Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-30
Hartmann, the NihiIist.

Leo II H,rmeup, tie Ian, Gus Russan nihiIut.
whose arrival in New York Has noted 10 yestli
days e zstte, was interviewed ty 9 newspaper
reporter Tbs hero Of Thousand narrow cs-
c,pcs, aud, if report bo true. the originator of
msuy desperate and deadly plots against the
Muco7ite Empire, does not lock like nibst.
lhas ia to say, ha does not present the appear
aLc, Of criuc staiood apostle Of assassination.
His Fl cure is rather slight. He is below the
midoie height His head is tot bsdiy shaped,
though perhaps the t,rehead may be 100 recer-
ipg. His eyes are bright, and phsn he speaks
be & ,shes them about 10 ali directions never
lettltg than r:maln 6xad for sry length of
time en- any OF aot II, wsars short beard.
Upou being sskcd il he Intended mskiog
Americs his tntuto home, Hartmann replied
mo, l have DO such inten'lcn. As 5000 SIS cir
camssspc: will permit, / am fully prepared to
return to Russia together With my comrades [
mean to coutuus to the bitter end the struggle
against despotism. We ars supplied With am-
pie mesps 10 bstl the watchfuIness OF Russian
spies and 10 pass xD6 repsss the frontier With
out being knowu. Even 10 Russia itself We srs
parativeiy safe, t0r all Classes Of the popu!a
tion are on our eide and ready to COZ c4al Us from
ore OF our party to eiude detection | do
DOT miud telling you that Two weeks ago. sitter
quitting London uSteusitly fer Now Yulk |
nave been 90 the Cooiuent, have psss,d
through Germany Brio neIuded) aud bave
visited Russian tywn about forty miles dis
,ant from the German frontier 10 Loudou NY
every step was dogg.d bY Russiaa spies; if
caught in Germany | wcuid have breu arrested
std dslivsrsd up to the Russiao goserumeut.
And yet | conlrlVed 10 pBss every ywhere 10 ID.
ssrved aud uomolrsted, The purp 8, or mq
urney is connected with our m"vsmeo
.m coms as delegate o. the Ex ca i've c IN.
mttee of the Russian R.vcIuuop.ry Parry to
tho people Of the UlI,td States, and hsvo 20
personal motive Whatever 10 comifg here.
nm tbs basrer Of al order 20 that eifeoS from
the Executive Committee" }"
lu regard 70 a>sacslYa luu resor;ed to by tho
oitiI;ss, Hsr'm ,un said Assassination of
tn Representa- lses of tbn Gers narb.-
rous ,yrsnIy is at pres:nt the only means
lett U.s. Were We uoW 0. Dying tne pvhtluai
liberty, the freedom of speech uud OF tho press,
whch other ns.iocs possoss, We wruld te he
hIst to ay doTu tu: arms gud 10 condemn
thcsl who scud use than sssiost ths iite
Of their political oppouepts. But as .hiugs
uow stand 10 Russia, the only hope tor the friends
OF liberty liz, in pIuDotiug by all, even the
10 most V0lsGt means, tho dlsorgau ,'i3n IL he
raoks of tho government and Ia shskog 10 ths
hentts Of the pscple The res. of their b.lief 10
tho aim'g gh.y power of the Car. Moreover.
al tho deeds f VioleEcs accomplished by the
revou.iOuists DO 10. bear comparison With tho
unspesksble horrors perpeusted by The goy-
erument sgaIust the people. Thus it is, that
though Wa oJniomo every murderous attack
sgslost p representative OF lrrc glvcrumsu',
We sccsrt terrorism 10 our own oountrY as DO.
luioal necessity. Thus is. ha; while Gultnau
is 10 our eyes either criminal ur madmaD.
Sophio Perovsky aud Rsesakaff we c,ns,der
martyrs AID heroes of Dobis cause. Every
Individual. after becoming a member OF our
party, reuounoss ell rights Cf properly sod
delivers all be possesses to the party. From
tho scc ,uDts CT forncr poliicsl trials 10 Russia
you can soc that We bad, and have SILL stve-
Jal very rich people in our ranks. Thus the
question, whepcs Cur noneg Games. is csssl1
solved. Former political! trials IS wall 81 recent
reports, have ahowa that sg ,u,s OF nibiism ara
everYHnele-in the army, 10 tle navy, 10 all
civil dors,tuents cvsa among tho spi.s
Ut the secret police. These agents are, OF
course. ao;ivo nhllists ss they have entered
The service Of the govtromeDt oDly as sDca.
Besides thcrs gre many booa fio govsrpuens
employees who are caught By the spirit Of the
time aud seeing the horrors committed by tho
govrrnuent ,boy serves gradus,isy Dsoomo revJ.
10 ioois's Tho number Of government officials
,rcrs ly ioioiDR cur move meDt is ihe best pioot
Of the lrreparsble Reorganization which h,s
seized ou the official spheres of Russia.
hope and trust that | may succsed in my mis-
sion II 8 not oue of your uoblsst and bsst
ci'iz ,os one Of the most generous warriors 10
he use of frred"m on th,s Couuurnt-hss no'
Wendell Philips publicly expressed bis respect
St s,myasby tor Ia" n,oils s? HIS h &
spoken sh- uobe words. ''If liberty cannot te
gained ~ any o:her m-sns Uu. ,he ussxe:.
'eu Welcome the dagger? Whs: We Wao' s
OF Indulgence, not pity. We wish the Auer-
lu,p people 70 kun9 the truth about Ru, is.
| Then their Sympathy for our cause is assured"