Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-20
Later from Europe-By the City of New

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company, in order to stay various actions and
insure the equal distribution of assets.
England was startled by an earthquake
! early on the morning Of the 9th. 1t was felt
in all directions.
The two secessloniSt associations at Man
chester have amalgamated into one, under
the title Of Southern Independence AssOci-
/ ation"-the main object being to procure the
recognition of the south. Lord Whaincitfe
is president.
The Polish question is unchanged. 1t is
! reported that Prince CzartoriSky was taking
/ formal steps on the part of the Polish nation
al government to secure the recognition Of the
Poles as belligerents.
| ONE DAY LATER-PER HIBERNIAN.
! FARTHER POINT, Oct. l9.-The Canadian
steamship Hibcrnian, from Liverpool Sth, via
Londonderry 9th, has passed this point en-
route to Quebec. Her advices are one day
! later than per steamship City of New York.
| Consols closed on the 9th ut 80 "a a SO for
money. Bullion in the bank of England has
, decreased Ei22, 900. The political news is of
an important character.
The following is Il summary of news by the
| above arrivals =
ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
| The Daily News says indegard TO the fight
near Chattanooga that it does not confirm the
sangune hopes of our pro-southern cotempo-
! aries while it cOnYicts us of Uver-rating the
disadvantages Of our friends.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News
writes as follows In reference to the rumor
that Mr. Stephens, the vice president of the
! confederate states, is coming to Paris to con-
! clude Il treaty with the French government
whicnwil contain clause relative to the alb
clifton Of slavery, the Pays confirms little more
/ pDmtnrt fnr Mr. than l.
says it knows nothing about his mission, and
at all events the abolition OF slavery must be
the indispensable condition of recognition of
the south by European peoples and govern
ments. This is highly encouraging for the
south, considering that slavery, and not only
| slavery but the extension of slavery, is the
very think they have all been fighting for.
| Mr.. W. s. Lindsay, NJ p, recently spoke
| at considerable length upon American affairs
at an agricultural dinner. In the course of
his remarks he denied the statement made by
Lord Russell ut Blairgowrie, that the sympa-
thles OF the majority Of the people of England
were with the federal states The noble earl,
he submitted, had not spoken the sentiments
of England. 1t the north had gone to war for
the purpose Of putting an end to slavery,
! president Lincoln and his colleagues would
have had the moral support OF Il very large
entered upon and was being prosecuted with
no such end in view.
With respect to the proceedings which had
| been taken under the foreign enlistment act,
| he said he desired to see the law of the land
| respected, but at the same time he could not
| see why they should not prevent the southern
people from being supplied with ships, while
the federals continued to be supplied with
arms. As to the issue of the war he had no
doubt whatever. 1t would be separation and
not reunion, and before many years elapsed
he believed the old republic would be cut up
not only into two, but also into four different
| states.
The Times thinks the position of France in
| Mexico, and the conditional acceptance of the
| crown by the archduke Macmillan, amounts
to something more than adversion in favor of
tho south, inasmuch as they are forcible and
practical protest against the idea of one DOM
inant republic on the North American CONT
nent
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
The Mexican deputaton to tender the crown
of Mexico to the archduke Maximilian was
received by the archduke on the Sd inst, and
letter from Merriman gives the following as
his reply 1.-THE wishes of the Mexican as
sembly Of notables have touched me deeply.
1t cannot but be exceedingly fatterng for our
llOuSS llldl llty IdNe turned their eyes 10 Inc
descendants of Charles V, although the mis-
sion of maintaining the independence and
welfare Of Mexico on solid foundation and
with free institutions is most noble one, |
must express my complete accordance
with the views of the emperor Napoleon, that
| the monarch can never be re-estabshed on
firm basis without spontaneous expression
| of the wishes of the whole nation
must ma Ike the acceptance of the
| throue conditional upon plebiscte of the
| whole country. On the other hand it would
| be my duty to ask for guarantees which ard
| Indispensable to secure Mexico against the
| dangers which threaten her integrity and indie
| pendence. Should these guarantees be OBJ
tanned, and the universal vote Of the nation
| be given in my favor, | am ready to accept
the crown, subject to the approval of the en-
| peror, my brother. In case Providence should
call me to this high position, must at once
declare it is my intention to open the path of
progress by constitution as was done by my
brother, and after complete paciticalon of
the country, to seal the fundamental law by
an oath. BY this means only national policy
can be called into execution, by which all
parties forgetting all disputes would cooper
ate with me in raising Mexico to Il prominent
rank among nations. Carry back with you
these frank declarations to your fellow cit-
zenS, and act in such manner that it may
become possible for the nation to declare what
form of government they wish to have"
1t is believed the condition of the archduke's
acceptance of the crown are the same as those
named in October, 1861, according to whl:h
he considers the cooperation of France and
England to be the only means by which order
can be established, and that free manifes-
taton of the wish OF the whole nation is alb
soutely necessary. The archduke stated in
conversation with the members of the depu-
tation, that he would only accept the crown
if all these conditions were fulfilled, and that
he would now await their fuliiliment The
archduke's speech had been previously sub
mitted to the emperor of Austria, and was
approved.
La France announces that most of the pow
ers have declared their intention OF recognIz-
ing the new Mexican emperor. The Globe
says that in face Of the language in the north
ern states of America against the new MeXi-
can empire, the archduke Maximlian is justi-
fed in requiring guarantees for the integrity
and independence of the new empire, and
that no doubt the great powers will give the
most friendly consideration to the subject.
The Times remarks on the position taken
by the archduke, who is willing 10 accept
the throne, but will not consentto be left alone
with the chance of finding his princlpalty
overturned after few years by the repub-
lican Saracens of the new world. The de-
mand of a guaranteed independence, in the
sense in which the nhraSe is uSed with re.