The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-07

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ture generations suffer for the present one.
| Sad and sorrowfal are the aecounts--the oficia
| ones, l mean--we receive from the Instruction il
Gacia, and the unheard of deeds of barbaiiy CON
mltted by the peasants under the apparent sanctor
of the government. Now, that SOME THOUSANDS o,
NOBLE FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ExTiRPArED, comes III,
Imperial cant from Vienna, calling on the "aithfu
oallieians" TO Iay down their arms, lest, having
nothing to put down in the way Of arstocracy, the,
might chance 10 treat the emissaries of the govern
ment who deceived them with empty promises, il
the same manner IN which they wreaked vengeance
on their mobiles. According TO semi-official cor
respondence from Gallicia, eight hundred noble fam
lilies have been destroyed in the circle Of Tarnow
alone, where not evea servant Of nobenian ha,
escaped alive! All the dwellings of the afistocracy
1ere burnt and pillaged. Similar barbarites wer,
committed in the circles Of uadocicI, Boelna, Res
Io'oa. What Of the nobility is not murdered, il
thrown INTO PRISON by the officers Of the govern
ment. Nine new regiments (from 1000 to 6,O0(
eaeh) have marched into Gallicia, and martial lawi
are proclaimed In the Polish provinces Of Austria
Prussia, and Russia. For the sake of humanity
viii not believe the rumor, that the Austrian govern
ment has applied TO Russia for permission 10 SEND
SOME Of its prisoners 20 Siberia. The measure, a
any rate, quite superfuous; the Austrian prison,
OF the Spisibsrs and M,nsasf being quite terrible
and certainly equally secure, with the mines in the
Ural mountains.
PRUssIAN CONSTITUTION
Bot | will turn from tho scences Of car
mage, brutality, and unheard-of oppression, Il
milder despotism-thet Of Prussia proper. IL
the midst Of the Polish revolution we are
again informed that the programme of Prus.
sian constitution is ready, and that the king will in
the end keep his promise. OF course, the exact
time tell; but in the meanwhile the king's
minister OF finance promises to produce eoupts rem
du, an abstract Of the financial condition Of each
province, at the next provincial diets. The good
al 0OV nd nj he ms
time It's strength, consists In It's admirable regula.
ton Of the finances Of the country. Were there an
annual dehcit-were the interest Of the public deb
not punctually paid-in word, did the king need
vote Of confidence 10 enable him TO make loan
or 10 meet the current expenses Of the State the
long-protracted constitution Of Prussia would soon
make its appearance
PROGRESS OF THE CoUNTERREVoLUTtoN IN
SPAIN.
The Spanish constitution is virtually annihiIated
the sessions Of me Cortes indefinitely adjourned
and liberty of the press abolished by a royal de-
cree. These are the ordinances of NaryaeE, who
is again at the head Of public affairs. Measures
have been taken to suppress every symptom ofriot-
we shall see with what success. We have a rumor
to-day thst Disturbances have already commenced
in setefal towns and that the progresiss and mode
radios, who are alike stuck BY The eoeps dysta wait
but for manifestation Of the infant Don Enrique To
take up arms against the government Of the queen
pretty general that M. Guizot YES no stranger TO
General Narvaez's proposed measures; and there
are some who actually believe that they were
FLANNEL in this city. The Journal des DebaiI, Of
course, denies the Imputation; but who attaches
faith to the Journal des Debais7
NEWS FROM THE PUNJAUB-IREL AND.-PARLIA
MENTARY DEBATES, &c.
The news Of the new victories gained by
the British troops in the Punjaub has Just reach
ed US; but, according to the official accounts
the battle was only between comparatively
small detachments OF the respective armies--the
main Body Of the sikhs having remained quiet spec
tators. -,
The accounts from Ireland are dreadful; and
show degree Of restitution and political fermeti,
which one would think must hasten the measures
now in the progress OF being discussed in Parlia-
mcnt. But il appears the protectionists mean 10 die
game. They make last desperate stand, though
their case is utterly hopeless. They may, howev.
er, succeed IN rotractng the debate till after the
Easter holydays, and thus force on the country
some temporary measure a surrogate for the pro-
posed alteration and final abolition Of the corn law
1t WILL however, do them but very little good. The
die is cast, and they must stand the hazard.
| have batch Of literary memorandum ready
for you, but must, from want Of space, keep it back
for the next STEAMER.