Show russian bravery russian resources A well informed gentleman who has just re turned from st petersburgh Peters burgh communicates to the new york herald many facts as connected with russia which at this time possesses peculiar interest the herald says arthe the people of russia are ara told that they aim in the defence of christianity that their emperor the head ot of their church and champion of their faith had taken up the i gage of battle which the heathen has hag flung down that france is opposed to them from the remembrance of old that england while she holds the cross in one hand band wield wields the sword of the devil in the other monks blonks and priests are scattered over the em pire preaching the holiness of the crusades crusade promis promising inz and calling upon all to aid its speedy accomplishment for this purpose they are provided with boxes on which is carved the form of the cross and every one contributes his hlf mite no patriotic fund is raised for the wounded but the czar declares that they are e under ulder his especial protection a and nd the government will provide for them throughout throughout ghou t the land the churches are open da day y and iid night and prayer for the triumph of the russian arms is the universal theme the soldiers are impressed with the conviction that the sixteen hundred saints of their church are inter cedino ceding in their behalf and that when they are killed kille in battle they are received at once into gio and besides this fanaticism which ol 01 itself would be resistless against an ordinary enemy they have proved themselves equal equals both in courage and discipline to the best beat troops of france and england if a million of such men can be brought into the field inthe if the fortresses on their frontiers have already been found impregnable if the suc sue su cess ful invasion odthe of the czars azars territory is known to be an impossibility and if his resources for prosecuting the war are unlimited where is tho the colossal power dower which can eventually subjugate gate gata the imperial autocrat nor is this all unlike other crowned heads in europe the emperor of russia has no revolution ta internal dissentious dissent ions to fear throughout the tho the length and breadth of his dominions he he could conco concentrate his whole army at an any y given point and the rest of 0 the country would redia redla in in perfect security he is idolized by his subjects who look upon him as a father by bv his soldiers he is regarded as a demigod demi god daily he be may be seen taking ilis bis usual walk or ride through the streets of st petersburgh Peters burgh and often onnen entirely unattended this again refutes the ide idea a started some time since in paris that a stray bullet would one day terminate his existence and put an end to the war on two points especially the world until now has been content lo 10 remain remain in in comparative ignorance one is the tha he resources of russia and the other the intelligence orlier of her inhabitants A large portion odthe of the serfs are landed proprietors prie tors and though they do not enjoy what the world call political rights their condition is not one of degradation nor is it incompatible W with intellectual cultivation and material im provement pro M an u factories in silks laces claths cloths t ve c are to be found everywhere and the quality as well as the cheapness of these articles when compared with french goods gilen ollen surprises the american traveler the manufacture nu facture of munitions of war is of course carried on to a very large extent russia as we know is a great exporting country and it has been estimated that if obliged to live on her own resources she can grow grovr enough wheat to support double t the he amount of her inhabitants who live almost altogether on farinaceous food the P superabundance of gold and silver orna ments in the churches of st petersburgh Peters burgh alone is is sufficient to demonstrate the wealth of the na ria tion and so enthusiastic are the people so de ter mined are they to succeed in the cause in w which they have embarked that every church inthe in ibe the empire would be despoiled rather than money should be wanted to carry on the war Ey President pierces dusl busi is much admi redl redi ike said mrs partington did did you read that just aa as its printed 4 well I 1 should not wonder if washington was destroyed like the cities kofold of old oid there is so much sin in high places lax yag a our parson says president pierce on a bust and the people admire it its just what the tribune said of him before beford he was ec acted ted dear me I 1 thought be swore to protect his constitution ution drunkenness and perjury are great sins kins and the old bay hay lad y told ike to put down the paper |