, 1869-03-11
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The lobs-A LAft-HA1d4A HouqoeA
for ai.mskx-Neer logical
i'S1' FAH1,. fsb. 20, 1869.
The general STATE OF Europe has not ex-
,enstyel; changed In the few months which
have elan: ed since the date Of mJ last let
ter. IN France the situation Is identical now
With what /, was then, both Is regards her
home aud foreign policy. 1t might cTen be
said that VIC have slept during the past four
months, 50 little hare things changed With us.
The Eastern question, which Is always the
preat subject Gf attention In Europe, has
assumed new phase, which may possibly
receive ap amicab!e solution some time in
The future. But at the present 1t makes no
progress. The war which threatened to blaze
ont suddenly between Greece and Turkey
has been delayed for time, BY peremptory
orcer Of the grest European Powers. Crete
is almost pac,6ed. But It Is only
temporary relief which has been afforded to
the sick man Of Turkey sick beyond cure.
Yet this protcctora.e exercised by Europe
over the sick ones y the juvenIls-old Turkey,
aud kentIe 3ourg Greece, may become the
preamble to genuine European peace, which
shall grow moro aud more permanent, as its
influence regulates the most Important affairs
Of these two old minors in the future.
The jeAloua rivalry between France Acd
Prussia has beeo the occasion Of i novel In.
cldent in Belgium. The belsians, wltha per.
feet tustifca tlor, as Judged from their stand
point, have decided BY q large majority. that
their railroads can1ot 30 purchased By foreign
forbidden to own Belgian line. It Is ao-
otter mode oi saying to Prussia, and espeelal-
| II to francr, thst In case Of collision, Bel
| Eium intends to maintain her biIthfighi even
| against hes quass French ally. This Law, Is
| yct, has only been voted upon by the Belgian
fore, lie as dea1 letter, but I. mas at
lesst attracted comfortable attention
In France. TIE moderate journals treat the
| matte. with fnutnt renee, as 1t should be
treated, saying It IL but natural that Bel
| gium khonfd wish to preserve her neutrality,
the almost anti. French shape which the act
has assumed. But the more violent journals
| cty ont loudly against 1t, aud make great
! parade OF Tho affair, as it We were In duty
bound TO 20 to war about It.
With this discussion come runors Of bcllt-
ccfcnt preparation Oh the part Of both Prus-
| ST, AID France. The project Of mutual
| di:a1mfng, which. under the auspices of
England, had been faEorably considered BY
| tolh gorcfntnentt, has been lost sight OF,
aud ne uox hear nothing but Of N l:tary
measures. AL the tortrtsses on the Rhine
piled With the munitions Of war, 10 re idiness
| ior the trst uote Of the var clarion. It Is
| sad that the Prussians hare fu1ly prepared
Maytnca and Ksdstsdt for the struggle, aud
| haye even gone SO far as to cut the bridges
| in the ue,ghbothood as in readiness for
| siege. Wbsthes this rumor bo true Or
false, the position Ia evidently exaggerated
| on beth etues, tnaanuch a. war cannot break
out Immediately. But the existence OF shcsa
numerous rumors proves, At least, that the
jealous rivalry between the Two powors
! shows no elGns Of abatement.
There are other sumors, with ereu less
foundation, which hare been cuKren. for
| few days past, to tho effect that Ffauca and
Russia haze tntered Into an agreement for
tile partition OF Eutopt; a. Europe we're
cut In Two without an objection being raised
against It. Russia would naturally take
Copst tanttnop!c, and. perhaps, all that ehc
wished on Tie Danube. erea encroachlng
On It's nelghhcls, Prussia and sFeden.
choice 1uorscl tom Greecs, from xitzcr-
land, etc., etc. Al ior Eugland, Austria aud
Prussia al, well 1t Is british to Iced 1u-
keys rather than men but history viii re-
peat isaelf, and We alall sch anon.
The Lext Council at Rome, continues to
engross the attention OF the religious world.
The people the Eternal City ere making
| stupendous Arrangements Tor tho ereut, and
1t Is rumorrd that not only nearly all the
great religious questions Of the day, but po.
lttic.l topics aito, Will be discus.ed there 1t
condition which all the priests IN III. world,
tntipE In conc'are IN the gear Of gracs. 1869,
will be powcriess 10 chauEe-1t Is the grow
luz. tleledu'ity Of enlightened men. Taiu
will te the Efforts OF thneo iuterr.tca ia per.
peiuating miud comm alton All that Rome
her Clergy, or the governments actiug viii
her. Gao do. will be- poWcIless to hu1d tue
masses to a blind filth. To do this /. vii
b. Necessary to bring back the age OF nir1
human thougns-als very dillcalt thugs tc
accomplish, They. must carry Us back tt
tho Christianity Of uur forcta.hers II they
Weuld aErsst Progress. Shall our strength Of
sh9s!eef or ,,,n 1orss ot pen b lsas =
Is In pulitics-as in all else-thc truth i
wanted, bccause it Is only truth that vii
bear the light.
