The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-03-23

the greatest benefits to mankind
which had ever been peacefully ac-
complished when he liberated ovel
twenty million serfs. Hehad cstab-
lished free local government and
trial by jury.
PARIS, March 15.--In the Cham
Der to-day Talandier, Irreconcilable
complained he had vainly tried to
protest against the motion of Du
Bodan yesterday that the House adj
journ in view of the death of the
Gar. Gambetta replied if Talan-
dier had protested against the al
most unanimous vote of the Cham
Der he would had enforced the
standing orders against him. GAM
BETA reminded the House that the
legisture under the Empire adjourn
ed ON the occasion of the assassina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln. The sub
iect was then dropped. 1t is stated
the Lntransigeant and Citoyeb will be
prosecuted on a charge of apologiz-
ing for the crime in articles in re-
gard to the murder of the Gar.
PROBABLE COURSE OF THE NEW GAR.
The Paris correspondent of the
London Times says The new EN-
peror of Russia is almost entirely
ignorant of the affairs of State. He
will probably speedily set aside his
fathers advisers. Privy Counsellor
Pobedonessew would bring with
him bias and narrowness, such as
would not allay internal or foreign
disquietudes. As to the domestic
policy, neither the Cars personal
capacity, nor his friends and advis-
ers, nor the circumstance of his &C.
cession, warrant the expectation of
his inaugurating a more conciliatory
or liberal course. All the indica-
tions are that he will adopt repres-
sion. The Car is said to be anti
German, but this is vague express
sion. Greece has now unquesti0na-
bly, a Jealous champion in the EN-
press of Russia. Her first effort
will be directed towards a policy
more favorable to Greece. This
might open up prospect disquiet-
ing to Europe, but for the hope that
Turkey, taking note of these new
bearings, will promptly avert the
danger by making the necessary
The future of the new Emperor is
thus commented on by the DaiIy
NeiC8 The Czarowitz succeeds to an
authority more embarrassing than
that which the murdered Emperor
received. The success of the Gov
ernment in It's efforts to stamp out
Nihilism have not hitherto been en-
couraging. What have all the mill
tary trials done 4? What has been ac-
complished by executions and the
wholesale sending of exiles to Sibe-
ria ? What has Lord Melikoff, with
powers and apparently
liberal sentiments, effected in ST.
Petersburg itself? The answer is
not difficult, and one which all po-
n'iO''l l9a-r l,sti'tdi,vice tdovice OF N Sitting on on
the safety-valve has led once more
to the inevitable result. 1t would
be madness to persist in it further
The new Emperor has now an OPP
portunity, which was not open to
his predecessor, of making a fresh
and moving on new lines.
To punish his fathers murderers is,
OF course, his political as we'll as his
duty. But when that has
been done there will remain the
question of how far it is practicable
in these days to govern by state of
siege. If the new Emperor wishes
to confront with any reasonablecon-
fdence of success the problems that
await him, he must employ some
better and more seryicable weapons
than the prison and the gallows.
The forces of order and the forces of
have long stood at bay in
Russia. We see the miserable Is
sue in such growth as Nihilism, a
system which condemns not only
the machinery of civilized govern
ment, but almost all the characters
tics of human, as distinguished from
merely animal life, and springs on
ly from want, misery and oppres-
sien.