but unmerited publicity, which
] ascribe to the great friendship that
exists between your people and the
far of country of which / am yet a
subject.
You thought proper TO withhold
from the public the reasons for which
/ am to-day in exile from my home,
also my name. While both are mat
ters of Indifference to the public, aud
without your friendly mention of the
same, might never have appeared ia
print during my stay In this, the home
Of my adoption, I have no hest aney
to reveal both, having no cause for
secrecy In e ther case, as nothing dis
honorable Is the cause of my misfor-
tune, nor burthens my family nam 9
nor mine.
After the termination of the KrI-
mean war, in which for three years l
participated ON the Russian site, the
ukas Of our car deprived us, on the
10Th Of Fehrnary, 1864, without reserve,
of all the right, title and interest in
theslaves by us owned no to this mo
ment. Our fortunes were DESTROYED
Nothing remained but our iands, titles
of nobility and privileges OF our caste.
This outraged the feelings of the Rus
sian nobility to such an extent that
conservative revolutionary societies
were formed and eonspiracies entered
into the victims Of the czAr's sweep
ing measures were ready to risk every
thing In swimming against the cur
rent OF popular will and the torrent Of
ungovernable progress.
But tie veal and woe OF sixty-one
millions of human souls was OF moro
Importance to the car than the rich
es of his aristocracy.
High ranks caste was made worth
less by the mighty stroke of his pen.
I We were prosecuted. scattered to far
OFF provinces of our large, mighty EN-
/ pire; detailed to military service OF
great distances from the field of our
| influence. He made us useful i'm sub
| jugating Persia, when In 1872 and 1873,
! General Kaufman fought the
khiva and 5sHa.ksnd of Asia
Leaving the remnants of our former
fortune In the hands ss my age father
l hunted the shores Of this h0spitable,
| humane snd free country alone
! Is in the eyes OF Russia's laws q crime,
as emigrating IL by them forbidden
and IN sufficient to make return mos
dangerous, ubisss new ukas, gener-
oasly extended by the ear, should
evoke forgiveness,
Your great and beautiful country OF
| freedom and plenty has become the
| friendly asylum OF many oppressesi
and prosecuted. She bids as In need
of protection to make it QUIZ home
and to 1--we according to our belief aud
consciences a. long Is our conduct /.
honorable and works moi the detri
meDt Of our fellow-msn. In truth, ii
/ Is the country where extremes meet II
peace. 81, III .-..-..-..
In the north and the south i hav,
met with the kindest OF people, th,
most considerHte treatment hav,
learned to know the greatness sat
strength Of this nation. Its isadiu,
traits are those of humane feeling an,
tolerance.
Texas, Last but not at least--thi
Italy Of America, this land OF dream
and love, with its great and gIoriou
future, ~ yet but devined, but no
fully revealed, who should not, in thi
happy garden, no matter how humbl
his station, rovel In the great Antieipa
tioni
Hurrah for the Union and Texas n
particular
Pardon me for having wished to Civ
you the reasons for my presence II
this country. My name l. . remnan
of the old world and its institutions
Having concluded to make Dallas m,
home In the future, I sign most re-
spectfully, yours,
HUGH KRraER-
Dallas, the 10th OF April, 1877.