Show from the N Y courier and enquirer march 16 Thela theia the late ozar czar nicholas paulo itch emperor of russia now reported to be dead was the ninth child of the emperor paul by his second marriage wi with th maria Feodor owna of wurte Wurt wurtemburg emburg in burg and was born on the of june 1796 at Gat Gats hina shina near st petersburg Imper imperil lm peril penni lid iid histo historians call him the fifteenth sovereign of the houe howe of romanoff who has ruled in russia others eail rail him the eighth sovereign odthe of the holstein gothorp dynasty which is of german descent def dese cent ent at the time of his birth and for years afterward there was little sign of the tile high destiny which awaited him two elder brothers the grand gnand duke alex ander andel and the gr grand nd duke constantine were immediately between him and the throne a and nd prospectively prospective jy were their issue anich might cut lam oft from hrom if it forever he was four years old when his h s father paul ascended the throne ile he with hi his younger brother michael received ills his education tinder under the immediate r superintendence of his mother the first event of his youth which stamp stamped d itself with terror on his memory was the mur der of his llis father paul on the fearful night when that tragedy occur red his mother caught up the two young princea princes in her arms and amid the clash of weapons and the confused voices of alarm in the palace she ran through the corridors leading to the apartments of tr tl ie le emperor where she was stopped and forced bick back by one of the cons conspirators ir a or inthe meantime the emperor was strangled with a scarf by the hand ot of assassins and alexander 1 I was proclaimed emperor the ensuing ensuing day the first years of the reign of alexandea Alexan alexander jeh deh were so full of stirring events that the private history of his younger brothers nichola nicholas s and michael remains in a 4 measure unrecorded their education was eventually entrusted to tutors both native and foreign who instructed th them em in the sciences and in the french and german languages in the acquisition of modern languages nicholas exhibited some adroitness whilst he was passionately fond of music and even everl everi composed it is said several parade march e es s the demeanor of nicholas is said to have been cold and reserved in his youth to those around a round him even to his mother when he had first pass edthe bonds of childhood and began to understand his real position in the imperial palace he early manifested a love of martial studies particularly the ordinary routines of field muster austeri discipline the youth of nicholas was what may be sad said to be moral in the gallant court of his brother the emperor alexander he appears to have kept himself marvellously free from intrigues intrigue s and to have concentrated all his pleasures on milli tary exercises and amusements in 1814 nicholas left the court of his brother for a tour abroad he visited france germany england and various other coun countries iries irles and returned home early in 1817 1617 on the of july 1817 being then hardly twi twenty enta one years of age he married maria charlotte chariotte Cli cil arlotte eldest daughter of the late latr king of prussia the barije bride wasi wash was about two years younger than the bridegroom the marriage was solemnized at st petersburg and the bride in in accordance with russian law although she canie canoe came of a Pros family adopted the greek relt xi relf glon ligion and with it the Christi christian names of alexandra Feodor owna the marriage is said to have been peen one of love iove on both sides although there was doubtless political expediency mingled with it there I liere was a great similarity between them thein not hot oni only in the majesty of figure but also of mind and c character ar at the time of his marriage marri age aee nicholas I 1 held hela the milli tary rank of head inspector of engineers in ih the service of his brother the emperor but he was not admitted to the council ta table tabie ble bie when whery political and diplomatic questions were discussed and his sphere of operation was con coni i fined to pere mere ganson service nicholas felt felk fe ills his subordinate position and lived with his wife wile wire retired from the court a domestic man derev ing his happiness in performing the theeart part of a husband and father in such a manner that the example of hims himself elfand and wife has been cited as a model of domestic estic bliss ili lil llis s eldest son alexander Nicolai with witch was born one year alter after lis ils nis his marriage in 1819 fo followed the birth of his big second child the gram grand D duchess marlain marbain Mar iain 1822 1622 2 that odthe of the grand D duchess uch ach olga alexander died december 1825 1625 the news newa arrived at t the he winter palace where the imperial family were assembled in ln the chapel chupol to render thanks for tie tle the messages received the previous day announcing announcing the convalescence of the czar T i it was nicholas who resel delved ved the fatal news he only of f the three brothers til ahn n being resident in st petersburg it was supposed bythe by the russian people that the grand giand duke constana constantine tine the next r brother in age to alexander I 1 the iatter latter having baving gaviri m died without any direct sucked to til the th thrane rone but constantine had some gorne vear year previously resigned his claim in favor of nicholas the fact bein being e g only know known A to the empress mother before the news of alexanders death was bruited bruised ia in the streets of st petersburg nicho i las obtained A a brier brief interview with the empress mother what passed at the interview s not own immediately ant aft afterwards erv ards ni nicholas repaired to the senate palace palice to take the oath of allegiance to his brochar constantine the council replied by appealing tos to sealed paled packets deposited by alexander with the senate to be opened after his deater the packet was waa I 1 found und and 0 o be the tha resignation 1 of afi ad p dressed to alexander er a iele lele ietter letter e r ot alexander a i nde has ras as benting thereto and a decree which gave the tile throne to nicholas nicholas was then ihen invited to a seat at the state slate council but he be answered he hado right to sit there as he lie was was not a member of the council c if but lie he was ready to receive receive any commini communication which they might have to make mak e at his winter palace to the palace the council accordingly repaired and were about to take the oath ot of allegiance to him when hen he refused to receive receive it until his elder li brother iother had signified to him his determination to resign after a lapse of fourteen das gays dab during which all the official acts of government were performed in in the then name amft of the emperor constantine nicholas received tile the news of his brothers refusal of the throne and on the of december b r formally accepted the government he fixed how however ever december the day on w which aich alexander died as the commencement of his reign A conspiracy was the first greeting which nicholas received at the very moment he seated himself him selfon on the throne and the promptness daring and energy with which h he met and quelled e d it shadowed forth the determined character which he has since exhibited ech baited we need not repeat the details a portion of the army revolted and refused allegiance nicholas used mild measures at arst mgt but when they were found to be of no avail a few shots cannon did the rest and throwing down their arms the ous rus who had survived the fire begged for mercy some of the leaders were ere hung some sent to siberia while the punishments of a few were of a lighter character I 1 rom that day forward forwar nicholas czar of russia has been firmly seated sealed on his throne how lie he lias has governed how he has improved on tle the tie absolute sovereignty of his predecessors ors un til now more than ever all its people ar are e but one mighty piece of human machinery moved ard controlled oled by his will alone we need not here relate neither is is it necessary for us to enter into the events of his reign and the causes of the pres ent war in in the midst of the blaze of which if reports are true he who lighted the fire expires these are all well known to our readers and we have neither the time nor space in in the hurry orthis of this brief sketch to give them in personal appearance nicholas is is said to have been the handsom handsomest st llian man in in europe tall commanding with a perfect outline of form physically physic elly a fitting montt monti monument ment to mark the history ot of the present age A broad chest a face in in which severity and consel consciousness ausness of majesty were the predominant characteristics and mouth regularly chiseled sometimes beaming mildly but never smiling eyes which glared terribly in in anger anger but were calm and mild when the soul was wag unruffled such was the physical man nicholas of rus sia sla sia sla besides his eldest son alexander and the two daughters we have mentioned he leaves another son bon the grand duke constantine his probable successor as his eldest son Al alexander emder was born before he ascended the throne |