The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-02-15
Ghe aginer.
The Events of Fifteen Years.
Grant Dull on the Vast rolitical Changes
 in Europe and America since 1860.

Mir Grant Dun, under secretary of state for In
 dia addressed his constituents yesterday evening
 in the Corn Market hall, Elgn. Ills speech con
 sisted ol review Of the principal events Of the last fifteen years lie thought that one of the mo
 lives which induced Emperor Napoleon to throw
 himself with SO much zeal into the negotiations
 for the commercial treaty, WAS wish to counter
 nct . tendency in the French mind which was
 drifting him into hosiitivs with England. The chief gain for the liberal cause in lS6O was the downfall oi the deiest,ble iyrrAny of the Two Sic. flies Since the walls of Jerico fell down before the armies of Israel nothing like it had ever hap pened. For the first time in history a victorious invader entered the capital Ot great kingdom as \ peaceful passenger on railway train. The great event In the year lsGl was the emancipation Of the serfs of Rusia. The year 1862 saw the great struggle in America, ending, contrary to tine ex- pectations of the great leaders on both sides, tn the abolition Of slavery. The Greek revolution occurring at the rame date, also demanded atteu- tion. In Greece, single-mnded monarch was substituted for one of an opposite character lui no further good had come Ot it. Next year saw the transfer Of the Ionian Isles to Grecec-''an outward circumstance not for us, but for all the east of Europe, for it extnguishcd a light which these regions could inspire, as the better par; o their inhabitants were beginning to find out now that it was too late" The year 1865 produced great change in domestic politics. It had long been foresecn that Lord Palmcrstou's sceptre VA. passing to other hands, and in October of this year he died without giving his ring to Pcrdiccas. il was too early, even now, to pass quite dispas tionate judgment upon Lord PalmerstOn but Mr Duff suspected that his fame would rest in tht future almost altogether on what he did during the middle portion of his life, when he was For eign Minister. He lived long enough to sec the fall of almost every one on the continent Of Eu rope whom during his best days he had most op. posed. He had the time to combat against time, and when he fell he coDquerer." On the continent the year 1866 was marked by the great battle of Konniggratz-a crowning mercy inas- much great the blessings which |, brought to the vctors, tue blessings it brought to the yanquished were even greater. The dawn oi commonsense in tho Austrian government fol. lowed the happy calam,ies of 1859. The year 1870 and the commencement of tue year 1871 would be rendered forever memorable by the gigantic war which freed Europe from the incubus oi French miltarism. The liberal cause (said the under secretary of state for India) had gained no greater victory since the Crimean war than it did when the influence of France, a disturbcr Of all mems peace, received long quetus." The year 1872 has done some good things for the Liberals, The last session improved our army organization, improved our system of voting by making our elections more grave and business-lke than they had heretofore been in many places, and gave usa national school system in Scotland the recess had brought 10 us change in the policy of the inns of court, small in appearance, but pregnant with important consequences. But, after all, the most important events Of 1872 had been tue two arbi. trations. IL would have been pleasant to have succeeded. But what was really important was this, that we, "beng at this moment very much stronger for warlike purposes than any other na- ton In the world" had set the example of sub. hitting our cause 10 adjudication merely because we thought it the right and fair thing to do The example was much rallied at, but would, never
 iheless, be followed. What had passed would no doubt add to the impression, which SO generally prevailed on the continent, that we were deter mined not to light In any quarrel; but it was strange that lessons Of our history ul-read by men of merit as, for Instance. by the distin. Ruished Austrian officer, Baron Von schoil, who wrote about the defense Of England in the Noyenl- ber Macmillan. Really, there was a sort Of grim humor in the ibougbt-lfit 1t were not sad-that nation who proiesses to believe in the Sermon on the Mount should be repToaehed by other na- tons who profess to believe in the Sermon ou the Mount because, in the financial year ls72-3, 1t is only deyoting to the destruction Of human life sum Of e40, l9i, 800" Another gain to the liberal cause was the removal Of the Russian nightmare from Germany. Then there was the great school law Of Holland-the most important event in the recent history of that wisely governed and pro grcsssive country. Mr. Duff would next mention the gradual flow of European ideas Into the Turk ish empire. Then there was the decline-he might say almost the dsappearance--of the West African slave trade. And last, though not least
 there was the vast progress in India. Mir. Dufi also enumerated the advantages gnined by com merce education, and public morals during the fifteen years under reVlew.-PaH Hal Gazette.