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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26
A Na,yora, rrotting Association.
From the Providence lR. l., Press, Nov. "a,

From the Providence r. ~ Press, Nov. al
The Narragansett PARK Association has addressed D
circular principal rottng associations through
out the country, urging upon them the calling OF q
convention 10 meet either In that city other
place to be hereafter designated, with the view OF
shall he the establishment OF code of rules for the
government Of the WHOLE The design 10 to put stop,
SO far "a possible. to the fraud and cnicanery prao
tsed extensively at races and TO elevate the
trotting turf TO much higher standard. When Il
Is understood by owners, drivers and managers
that to be ruled on one track means oil the prin-
cipa tracks in the country, self interest will induce
them to deal honestly. No doutN every respect.
able association and proprietor OF trotting track
will cooperate In this movement. Then Will
the system OF making false entries for purse, dis
gulsng the appearances OF horses TO prevent their
recognition, and 'pullingn them IN O race, become
Improbable aud owners trainers OF fast horses
Will ind that on the turf elsewhere, "honesy u
the best poicyn Ii Is proposed that the convention
be held previous TO January rs to give plenty OF
time for compiling and distributing the new code OF
regulations previous 10 the spring meetings OF 1870.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26

PrRuous RAILWAY RIpE--Trans on the Vermont
railroads were seriously delayed by the gaze OF
Saturday last, trees aud other Constructions Deing
nlngton early in tile morning had several narrow
escapes. At North Bennington pile OF LUMBER
blew over upon the passenger car crusnnx III us
near being blown from the track several times 9e.
tween Bennington and North Bennington. Wned It
reached the latter place many Of the passengers
decIlned 20 pursue their perous journey further aud
remained tnere AL the gale subsidized.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26

Pe0Q8VlVaula
the Erie road In the interest OF that state and sub
ordinate to the Pennsylvania Central, by which the
trade OF the West would be diverted to Philadelphia
from New York. The Pennsylvania Legislature,
having passed bill precisely ike that under con.
sideration for the protection OF the Pennsylvania
Central, authorized that company to mako large
SSy az ;ne aovsTnoE III asa
bill for objections, but not : single sto6R-
a GCa confer wS s urged Sm to M Ss bin
being calculated 10 settle the wranglng and issuing
OF STOCK to control the road, and likely to work TO
the advantage OF the stockholders. At all events 1t
was an experiment and If It did not work well 1t
could be repealed 1t any time Since Its passage
the stock has been registered and s capital 10 on .
The bill and the result had been that the Pennsyl-
vania Central obtained control Of the Erie road he
would have been condemned on all hands for the
undue and improper exercise OF the veto power.
Thls is the plain unvarnished tale Of tho Erie bil.r
Why don the republican press pitch into Governor
Geary OF Pennsylvania, and the republican Gov.
ernors OF the states have named for having signed
the same bill, word sor wordf The bill has thus lar
been OF no advantage to either the Central or
Eris road, and does no harm tn nat p can see;
Directors was unanimous as have stated: IL mad
one sdvantagelt arrested the schemes OF the Penn
sylvana Central road TO OBTAIN the control OF the
Erle and divert trade to pennsylvania.
MUNICIPAL DEMONSTRATIONS
REPoRTKR-Tore return TO the more immediate ques-
ton, from which have wandered SO lar, what do
you think viii be the scheme for the reorganization
OF the municipal government OF New YORK;
swRsSY-The measures have not yet been ma
tured. The engrossing duties OF the late and APP
preaching election have absorbed the time OF those
who will be instrumental In preparing the plan. so
faIM TammAny Hall IL concerned sue means 20
proceed deliberately and with moderation. Tho
democratic party IL pledged to restore local self
government This Is . pledge which must be re-.
the people Of their rights for partisan ends ana they
Win 81 course b wiped oat me parry was 70
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-26