, Spain Is passire through religious, po1itl
cal and moral crisis, and her horizoa Is biacl
/ OIL every potnt al the conpsAs-so hlack tha
one can discern nothing amid the darkness
: The Cortes who ~ere announced ~ spcetlij,
to re.cstahli.h order, npptar to have estab
lished nothing-unleas IL &c "a greater dlsor
der than that from yhlch the people sougn
: god ta!her of 1ssbel1s, the sou Of Loui
: Phlllipe, who IL AZ willingly accepted nov a
) he was In 1913, seems to BE- beside hl1nse(l
snd loses more and mo.e Of his Possession
daily. The son Of 1.abells, tha souu; Prime
! d. Asturias, renains at safe dista C, bu
without gaining sny advantage save tina
achieved br yirnleEt manIestoes, ar1ne,
, temptations. prottered brihes, or the winnlnt
appeals AccosNpantea by a pEofnsioa Q
: smiles, Issued " his mother. hls Qrand-moth
| eT, and thti1 altT, the Empress Of France
+ ben Carlos has taken up bis position
t across the water With the two latter. Th
E north Of Spain, poorly furnished with me1u
: Of defence aud oyet1Qn With priests, Is Il
| great trouble. The King Of Portugal, Wit
Gibraltar to, h!s own. snd the 1uesian Pen!u
E hosts OF parttssns, but bis party Is NOR
philosophical thAp practical. more huuanl
r tariAn than national, and make. no head Tay
: despite the uang excellent ressons Why
{ gaining Ercund /, Tia. which hope yet t
; ses Triumphant, because It has Justice on I:
t side the party Of the republic. Tbs major
ity Of the Asstnb1y may be opposed TO tn
republican prit cipte, In which case 1t IS prot
ahls that theg viii take up the current nou
: laatson Of directorate, which will prove
e trsns-tion power-elther TO royalty or to
!, government OF the people.
: IL regard to the hope Of the duumyirate
q sesFano- Pr1sn, We may predict that sney vii
:. speedily become objects Of specls1 aversion
e as 1satella MAS few months ago. shonl
3 not be surprised 70 sec these two gentlene
!, seeking thelr Paris lodeipga ot lsst year. er
2 long, In company with their predecessor:
. lsabells AID Don Carlos Psim aud bis POI
!. nlsrty VII tade away IKE tbadoK: ~
$ all the traits OF the Dortexu tyrant which b
q will assume, Ike pretty woman exhibiting
;, her capftces, will prove his ruin. The honey
moon Will be ecafcelf ortT ere that spoile
e shi.d and bis bride ,ofa asS viii be divorce!
n In the Assembly, the other week: the fesnl
IS ol ono OF his CaptAn.Pash2 exhibitions
le thu. related:
y Aman from one OF the Anda1us1aa pro,
: lnees, bida1Eo, nAturalIT-as all good Spar
\ ia1ds are-cstne daity 70. the CoIlcs In h
. The eleennt PHm looked 1t hin closely Oh
! day, Al d told hiua that he r ou1a do better
stay It home, II he could not come drese>
= like other people. The other replied, vii
! AID expression OF features, II clothe myse
& as I pleake the cost does not make u
man. Wnt few days; ! will look CAREFUL
. over the books, By yrtuo Of my off1c-, au
= roins ont those v who pay for lu1u.aous "a
d me1ts with the public money!
d IN France III: Internal condition Is calme
= though not aunt ltorated. The people aHat
With more or less patience, The el:eslo,
r Which will occur within three OF tour month
y | ard they feel that both people and goveH
!. Il Is impossible - fotetcl the result q the!
: elections. En1yexsai suffrage has only bet
. known In France within tEe1ty years, AZ
q no one Il sble to cay what u1y oe the stsu
"a Of given event. II pressed to say. I Eoul
&c predict that the government will again g.
q. strong nsjotitY, devoted aud sesolute,
&c 4 certain extent, hnt In the aggregate 1t vi
y lfse rather than gain in the electoral conhie
q Perhaps the change will be 70 decisive ~
10 iorce the government to change its palic
q" and to enter really on a new rryinse. ! thi1
not l. 1t pos.ihle that the government v
y po4sess intelligence enough TO rndersts Il
" where Its real strength lies, and that Wha
oe ever be LIS majority, II Will march forxx
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