Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-01-11
The Late Marshal Prim.

January gives the following account OF
Gen. Prim's participation in the great
debate of the 10Th of March, which re-
suited in complete victory of the
Government against a coalition of the
entire opposition. It will have parti.
cular interest now that the subject o1
the paragraph is dead from the bullets
of assassins
The Ministerial Bench is so full to-
night that you cannot see the blue vel
vet At its head sits a slight, dark
man, with grave administered face
and serious black clothes, looking, as
an observing friend of mine once said,
'Elike pious and sympathizing under
taker" He holds in his -gloved
hands a little black-and- silver cane
with which he thoughtfully taps his
neat and glossy boot. The whole man
ner and air of the man is sober and
clericle. Bie'a fol est quisy .J7e. This
is the President of the Council, Minis
ter of the War, Captain General of the
Armies of Spain, the Count of Reus,
the Marquis of Castillejos; Don Juan
Prim, IN short. A soldier, conspirator,
diplomatist, and born ruler; a Cromwell
without convictions; a dictator who
hides his power; Warwick who mars
Kings better than he makes them. <
X It was now after [ O'Clock.
Every one wanted to hear Prim and
vote.
The Marquis of Perales, Vice-Presi-
dent, said, as Silvela took his seat
"The President Of the Council of
Ministers has the word" Prim slow
ly rose holding his eyeglasses In his
gloved hands. His face was as color
less and impassive as that of mummy
There was a rustic of movement as the
house, now wide awake, bent forward
to catch his first words. They were
full of soldierly bluntness: "I am
not going to discuss this law. | know
nothing about these matters, and nev-
er talk about things [ do not under
stand have full confidence in the
Minister of Hacienda, and 50 believe
this law is a good one. This opinion
is shared by my companions in the
Government
Nothing could be more simple and
frank than these words; yet they were
deeply pondered and perfectly fitted to
the occasion. No art could have i'm
proved them They at once enlisted
the sympathies Of his followers, and
set an example Of party discipline. He
continued, expressing his inability to
understand the cause of this attack from
the Union Liberal: sEI can understand
the opposition of Mr. Tutan; the Re
publicans desire the fall of the present
government and that of Mr.. Muzquiz
also, for the Carlists wish the disap-
pearance of this Cabinet and this
Chamber; for the same reason ] was
not surprised at the assault of Mr..
Canovas.n Here his voice, and man
ner, which had been as mild as
an undertaker's, suddenly changed,
and he said with great dignity
and solemnity, turning to the
Unionist fraction, "But I cannot un-
derstand-I declare it with the sincerity
of an honest man-the attitude of the
gentlemen of the Union Liberal, be-
cause, though my distinguished friend,
Mr.. Silvela, has clothed his opposition
with beautiful and elegant forms, still,
opposition, and of the rudest it is,
which his Lordship makes, not only to
Mr. Figuerola, but to the whole Gov
ernment" He continued for some time,
showing the disorganizing and disas-
trous results that would follow the sue
cess of the Unionist attack, declaring
that the Cabinet would Immediately re-
sign in a body He recounted the
efforts he had made to prevent the rup-
trlre; and his voice and utterance had
something almost pathetic as he mar
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some ground of agreement. But as he
closed, a sort of Transformation came
over him. He seemed to grow several
inches taller. He stood straight as a
column, and his voice rang out like a
trumpet over the hall: "They present
us the battle There remains no more
for me to say than, Radicals i! defend
yourselves! Let those aOho love me,
fOItOaU me %
What tremendous power there lies in
the speech of man of action! 1t any
deputy but Prim had said these words,
how coldly they would have fallen !
But from him they were so many flash
es of lightning. The House was
ablaze in a second. The radicals rose,
cheering frantically. It was battle
l1tlIl Sp0GCIl3 tl1d I1otO lUo NACCP1J Sei1Co-
lated effect The phalanx was fused
into one man.
The Pope Visited by Miraculous Lady.
The Holy Father, says the Rome cor
respondent of the Pail Mall Gazette OF
the 18th instant, has at last come to the
assistance of the prelates whom the
italian government deprived of their
81 aonh nf thorn q mr.
ent of money, by which he avoids com
mitting himself to regular payment.
Rich gifts continue to pour in upon his
Holiness A day or two ago he was sit
ting alone, when he suddenly perceived
at his side yelled lady, who, as he
looked up, sank on her knees and
presented him with a casket of
gold Astonished that any one could
come into the saloon unanonuced,
the Holy Father waited for an
explanation; but the mysterious stran-
ger said merely, " Pray and hope, and,
before the Pope recovered from his
surprise. left the saloon by the great
door. The Holy Fatherinstantly sum-
moned Monsignor Ricci, the maestro
di camera, and inquired why the lady
naQ nOU Do6u dlluOullCou. LII was uO6
Monsignor Ricci's turn to be astonish-
ed, and he declared that no lady had
been there. "Not only has there been
one here, but she has presented me
with this" replied the Pope, holding
up the casket The casket was opened
and the Holy Father drew from it an
ivory crucifx Of exquisite workmanship
The incident was probably got up by
the Jesuits to sustain his religious ex-
altation and at the same time produce
an effect on his adherents.
MOUNTED RIFnEMEN.- is observed
that in the present wal. in Europe the
German cavalry has not made any ap-
proach towards discovering the way IN
which to operate dismounted, SO as to
protect itself against small bodies of in
fantry under cover. This deficiency
has rendered it necessary for the divi-
sions of cavalry employed around Paris
to constantly take with them detach-
ment of Bayarian rifemen to clear their