Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-24
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

Whilst in the western part ofGermany a
great Protestant festiyity attracted the inter-
est of men ofall denominations, and nobody
thought Of making capital for any of the es-
tablished religious sects, the new legislation
in Austria on marriage and other civil rela-
tons, which formerly, in part at least, be-
longed to clerical jurisdiction, seems to stir
up all the preiudices of the sects and the
zeal of the reformers. The late allOcutiOn
of the Sovereign Pontif, cOndemning in the
strongest terms the recent legislation in
Austria, stillened the clergy of that Empire
in Its pretensions, and il may take long
series Of wears before these affairs are salts
faetorily settled. The new OEcumsnieal
Council, which the Pope ordered to meet
at Rome on the Sth of December, next
year, may in great measure contribute in
quieting public opinion, and in general
much good is expected Of it, lift be held
in a spirit in accordance with modern civ
! ilization and this age Of enlightenment.
In Servia the assassination Of Prince
| Michael only momentarily interrupted the
regular march of public affairs. The Shops
china, which convened Immediately after
the horrible deed, confirmed the nephew of
! MiCheal, the young Prince Milan, IN the
| succession to the SeTvian throne, and the
! great European powers that guaranteed the
| political independence of this semi barbar-
! ous country, declared their willingness TO
| abstain from any interference with the de-
Cisions of the SeIvisn legislative bodies.
| The assassins we're subjected to kind of
! lynch procedure, and condemned without
| the presence of any defender or public pros
! ecutor.
Prince Napoleon arrived at CONSTANT
| nople on the 9th of June. He refused to
stay at the Sultan's palace, in order to es--
| cape any presumption that he came there
for political purposes. The Oriental ques-
! ton, in fact, always sleeps, whenever Rus
sia does not stir it up. The present lnll Is
| used by the Gar TO annex one little portion
| Of Asia after another. He stands now with
his armies in the very heart of the MOham-
medan Central Asia. He has taken Sam
| arkand, and now the rumOr is afloat that
the Russians also occupy Bokhara. The
Moscovite Empire has become 90 immense,
that all the diplomatic efforts to stop its
farther increase, appear to be absolutely
useless All the combined powers on earth
cannot prevent the Cars extending their
Asiatic domains until they meet the bor-
ders of the English possessions. Whether
the British will then be strong enough to
repel the Russian invasion is very doubtful.
The war for supremacy in Asia will then
break out, and very probably not sooner.
In France things are in the same condi-
ton. Promises of peace go hand in hand
with immense preparations for war, and a
new deficit of two hundred and Fifty mil
lions and the regular expenses of very
nearly one thousand five hundred million
francs indicate to what an extent these
preparations are being made. The people
, stand the immene debt and the still more
dangerous establishment ola gigantic armyas
J they would q pestilence among them. These
exaggerated, enormous armaments are the
greatest plague Of European nations. Only
a contemp oraneous universal break down OF
the whole system can liberate Europe from
that scourge. If in one State only a great
army were TO remain unbroken, the others
r at once would be obliged to return to the
? old system of representation.
D The arrest Of the Duke OF MontpensieI
20 and his exile from Spanish soil is the more
= surprising a. the Queen Of Spain seemed
i | 70 be ALWAYS on the most friendly term:
: | with her brOther-in-lsw. The Prince has
the reputation of being very unassuminE
,, | man, who had no prediction atall for th,
E business Of ruling. He is the last man o
I whose ambition we thought Queen lsabells
e had anything TO fear. he is immensely
e rich and had great fancy for the construc
o ton Of magnificent buildings. He bull
e himself sumptuous palace at Sevills, anC
e his gardens are counted among the mos
n perfect artificial landscapes in the world
n lin reality the demon ofambition temples
{ him to reach out his hands against the rot
6 ten throne Of Spain, he must be far infe
d; rior mind than former description Of m
\ character indicated him 10 be. OF the ma
It ture Of the plot which led TO his arrest anG
IA exile We know nothing "a yet beyond III
10 cable dispatches. We expect il 70 be OF
n very sensational character.
II The King of Prussia has returned &
4 Berlin. He seemed exceedingly please
with his reception in all his newly acquire