Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-24

required to betake himself elsewhere.
Inc Austrian Emperor We alI know has
lately hao trouble IA his donninions.
More than one province rose in Insurrec-
uon, and the grant of constitutional privi-
leges was demanded and obtained. Icthe
East for some time back the YIceraE- OF
Egypt has been putting. on foot active
Preparations to declare himself indepeud-
ent Of Turkey. He has appoint
ed to high position IN his
armies Americans distinguished % ii
our civil war, and has contracted for the
building OF formidable 9unboats. He
seeks to follow in the footsteps Of Me-
hemit Ali. of course, Russia viii actively
ioment the quarrel. In Prussia We find
the government, ostensibly atleast, strong,
owing no doubt in q great measure to the
victory of Sadowa Yet even here we
ind the Democratic principle, not so de-
monstrative as in France, but deep and
strong. The many Prussians who have
settled in thiscountry writeto their friends
and relatives at home, and draw the dif-
ference between the two governments.
Some of them revisit their fatherland, but
always speak with admiration and love Of
ourinstitutions and laws. The manner in
which Prussia has gobbled up the Free
Cities of Germany since her war with
Austria has also created much secret dis
content and mutiny. l-
Only few months ago the writer of
this, walking across Trafalgar Square,
London, one Saturday evening, saw
large crowd gathered about the foot of
the Nelson monument, and made in that
direc ton to see what was going on. He
wedged himself through the crowd until
be came Immediately in front of man.
standing on one of the steps, addressing
The people. On his hat was a slip OF
paper on which was written IN large
characters ''The Peoples Litsny.n Be-
low him and standing before small tabIe
was another man, who read from large
Bible laying open before him terrible de-
against corrupt Kings snd
Princes, while the former would apply
hem to the sovereigns and royal families
Of Europe. The crowd was large and
very attentive. The English are not
generally demonstrstive or in q hurry.
They are strongly attached, more so per
laps than any other people on the Garth,
to old forms of thought and systems, and
dislike innovation. Yet there exists
among them astrong Democratic parry,
born of John Bright and Richard Cobden,
opposed unaltersbly to the present syst m
1t things, opposed to being taxed to SUI
port German princes and princesses who
choose to intermarry with the royal
family of England, and have Parliament
supplies voted them, and ride about in
Inc coaches, live in palaces, dress in silks
md satins, bespangled with diamonds,
i've in May fair Of world, while the
)oOrer classes stsrYe Sin hunger, poverty
md debt" The recent affair of Tho
Prince Of Wales with Lady MordsuRt and
he Countess of Seton hasn't had the
fleet Of attaching the common people to
he royal successor. When the future
King of Englsnd's name is banded about
through the newspapers, and made the
Dutt of sarcasm and ridicule, We may con-
lude that much of that former reverence
or royalty Is gone, or else going. The
,eople don't wish to be ruled by such
prig of humanity as this. They crave
he right to select their own ruler, and
hink that he should be chosen because of
lis fitness and ability to govern, and no;
" the accident Of birth. II every king
lom of Europe are sown, and being sOwn,
he seeds of Democracy. Whirlwind-like
)emocracyis envelOping the whole world.
FRANK RBID.