The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-04-16
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increase 10 the dignity Of Il storm, are open
questions. OF course the rumorcd diff
Guilty Is between Napoleon and russia.
Ills Imperial majesty Feels under the
necessity Of doing something, even if it lie
desperate, to regain his lost prestige.
bismarck has proved the better diploma
list Of the two, and has not hcslated to
fnub the nephew Of the "grcat uncle !"
and at this moment Prussia holds very
mcnac.ng attitude, and it the present
continental programme is not broken up,
it is evident that France will ere long be
playing ''second Fl Idle" where she has
been accustomed 10 be solo performer,
or at least take leading part. 1t is not
unlikely therefore that the deep thinking
Frcnchman may be seeking for, or making
and it matters little to him which, a pre-
text for hostilitics. The military glory OF
his nation has been so dimmcd in the pist
few months that su,cc sui war with
something is almost a military necessity
In reference to the purchase Of Russian
America 10y the United States, the Duke
ct buckingham, Colonial Secretary Of
State, made the remark in the House of
Lords that it was IL matter Of Indifference
to Eng and.-On the ~ of April. there
was fight near Cork. between the troops
and a band Of Fenans, aud several OF
the latter were taken prisoners.
PorIrIcM Col. Horace Capron of
ILL.,, has been nominated as Commissioner
of Agriculture in place of Isaac Newton
the present incumbent. - The Macon
Telegraph announces the arrival in that
city of Mrs. Harriet l'cecher Stowe, and
hopes that her snjourn in the South has
been pleasant one, and that she finds
The morals Of southern people much i'm
proved since she wrote Un,le Tom 5
Cabin. The charter elections of Ohio
genera ly exhibit republican gains In
Dayton, the home Of Eallandigham, the
election resulted in the Success of the
whole republican ticket, by majoriies
ranging from $50 to 600, showing an
average republican gain l3j. Chief Jus
tice Chase has established certain rules
ior the appointment of registers under the
bankrupt act, The register must be II
counse. or at law and must bring vouchers
of his professional position, his integrity
and general business capacity The
democratic city ticket was successful at
the Albany IN. y election, Tuesday, by
1000 to 100 majority A majority Of
the delegates TO the democratic state CON
sIitutional convention at Albany, have
arrived. Governor Seymour declines
to be "a canli late for the constitution.
convention $, nator salisbury OF Della
ware has gone home. 1t is thought he
will resign, and that his brother, now
governor of Delaware, will succeed him.
SOUTHERN NEws.-Thc democrats b..
gin TO he uneasy about their prospects in
the South. They have INDUCED the com
Portable idea that the South would be
eolidly on their side, and that nothing but
the rcstorat on of the Union was necessary
10 restore themselves again to power; but
hot only will the negro vote be generally
against them, and probably give several
ht;ttcs to the republicans, but their old
white allies threaten to desert them, and
hold themselves open TO offers from any
party that will do better for them. Gov.
Orr OF South Carolina tells them that the
South has old scores to settle with the
democrats before it will trust them again
The Richmond Times does not ioin in
che general praise ofGcn. Wilson's Peters
burg speech, but says: "If Thaddeus
stevens was TO appear among us, pro-
claiming con-catlon and exile AS our
tate, hc would merit our respect far more
than Puritan demagogue, who, with the
blood oil our Liberties fresh upon his hands,
comes among Us smelling OF tue shambles
- tempt us with promises Of relief if we
will inlorse and sustain the authors of our
unparalleled wrongs and insults The
Cnionists of Smyth county, Va, attempt.
cd TO hold meeting at the COURT house,
few days since, but II body of armed
''cliivalry" dispersed them, organized a
meeting of their own, and passed rcsuu
lions denonncing Congress and calling OF
the president 10 use his military power tt
put down their usurpation -Gcn Sher
idan has declared null and void AN election
lately held in Livingston parish, La,
where the special order in reference t.
public affairs was not received until after
it had taken place.
From WASHINGTON. On Tuesday
the Senate ratified the treaty for the pur
chase of the Russian 20 sessions, by
majority much larger than was ex pccted
il is reported that but two voted in til,
negative though two or three others who
were opposed paired oil. Mr. Sumner
exhaustive speech in favor Of the treaty
seems to have silenced opposition to
great extent Russia engages to extin
guish all privileges and charters grantee
10 trading companies, so that the Unite'
States will have clear and complei
title. Gen. Andrews has been conrme,
as United States Marshal for Massachu
sets The Senate adjourns to. day. Tn
President has nominated Henry J. Ray
mond, editor of the n. Y. Times 70
minister TO Austria -Four nomination
Tor this place have already been rcjecie
by the Senate. Saturday night I'll
Police made descents upon the promincr
gambling hells On Pennsylvania Avenu
m,d elsewhere. All the materials wer
cptured, and the occupants arrested, bu