discussed In an agreeable style. "vistors at Gov
eminent Headquarrers'' gives some amusing facts
Tor fancies). Fitz James OBren" tells the story OF
magazine writer who fell In battle during the war.
Two papers written by him are appended among
the Gnostsu Ii interesting. "Gustave Dore' forms
the subject OF q well written paper. (Which Was
the Dauphin revlves an episode OF the French revo-
luton, the truth OF which Is stu question In con-
test ..Speculatlon and DefalcatOn." my Adven-
ure with Rattlesnakesn and .ihe Boston Wonder'
are all pleasant reading. Inc 'EditorfM Depart
mentr contains several good articles. There are two
poems, OF which "fneonen IL the best. THIS number
OF Pdchdrds closes the second volume. with the
new year the magazine will be enlarged and In many
respects improved. The success which has thus lar
attended II has been Marked and, what 10 more has
been deserved. Its columns nave ever been open to
Ali writers, matter now obscure; and TO fact
must be attributed much OF the freshness and orgi-
paity or thought which have distinguished Its con.
tents.
The Art Journal for November sustains Its repu-
tatou for excellence In its illustrations and literary
contents Tne present number contains three full
Mediterranean Playing at Dice for Prisoners ian
admirably executed and most suggestive plcturc).
and ''Lurlei, the Nymph OF the Enlnen TINS last
named being q splendid WORK, engraved by II. q.
Baldwin from the statue by Gustav herod. The lit
erary contents comprise "Relics OF Charles l. -
Homes OF Engiand-No. VIil.--knole Housep uns-
tratedl Causeres dun Curieux,r Jack In ONCE"
Recent improvements In Minor British Industries
Electro MetalIurgy;n .John Burrr in 's3ritish AR
tlsts-Their style and Character, illustrated; tile
ninth chapter on "The South Kensington Museum
provincial Schools OF Artr "vlslts TO Private Cal
Esq. cart in Continental States,n cart in the Pro-
vncen ''rne College of Arms, .Pcture Galleries OF
ltay-Partl X.-Boloqna' "Antoine Joseph Wiertz,
"Fne Tower Armorles," "Horseshoesn ulustratedj.
and three or four others, the whole being most
entertaining ana instructive collection OF articles
on subjects pertaining 70 ART
, 1869-05-14
10 50 vans place ia some Of the departments tia,

do 50 want place 10 some Of the departments saa
naY fapthe myself 1Rafn.''
.fe1, ] did apply to Secretary McCu1loch. and
done crJfog over The bit o{ good luck, went 10
tAte my place, and found the ston-csad oath ~as
10 steep for me-"
"1ss ~ " ana aI n5asas III sns. xes ,s =, M 1ss
about It; hut I told him wns rceel II hea:t,
and though ~as snlfnG 70 tA&e the oaSh o. Nj
esiance proepeesveiJ, could uot In truth take It
fttro4recttve{y lie Eali, Consider 1t a week aud
wrtte sour father about IT, did, and cried al
the week. Father said WIS too scsupnlous: bnI
gave M the p1ace and nj the pleasant Little
comforts which hsd thought that $40 would get
t+Wha. did do i: 1t Was rather Whist did not.
and EouId not do. would not tel the iapkre1
~hcn Major Xosoy waa there, or which way ae
vent" .
10 yes, all rebels, father and nj, snl che big
gess lind, too General Leo Is relative, and
think him the best man in the world, and Grant
had mind to cali On him. DO you thtns II ~ou4i
fe wrong TO cali on him SundaJg! know thai.
Or course Lee wou1d hare taken Grant II he could,
but Grant had no lrstntsg to 70 down and tnyafe
man submits 10 let The Sheriff put rope
around his neeG-hecause ne cant he!r Il,
Yes, l vas Jnst a honorable II Jour shlt.
aes,ts. = 10 on1 OWL To- once. vailed ave miles to
we'll and Colonel Cosotle Was gentleman IL.
asked me no questions sud gave me all the s1g4f
and eenee gould carry 70 my old parents, When
camp Of tle .T.uia said i, wunia nos taSt ss
long, for would not give him wer7i Of Informs
tion had been treated hono1ahly and ~onli
lie HAs surprised and aske1l:
Are the Yankees honorable .....
told him that It was enough for him that
aunt Macomt, Was loyal all through the
t1rahse''
, 1869-05-14
MILITARY NEWS.
Items from Lieutenant GencrA1
SherEdan.s Headquarters.

