Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-28
Foreign News.

Our European intelligence says that there
was great rejoicing in London and throughout
Great Britain yesterday over the success ofthc
English troops in Abysslnia, and the escape or
Prince Alfred from assassination. Farrell, who
attempted the lite of the Prince, has been tried,
found guilty and sentenced to death, at Sydney.
In London yesterday, Barry, an alleged Fcnlan
leader, was convicted Of treason. The third
session Of the North German Parliament was
convened yesterday, at Berlin. King William
in his address congratulated the members upon
the friendly relations of Germany with other
powers. The speech was pacific throughout,
and was very tavorab)y received. The news
10 relation to the expedition to Abyssnla was
given in yesterday sGazette.
Both Houses of the British Parliament yester-
day, without dissenting voice, voted an adj
dress to the Queen upon the subject of the re-
cent attempt to assasslnate. Prince Alfred at
Sydney, expressive OF the sympathy OF the
British nation with the royal family in the
untoward event which has filled them with sor-
row and the country with horror, with the
hope that the Prince may soon he restored to
health.
In the House ofCommons, Disrael in rcpyl
TO a question by Layard, made some remarks
on the subject of the Abyssinian war, in which
achievement OF Cen Napier and the army,
and all who gave aid to the expedition, for the
rescue of the English prisoners in the hands Of
King Theodorus. The conquest Of Abyssinia, "
said the Premier, "was only equalled by that
o. Mexico by Cortez."
The House subsequently went into Com
mttee of the Whole on the Irish Church ques-
ton The first OF Gladstone's series of resOlu
tiOns was debated at length
HUNNICUrT, in his speech in Richmond,
on Friday, approved and defended eve ny thing
n the proposed Constitution. Passing on,
them, to other topics, he said:
There were northern men herein the army,
too-who would lick the boot Of southoru
aristocrat to gain admission into parlor with
southern ladies. The same kind of men cursed
the Union army during the war. If Mcclellan
had commanded an army of Radicals he would
have entered Richmond in the summer Of
1862. The truth was, these men played the
devil everywhere. In Fredericksburg he had
seen negroes worse treated by Federal soldiers
than he had ever seen them treated by South
crners in the time Of slavery. The negroes
were stupid to think that every man from the
North is their friend and every man from the
mistake before five years have rolled over their
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In regard to his own political designs, the
speaker said he was not an Office seeker, but
placed himself with pleasure in the hands of
the pcoplos If nominated to post Of trust,
he would accept; but if others were chosen, he
would stand up with the party for the party's
choice. He was glad Gen. SchoGeld had post
poned the election, for this would give the
Radicals time to organize, and the leaders time
to enlighten the people concerning the new
Constitution. August or September would be
time enough for the election, and then the har-
vest would be ripe for the sickle In conclu-
sion, he warned the whites that if they reiec
ted this Constitution, something worse is in
store for them. If they wanted to know what,
he would tell them. Congress would disIran-
chise every man who ever fought against the
Union, and Danish from the country every edi-
tor who had assisted in bringing about this
state of things. The Radicals must rule Vir-
iginia, and the Conservatives must 60 to the
wall