, 1869-09-25

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with bands of music.
SUIT AGAINST PRINTERS.
Erie, Penn, Sept 15.-The Pres.
ident, Secretary and several members
of the Eric Typographical Union have
been arrested at the suit of W.P.
Atkinson, proprietor of the Erie Re.
publican, for damages sustained in
in the sum of S., 900, 10 consequence
Of the late strike in his Office. They
were bound over to appear at tho
next term Of court.
Washington, Sept. l5.-It is as
certained from a reliable source that
Gen. Sickles was not authorized to
make any demand upon the Spanish
Government. He was instructed
merely to act discreetly, but with
earnestness, as mediator between that
power and the Cubans, on the basis
already published, for the indepen-
dence of tie Island.
PRINCE NAPOLEON's SPEECH.
New York, Sept. l5.-The speech
Of Prince Napoleon fills six columns
of the official Journal, aud late foreign
papers abound in comments. He
touched upon the five following points:
Ministerial responsibility, incOm plete.
ly and vaguely stipulated by article
two OF the project; the composition
Of the Senate to be, at least in part,
the result of popular election the
question of Imperial favor the elec.
tor and circumscription of Districts,
the evil Of whose present eccentric
arrangement was abuDdantly seen at
the last election of Mayors by the
Municipal Council the necessity of
having two Chambers sharing in the
legislative power with the Emperor,
In the course of his speech, Prince
Napoleon said: 81 am anxious to
affirm my entire and complete deyot>
edness, not only to the Emperor, but
also to his son. Loud applause l
understand better than any one that
my interest, as well as my affections,
are indissolubly bound up in the
Empire. [Hear, hear. i believe
the co>eXistence of the Empire with
liberty perfectly possible those who
think it not are themselves as Ire.
cOncilable as they maintain these two
words to be. Liberty may be for a
time eclipsed, but it is the beacon to>
ward which all civilized nations arc
tending. France has the right to.
count herself among the number of
those who look upon present reforms
as contrary to the principles of the
Empire. They are enemies of the
Government. Those who consider
them an experiment only will be
equally dangerous. would have an
Empire of fpersOnal authority burn its
vessels and abandon all ideas of re-
cedIng. The art of government is to
give way to just aspirations, and not
to resist where all around US in in
dustry and science is advancing.
Would you have political institutions
10 remain stationary? Progress is
as necessary to the latter as to the
former, aud that onward march be-
longs TO imperial traditions"
Washington, Sept. l6.-The lead
ing members of the Government
favor the naturalization protocol rats
ted by the Senate, but the English
Parliament has yet to pass law
necessary to carry it into effect.
Minister Motley has since been
engaged in negotiations for a Consul
lar treaty, a measure considered of
much Importance by this Government
but they, are not free at present to
finally accept it. The Admins
tratlon has not, contrary to report,
restricted Motley in re,opening ne
gotiations for the settlement of the
Alabama claims, although it was
thought at the time be received his
instructions, it would be expedient
to wait until the excitement in Eng
land over the Senate rejection Of the
Clarendon johnson treaty had subs
sided before entering into the sub.
Ject with her Majesty's Government.
1t was never contemplated that Mot.
ley should neglect any favorable
invitation or opportunity to renew
his negotiations. 1t is no secret that
he was especially instructed on the
subject.
BRoWNLoW DISGUISED.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 15.-Sena>
tor BrownlOw has disposed of his
interest in the Knoxville Rhig; but
that paper will continue to support
the radical cause. He says that so
many Union men have gone astray
that he would advise his northern
friends-ts-aecept Tennessee republiA
cans for what they are worth to day.
He has evidently lost faith in his for