The New York herald., 1874-08-17

course OF year. Hineteen railway stati0ns anu
fOrty-nine houses, destroying nine bridges, hun
dreds Of miles OF telegraph and numerous car
rlages; also, as crowning piece OF fun. murder
Gently tneYhave been butchering prisoners. When
Spain win be delivered from these pests OF human
bella they 1 laid their country VAST waste for for
seven years. 1t will be well lor Catholics in
America TO understand that tne cause OF such ruff
fanism is in no way the cause OF the Church. The
Pope iully recogn zed Queen Isabella, and even
mark OF his favor. Now Tie Pope's act was tanta.
mount to declaration that Don Carlos had no
allows Of no such rirht in temporaI princes. and
the student OF history Will remember that in The
THH JEsUIrs WROTE REPUBLICAN PAMPHLETS
against Queen Elizabeth. The Protestant clergy
argued zealously the other way, but the queen
thought hanging the pamphleteers the oest and
most eXpedittous answer.
THE MADRID CABINET.
1t should be remempered, too, that the govern
ment at Madrio IS now purely conservative, and
that the socialists at the South have been enect-
to be a political necessity. He is not wanted TO
save property or to MAINTAIN order. He IS only
OF the other by elslsting in this cruel ana selfish
warfare. But bourbon would bum down Hcity
to light his cigarette:
would scarcely need to be glanced at IN q survey
OF the state o. Europe aohe isolated IS now the
country OF Pitt and Castlereagh. 1t is as the first
Power in Asia that she cannot exclude herself
from the family OF nations. The Indian famine
seems TO have been fairly mastered, and one may
be thankful that 50 few lives were lost when Lord
Northbrook was bent on personal government and
Lord Salisbury, at the Indian ONCE, was equally
determined to have his own way, which, IN one
instance at least, was not tnat OF the VIceroy.
The latter was soundly rated by despatch for his
opposition to the appointment OF Minister OF pub
lie Works, TACT which dld not appear IN the
NorthbrOok loves power and has an unsuitable
appetite for work; ne would manage every de-
partment personally II he could. This was Freeze
rick the Seconds method OF governing, ana during
some lorty-slx years he drove Prussian clerks
and Secretaries OF State crazy without very visible
hAnn tn fh0 Sfara yltSh Wn md
this sort OF thing. Considering the enormous diff
Guilty OF ruling 24o,oOooo0 OF different peoples, re-
1t becomes question whether John Bright's plan
may not one day have to be adopted namely-of
ments, Independent OF each other, and only re-
sponsibe to tue Secretary OF State IN London.
QUEEN VICTORIA AS LEGISLATOR.
At home the English are dlscussing theology
with tnat gusto peculiar to the Anglo Saxon race.
down Ritualism 50 far as possible, Is said to nave
originated with the Queen, wbo Immediately after
the result oil the general election was known,
wrote to the Archbishop OF Canterbury and d.
rected him to draft bill to that effect. Dr. Ialt
by the way, is a primate OF her own making. When
his predecessor died u royal order went forth to
Disraell-tnen Premier for the hfst Jme-to offer
the vacant see to the Bishop OF London, when
maintained that the sovereign ought to have
power-quite an Impossible theory, and abhOrrent
to the mlnd Of Pitt and Grenville, whom
bin is great MT. She rightly gauged
the popular sentiment, ss tne second reading Of
shows. The new act VIII not probably be much
enforced, bat it IS serious warnlug to the Church
that she must remain Protestant or forfeit the
dignity and emoluments which alliance with the
State confers. The wealth OF the establishment Is
reckoned by Gladstone at $450 O00 00O Its destruc
ton would mean forfeiture OF at least onethrd OF
the endowments One is bound to add tnat this is
a prospect whicn IN no way dismavs the more ar
dent kituasts, who are brave and earnest men.
YET were they wise, they would see sAat the
brethren would give them III the event OF dlseslab-
lisnment.
clergy are stu IN an overwhelming majority,
and in the convocauon Of the new Church OF Eng
land the laity would nave half the votes OF the
Lower House. Such an assembly would show very
little mercy to what are styled ROmanizng prac-
tees. The Protestant Episcopal Church OF lreapd
Is example.
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY AND THE KUPELIANIsTs.
Old England s not the only country where Chris
tians are loving one another. The Sultan has been
favOring the kupeianists and rendering all the
other Christian sects furious Dy cedins the Church
an nn dou5t TO thinks New so
II it has ever heard OF the Empire City. WHAT may
De the tenets Of the Kupe Ilanists is doubtless
known to themselves, but not OF much interest to
ANYBODY eise These Oriental Christians disgrace
the name Of our faith-IheOdore OF A0yssinia was
nion-and the Turks seem to deal with them as
sensibiy as they can. Still European Turkey will
keeping down some S,O00000 creeks. sooner or
later Heas VIII follow IN the wake OF Italy Let
another Garoaldi, and King George may be borne
III triumph 80 C0nstantlnople and mass once more
..
Russia win be in vain ii Austria ana Germany de-
fend the new settlement, as 1t will be their interest
aG ssst Of
ing our political rest For 1t IS difficult to believe
that the benevolen: Czar win succeed In
MAKING WAR PLEASANT
to any but princes. They never starve or sleep
on damp grass. Before battle they are safely
Of shot. whence they can calmly survey the most
thrilling spectacle earth has TO oter, a spectacle
for tue gods, as scipio said The Brussels Confer
ence can hardly effect much, England IS coldly in
different or hostile to the project and only re.
gard TO
treaty OF 1855 should she ever again be engaged
1t great mistake on the part OF Lord Clarendon
to cede the immunity OF neutral goods under an
enemys nag and Of hostile Tue goods under @ neutral
1ul Power, whose wars would always be purely
defensive in the Iuture, ana therefore that 1t was
in the interests OF clvilizatio that an attack ON
her should be as dangerous as possible 10 the ag-
gressor. But the feeling IN London is that the
United States would never sanction return to the
old code OF maritime warfare At any rate Great
Britain will suffer no further restrictlons to be
how military operations can be made less bar
barous than they are 1t is hard to see. Death,
wounds, famine, pesrllence burning villages; how
are any ol these TO be prevented while thousands of
shells are exploding and thousands OF corpses lie
hall OF suffering humanity, learn TO keep Rer prom
ises, to respect the latin OF treaties ana Ia her
next conflict with civilized Power abstain from
firing upon flags OF truce. TIN then let her keep
quiet, mind her railways and no: come more than
three times a year into the English market for
loans When was war more courteous when was
chivary more splendid than when England and
France were fighting each other tor a century.
with short intervals OF respite Perhaps should
make distinction, one full OF moral significance
In the first part OF this long struggle, under Ed
ward III! and the Black Prince, all went smoothly
Z. e., the devlPs work was done with polite
speeches, and knights were even occasionally re-
leased from captivity lor MISUNDERSTANDING less
than the whole OF their estates. The French Kings
treatment was worthy OF his splendid rlval's lame,
and the noble manner In which the prisoner Kept
his word is matter Of history. Unfortunately the
to grow tired OF magnifcenty organized butchery |
and rose In insurrection, then the Black Prince,
that nower OF InghthoOd, ordered the town to be |
burned, and the Inhabitants to be slaughtered, |
himself being borne on sick pallet through the |
blazing streets to see that the work Of destr
was carried out. 1t Is the last glimpse we obtain
OF the hero OF Crecy and Potiers. We could have |