The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-11-25

yes, but it was woman that gave the
man. Witness all the Madonnas-Ital-
ian, German, English and Russian-that
bloom in the picture galleries Of Chris
tendon. Son of Mary, have mercy on us!
But how about the knout, the cruel
Russian knout, that comes down ON the
bare back of the agonized criminals?
Why, Russia abolished the knout before
it was abolished from our American
navy. But how about the political pris-
oners hustled off to Siberiap According
to the testimony of the most celebrated
literary enemy of Russia. only four hun
bred and forty-three political prisoners
were sent to Siberia in twenty years.
How many political prisoners did we put
in prison pens during our four years of
civil war? Well, will guess at least one
hundred thousand Americas one hun
bred thousand political prisoners versus
Russia's four hundred and forty-three
political prisoners. Nearly all these
four hundred and forty-three of twenty
years were noblemen or people DIES,
perately opposed to the emancipation
of the serfs. And none of the political
prisoners are sent to the famous Kara
mines. For the most part you are
dependent for information upon the
testimony Of prisoners who are sent
to Siberia. They all say they We're inno-
cent. Prisoners always are innocent.
Ask all the prisoners of America today,
Guilty or not guilty." and nineteen out
of twenty will plead, mot guilty" Ask
them how they like their prison, and
how they like sheriffs, and how they like
the government of the United States,
and you will find these prisoners admire
the authority that arrested them and
punished them just about as much as
the political prisoners of Russia like
Siberia.
But, you ask, how will this Russopho-
bia, with which SO many have been bit
ten and poisoned, be cured? By the
God of Justice blessing such books and
pamphlets as are now coming out from
Professor de Arnaud, of Washington;
Mr. Horace Cutter, of San Francisco;
Mr.. Morrill,, of England, and by the
opening of our American gates to the
writings Of some twenty-four of the
Russian authors and authoresses, in
some respects as brilliant as the three
or four Russian authors already known
the translation Of those twenty-four
authors which | am authorized from
Russia to offer free of charge to any re-
sponsible American publishing house
that will do them justice. Let these
Russians tell their own story, for they
are the only ones fully competent to do
the work, as none but Americans can
fully tell the story of America, and as
none but Germans can fully tell the
story Of Germany, and none but Eng.
lishmen can fully tell the story of Eng
land, and none but Frenchmen can fully
tell the story of France. Meanwhile
let the international defamation come
to an end. Cease to speak evil of digni-
ties merely because they are dignities,
and Of presidents merely because they
are presidents, and of emperors merely
because they are emperors. And may
the blessing of God the Father and
God the Son and God the Holy Ghost
be upon all the members of the imperial
household of Russia, from the illustrious
head of that family down to the prin-
cess, seven years of age, who came skip
ping into my presence in the palace of
Peterhof last summerl Glory to God in
the highest, and on earth peace, good
will to menl