New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
JOYS OF LIFE IN RUSSIA.
GOVERNMENT BY FLOGGING.
From The London Telegraph.


come u the conclusion that the emancipation OF the
serfs was an objectionable blunder, and OF the
MIST enefPlsS aGf mem natG % 6r c ingenious
late Count IolstolI Pian wa, az a1 accepted creating
II j. 10 watch over Inc peasants control their acts
judge them, whip them without any trial or iudg
mdge Jury, di,intercsied friend and powerful pro.
tcctor. AT first 1t was hoped That the rank, Of the
Zcm>ky Nalshalnks might be recruited exclusively
from the nobility: but th, hope was doomed 10 dis
appointment, owing 70 the Circumstance that all the
occnpied them and those who not did as =
rule possess the slight qualifications demanded
adjustment of intermediate education; The choice
ceio @ Hp2a retire. army rs ana baie V Of %SSm
was let loose upon the country last January, he Sec
thenccfoh become the sole substitute for the electoral
rights Of the peasants who formerly elected Their own
statute and common law Of the land. They were 70
drill and teach the peasants according TO tle method
followed by Caryle Dr. Franca with ms beloved
impaired in the schools is abomnation to the author
e they nataray acted on Io the s aaia Pnc 1.
plicity itself. y You stole KaIohs hen You didn't
yo MN no harm We have to classe good child that
it may not become had. a well as bad one tiat n
may not erow worse Sye nm fhynye' h Te!v
Jealous Zensky Natshalnk. VI. MorvlnOf, that there
scarcely family that had not one or more meH'
The following faet-tle truth of which is acknowl
GSS % to by what c sS the , Thpp%s mania has BEEN
ca ried: one day "a peasant who had left hi.
work wa, sent home by etape-tlat IS to say h9
arrested and put in prison TIL band OF con,
vlcs. fe0ns and murlercrs, were got to-eiter who
were going the same way. when he compelled
70 Join them. and to march for two or three DAYS
some she'd. Here "A halt of week or ten days would
be made, and the march resumed and so on, until he
Economical mode Of travelling in Russia; technically
i IS not punishment Is matter OF simple .ts i fhct
imprisonment. and occasionally more terrible than
deathbu Ike the bullet wounds made outside the cak
circle, which dinlnutlyc dneill't once PROPOSED 70
draw the ungainy body of his giant adversary, 10
does not count. Any respectable man. woman. Or
child In Russia is liable b be sent home by etape III
you lose your money on the road. and nave not the
wherewithal to paronize more expeditions mode Ok
locomotlon N0n are sent nome by Grape IL tne yeirN
passport ~ man who is not residing IN ms native
though the ffut be none of his ne is arrested ana eIt
home by etape II yOu are a soldier in the army. and,
havs seiEcd az distance, nave IeceINcu Yin ui'
home by ctape II thus Therefore, that this Ill
paor "a Srr Ta G.e av To BEEN T5b s II the little
ready he possessed by the scoudres who were s
6" m nrc al nrcrra b@ 9 1 %hnt Rsans faeoas
term meal Of "blrch Cruel There was absolutely
hardships endured by the poor wretch during his
marching and imprisonment unless. indeed. the script
TO him shall be given lie was advised by some
sympathetic soul TO appeal to higher court Which
the presidency OF the Marshal Of Nobility. The sen.
tcnce. however was confirmed on the ;round that
NatshanikS the right Of furnishing peasants for acts
that are not Of. forbidden by the law the pGnsam,ent;
thus excaims the Messenger Of Europe "a mis-.
cradle laborer temporarily ont OF work, can 10
nothing for him 10 do, and after having been sub
ected TO all the hard,lps and privations mseparabls
p punt t and what soI pHnIsRment Al A
Truly this cannot be termed a safeguarding Of tbs
aT The Su z 'hSF Of Gms Of
Njni.Novgorod) began his administrative activity by
ny all upa.a PrpSp ppfiy of 70
appear in the streets roads TO dance sing after
visiting each Others dwellings for the purpose Of
CARRYING conversation; and discussions under pain
y imprisonment and the lash The LIBERAL organs are
now asking in astoni9hment. whether ii can be trIe
that peasants TO be punished with Imprisonment
having quiet chat But even when crime has IN.
