Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-02

FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE


sion Of Liverpool papsrs Of the 25lh and
London papers Of the 24ih December.
The rumors brought by previous arri-
valS Of differences between Spain and
Portugal are confirmed, and the last ac
counts announce the probability of aa in
vasion Of the territory of the latter power
by the former; Portugal has determined
70 resist. L
The occasion Of this difference, as we
gather from the London papers, is the
failure Ofthe Portuguese 9 Wernmeni to
fulfil the terms of the treaty OF August, ;
1875, guaraniying to Spain an unlnter-
-Fupted navigation Of the DGuro. A mix
ed commission was appointed al the time
to regulate the tariff Of navigation. At
their first meeting, his commission diSa-
greed, but subsequently succeeded in
adjusting their difficulties. The POrtu.
guese Government, however, rejected
the terms proposed by the commission.
ers and thereup0n Spain has addressed a
note to Portugal, threatening, unless the |
treaty is Immediately fulfilled according
to the terms agreed upon, shn will com
pei the fulilment by military force.
An intmation has al the same time
been addressed 10 Great Britain 10 a
similar import. The Government Of Pnr'
tugal has also addressed itself to Lord
Palmerston, requesting his interfcrence
against the proposed aggression. In the
meantime, the most active and energetic
preparations are making in Portugal 10
i meet any emergency that may arise The
London Morning Chronicle looks upon the
whole affair as plot Of EsPartero. 1t
says:
"The simple history Of this affair would
seem 10 he, that the excitement arising
from his having driven hislQueen into ex 10
having subsidized, E]parlerO is desiroIs OF
diVerting. the attention Of the people OF
Spain from the ireachery Of his own con-
duCl, and employing the Amy, on which
he can alone depend for the stability of
his usurped power, by one Of those llllle
wars So essential 10 preserve the lnhi'
once Of poteniates Of his order. lie has
befnOlcd England To such an extent, tha,
whilst he WIS engaged IN n plot Of the
deepest and most unmlligaed iTeachery
against his sovereign, he cOulrved To ex'
tort from Lord Palnerston hOnors which
have been repeatedly refused to the bcs
aud nOhest OF our own defenders, nc
complnied by official congratulations on
his loyalty aud good faith which, had
no been possessed Of single spark Ol
honorable feeling, would have stung him
10 the quick as the bitterest reprOOl which
il was possible for his English patrons TO
address to him."
TME JEws.-There seems 10 he a
movement among lhs Continental Jews in
relation TO the late events in the Easf.--
The following is the concluding paragraph
Of an address % the Jews, publ shed IN
Der ORIENT Germln newspaper:
People Of Jehovah, raise yourselves
from your thousand years slnmher! Rd'
ly round leaders! have really the will, n
Moses will not be wanting. The right
of nsliOns will never grow old; take ps'
session Of the land Of your fathers; build Il
third lime The temple Of Zion, greater
and more magnificent Than ever. Trust
in the Lord, WIN has led you s,Gely thru
the vaIley of misery thousands Of years
Hs also will not lOrsake you in your Iasi
conflict"
PaumGA.--Ths Courier de Ia Moselle
Of the l1h, announces that conspiracy
had been discovered in the Prussian
States, the object ur which WIS to place
on The throne 0f Prussia The son Of the
older brother 0f William w, now major
In a regiment in garrison at Menz
misunderstanding 10 The accounts
from ~. Petersburg to ths 5th ull. the
exRorls Of RUSSIA during The year 1880.
amounted to 81 $3.50 bank ruLles,qnd
the imports 10 2l0, iJ2, ,476 bank rubles.
The exports accordingly exceeded the
imports by a sum Of %, ,746,203 rubles.
AFRICA Letters from TAngier, dated
the 23L,stale that the differences between
Morocco and Ftance. arising out Of the
inhiscreet conduct Of lhs French Consul
al Mqgadore, are now likely 10 be amica.
bly, adjusted.
RECu0VyTIoN or TExAs.--The com.
millee Of the Anlislavery Shciety having
traAsmilted 10 Lard PllInersOn their 70.
solutions On the subject Of the recOgni.
tion Of Tsxas, his Llrdsiip ha, returne
ths following answor:
"Foreign Oice, Dec, II, 1870
ESir: / am directed hy Viscoun,
Palmarston TO acknowledge The receip Of
your letter Of the 7ih instant, addressed
10 his I.orlship. Transmitting copy Of te.
soluliOns which the committee nf the Bri.
iiah and Foreign AniislaveIy Sncjeiy
pissed on tho Dad Instant. expressing
their concern that her Mjesiy's Govern.
meat shuuldhave entered into a CONNER
cial treaty with Texas, and protesting
against the recognition Of the indepen,
dsncs Of that republic by Great Bfi,ain.
am, in TPply, directed 10 state h,
you, that Lprd PalmerslOn very tnach re.