Freeman's champion., 1858-06-10

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body, viz: the abolishment of prop
erty qualification for members Of the
Parliament. This is great step to-
wards popularizing that. body. 1t
will now be thrown open to the aspi-
ring intellect of the working and mid
die classes, and their activity and
fresh vigor will be felt.
Itis probable that the Derby Min
istry will have the credit of settling
the.question of allowing Jews to hold
seats in the House of Commons. For
the4ast ten years Baron Rothschild
has been elected to that body by the
city of London, as one Of their rep
resentatives, and never been allowed
to hold his seat, on account of refu-
sing to swear by the Christian faith.
The House of Lords have hitherto
killed all measures proposed to over
come this difficulty, but in all prob
ability they will be forced into terms.
The news from India continues to
show that the British are successful
in majority of cases, and that the
revolutionary Sepoys are being de-
feated after heroic assistance. Seve-
raj slight revsrses have lately occurred
to the divisions of the British army,
but in general, all their late move
ments have been series of successes.
On the continent, the "thunder
caps" little storm clouds of revolu-
ton are gathering. Prescription con-
tinues as active as ever in france
Joseph MazziHi has lately addressed
a letter to the Emperor, which is the
most remarkable production from the
pen of a remarkable man. 1t is terse,
vigorous and eloquent; its open and
closing paragraph being almost un-
equalled in literature. 1t shows some
advance on the writer's part to pre-
viouS political writing of his. He
has evidently learned something ofthe
causes of failures i'll Europe Of revo-
lutionary movements hitherto, and
the remedies to bo applied Another
remarkable document is letter ad-
dressed "To the British Press and
Parliament" by three Frenchmen,
styling themselves the Revolution
Rary Commune" 1t is vigorous de-
fenSe Of Orsini, and a bitter attack
upon Louis Napoleon.
In Spain, indications present them
selves of a we'll organized and ex-
ceeding powerful Democratic con-
spiracy, whose ramihcations extend
all through the Kingdom. The Cen
tral Junta have secretly in circulation
a manifesto of their principles. II
is certainly an able state paper, and
enunciates very clearly the great car
dinal principles of Free Government
The impending revolution will prob
ably be q successful one. There is q
master-mind among the liberal oj
Spain, in the person Of a young ad'
vocate, who was imprisoned year
ago or more, for some articles writ.
ten by him and published in d Mad
rid paper OF which he was the Editor
Italy presents all the uneasy ap'
pearance of a volcano laboring in the
first throes of an eruption. So with
Germany.
The Czar Of Russia still continues
his work of reform with the utmost
rigor, In all the departments Of his
government, and in whateverrelatior
it effects the people, Alexander car.
rios on the work ofreform vigorously
Everything indicates renewal o.
the revolutionary struggles which
just ten years since shook the worlc
to its centre. There were Titianl
among the men Of that day. Many
of them are now living, and ere long
the old world will echo with another
bloody struggle for Freedom. They
have our hearty sympdthieS snd gooc
wishes. ,altesp
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