Ireyet Mater L u. Kellogg has reen assigned
for duty with Company ., Culted States lnfaa-
tr3.
TIE headquarters Of the Second cayat:y aasc
tseer transferred from Fort Mcpherson to Omaas
CafraskA
Captan Ph,neas P. Barnard, Fourth Infantry,
has beta assigned 10 duty - l. {. s, Al Fust
laramie.
4 circular his been IsE7e.l, from the of1ce OF
the Commts.e1y General o1 Subsistence, at Wasa-
1nRton directing all d!sbutatpg officers Ia tho ser
wee Of the tnted States TO return to the govern
ment under pain q d!smissat ail premiums made
committed 70 their keerin&.
Major General Reynolds, commanding the Fifth
District, Ssase Of Tczaa, has issaea an ostes Say
ing;
sn tssss r. e9a f. r. sas I. sfa I sssE
F. FL s Ss e.
d!s%E heKsssss GsasSs. p.:s: aa;1s: H.. hs
I'd e Isss 81 se Aa:s
st he easi1eqs Il The eo,nises rLhs.ezsd within thts
esany infla s Fsss
Eonn, n,.sae1 nay deem s1ls<.ent TT Isty III b
..es@es: .ss e9 :.fs g.
Toe following Important order. dated Rtchn3oal
General tanby: 49,
ths 4: & e. s s M S 4
dtor of Public Atcoilslts b.-1 nrvn spsitc e~t,ata
sss'1 =
General Agent or Sup-rfntradcr&- whether sce1utnx
cn, thr sar Of fsht1ea the htt II cpnvict. OF IE
any hatr*sr, shall he raA Into the Treasury It
the end Ut each month All records and other property
pertaining to the ctcrs and heretofore. in tLe p.s-
t!ou under the enntrnl u the Aatant General nf tho
state, the Superintendent Of Pubic Printing the Clerk
& ss: .na aS1 e Hfsi q ca sa' T.
s:l;s "a AL! :. -:
dem, be Performed By The Sezrsary Of the C,mmnu-
Heath Az rrEkaos elected appodted 10 c{fI ot1e.
WHO hsvr tnbtc1hcd thr oath Z at1ec Of JnlJ lHe
sEd fIrd the With C.,npv CLERKS, With otner
civil ossrs rt~utrsd By law will duly ec7xi
fed rnprs c: ssid cath tn b made and ded ii these
hsdattATtrrr. that their ability quaiffy under thu
tetEt rtraittinu q c.assG psssed February {. t57
h LsEptrly A&ee, tanctt failure t., &.pd ftr-
ard k,r ,th Will b. An !aAteatten that the office II
xArar<l urdtr the Ttrnlat!on Ertorc titrd--
Major General SchDnelh Department Of the Nt4-
sehr has ordered that ot1reEs OF the Quaftc1n4s-
txsH Department he held to strict accountabslIty for
GTalL saeks received BY them. The custom Of ex-
pending ~ worn ont" Issued With grain, &c,
Il 1ss rot te pr7ctisetl
Icrtenant Colonel Henry c. Pratt Is announced
a. Chief QnasterInaster. department Of the LakeS-
Lieutenant Colonel Dwight RanrtsseE, PaymaA-
tes u0tett Siaies Army. Il or,ierei to report to
General ANori, Chiel PayElaste1, Department
OF the fiattc. at Uuana, Nebraska
, 1869-05-14
NO MORE FOREIGN TERRITORY TO BE
PUHCEAHEu,

