The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-21
WASHINGTON:
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1858

ly, embraces several items OF interest
The Montenegro difficulty is likely to be ad
justed without war. The British government
appears to have stepped determinedly between
Austria and Turkey, in favor of The position
assumed by the latter; and though no definite
negotiation is announced, it is apparent from
Lord JOHN RUssELL's explanation that Aus
tria is prepared to recede from her demands.
MAzzlNr and KossUTH are at issue on q
question of fact The proclamation purportinp
to proceed from KossUrH in connexion with the
late outbreak at Milan has been emphatically
repudiated by him, through his friend. MI
MAYNE REID. MAzMNI now states that the
proclamation acas written by KossurH and
KossUTH, driven from his first denial. seeks
shelter under the allegation that the document
has been garbled. We have never doubted the
authorship. The bombast and conceit which
run through every paragraph were in our iudg.
ment conclusive, without MAzz1NI's testimony,
The authoress of s.Uncle Toms Cabin, Is
to be lionized in Britain to an absurd extent,
The visits of foreign literary celebrities have
occasloned many ridiculous displays on this
side of the Atlantic; but American folly is to be
eclipsed by the manner of Mrs. SrowE's recep.
ton. Good men and better and ADLER women
have preceded her without exciting ruff1e in
aristocratic circles; but to the enthusiasm in
her behalf there is to be no limit. Nothing
short of an apotheosis will satisfy the Duchess
OF SWITZERLAND and the forty thousand women
whom she has enlisted in the cause of aboli-
tlonism The extreme absurdity Of the whole
affair suffices to nullify its offensiveness. The
only thing to be regretted is, that the Ouch
ess and her friends cannot discover some better
outlet for their benevolence. 1t will be wasted
on Uncle Tom
A measure now before the British Parlia
ment indicates the steady growth Of right
principles as applied to colonial policy. We
allude to the bill which has passed the House of
Commons in relation to the Canadian CLERGY
Reserves vast body of valuable land grant
ed by George Ill. for the maintenance of the
Protestant religion in the province. The ap-
has formed the bitter apple in Cana
dian politics for many years, and has from time
to time given rise to Legislation designed to mit
gate II not to avert popular antipathes. By the
last arrangement the province ceded to the
Imperial government the right, virtually, of
controlling the future disposal of the reserves:
and the object Of the present measure is to piye
back this right, untrammelled, to the COLONY.
The step is taken in compliance with repeated
applications by the Provincial Legislature; and
1t is anticipated that that body, when it shall
regain control, will obviate future agitation. by
applying the reserves to purely secular pur-
poses. This, the ultimate result. does not
however, properly enter into the merits of the
dill now under discussion in England. It's real
merit is that it recognises unqualifedly the
right of the colony to determine for itself all
questions pertaining solely to it's own concerns.
Inc Unaon admits that the recent misbeha-
vlor OF Democratic office seekers, in the gal-
cry OF the Senate, was'"a breach of proprie-
~" and yet accuses us Of ssparty spite, if not
personal malice," because we directed attention
% 1t. 1t IS to be presumed, therefore, that our
contemporary is prepared to wink at "breaches
If propriety'' when perpetrated by Democratic
'artlsans, and to gloss over the conduct of Dem
'cratlc officials who permit them to be perpe-
rated almost with IMMUNITY.
This is not all. While conceding that
Judge DouGLAs's last speech in the Senate was
ne occasion ofsa breach of propriety,1' the
Union attempts to palliate the misconduct by
ttrIbutlng 1t to uncomfortable admiration of
ne Judges .ssigRal triumph and .swit'' in
ne encounter with Mr. CLAYTON. 1t is un-
ortunate for our contemporary that the indecent
laughter and applause" on which we COM
aented were elected by expressions and allu
ions which would be worse than commonplace
ut Of the Senate; and were, besides. directed
galnst Democratic Senator from South Caro-
ina, who had animadverted in fitting terms on
ne demagogism of the Senator from Illinois.
A tabular return, prepared by order of the
House OF Assembly of Jamaica, exhibiting the
properties in that island ssupop which cultiva
ion has been wholly or partially abandoned
ince the lst day of January, 1852" presents
striking light one Of the many injurious
that have followed the measure
# negro emancipation in the British West In
lies. The return, which is dated January 27,
1858, shows that 1873 sugar estates have been
otaaiiy abandoned during the year, and II par
tally abandoned; of coffee plantations, So have
'een totally and IS partially abandoned ; of
country seats-residehces of planters or their
gents 80 have been totally and 20 partially
bandoned. The properties thus nearly or
yholly ruined by the ill-considered legislation
if the British Parliament cover an area of
'9l ,l87 acres.
These figures, striking as they are, afford
'ut partial index to the mischief that has been
Effected. They tell of planters reduced from
lff1uence to poverty, and of an island, rich in
he possession of NATURES bounties, brought to
he verge of desolation. But they give no idea
# the deplorable change that has been wrought
n the condition, character, and habits of the
smancipated slaves.
DEATH OF JUpaE JUDsoN.-Hon Andrew T. Jud
ION, United States District Judge for the State of
Connecticut, died at Canterbury, CT, on Thurs
lay morning. the 18th instant.
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