Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1865-09-14

summoned to decide, must have been !,
the llveIiest exercise; seeing that thew had
to determine on question in which ,bou
wSie ,s;, without ~ precedent for guide, and in
THcn the'r Pecunisry interests were deep.
y eoncerned.- Onderpriter's Circular.
POLITICAL TRANsP sPos1r1oN.--Aus,r;a., .,d
Prussia are the great. ruling Powers ~
Germany, rendered somewiat antaoon;s,;a.
BY difference of religlon-Austria bcino
Catholic while Prussi is Lutheran anss
other point OF contrast is that Prussia has
long had the reputation of being oonsti.-
tutlonal monarchy, while Austria, ever
since 1915, has strongly tended towards
aristocracy. On sudden, a.change comes
Ger the spirit of their dream. The King.
of Prussia is doing all he can to become
an autocrat. His Parliament having re-
fused, very properly, 10 grant him the
means OF largely augmenting his army,
when all Europe was. eminently pacific, be
has taken to levying taxes without the
slightest legislative authority aud exactly
following the impolsy which made Louis
Philippe a disguised fugitive from France
in February, l34s, has used the stronp
arm of authority to prevent his subjects
having public dinners, at which political
sentiments might be expressed, freshly and
legally. The Emperor of Austria. on the
other hand, is about lesseping the national
burthens by large reduction of his army.
and 10 personally endeavoring to concil-
late his Hungarian subjects, by concedinp
to them the rights they demand as a peo.
pie. =
Ever since the surrender of Lombardy,
the Emperor of Austria has been endeav-
oring to govern his domains by what is
called Capitalization that is, by having
everything, even for the most remote pro-
vince, regulated 10 Vienna. The central
ization principle, admitted to have failed,
he has adopted the federatiue. His lead.
ing ministers have been relieved from fur.
ther discharge OF public duties, and among
them Is his own cousin; the Archduke
Regnier, President of the Council. In his
place is Count Bslcredi, the new Prime
Minister, q liberal and moderate statesman.
formerly Governor Of Bohemia. The new
Chancellor Of Hungary is member of
the Hungarian mobility: The Hungarian
and Iransylvanian Diets are about to as
semble. .s&hi ich shows that the plan of a
central ,Reichsrath or Parliament, is aban.
donrd: LASTLY all prosecutions against
the press, and all press pnnisl,nents in. the
Austrian dominions, have been; stopped.
IT Francis Joseph carry out these liberal
measures he may make Austria once more
the greatest power in. Europe. If Frederic
William continue his violations Of the
Prussian constitution, hs will probably find
himself an exile III England within the
next twelve Inonths.-PhikudcloAi Press.
The SLEEVES OF SocIETY.-You would
not pour precious wine into sieve; vet
that were as wise as to make a con6dant
of one Of those "ieaky vessels Of society
that, like water carts, seem to have been.
made tor the express purpose of letting
out what tliey take in. Thers is this diff
ference, however, between the perforated
puncheon aud the leaky brain-ths former
lays the dust, and the latter is pretty sure
to raise one. Beware of oozY-headed peo.
pie between whose ears aud. mouth there
Is no Partition. Befors you make a bosom
friend of any man, be- sure that he Is secret
tight. The mischief that the non reter, !,
tives do is infinite. In war they often mar.
the best laid schemes, and render futile the.
most profound strategy In social liis
they sometimes set whole communities BIZ
the ears, frequently break up families, ana
are the cause of innumerabla misfortunes. !.
miseries and crimes. In business they
spoil many a promising speculation, and
involve hundreds in bankruptcy and rrui :
Therefore be very curefuf to whom YOU.
entrust information Of vital impartance. 10
your own Interests those, you hold most
dear. Every man has natural inclination
to communicate what he knows, and If he
does not do SO. il is because his reason and
Judgment are atrong enough: to control this
inherent propensity. w hen you can find
g. friend who can exercise absolute power
over the communicative, instinet-if' we
may SO term it--uear him in your heart,
ayea, in. your: heart Of hearts, If von
hare no, such friend; keep your own coun.
sci. -. -, :, :. p: >
The old. .scoffer and infdel. who. presides
over the columns Of the New York Helaid
speaks thus Of the. clergy: Symptoms Of
New Religious Excitement-The camp
meetings and .reyivais' going, On every.
where giys<indieation of . religious exotic
tnene that may be very extensfye..r 1t 10
dua to the fact that the Cessation. OF the
war gives the spafsopd1s chance, to consider
apd;Fefeet upon Hair Own vssckedpess sana
that t:ofS their Eosks, tnd 4lie4 SO enough To-
hosrifY and alaSpa shava In
The paat, ,sonYy Ind dsspis sIhneb toSs do lin
I kpfaeclinR potisf ;4bat 10 sSloinepsoS SAcspunt