The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-27
EUROPEAN NEWS.
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EUROPEAN NEWS.
| The steamer Persia's mails brings the follow
ing interesting news from Europe:
Emigration to the United .States-On the
lst of November the emigration officials com
pleted their usual returns of the exodus from
Liverpool; and, although the fact is not stated
in the report, it is understood that large nun.
ber-perbaps 800 of the emigrants have gone
to Texas direct. During the month ending
October there sailed to the United States twenty
four ships under the act, with 1901 passengers
of whom COG were cabin and 6,4S5 steerage.
Of this number 2,612 were English, 2OS
Scotch, 2,454 Irish, and l,211 were foreigners
TO Canada there were four ships, with ,06l
passengers, of which 163 were cabin and S9e
steerage. In "short ships" there sailed to the
| United States 1924 passengers to South
America, 73; to Victoria, 81; to Africa, 40
and to the West Indies, 30 From rough cal
| culation it appears that during the past month
upwards of $500 Irish emigrants have left
Liverpool for America
The Cattle Plague IN HoUand.-The Bra
bant Agricultural Journal states that the condi-
ton of cattle in Holland is becoming worse
The number of infected beasts is as great now
as it in January, and unless more vigorous
measures are adopted in respect of precautionary
slaughter, the statistics will show more unsat-
isfactory state of things than even existed in
the hitherto worst days of the epidemic at the
end Of last December From the Both of Sep
teu,ber to the 9th Of October, there were 1865
new cases; from the 7th to the 18th of October,
2,079, distributed tbus-Utrecht, l,243; South
Holland, IT'S; North Holland, 81. On the 18th
of October there were still living ,lS4 attacked
animals, proving that the new law had been ap-
piled upon sufficiently extensive scale.
The Russo Prussian ANiance.-The Paris
Presse has au article signed by NJ Cucheval-
Clargna, beginning with the statement that
1.-The alliance between Russia aud Prussia is
now an accomplished fact. 1t is not now a
question of the continual interchange of good
offices which was revealed to indignant Europe
in 1868 by the Ex tradition Convention of Posen,
of that permanent complicity which LED the
Nord to speak Of Prussia as the traditional
ally of Russia; it is question Of binding en-
gagements entered into with reference to a
special object, and in anticipation of events
already determined upon"
After noticing the manner liz which this
alleged alliance has been effected, the article
goes on to explain its object
off Russia in the execution of her plans in
the East, should meet with any other obstacle
than the Turks, Prussia will range herself on
her side. If any foreign Intervention should
thwart the work of assimilation which Prussia
is accomplishing in Northern Germany, or the
already prepared absorption of the minor States
South Of the Main, Prussia can rely upon the
armed cooperation of Russia"
NJ. Clarigna points out the community Of in
terests between Prussia and Russia 10 the work
of denationaziDg Poland
accomplish--the destruction Of the Polish ma
tonality. 1t was Prussia which conceived the
idea of the disme mberment of Poland, which
prepared its execution, which precipitated its
accomp mplishment, and which has assuredy had
lions share of the spols. United by their
completely in this crime Prussia and Russia are
now laboring with a common zeal to efface the
last traces Of the Polish name. While the
Cabinet Of St Petersburg ouits nothing in order
to Russianize one portion of the Polish provinces
the Cabinet of Berlin is engaged in Ge1manizng
others; it has compelled them, despite all pre-
vious engagements, to enter into the North
German Confederation in order to destroy the
last vestiges of their national existence. The
sole obstacle to the entire accomplishment of the
design is the strip Of Poland which has pre-
served its language, its religion and its customs
under the rule of Austria. * X x 1t is
not only in the accomplishment of their common
object that Prussia and Russia find Austria in
their path, but also in the pursuit of their am
litious designs Who could defend against
Russia the valley and the mouths Of the Dan
uhe Who could afford the most speedy and
efectual aid to the Sultan if not Austria ? Who
could by its couusels, by its Influence, BY its
support, preserve the States Of South Germany
from absorption :? Who is tile necessary ally
of Saxony? Who retains possession of Bohe-
mia SO ardently coverted if not Austria i? Let
Austria disappear or be abused, and Prussia and
Russia will have removed the chief obstacle to
the accomplishment Of their designs.