cono,,) rrar+ IN h;a ra;a,t;nr of tho
r,S;es -. -. ~ conssa-na.,. =. c.
-. -. - .ha .as.-o. =. ,.sa.
If ro-ts IN thu conntrr ~ ,ha un;tea
statea for naval stations o;vea a n-at+r
s.sanr ;ad;..t;,n ,ho, 81. ,.,s;,- ~ .a,n;s;
ton of forcioo terr;torv bv nnrch.as -r;11
No, he continrad hr h;,, Tb;s T. ~.
n,o,r;s;no N tba boneu ~ nson,.-r 49,.
sewa.1.a treaty for the Innrcbasa NJ hs- Wa.
India Islands vi11 he rat;eed Gena~,i
Grant in r;oht in +h;s waiter Va uant ~
more territory n, n,esent a,a ua sha,1 want
n u,o7e hereaf,ar - ~ tho, uh;ch h, -. 49,
in4vitab,o laws ~ no,;+ical c,arit,t;o1 vii
f.,, ra,n-a1Iv h, orr ,>osaovs;on ~ -,,;a,
Of colonial aenendenc,es il incons;s,en ent
with onr system ri oovarnra,t our, !,
and mna+ ba an en,;re rat;onal;,r :, wb;cb
all the people must be governed, by the
same national 1ava. and he enti.1ed
in tha CANA nat;ono, +;ohto .,a
, 1869-05-14

The Female Suffrage movement hA
Aeeming'y gained point in Massachusetts,
4 joint special committee ot the Legisla-
lure has reported the following amendment
TO the constitution with only single dis
scntsng voice:
Artiee - Amendment: "Ine word male h
htrthy s:rtcken from the Third Article Of the
afisehdHens Of the cun<ttutton Hereafter NO
men CT th.s Commonwealth khAl have tha rSht Of
voting al elections and Be enxfb}e To ot1ce OF the
sane teruA restrictions and qea1lncafIenx and
subject 10 The same restrictions kna tM,b!ute4 n
Eae citizens OF this Commonwealth now arr, and
40 o:hc1."
But ss this amendment must b approved
Nv two successive Legislatures, md then
submitted to popular vote, it is quite pos
Sslle thst the report Of tho committee VI
only made to get nd Of tho subject for ta'
nc1t tvc or three years. At any rate. it Is
, 1869-05-14
An Illinois Divorce in q New York
York Court
E'rotn sAk f.oxt TImxs Mr..

sM, reux Cotart-6<Eesal Tt7m-Nsr te-TnaJ-
deus Z; ktnnes '. Abby H. klnner. Ia thIa case
nc aetenuaot denutTed TO the complaint on two
to constitute Cause of Arr1on: and second, ihat
the Conft hta no Jurisdiction Of the subject mat
& sss Of t6s 1esson- Judge Carttozo, II Special
and fhks the Complaint could NOT be sustained.
Hence tnds naent Was rendered for the defendant
With cost1. Ppm tnis decision the plaintln ap-
arKee.! At the April term t1e la,1er Court has
nnN affirmed the Judgment OF the Court below.
The faets bs1eny s.sted ares that the defendant
Of Massachusetts,. tn The rear 1913. In tsoa, Nj.
Pomero5 went to Chicago, Ill. u alleged, for the
express purpose Of obtaining divorce from his
bili q complaint xas there died, and = divorce
xksel On grounds h1ch were not recognized BY
the laws Of Massachusetts A1teFwasd the delcnd-
snf @ Al Abey r. vent 70 caseazo, Pr N a snawe5,
due time granted BY the Illinois Court 1tWas
claimed that this vas : fr2nd On Massachusetts.
After The dtFnre thas to saF the asth of June,
1st1. Mr. 1hA1deus C. kilniff married. the defend
ant, Abbey 4. Some tine after this Nj. klnn1ef,
- he states, became xsiisded that he had been TN
posed upon by his vile, and he commenced an &C.
!ioa ii this eonrs 70 haze the uaarstase anaalle.
II rs complaint be asks the Court 70 say that the
contract Of marriage made By him with the de-
ffndant, en- June Is, 1851, be declared \ nnlli.y.
fraud Judge lns17asm, IN delivering the opinion,
HJN Ii 1uhetAnte, inat tae coylnlslos tAnncs
stand, for three teaeen1: l. Ths& IN the Chicago
pas b. h 1s "a q ae. %
That plaintiff eAanot av& himself Of srch cau.es
to hare the m4HtARa between himself and defend
nj declared void. vhen be bad knowiedse Of the
70 Illinois TO procure the Fame, and rh!s because
she did not With any puolctty abJrt 1t II the Esst
: The time which h1s eApsed eince the Illinois
tie t4~g Of that 2tt&e. 1t Ia nn1l Judgment
there, and Of binding force.
, 1869-05-14

