The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-03

much TO her disadvantage Sweden ought 10 !
be happy, according to Montesquieu's saying, |
for her annals are wearisome-to the out |
soeri put she has had some domestic trou- |
Dles' Ureece has changed her dynasty, and is de-
sirous ofwar with Turkey, if she can be backed |
py kussia' Turkey has been worried through |
outline whole generation; worried about Reypt. |
about Montenegro, about Roumania. about |
her Christian populations, about Syrian mas
sacres OF Christians and Christian occupation
OF syria, about Gambia, about money, and
ABOUT reforms. This would have been the
last OF her generation, had she not been
oolstered and buttressed by Western Europe
again and again. ChristendOm saved her
from Egyptian ambition in 1s40; and the
Czar talked OF her as sick man " as early
as 1874; and in 1858 he purposed doctoring
her, hoping to restore the cross in CONSTANT
nople in the year that completed the fourth
century since the Crescent had been placed
over the first of Christian capitals-a grand
design, which might have succeeded had
the boldness of his movements borne
any proportion to the audacity of his con-
ceptions. Christians prevented his success
and thus this generation lost what would have
beep a magnificent addition to its property in
events. Egypts Viceroy has been made
King, and the house of Mehemet may prove as
fortunate there as were the Lagid@. Proceed
ing East we are reminded of the fighting about
Herat; the invasion of Afghanistan; the expe-
ditiOn to Khiva; the tremendous wars between
the English and Sikhs, leading to the con-
quest Of the Punjaub, a conquest that had
memorable effect on the reconquest of India
after the Sepoy mutiny; and the alb
sOrptions into and annexations to Bril-
tish India, of minor countries, under
| the lead of Lord Dalhousie, one of the greatest
of British Viceroys, including the kingdom of
Dude; the siege and taking of Mooltan, and
| the acquisition of the Koh-i-noor which is
| suppoead fo talya had 1IIclx to ite tho
mutiny itself, with its horrors, its hard bat
| ties, its desperate sieges, its long marches,
| and its great spoils; and the short revival of
Mogul rule at Delhi, and the final extinc-
tion of even that shadow of a shade, the Indian
King, who was so far descended indeed from
| Akbar and Aurungzebe. The East India Com
| pany was abolished as a political party imme-
diately after the mutiny, and Victoria (whom
God long preserve y is Queen of Hindostan.
The quarrels of England and China belong
| principally to this generation. They began
| just before the close of the last genera
tion, but little was then done, while through
out this generation they have been car
ried on with considerable energy. France
| taking part in them at last, and Russia ap-
pearing too, though she did not pursue the
| same course as the other European powers;
| and America was also concerned to some ex-
| tent in them. The general result of these
affairs is, that the Chinese shell is broken,
and that Christendom has conquered the pre-
| iudices of China. Future times will complete
the work. China has been the scene of vast
rebellions, of which the Tae-ping rebellion
was by far the most important, and at times
seemed likely to effect its purpose, the over
throw of the Mantchoo dynasty. The Chinese
| emigration to America is one of the most
| remarkable incidents of the time. Japan,
so long a sealed country to foreigners, has
been forced to change her policy in this
generation, through the exertions of
| Europeans and Americans; and from
what has been done in the present
year we may conclude that she will soon be
| brought within the ring fence of civilization,
| as occidentals are pleased to denomnate their
modes of life. France has entered on opera
tions in Cochin China, in pursuit of her crazy
| conceit OF obtaining colonies that do her no
good. Australia has grown rapidly in the
| last thirty-three years, and the discovery of
| gold there in 1850 has been attended with
! great consequences. All through that part
of the world is vigorous life, and British
nations are there fast coming into existence.
Africa affords little smatter for remark. In
the extreme southern part of that continent
! the English are steadily reclaiming the
country, and they have had severe con-
tests with the savages. France continues
| to hold Algeria, which has been a school
| for her soldiers for a generation but of
! real colonization she has effected little. Tunis
| has become an enlightened community. Mo
rocco has had wars with France and Spain.
The course of African discovery has gone on
| with much spirit and it is claimed that the
| fountains of the Nile have been reached; but
| it is asserted that this particular discovery is
nothing more than a revival of old knowledge.
| The slave trade has been steadily prosecuted,
| though not to its former extent, and subjected
to severe attacks; and it is thought that recent
events will soon put an end to it, so far as
| T4oo
| preston will, we may assume, be one of the
| glories of the third generation of this CEN
| tury. Abyssinia has attracted some attention
| of late, because of the disputes between
| its Government and that of England. Zanzi-
bar has assembled to consideration, and
was separated from Muscat eleven years
since. Of miscellaneous matters belong
| ing to our generation, we may mention
| the growth of Mormonism; the building of the
| Panama Railroad; the triumph of liberal prin-
ciples almost everywhere; the establishment
of cheap postage; the restoration of the remains
| of Napoleon to France; the visit of the Prince
of Wales to the United States the advance of
| the temperance reformation; the canalization
| of the Isthmus of Suez though not COM
pleted; the appearance of rinderpest in West
ern Europe; and the holding of great Exhibi-
| tions for the promotion of industry, science
| and art. The literature of the time will COM
pare advantageously with that of any other
| generation. It's chief characteristic is its
| humane spirit. The names it furnishes to his
tory are among the greatest known, whether
in the severer pursuits or in the lighter depart