The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-28
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Oar, and the rasheriand." This IL. IN sub
seance. tho orthodox imperial Russian creed.
The Cxar and tho Czar's Senate. and the Cars
synod have never aimed at anything cleo but
20 support and enforce this triple principle.
Thev demand that the Russians snail be for
ever orthodox. shall obey the Cxar a. God
Himself. and shall live and die for their
fathsriand. They belicvo that II any ono Of the
elements Of that compound creed IL weakened
o. undermined. the entire gigantic structure
Of the autocrsey. now over 1000 years old. will
tumble down. Therefore tho words. -" P-aso-
slneie sam0stsjarie. nav0dnosf" Orthodoxy.
autocracy. and nationality. have always been
on the tongues Of tho Cars. the Senators. the
Ministers. and the Bishops. Perhaps In tho
agcs gone by this homo spun principle salts
nod the Russians. but NJ tho times change the
people change. During the last score Of years
even Holy Russia has been the aroma Of events
which have plainly proved that tho old triple
Drinciplc IL we'll nigh null and void. Tho
imperial structure Ia creakng. trembling. and
In imminent danger OF tumbiinR down. new
spirit 10 now swaying Russia. The Cars on
cials. lay and clerical. call IL atheism and
anarchy. but upright men call II liberty. fra
tsrnity. and equality. The old watchword. " The
Faith. tho Gar. and the Nationality" IL torn
from tho Russian banner. and tho now one.
Man and his Rights" Is put In It's place. No
cane person doubts that Man will conquer.
but the final battle remains to be fought.
Since March IS. 1881. there has been practi-
cally an interregnum. though in law there is q
Gar. But as he Is not yet crowned. and there
fore does not possess the sacred gift OF ruling
he 10 kept in dark corner Of a palace prison.
On the churches and chapels Of this city this
inscription Ia ofteen seen: Touch not my
anointed one" Alexander ILL.,. not having
been yet anointed doee not count on Gods
protection. and believes that no can be easily
touched; hence his voluntary prison life. In
the absence Of an active Car. minor Cars
have tried TO carry the old banner but
have been overcome by its dead weight
Like . rocket Con. Ioris Mellikoff
rapidly assembled the political sky. and
a. rapidly fell down. Not In tho least
daunted by this example. Gen. Ignatiefr scared
up. shaking his fist in tho face Of NIL Europe
h,t, behold i how swiftly he came down again
hsn ss sna !" one Hees
time" SO the Rnssian trl1myirnte now ruling
1oIstoi the Gar. and AR. Katkofr OF the Moscow
even these fossil statesmen have yielded to tho
demand OF the times; having adopted tho mod
Being ths Chief ProcaraSr Of y the Holy Synod
that is; the Cars representative in that
sody r. pobedonostIrlf , went strnghtway at
atheism. He ordered all the priests and Bishops
throughout tho empire to solemnly anathema-
tr.nsiorm The I public schools into paroehai
empire under the control OF the holy fathers.
He ordered that tho sermons Of the best
questions Of the day b. issued in pamphlet
form. and hundreds OF thousands OF these
Rampnsttss have been scatte IRE far and wide
tCract the revolutionary pamphlets.
ss The rss
las to contend with the occult members Of the
, hiSspn6e which Gt t Ss y by no
habits or family traditions. Then there are
nhs %a5 CIR Sa SaD Nth his
terror. has much 70 DO as far as the safekeeplng
he Chief q Sat
bic special duty and right e protect their
sseslvs from &c cSisi q any 1e o j.
But tie most daneerous ' eompstitor ' Count
Tolstoi finds ie Count vorontzofY- Dnshkoff. the
0onns Is ri Sis ssua Ss.g sna cannot Is
giS9vir: have put their heads soseths!, and
have bought Especial valet Of tine Emperor.
81 me .ss SssssoS
tsus oracle. prove dominant over his Msjeety.
THUS Il hsPPens That valet dictates r. to TIE
bsass q ABSOLUTE ins 10 ono Oh the
Tho task Of tho third triumytr. MI; Katkoff.
fer oss than inn ., that ss Of the HheF
% the man Who provokes his suspicion. Then
and sfi!fai hand iaunSSss his fatal tS1nd se
bolts He does not care whom he hits. be It a
sSee S.sop os an Atheist Fl lin
perishr he cries, pointing at his victim and ne
katko6 has organized q grand hunt against all
ns Is he spa II AZ
now there /: nj heard sinsis word q crisi.
Serioaiesis But. then what chaos has 1 BEEN
brought about By this Moscow gHai -,
ing here Just now. Journalists. lawyers. doc
tors. merchants: generals. civil officers. bish.
Win IN the Ssss
ending with the Cars own eounsellorr, There
Union LS sss., a Hs sSses1 & VS San.ss
ssaas1s sfe N s1a have ste s4 sscn ns
:oeisss The LISsfal Isssns iss eo%pos sea
lawyers. doctors, civil officers. and other edu-
cst0u anu Wetl-tO-oO R6OpIo WuO uembnu u
constitution on some European plan. The
Zemsky Union embraces many members of the
various provincial administrations. They aim
sta representative government. after the old
Russian System. The Cars used To convene
the Zemsky Sober or National Assembly. and
asked its advice on various State questions.
The Sriaschertnaia Dh'utina. or Sacred Militia
In composed OF mobiles and rich merchants
The members serve without remuneration
that is. they receive no regular salary. but the
cnsh ars bes al6 imn s ~ G%rnS t the
last year over 100000 ronbies. ont q the
Treasury. The principal object OF the DrtJind
h to terrorizs the Tefrorists. 1t claims TO be
seeret and REVOLUTIONARY, and yet + is legal; Il
sns sas Of pses 81 a.
Nihillsts the Drtjina has q Contra! Com mittee
and an Executive Committee. The Nihilists
Lrsviaa black ones. when they meet for bust
meas. They have some mystic rites. and skulls