One Of the mott ext11ordtnary ca&es Of peculiar
formation tn the human body we Witnessed few
tays stuce u Connea1Jn Hotel Mercer In the per-
son q co4o1ed nan, stranger. II Il h2rdJ cur-
re- psrrapS TO call It c48e Of uatfotm1tion, ~
Tie phenorae1a xete endrrly Internal the man
presenting no uuusuai appcarzoee Nn1IeTer. This
pe1sou bJ some Inward muscular power, which
Sc Cannot explain, cau shit t1e position of hts
bear1 1t VIII he Nent TO zee him. NOT beEIestnx
more than h1lf tnat We bad been told, b0t Mt!s
CONVINCED in leSs time thxn It tales to H.tte IL
He requested to eatsfy ourselves ths3 hts hearx
waa Ia The position usually occupied by thst otxao
Placing our band on hts breast we could feel IL
beating distinctly. He then Commenced \
sertea Of contottlons with his abdofs3ea.
ruling II over and 0Ftr 4eTefl ttmes AZ
the contiuNon OF this striking txhib.xIon.
we placed CIT hand upon = lump IN his LETT
SIDE below bis EAtst, and these wza the heaft
humping Away AZ II nothing UNUSUAL was the mat
Ter. A lev more eon:ort1ans 4ad the f1tsky organ
passed ACROSS the sldoneu and on the rtAt stfs
Kept Ep It's work of throwing the
klood through the s7neM - FeEa-
la1ly rs Il In its natural position More contoIrlons
and 1t u4Fe3led back hohae. In cCuTsH being
eaGfy traced under the tktn III 1t paaBe6 unhez The
r!bs. The mxu then commented \ eoys Of rotary
motion OF the boWtlk, Apparently turning them
over several til1ez when We let 4 complete set of
ffts covering the abdomen the regular set being
IN their nsnal p!ses- Turning the bowela Ia the
opposite direction the false nhs disappeared. On
being asket! Il his parents had any more children
IKE hitp he replied shat be had brother OVER stx
feet high, xho could rednce h1s Esatnte to soue-
thing less than THREE leet VIC beteve him readily
1ftkr IN Ttne Witnessed the 4b1vt performance,
, 1869-05-14

