The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-11-27
NEWS or THE WEEK.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS. - The principal
items Of news by the cable this week are,
that Prussia is increasing her fleet, and
has ordered recruiting ioi the navy to
commence Immediately in the duchics ;
customs negotiations have commenced
between Pru 81, AMI Austria, which indi
Gates that the latter power is disposed TO
be pacific; the Hungarian diet has been
opened and shows disposition TO urre
the prompt settlement the question of II
responsible ministry being granted to Hun
gary Russia is trying to raise
new loan oil 20 millions of forms {;
the French arc preparing 10 complete
the evacuation Of Rome by December Is,
and Napoleon has invited the King of
Prussia to 90 and see linn in Paris. Chill
and Peru have consented TO accept the
mediation OF France and England in their
difficulty with Spain; the Princess Dag
mar, lately married to the heir npparent
OF the Russian throne. is quite i'll /; Bis
marck Is getting on his legs again; the
family of Gen. Dix, our new minister.
arrived at Paris last Saturday; and it is
now limited that the revolution against the
Turkish power in Gambia, is not ended.
and the struggle against the Turkish au.
thorty will 60 on. Our consul at Gambia
writes. October II, urging. the United
States government 10 help the Cretans in
some way, as they are deprived of all
their provisions by the war Nothing is
heard from Gen. Sherman or Minister
Campbell as yet,ani till we ge: something
from them, or the intelligence becomes
less contradictory, it will be safe to disbe-
lievc pretty much all the news from
Mexi o.
SOUTHERN News Robert Ould. ex
rebel commissioner of exchange. accom-
panied by niece of Jeff Davis, arrived
at FORTRESS Monroe, "Wednesday morning
on visit to MI. Davis and family
Three Methodist ministers from Richmond
also had an interview with Davis, on
Wednesday. Mr. Ould returned to RicI
mund in the afternoon. A band of Greg
ulators" has been organized in Marion
county, Ky. Three men have already
been hung, AMI others in the county jail
will probably SHARE the same fate. An
unsuccessful attempt was made on Friday
night to take certain prisoners from the
Lebanon (KyO Jail and hang them. Gov
Charles j. jenkins, by direction of the
Georgia Legislature, has appointed Nov.
~ as Il day Of fasting, humiliation an
prayer lie says: Scr SHINING, not
against Pharaoh, but against God, Israel
Of old wandered A. years in the wilder
ness. In the wilderness are we now, fe-
low citizens. Our corn and our oil have
failed Of their abundance, our hocks and
our herds are diminished. The cry Of
want is heard in our land-the mama
and the quails come not yet. But the
throne Of God is mercy seat. II sought
Alright, lie will grant us delverance and
plcnty."-In view of the rumor that con-
federate notes are again coming into cir
culation in the remote South, the Mobile
Times says: "We can add that Mobile
wood dealers will take them cven-cord
for cord. If this be treason, make the
most OF 1.-THE North Carolina lcg:sla-
lure was organized on Monday by the
election of w, +. Maney ms speaker of
the Senate and Mr.. McAlee speaker of
the House Of Commons
PoILTICAL. - Members of Congress
must be careful to speak respectfully of
the clergy when Morrisscy comes among
them, Tor it is stated that, on one occa-
sion, when some rude mrn were drnoun-
cling certain minister, Morrissey RENAL X
cd: "My mother goes to that minister's
church, and III whip any man W
speaks against my mothers ministers"
Judge Nicholas of Kentucky is wiring in
the Louisville journal in favor of a n
tional convention to amend the consiiu
ton, and the Louisville Courier, demo-
cratic, approves the idea, and can see no
other way by which a permanent SET
Element OF the matters now IN dispute can
he reached ohm b. lIrisLin, chairman
the Minnesota Democratic state commit.
tee.ls out in a letter expressing the opinion
that the south should adopt the consiiiu
iional amendment 1t is significant
fact that Francis Thomas, the r, presenla,
tive from western Mary land, who has
boldly advocated equal suffrage, is re elect
ed to Congress by over 200o majoril y
while the other 1 h, mas, in the second
district, who equivocaled and tried TO be
ON both sides, has lost his election There
ia a voice from Egypt" against the pro-
posed regeneration Of the democratic
party. The Cairo Democrat expresses
the utmost disgust at the course Of the
Chicago Times in advocating equal suf-
frage, and implorcs the South not to
accept its advice unless il wishes to be
come The slave of the North. As to the
late election it says: "We tugged at
the car TO which we were !arnessed by
the l'hladelpl ia convention until we are
tired, and desire TO put off the harness"
The report that the Washington National
Intelligencer had come out with equal suf-
frage was a mistake. 1t is stupidity
against it.
CT The story that there are fifteen 10
twenty thousand troops collected in and
around Washington is repeated. If true,