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Adventures of the Little Giant,

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from the Cleveland PIaindealer an ac
count OF Senator Douglass adventures
travels, &c, in Europe, last summei
given by one who purports TO have beel
an eyewitness. After visiting all tn,
prominent places of the continent, tn.
Senator finally brought up" at St. Pc
tersburgh, where he was presented t,
Old Nick. We extract the concIudins
portion of the narrative, commencins
at that portion of it which details thu
conversation between the two:
i understand,n said the Empero,
thai you have been travelling through
my Empiren
EThen ydn have been at ConStautl-
nople," said the Emperor.
AZ have" said the Senator.
al understand they are talking about
war down there" said Nicholas, jocose.
ly.
"They are so," said D.
"Well," said Nicholas, edo they re-
ally think there is to be war 2"
They think, in that matter, very
much depends upon YOURSELF" said D.
"Oh." said the Emperor, "I am a
man of peace" and the conversation
turned upon the duties of the day.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
troops-the largest standing army in
the world-then passed in review, and
in open order, before the Emperor of
all the Russians and his distinguished
guest-a sight that few Americans ever
beheld.
In the course of the day and the des-
ultory conversation which followed, the
Emperor more than once took occasion
TO say that he considered there were
but two proper governments on earth,
the one where all the people ruled, and
the olher where only one ruIed-the
American and the Russian govern
ments-the other powers were mon-
grelS, and were destined to be absorbed
by one or the other of these two 60
vernments.
From Russia Mr.. D. went to Paris,
met Senator Jones, of Tennessee, and
by invitation of the American Secre-
tary of Legation was invited TO see Ma
poleon. The day fixed, the two Sena-
tors repaired to the Emperor's quarters,
and found some sixty Cabinet Council
and head men of the nation waiting
for an audience. After their arrival,
the Emperor received but two Of his
own countrymen before sending for
the Senai966s ,6s ~ As they, marched biz
lowed, and with their gIittering court
dress made dazzling array of royalty
about the plain-clad personages of our
Senatorial Republicans. The Emperor
engaged his American visitors in con
yersaIion about ten minutes, when he
handed them over to his talented and
accomplished Queen, who entertained
them for one hour with great variety
of questions on political matters, and
versatility of talent as unexpected as
it was uneqnalled. She dived into the
young Senator in this wise:
What do you Americans want of
Cuba q:
{. Nothing,n said Douglas, " only for
her 10 become independent, and then
to maintain her Sovereignty as against
foreign powers"
"Then," said she, why did you not
join with England and France in their
proposition TO guarantee her independ-
ence %
f" Because" said D., sit is an Ame-
rican doctrine to avoid all entangling
alliances with foreign powers"
How long," said she, have you
Americans adopted this doctrine :"
Ever since she refused to join the
Holy Alliance in putting down one of
the greatest men the world ever saw
said D.
This allusion to Napoleon I. silenced
the conversation on that subject, and
after discussing the most exciting po-
litical topics, and fully unveiling the
Emperor's views on all these subjects,
by an ardent and frank expression Of
her own, the Emperor suggested that
the conversation should be dropped, and
the distingues of the realm, who had
been standing all this time, caps in
hand, should then have audience.
The secret of Napoleon's marriage is
explained in the fact that he has got a
Queen who combines the amiability,
talent and affection of josephine with
that Maria Louisa qualification so es-
sential TO hereditary governments. An
other secret was also developed-the
reason why James Gordon Bennett was
not sent 10 FTance-that although it
might do for him to look lone eye at
time, being X eyed at the Queen, yet
it would not do just now for the Queen
to look at him.
~ Schoolmasters' salaries are ad-
yancing "down East" After the 1st
of March next most of the teachers in
the various public schools in Bosten are
to have their pay increased. The sala-
ries of masters in the Latin and High
Schools will remain as present, $2400.
Masters of the Grammar schools are to
receive $500 per anuum, instead Of
$500, as at present. The salaries Of
sub masters of Grammar schools will
be increased from S1100 TO Sl200-or
$1,000 for the first years service, Sl100
for the second. $1,000 for the third and