th,nx.nd frsnes from IN Insurance company. l
dnurt whether you could In u thousand guesset hit
on tho use be Madc OF The MONEY. lie did not A-
fnlre IN tasutnx. that fatal p6sson which u 70 tho
sod what snstnthe u 70 the body the iaxs EesoEs
of n sated nalAts. He did not use r 70 rn1fn nt8x
1or his Io1es; nor did be spend It IN show, tnat
ynntt7 which tempts III hearts and uuoccuried
nesds Eight hundred thouzand franco were Spent
N, fhe fpoi1art8t atupide6t And most useless OF
p.stssan oauefx ministerial publication called
the Standard 10 think Of taking seventeen hun
dred thousand francs from employer, friends and
associates to spend it on worthless papers!
pEK1k 1aA4x1l4A At fkxA
Queen Isap4tl4, Of eor1pwf0l memory, keep4 on
making a much Of senaatlon Il Paris u she Call
It "a satd that her friends hxve bought Tom Prussia
twelve thousand guna1 captured n sa0owA That
government ses one lot "a P1an to be uaed asaiast
l1sheMa, and then some more to IEabeua To be
used asairst f11na- No Secuu d-hand dealer co11d
Ret It'd Of hsa goods more takHy. Tho Queen has
also given great dinner, whele fgutcd the En-
pefur and EmprcSs He may haye done this To in.
nuenca foreign politics, OF, II good husband. to
please the Empress, who Is delighted 70 crafty
the soyeregu Of her Joutn: hut It does not pleAat
the French much: and, II Queens are to be treated
politely, they would prefer that aosoa one besides
IsabelIs should be chosen. Queen Victoria IL oue
person. bnt the good friend al Xartor1o u quite
another. No nlatter how thick the imperial gloves
ray tc there arc certain things which ttcT cannot
touch without harm.
THE KAPRRss CAKI01I4
The unhappy Empress Car!otta has been afrlct-
ed hy Z renewed attack Of madness How P!tlful
it Ia. know they may aay why did Ahe 60 to md
a throne In the land of liberty; but, poor woman,
she has paid dear for her Imperial lAnctea. Her
husband shot her health Destroyed, aoa her reasou
dead. It is too much to be bo1ne ~ one frall and
rtut]e being. Bhp Is Is beautiful Us dream Of
, 1869-05-14
LYNCH1NG N KANSAS.
Two Men Killed

r. -~- - A~---~. x.~~--t = -~-..%, Nu1 IL.
count copied nun the hanass CITY Joufnal Of the
aaooaRg & q tro r men ana t1s Wo1ndins q third,
morning tast, charaetertztn9 it as m "outrage."
sloee then wt hare fearned the facts Of the case,
which gre Al entirely different compilation 10 the
ansf. s .... ~, .onx , ....,., ,.,.
u seems tnat me ionf men, Frederick HeaXie,
Auen Beagle, CLARK Odeli and Alex. Tussey, who
Nefe used On oy parties concealed In the brush,
tatsves, .hoas dsrret.at.ons u the year 0! svo
Become tse t5or q shs surrounding County sfs snS &
tas country around that tte thieves Who were
causing & SO % nsaI loases fsaided IN o. near shAw-
sh nse. ons tnsal oiKAalxALGu Vas ko Penecs, and
To eon21ct ~ Ifs1 ta h VA
II te, faet t. gain SUFFICIENT evidence to authorize
.aEan ~, ~ ~ st,.,.
Mnues uamea ~ elsen &nose attended church IN
Sas .ss,sI TT "a sfseE tae seaTtcsa Eo!d the
ss ,h.es sssSo.so ~ snhs Ma4 seposea tnas sas5
Mne neses, 1t .eFe 70 ne Na1to and sisted = the
sslns .ttae .aa. tnete we're nnt men enoaHh In
ah"" ~ 1en nsn.g So uo iI Auo Loey ueoeo tae1n
10 n;a nep5 an 'o T. aatse ooasa were ases"au re-
pn ptnteu ~ ~ .it st1eeMs
~ ~ .ass hussaa{ nGet tae1 attenaeN bsail II
ne M, Ihni ths1 @ - 1 1ns ee'a ~ aso noaste
oelae5 n me morning theF iet the hsti and ssa1t-
sI Msa soResnex s prn ~ h .ns nome o. NO neae1eA
nE1 asatnH :: sne anass ssoapeny ssp q @c1 wno
ss.nH a xh.s .Ms1 ssaaa!s mosta5 NounalnS l1sse5,
anu an1 AifS, Ho9uns uae u ne bta9sss u me
, 20 W. es A s.n Wto .as % aso 1@u es
1rsr, ~ nn+ 1Tse Ts,s W. UsTn - n1se 49,
h.A Ennnd ~As ef4e' u4'1 WIG" NC oaea 41oln
Ass s.,sm ~. . ..,r, ,.n.- -, IN .ao
~, ~ - w ~. tne guy
~ ~ W. " @ "toor !ans' aaa "as perhaps
'ag 1,sse Mse. Iansena sS one 81 ne 9s..+ ~
III lo:sey ras no.otoea @ ease! M faseA Renet-
aLf. Mno nso setsed onk sentence. not long
nelore " kae penllenttAfy: ae Wa psotntf-n-
NV ~ 9uc t1g tafetea nAu1eu ela!, one u Nnon
y noN in nc fenIcnua5s. nAslh9 oeeu eonEscted
y tals COUNTY, 1na Lhe ntnet Taa sent tnefe rom
sonnson s2aas!. ssLssa oot ssntsnee o. A1
nunsuH aou Nas udsc1aIRco Iecenst!. ASH nH
uutnel Us no* N taA sonf Place ID Sodtoetn hail.
, 1869-05-14
The WIDOW of General Mncomb and
Her Niece.

