The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16
PROFESSIONS.

issued an edict granting to all the towns
and villages Of Egypt the right to elect
their own municipal office rs, who IN turn,
are to elect the member. of the Egyptian
Parliament. He has also established a
national seminary for the education Of
young Iadies,in which European methods
of instruction are to be introduced, ans
the time honored Custom of yelling The
feminine portion of humanity, which in
Oriental countries has come to be not
ONLY custom but law, is abolished
The Mikado Of japan has made a
mighty progressive stride in doing away
with the Daimins Of great order Of no.
nIty, and confscated :heir property for
general national purposes, thus changing
the Japanese government from feudal
90 3 representative monarchy. Shall We
hear next thai the English order Of Peers
is abolished in single measure. and heir
lands confiscated to the nation L were
no bolder nor more startling thing for
Great Britain to do, than is his act of
the MlKado. Nor rs much So, for Great
Britain stands among tiirroving nations,
aud is expected W turn and overturn Ill
her march toward the light /; but these
been Supposed 10 be, in the soughs OF
tradition and abSoluti>m, show ny these
acts that they are fully capable Or work
ing out, their own salvation, not so much
with "fear and trembling" as with tba
bravery and firmness that leads every
successful endeavor. William II. Seward
says: "Nations that once get Congress,
aud Parliamt nts are not likely TO go back
on themselves" and if the vcteran
ta'esman's words are true, there is moth
ing more to fear for Egypt and Japan.
1t is not long since we heard and tuli
Of u peaceable abolition Of slavery in
Brazil that great South American state
where the Biographies and books OF
rra vel tell us to look for unending tor So
and plains Of grass for birds Of marvel
nuSiy beautiful plumage for revelations
ia tile insect world, and wonders among
reptiles for tropical bloom,and verdurr
and climate, and unlimited herds of cat
tie but never q hint do they 81 i've o. tn
humanity that struggles there. That Is
left 10 the readers Imagination, which
most naturally c0nsigns Il To place in
teuor to the brute and vegetable worlds
of South America, until finally it bloom
out Of itself nnheIped, and startles
with ;ts beauty. We wonder how 1t cam,
up, but are only too ready, now that it Is
up, to extend he hand that might have
aided IN It's terminating time. But III
coming up alone, humanity, in Brazil, q!
the more strongly testiies to what is
natures tendency.
Great Britain walks toward republic
Her feet, shod with boldness, tramp
through the royal halls she has reared in
days past in honor of the sceptcr, to bear
hat would once have beer treason, up
the very throne. The stately corridors
built to hear only the delicate football OF
royalty, catch up the audacious echoes,
and send them exultant into the ears of
monarch who is powerless to resent tile
insult /; and dissolute prince and heir
cxpectant to the throne, justly trembles
for what lie supposed to be his birth right
We opine that no one will attribute to us
supernatural powers of prophecy, If the
future shall verify what ia now our
opinion, VIZ, that albert Edward" will
never press the throne Of his mother as
King of England, England is too great.
tooswise,too prOud,to accept as lis soveIgn,
even nominally, creature like this
Prince Of Wales.