| Show autocratic suppression THE mue text of the letter written by marie to the russian cur and the ministers of his cabinet the same fame epistle that has loomed the unfortunate writer of it to exile in siberia contains no bloodthirsty sentiments there is in it perhaps an undue amount of vehemence considering that it was intended to be an earnest protest and to awaken in the mind of the czar the conviction that he owed something to his bis people other than what he had given them this however is largely a matter of literary criticism if a communication of a similar character had bad been addressed to any other ruler in europe or of to any official ia america its only effect would have been beani 1 if it were seriously received to have 16 v an investigation ordered as to the truthfulness of the charges made but in the ease of this russian woman this briticism upon brutal methods of administration has condemned her to a life of exile speaking upon the unhappy fate of the unfortunate lady the boston remarks with some philosophy that tilts policy of suppression will be followed out dormany for fur many more year yeaby seems aft altogether ogather improbable sooner or later a 9 change must mast uko take place and themore abe more stern stem the suppression the wore severe will be uhe the revulsion which it will occasion |