4 correspondent OF the Cleveland Ltadtr called
Ter1 oid Indy. and living to Washington She IS 50
Jea5a old. fpe old iad5 WIZ pleased to see the
wrtter. Nth whom she h2d h1d pleasant lnta.-
rttW ss1eraI Years zgn He then h3d tax With
the aiece, XEss Ju1ls q R1sco which be rrpo1ts ~
Ya, ny grandfather, h Raich. *as pastot
~. fsther. 81. U1Ieh las been pastor Of the Co..
dtgauonal Church afsy {sash e y! pa,sot. ~, y aye at
Msaassts 5oncaon." 20: ysss ws & dd od H eo7!ss:
Frnm n lei -tp-do' we aro ncw In aoteet poyeTry.
Fsiher u 30 feeble 1aw, n 70, " do mach, aadI
, 1869-05-14


.lliHnce offensive and defensive against
the United States haa been concluded BE-
tween Spain, England and France. The
story is n most improbable onet as neither !
IT these govcruments ia in condition to
assume an offensive attitude againRt the |
United States Even II the governments
were so disposed, the people Of neither coun-
try win ever give their assent to any such
proposition. Spain is still Aounderiug in
the wase1a Of revolution; the adhereuts OF
1'oarhonism md monarchy are yet con-
tending with repnblicaaisn. and, whichever
s dc triumphs in the formation Of the gov
ernment, the people Of Spain will remain
republican in feeling henceforth aud fos-
ever With such q constituency, the aid
that Spain might afford an alliance against
Republican America would not ba very
valuable.
Nor will. such an alliance ba any more
Popular in Great Britain or France, in both
Of which countries the republican seut-
1nent Is vigorous, and can never he stided.
But the alliance is improbable in sny
aspect in which it unay be viewed. It means
war under certain circumstances, and there
can be no circumstances under which war
I with the United States can be desirable OF
advantageous to England Or France, We
have no external possessions to be captured,
md no territory upon which invading
armies can be landed Such Wal must
lie pursl5 naval one, and hare for its
immediate object the destruction Of our
Commences. But the interruption Of COM
meroe between the United States and
Europe would bc fully as disastrous to
France, and more SO to England, than it
would be to the United States The end Of
such war no one can question. From the
day of its declaration, tho last vestige Of
British anthnrity On this continent would
f>e removed, and removed forever. II
British armies. be landed they would have
to land on soA in or pos
session, for the American boundaries
would be at once extended 70
the northern ind aAstern limits Of the con-
tinent, never to be withdrawn. To suppose
that the result Of vu with the United
States Is not as well known and understood
| in Great Britain sa in the United StAtes, il
to attribute to British statesmen sin,plici.
ty foreign to their character. France hes
had the costly experience Of war viii
Menco-an opponent unable to put an or
. Gauized army IN the field, o. send vesse
| o1 Waf 10 sea, and sae ee*al4s the inEeotzosa
! result Of that affair too deeply to ventus'
into any further attempt TO put down re
, publicauism IN America II the allianc
does not mean VII, then it is eren NOR
) absurd. Even supposang these three gov
ernmenta to be guilty Of the extreme fol-
I which is attributed to them, they are but
q | small portion OF Europe. II France t