The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-18


chosen temporary chairman, and made q
speech, stating that the object which bad
brought the convention together was to sus-
tain the policy Of the President, and to bring
back the lately reb ellious States to their Con-
stitutional rights in the Union. Mr.. DooIit-
tie il to be the permanent president. No
thing besides The new work Of organization
and arrangement has been done as yet.
This convention is body to whose action
universal attention il directed. II will lay
down the platform Of the ncw party, which
will make desperate effort TO elect the neAs
President, aud thereby secure all the Offices
for themselves, which effort the Republicans
will oppose desperately, wanting 70 keep
the Offices all for themselves
The cholera is still making progress in
New York. Philadelphia, New Orleans, Gin
cinnati and ST. Louis. Il IS Of milder
type than Asialic cholera has ever been
known to assume before, not more than one
in four cases proving fatal. The number OF
cases have not been fully published The
disease i IN Chicago, but to- bat extent We
carnot definitely know We do know that
the mortality has been much greater tt an
usual during the past few weeks, and lhrt
almc-t every one knows Of some one or more
cases reported to be such.
EuRoPe. The European situation has
been materially changed. Austria Is unfor-
tunately saved from utter ruin, and will 20
on as usua, a her old ways until another
war or outbreak will wrest from her some
other province. Her prestige went with
yenetia, aud the house Of Hapsburg has
been 50 shattered in dctaching Il, that Il
must crumble into dust at I'D very distant
tant period
| Prussia is now master CT the situation,
and all eyes arc turned towards Bismark As
they were a few months ago towards Napo-
leon. II is tie policy Of the court or Berlin
that we would now ike to uDravel Napo-
leon has demanded An extension Of his EN-
/ pire at the expense OF Germany, and mas
been given To understand that. the German
was domestic ard not an intern ational
affair, and tha;, consequently, it was, to
; speak short, none Of Frances business, AMI
tina: it vas rather impudent to ask for the
Rhine provinces. A war With France would
} do more nov to consumate he union Of
Germany under Prussia than anything else
| The antagcnism between France and Ger
many comes down from remote antiquity
The Germans under Hermann conquered
the Romans. who had sahlugate1 and held
possessios Of Gaul Charieuange afterwards
oyerran Germany, bus It was impossible 10
hold IL a. a subject province, aud ID the
times Of bis grandson 1t became a separate
and independent rmpire. From that time
: down. France and Germany have been her-
, ditarv enemies. The original policy Of
Maria Theresia in forming an alliance with
France, by marrying her daughter Maria
: Avlomnette with Louis was depl0rahle
failure. The French people Kissed AZ the
Austrian woman, ana her melancholy fate
was, perhaps, more the result Of predindice
than republican indigna ion. Napoleon
I, himself attributed his views 10 bis matri-
. monial alliance with the hereditary enemy
. Of his country Nothing else could have
been expected from an alliance between Bis
mark and the imperial republican on the
Seine. 1t has come 70 an abrupt termlna-
0 ton, and the question now is will France,
who has not opposed the Prnssian conquest,
. SUBMIT 70 the unulEntF N Oh having
his demands treated with such contempt.
: llfhe e to var With Prussia, he vii have
,, to fight all Germany, for the Germans have
n the Rhine and will rally to man 10 defsud
\ il against the French. Will Napoleon risk
his chances of gaining his ends BY force OF
:" arms ?
y TO increase the complication, the la:os
d information we have il that 1t il probabl,
that there will be a renewal Of war between
Prussia and Bavaria Does this come frou
the swallowing propensity Of Prussia, OF Is !
instigated by the wire puller 81 the Tuil
leries to prevent German nuityR
? Italy, who has not done herself much
:, credit in the war, is supported by Prussi,
a. in her right to Yenetia. The aTmistiee ~
!. tween this power and Austria has beeacou
ltinued.
4 The officers and men belonging to ths
American squadron in the Russian water
o have been receiving all the honor that theI
could wish. All Petersburg turned out u
show some sign of welcome, and the hospi
talities Of the capital were laFishsd upor
IT them. The Gar himself visited the squad
d ron in person.