doubleday been committed. and the community IL n.
tcreSet in the discovery Of the criminal the Zemsky
Nat>halnls use tho lash as indiscrimnatey as when
an are n%oSa,y 9GsS9 r In nan dt p OF ss
complained that his turkey cocks had dSasreeabe
village generally. lie did not know exactly who was
committing these dcpredattons on his property. but
know better The ZcmSky Nat>hanik at once declared
that it would much time and trouble II the child
were logged till he made clean breast OF It: 80 10
%G the RanI,, to 7emre ana DO GoI tSr dI S,d
moro S'rupieS about carrying ont the sentence than
their bettcr> ~ In pronouncns IT, Iiesitating 10
! ambassador a, the ZcmS,v NatShaniks like 10 Ia
called they COMPROMISED the matter by logging an
/
sort Of thing ho-gng peasants I'm order TO compel
them to pay taxes seems a natural, legal and wise
quote the following order sent round to the peasant.
T T ic ~, ,l sd by Tho Petcrbmryia yodo
mostl" a Few day> ago: hereby order the saro>ts
morrow. and make known to them that they have go,
to pay all taxes by SATURDAY next. and, when verify
the list. all who have not paid will be hogced IN
presence ~ the assembly
Here and there doubt. traces Of the old spirit
are -tl cNtant a. wa shown few day. ago in The
/ lnra
rsyy ~ t Vo""t board with6ut icin s' npcoj
| A, t. the object tor which they were wanted Re-
ucautly they Ohcy"d. and when the whole seventeen
81 them were, safe nn the room Of the hui the watch
man the door. turned the key and put il m his
! pocket "Now. what might that mean - asked one
for every mothers ~ ye-that'S what il meanS.'
Wa, The candid reply fifteen piping hot Tor each
If We. brothers. It's not lawful to lock the door,
over 70 rs" urged another. Its dead agan, the
! law, brothers. and won't lie down. cried th,l:
and 50 they argued. protested and stormcd uatI
! tncy were urd BETTER have 1t over. brothers,
! shouted ont stout butly fellow with thick skin
| and NO nerves Ia speak Of The Others listened
| IN silence. and a. Length agreed that he right
| Then arose the imp rfamt question OF precedence
! Who was 10 haud,cl the lash No one wa, dc>Inus
| Il the 'PuN"cll honor. At last the sane wise man
! boys: the first viii get no more than the last 20
dou't mind Il lie down"-aud. suit'ng the action 10
The words. he made the necessary alteration, in his
| toilet. lay down like lamb. and the dolorou, opera
! ton was begun. Meanwhile storm cloud burst over
their heads. and the rain poured down in torrents.
" The scene told. highly Impressive
! I'm the hut il was pitch dark. and thing could le
/ heard save the duh thud ~ the lash. the subiued
moan, the win,ng and Wriggling on the n0Or and the
vague. narUculatc murmlrs of the peasants around
suddenly brilliant flash Of lightning turns ING
/ night INTO day, revealing the bare ba,h
with the red mark, made by the rods,
the brick cOlorod. wcdgcShapcd. shaggy beard
~ In" h"aNing the ground. the anxious croEh
standing closely mp against the wall of the ROOM the
vigorous sweep Of the lash. the gloomy ngnrc OF ing
elder. ard the ironical glance Of the secretary. Il
wont lie down.. exclaimed one of the peasants. Tor
| am not the owner If house, and wasn't sent tr
! a~k
all one aid the practical elder down your mar
| row bones and take Your fathers share We've no
| time to wait for him 10 turn up And. seeing that
there was no help for i, he lay down and received hs
| fathers portion. The operation was not over III
davbrcak when they adiOurned the nearest tavern
drowned their >orr0ws in vodka and returned home
drunk and di,orerly threatening TO wreak vensesn"
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