The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-11-30

ApYslSiA.--Thsrc ars two sidss 10
mos, stories, and the New York
Times insists upon il there are also
two aide. to the Ab,rsinisa qs,stion.
The case, ~ !, stands ~ Dsx~ent.
presasts thsss features
King Theodore has iasslted and
detained - hostaxss IN EaTt,sh
consul, other subjects, asd even .
special English envoy But on the
other hand, Ahyss'nia hss great
grievances to alless agsis.t Englsnd
Ignorant degraded; Low a. ilcy are
the Abysainisns have, from very
early ages, bees Christians, and
though 10 the immediate neighbor-
hood Of Arabs, Egyptians snd Turks
fne h-.s always successfully resisted
conquest. In le]., Invasion aud
ly recognized the independence I.
Abyssinin, and agreed TO exchange
ambassadors and in 1853, by guar
aniceing the security Of the Abyssin
ian seahosfd induced the reception
of AN English consul. But since
1862, that policy has been reversed
The Egyptians made uninterrupted
slave raids into the lowlanda OF
Abyrsinia, and sell thousands Of
Christians into Moslcm slavery The
English consul At Jerusabcm declared
Abys.inians there to be Turkish
nubjec,s, ssd allowed them to be dos.
poilcd Of their most seneratcd sane
tusries the representations Of King
Theodore we're unno,iccd and his
letter to Queen Victoria unanswered
and finally English ENJOYS assisted
At the negotiation by which Turkey
sold Christian Abyrsinis 70 Egypt,
aud the British cannon ofhcially
aaIutod the eight hundred Egyptian
troops who came in to take formal
possession, Why Because Eng
land needed Egyptian cotton aud
the repayment Of Turkish loans
And the consul sent 10 make nego
tstions vas seized and imprisoned
by Theodore, Who, reading the or.
doris from England saw how be had
besn deserted aud betrayed That
Ia the substance OF q long letter
published in the Eaglish papers by
one who had lived many years in
Abynsinia. II has not been contra
dicted. Eng lands Aby@inian wal
will cost more than it comes to.
Way Tmx President DID Nor
CHANGE MS CApIxxr.---Ths Special
Washington correspondent OF the
ST. Louis Times telegraph the follow
ing on the 9Th
Some time since the President
rendered TO c1 Governor Seymour
of New York, n position in the Cab
met, and urged his acceptance Of thu
same Mr. Seymo,r, sissr so'ns
hesitation, replied that IL the Demo
cratic Central Committee would give
their consent hs would accept, sad
immediately referred tho matter ID
that body, Who agreed 10 the proposal
and Mr., johnson vas notified Of tbs
fact. In the meantime the matte,
came to the ears of Mr.. Seward, vht
fearing that his bread and but,c'
was In danger, proposed to tbs Pres
idsst the formations Of . asv party
arguing that tbs Dssoorscy wore
powcyless aud unable to assist him In
any way, and thst to All his Cabinet
with men u that party would only
Increase his dkcul,iss 30 clearly
did Seward work that hc completely
gained hi. point, aud Mr. johnson
gave his Democratic friends the cold
shoulder
Seward in order to make good his
promises Immediately visited Nov
York, whore with the assistance Of
Thuriow Weed, Commissioner Tweed
and other Conservative Republicans,
he sue coded in organizing = Number
OF ward clubs. These bodies Doa,i-
mated Grant fcs the Presldspcy, and
with that for basis ara now working
hard to Increase their rsnka,
The Prssidsnt has undoubtedly
been guilty Of bad faith. The New
York Democracy refused to say any
thisg about him in the platform and
at this he took umbrage-and sfter
obtaining Sevnour's consent 10 Z