The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-21

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/ TO prevent the annexation of Texas 10 the United
States; and others complain bitterly that the French
government should have associated itself on TINS
| question with England, TO the abandonment oil her
ancient friend and ally, the United States. But lhe
general impression continues TO be- that the great
majority of the Texan people are in favor OF the
annexation and that therefore IL will take place De-
yond doubt.
Immense excitement has been occasloned IN every
circle of society, and especially the higher, py he
discovery that the young Prince de Berghes, helr TO
one of the most distinguished and ancient houses oil
France, has been arrested the charge OF causing
to be forged and circulated certain counters, imtang
those used by the members of the jockey club, Tor
the settlement of their debts of honor anu o'her Pc
cuniary matters. The accused has fully avowed
his guilt and is now in prison awaiting ms uiai.
What renders the matter extraordinary is that
he is extremely rich, and that any banker or money
lender would have advanced him any amount on
his own simple signature
General Tom Thumb has taken his departure
from this city, where he has reaped splendid mar
vest. The Iowa Indians leave IN day or Two for
Havre, from whence they will sail for New York,
1t is related that the King sent them, not long since,
a sum of thousand francs They at first hesitated
TO receive it, but, after grave deberaiion, came to
the conclusion that it would be ungracous 10 refuse
liz Accordingly, they retained it. and have lad out
the principal part of it in purchasing fans and Jew
elry for their women-and Of all things IN the
world uniforms of the national guard for them
selves
MApR,p, June 25.-The Carlists had confidently
expected that the PRONUNCIATION of the act OF abdica-
ton Of Don Carlos, and the manifesto OF his son.
would have been most favorably received by the
Spanish nation and the Spanish people. But pre-
csey the reverse has been the Both govern
ment and people seem determined that on no consid-
Grafton whatever shall the young Queen marry Don
Carlos. Immediately the abdication becoming
-. M.I., lie af min efar
were held and it was proposed to issue counter
manifesto; but this abandoned in compliance,
as is said, with the earnest wishes of Christina
Since them Narvaez has issued an order to the ar
my, in which he declares, in the most decided and
explicit terms, against the pretenslons OF Don Car
loss son to the Queens hand. The rough soldier
blunty calls Don Carlos himself "rebel.o
i hear in all quarters that Narvaez is prepared
and anxious to break of with Christina, and even
to trudge her altogether out of the kingdom. Chris
tina always intended to employ Naryaez as long as
he was useful to her designs, and then to send him
adrih. But Narvaez is not the man to be so treat
ed He has got the upper hand, and he will keep it,
He is said to be fishing for union with the Pro-
gressslas and Esparteriss, as to be able to tram
pie under foot whatever schemes and plotngs Chris
tina may undertake.
There is no doubt that Christina is anxious to
. bring about a wedding between her nephew don
Caros's sony and her daughter, and, notwithstand-
ing the violent demonstration made against 1t by
the press by section of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, who met privately to discuss the matter; and
last. and above all, by the cabinet, she will move
heaven and earth to effect it. IL is said that the
, Queen does not marry young Carlos, the Carlists
will take arms, and that Don Carlos is preparing an
appeal in his sons behalf to his old generals.
Madrid papers of the Goth ut. state that consider
able sensation created in the cabinet by the
quittal of the authors of pamphlet entitled "The
Prescribed and the Imprisoned" which the govern
ment prosecuted as being seditious. The jury were
J loudly cheered by the populace as they left the
court and the advocate for the defence was lifted
and carried on the shoulders of the people to his
carriage.
: The state Of feeling among the people of Madrid,
as to passing events, may be discovered from the
following circumstance, which is mentioned in some
of the papers: A print-seer near the Puerto del
Sol had the imprudence to place portrait of Don
Carlos's son, the Count de Montemoulln, IN his
window 1t had been long there, when il attracted
= a crowd Of persons around the window, who at
length broke the windows Of the shop, and tore the
obnoxious portrait to atoms. portrait of Espar-
/ tero, which was in the same window, was left I'M
: touched.
) SWITZERLAND,
3 GENEVA, June 27.-The Sandman government
had consented TO allow DIR. Seger to be confined in
one Of its fortresses; and Seger himself had been
{ coaxed or buied into signing document, declaring
his readiness to be confined Notwithstanding he had
before protested most loudly against it, Before how
ever, he could be removed, he contriyed to effect his
escape from prison, and is at large. This escape
is great modification to the ultra party; and of
course, great triumph TO the radicals For my
part, who neither nor the other, think it
the best thing that could possibly have happened.
! Steger was undoubtedly ready TO have taken arms;
but his was that Of an immense minority, if
not majority Of his fellow countrymen; and his
. imprisonment would have been more of an embar-
} rassment than triumph to those whose authority
he dehed, and who got the upper hand of him.
Stepers escape has been enthusiastically greeted
wherever he has appeared.
Switzerland is in very agtated state; and think
we shall have more troubles The radicals have
long designed to break out again, by any kind of re-
action; and the Jesuits determined to keep the
triumph they have gained II ia painful to see
! countrymen thus prepared to shed each others
. blood
BERLIN, June 25.--I am sorry to inform you that
there is too much reason to believe that the King of
: Prussia has resolved on putting down, with very
high hand, every proceeding of liberal character to
discountenance every person who processes liberal
! opinions, and in word, to make the people under
stand that they are so many slaves, and that they
g must not presume to think act for themselves.
J 1t is even said that his most gracious Majesty is
resolved to Danish from Berlin every political
writer
The King of Prussia has gone a visit to the
King of Denmark, where, according to all accounts,
he has been very well received. His Majesty eX-
I poets to have the honor Of receiving Queen Vic
} toria on the banks of the Rhine in the month of
August; but the Queen will not, it is believed
as far as Berlin.
RUSSIA
ST. PETERSBURG, June l5.--The ukase has been
issued that Livonia, Ethonia and Courland, shall
drop their ancient names of "duches" and take
that of provinces governments" the same as the
rest of the provinces of this vast empire The in
habitants Of these places are forbidden to use the
, German language, which has been spoken therein
for ages This measure has afforded great dispeas-
ure in Germany and to the King Of Prussia in par
these fine provinces would one day pass under his
rule. If report be true, great GOODNESS exists be-
tween our and that Of Berlin, arising from DIFF
ferent causes The Prussian ambassador was lately
recalled from st. Pelersburgh, and a successor has
not yet been appointed; and i is whispered that the
King of Prussia positively refused to grant inter
view to his royal brother.n-aw during his visit to
= Warsaw. But this only is what married folks call