New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29

nIn W III, 1 o. ID hindered him from moving about.
His involuntary lnact'on was not opiy AZ a., h 70
| ance . ,rusl yexaton. " could not Isl w po w
| a mar who united in himsef the ardor Oh wsr.Ioi
| with that of prophet-it was also souIoeo VI
| found moral suffering. WIN TIE Iio.t 80 s,;nbt
areat mind ne attributed 10 himself not the slpnU,
ssf rnrr for what seemed TO him the most n a,ub
thing in the wOrld-the remuneration OF nIs mi,saif
and his life of privaiioi MrreIiess uow and re-
! as a cruel Judge, who will not hear reason, an ond
fuses to consider anything but tue crime pun, oniv
simple. be regarded his inactivity. wncn Sisgrace
! an act of the highest ahnegation, AZ; own asp,-
Vat tbis man who az the sacrifice OF hls own a ~.
! rations sustained for u year ana n1. Ellis man
who'9 h G AT o,,a,,ips inspired unbounded az
| nirotjon among ali who knew h'in M, or,v Ia
mere presence conferred distinction on AZ bmself as
| which he beon ed-this nlsI res"i0
| the humblest of the very humoie. i,cbotv which
Hence arose his profound ;n III. eTerv word
never left him and showed itseli IN DIST Tone he
no titpsfanding the sorrowflIly whnislcal .o ~
| was accustomed to adopt IN o1neT 10 nross winch
| Thns rcsigned and sad. he bore tlS cIoS', ",rht
I lmus; crnshed bin heneath ltS hciIinS
sprnnGhont his whole life without ever snhanny
..naj"st his cruel lot. He was nos' unhappy
man a. .nsus $3.50 he was taken to the sca9n nh IN
| emo ban0man's cart with tw" coinpan'pnS' ass
Ia and Davidenko Those who saw MN pa,
CO.. tbat NOT ONLY was be calm ana peacslui. "uo
| That his pleasant smile played upon ms nps 49,
he addressed cheering words 10 5 ns 10 Sacrdce
At last he oOud satisfy his ardent desire W et
himseif for his cause It was perhaps the happieSV
moment of his unhappy me-
Now man who conld sacrifice an immense TOT
time. and 90 about in tattors aud deny anu pl"o"
himself rather than waste single penny OF 'no
peoples money" must have an ardor anu %"
enthusiasm for the cause OF when bazasoi wa"
| wholly incapable. He may have been the iflehu oi
assassins, the paymaster of uhe army OF the bomo
.r1 III. mine and rank materiaist. but he had
something which took the place OF reh-loh an"
co,e nh iuconprnous dignity to his life His CON
victIons were his religion" says the author ana
! ne devoted TO them not only his life, but "hat
,s much more difficult, all lis thon9htS.
He had no other thought than that OF
| serving his cause" Gail It what We msy'
an ethical fteuzy of revolutionary zeal OF the Ia
n,ticism OF materalsm. il furnished tho motive TOT
n life of self sacrifice and brave DEATH III heips
| ma TO understand how hundreds OF NlhIist e"hSpr-
ators hive been enabled to undergo cruel priVa-
| tions to face deadly peril, to undertake super
| hnman labors and TO die peaceful deaths on the
scaftold 1t shows that when all religious faith has
! bcen drained dry there remains IL depth IN the
| Russan nature where fanaticism can flow some
times with a maddenieg wLirl but often with
TRANQUIL and placid II is this anatcism oil
NibiIsm n sterile materialisrn. which is not sug-
| gestsd by any of Turgeneils typos.
| Lisoqub being the Nihiliss SAINT, Steianovic ~
described rs the organizer. Clemens as the thinker
Osslnsly as the warrior and krapotklhc as 'ne aSi-
| tator. Stelauoyic orgauizeda Socialist conspiracy
|
There we're 5000 affiliated members with mlli-
| fairy mpanizati1n tho perations extended over
period of six months; and the signal OF civil war
| was about TO be gwen wncn SteianOvic ana Two
| confeder.tes were arrested. The release OF these
| three prisoners which was effected by ossinSky
| before their trial, is of the most uaphlc anu
| snirited rsctaIs in the book. Stefanovic is de-
| scribed as a man Of far-reaching plans clear M"
| pr sctIcsl mind firm and cautious character VINO
| has mastered the art Of dealing with men. N"'-
,itbstandinp all the vicisstudes of his life he has
| never broken of communications WIN MS l'ne''
AN old village priest and is fond Of quoting passages
| fr,m his letters Clemens, who was arrested III
1870 'aud is now in Siberia, named as the best OF
| the Nlhilist pTopagsndists, having manner pecu-
liar to himself recognizing in his familiar talks
with peasants no compromise of principle, ana ne
ing ALWAYS serene and tranquil in his devotion TO
the cause of Socialism Ossnsky. fwho was con-
demned TO death in 1870 at kich IN represented as
full of fire and Youthful daring possessing III the
highest degree the faith which removes mountains
eoura geous to madness Undertaking the most dan
gerous part IN every enterprise anu ap''h"''ns
every one with his example.
| Kropotkine's place a. the chief leader OF the
N,bilist movement il theoretically disputed on the
grou nd that he has been icr years refugee ana
has been unable TO take part in the revolutionary
movement personal presence In Russia being ALSO
Iu.ev essential to leadership He recognized rs
ope of the prominent men in tho party residing
abroad and rs an incompatible az tator' siited
with ready and eager eoquence. HIS escape from
prison in 1876 after he had been confined Tor three
vea,s ia described as a masterpiece of accurate
calculation and resolution" lie secured MS trans
fer to a hospital from the gloomy portals OF the
fortress of ST. Peter and St. Paul by feigning SICK
n,.s Tn. doctor ordered him TO take DAILY exer-
| else sentinel. musket IN hand, was always Wy
| his side IN the courtyard, following In lis Walk
line Ialle to the prisoners but ten PAGES longer
! and five nearer the gate which was open, rs WOOL
cutters were drawing fuel Krapothine calculated
that If no should attempt to escape. the senthei in-
stead Of running 10 the gate cut OIL his retreat,
would rush upon him aud thus In the end describe
two siues OF the triangle. He accordingly prac-
tjsed IN his CELL throwing on his long prison gown,
anil opened communications with his frienis out
! side. The first attempt to escape failed through
errors in signals A room opposite the prison was
then hired by his friends
From the window could be not only all the
five seutlnes. but the courtyard also where TOOK
4 exercise The signal was TO he gwen 10 NO w., Wy
: ] means Of violin, which my Trend was 10 ,piaV
! whenever all the Signals were favorable, and the
| music was to cease when any OF them became u
favorable This mode also presented the great ad'
tontace OF indicating to me repeatedly the favor
able time for flight leaving TO me tne seleC''on -
the proper moment %gn tbe 70 courtyard than
, | heard the violin. The music lasted for & We min
MOS hnt did NOT care to profit by 1t Immediately
for at ,irst the surveillance nstinctlvely Is always
somew hat greater. Bnt iol the violin stopped
= | Two minutes afCerward come carts win wood eh
| tarrd tie courtyard. The violin recommended
| This time was determined to turn 1T to account
| | looked at the sentinel he was walking along III,
lanai line some five PAGES distant between mo ana
a the gate looked at his musket. 10 was loaded
r | knew il. Would be fire or notI IroDaDy noe
because |. being so near, he would rather WISH &c
. seize hold OF me. His bayOnet was more dangerous
3 IN case during this long ruD my strength Iaileo
If | me had, however already made my calculation
- even upon this point. II l remained In prison
u ! was certain to die. "Now or never" rad 10 my