Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-21
FROM ENGLAND.

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The Great Democratic DemOnstra
tiOns i'm LOndOn-Distant MutteI
ings of the Coming storm.
LONDON, Sept. Especial dispatcl
to the World: The great Democrat
demonstration of the people of Londol
tonight in Trafalgar Square is one of tn
greatest popular assemblages ever seen il
the British capital. For nearly tvs
hours the street leading to Cierkenwell
Befhnal Green and Halburn were aliv
with successive professions of working
mems societies and Democratic associa
tions of the metropolis. Each body o
men, as it advanced slowly along thu
crowded thoroughfares, was preceded by
bands of music and illuminated by
torches and transparencies, and was fol
lowed by repeated cheers from the people
who thronged the sidewalks.
Many houses and shops on the lines OF
the procession were Illuminated and from
the windows of many others suspended il
gaslight were flags of France, England ant
America. counted no fewer than thirty
American flags displayed along the Strand
between the Somerset house and Trafal
gar Square. BY s o'clock Trafalgar
Square was one dense mass of people
from the front of the National Academy
TO around the statue of King Charles.
Perfect order prevailed along the route OF
procession and throughout the proceed.
ings of the evening. The banners borne
by the societies were inscribed with mot
tees proclaiming the great doctrine OF
liberty, equality and fraternity. One in
particular carried by society from Hack.
ney, on which was inscribed, eeThe
United States of Europe greet the United
States of America with peace on earth
and good will to men," was hailed
with rapturous and repeated cheers.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
Morrison, who made an effective speech,
in the course of which he alluded to the
fact that while the London press ridicules
and Sights Republican movement in Eng,
land, to which their own daily denuncia,
tiations of the worthlessness of the royal
family gave constant encouragement anG
strength, the American press, three
thousand miles away recognizes its import,
ance, AMI lends its moral support and
generous sympathy, as the American Re
public lends its priceless support and 9
glorious and successful example. Thess
remarks were received with perfect tenn.
pests of cheers for the United States, and
a spirited address to the Republic OF
France was adopted, in which it is de-
clared that the mOnarchs of Germany
prosecute the war now against Republi.
canism, and not against France, and that
in 30 doing, they are guilty of great
crime against liberty and humanity, against
the people of Germany, as well as against
the people of France.
The address tells the people of France
that the English people have demanded,
and will not cease TO demand, the recog-
milton of the Republic of France until
they shall have wrung compliance with
their will from vacillating and cowardly
Ministry.
The Marseillaise was sung with tremen
dous effect.
The resolutions of the meeting were
wholly friendly to the German people, but
very bitter against un-German Princes, as
one of the resolutions expressed it, who
abuse the confidence Of Germany, as vel
as against the not less German Prince;
who threaten the freedom of England.
The Secretary of the meeting announced
that the number of addresses in favor OF
peace now circulating among the working
classes of England reached nearly 100, 600,
and that they had already received the
adhesion of nearly 5000, 900 workingmen.
1t was repeatedly declared that the
working men of England honored the
people of Germany for their patriotism,
and gallantry in repelling the assaults of
the Napoleonic dynasty upon their coun-
try, but they implored them to beware OF
suffering themselves to be led by their
own passion into protracted conflict
with another great people, by whom that
dynasty had now been repudiated.
The two dominant ideas of the demon
stration were that the war must cease, and
that the Republic must be sustained.
The demonstration increased continually
in numbersrnd in enthusiasm, and just
before adjournment the excitement was
carried to fever heat by the arrival of an.
other procession from Mile End, bearing
between the flags of France and the Uni
ted States, a huge white banner, sur
mounted by a cap of liberty and inscribed
in golden letters with the single word
REPUBLIC"
1t is universally admitted that no such
demonstration has ever before been seer
in London. 1t is considered by thinking
men here to be the beginning of a politica,
change, for which the government of Mr.
Gladstone has prepared the way, and by
which it will be swept out of power if il
fails to accept and to assist it.
II was announced that National Asso
cation of Workingmen had been formed
in the interests of European peace; tha
an agitation in favor of arbitration in
stead of war would be begun and carried
on throughout England, and that demon
STATIONS would be prepared before th'
assembling of Parliament, to which Par
lament and the government would br
compelled to give heed.
RaVages of Disease I'm the Prus
sian Army Before Metz-CanrOber
Organizing an ExpeditiOn-ReVO
IutiOnary Feeling in Baden.
LONDON, Sept 20.--A correspondent
telegraphs from ,Nsmur: We have de
plorable accounts of the ravages of dis
ease among the Prussian forces befort
Metz, and of the desolation of the coun
try throughout Lorraine and Champagne
We are certain that Marshal Canrober
is organizing an enterprise of some sor
in Northeastern France, but no one seem
to know what it is or where the Marsha
is.
The feeling in Baden is extremely
revolutionary, and numerous arrests hav
been made. The persons arrested ar
being sent to the fortress of Rastadt.