, 1879-05-02
THO Strength VI tho SIhtllstH.

{tftt tWfHEiCA ~ ttHIlHRH ftHPA+
| have rccciyc1 luttcf from ST. Petersburg,
dated fcw days ngo. to which tl'c attcmpt ou
tie Cznr's ltfe tnparts considerable interest. l
cannot yuch for the cnttrs ucc1,racy Of Lie
oninions 1t con.o!ns, but The writer has bntE
good opportunity aud ncooa faculty of observ:l-
tIu,,, nl, at any rate It etabotlrs one phase Ut
the impression created In Kussin by recent OUT
rngcs:
"rAc heatEs Of thu secret poles arc, 1t is sud,
abuut to resign, ,,ayins discovered Tint thrce-
fourths Of their mon arc In 1cagna with the
Nihtllsta Yu, haye nlrcaay lcnrnt, dnuhtlrss,
TINT lAtly belonging to the Incst confidential
Court circles llns been arrested Oh her ~ tate nJ!
that pllc!sret!a revolver OIL s,ercartors any avowsi
herself frsGM Ut tho stct. Thu teaH ~ tlt.
Olrssn no!c.. VII! ,tmlrrla;a the direction vi
tr secret poliec; hut this will rllRnCn nut LlIs.
Eatwif wifhstun.i!llg nil this, thu StrtrCi! " the
S!htlItts must not he cxaEcerateA Ihey nrc
1rleltre reerufts, III wlon ttIaY thnkr flnntlttt,
spread tcrr.,r BY tclr nnarity, nll aro assistc'l,
u nut by tln, eothe!ty, NJ lcast W Ivy an'tiy
Of tn. middle classc.. In This, tsIres.. iit:s
tic rt,..nlett regeneration u tsA EnIpire by thc
mast fluf,in,tlu tncns, the .nll.tle Gabses, this
tn,uu,s, iunctunuscs, luerr!nnts, hlM4 ilanY
oliircra nrp u heart pr1fnlsIl1lF HOSTILE to il:
wish tor Il tnura SIR lrss ro'hnlelrlslyc Gonsttt,'-
ttu u,ul tIuItn al rasL for tl,r n1tlOn thu right
uuI means Ut e.uNrul, This scctton VI
the po!u'atIon, which, csMyially In IL. ts'e
towns, Is thu 1noat numerous, !nllu:
enllai, amI enlightened, fccl I kind Ut
humiliation of Rret,u. Countries llku Montenegro
ulul KulrurIa with Legislatures md Loi!xtitu-
tt.ns st A,,,nu Kind, while Russia, TIM great nn-
ton, IL tlm nlly EUROPEAN Stats without them.
Hence u lAtent irritation which lNtillres Egr.
itct u,,colIreru fur thu Nthist enterprises.
IN three tilses 0ut III fnllr thcy 10 lothlE wlol'
u ltsvvaruful hutrAgu IL committed. aud II re-
trourhc.l with tiG!r apathy they runly. 1t does
mt conrerB rs, The Emperor Will not lent,
upun the natl,,, nl'l tho ehelnles Of soclcty
pro!it hy our Indifference to carry 1u a war OF
srhcl,nos.' Meanwhile tl'u Court clique. wI'o
nut lI.r1 t,alltis IN thu Empuror's cash: :iox-thns
is 10 say Into the peuplu'H treAsury-thosu who
Iyu IL, the ItnperLul grandeur. >, WHO
aro nbovu laws. aiHa 0ispose u Russia
a. thcy rloase, urge :, u!u Emlsror aa,as to
cirns, hy givllls way to l.,beral'sln mud tl.'
inevitable txcHssss In i.s train. have everywhere
Imye.i ic way for s|lcir tall or liz r1llH Of tlr
1ynnsty ani their cas,lltry. Thu Emperor
liatu,ls to tl1eM rather than EIro up hls Aeto+
rviltlc character Al lie evil lfes hcrc. vainY
has il brvt, su:hl Il, l!stract DIR attcnliun hY
wurs aud tspluInAtic skir,n's!es, ~ long 1s
our l[sulty Ii mt considered, as l0hg ~ W1 aro
strangers to llIu n1laGtHleHt OF our o"h nllal1s
ulul driven .iku q flock ii shceIt I'LL ePsl Viii
incrraac III uno .laY, rather than 20 of. eh"f' ~
stpad Ut remaining apathrts, ws, too, slsait
take mart III tile rDnt!ct, an! y VIII not he Tn
tllv sde uf a,ltusratlr power that We shall tnnk-
Tor. uo INSURED, however. ihAt %henevgE tlu
! Eutprr0r Eiyea u mere geHiola1lce VI hntrty
tiu weakness Ut NsLllsm will t,e seen, as1d It u
Em,erur ca,4 ut, what III will. with stroke Vi
tic pvll hu ran rive us lllu lgnity to WHICH w
! HHEiru pnI rrduce tho sect to nOttltnHHtsH, but
| lluru Is no sgn Ut hla doing so.h