Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-06
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The Pope and the Emperor.
Views of Earl RuSseII-Let the Ter
man PaonIa DRefda-

Views of Earl RusseII-Let the Ger
man People Decide.
New YORK, Feb. 5.-Earl Russell in a
letter to John Murray on the relations ex-
isting between Rome and Germany, says
the very same principles which bound me
TO ask for equal freedom for Roman CathO-
lie, Protestant Dissenter and Jew, bind me
to protest against conspiracy which aims
at confining the German Empire in chains,
never it is hoped to be shaken of. l hasten
to declare with all friends Of freedom, and
/ trust, with the majority Of the English
nation, that I could no longer call myself a
lover Of civil and religious liberty, were l
not to proclaim my sympathy with the En-
peror of Germany, in the noble struggle in
which he is engaged. We have nothing 10
do with the details Of the German laws.
They may be Just; they may be harsh. We
can only leave Il TO the German people 20
decide for themselves, as We have decided
for ourselves. At all events, we are able to
see that the cause of the German Emperor
is the cause Of liberty, and the cause Of the
Pope is the cause of slavery.
The Will of the PeOpIe-CathOIie and
Liberal Gains in Recent Elections.
A letter from Paris saws the general be-
lief in educated circlesis, that while Prince
Bismarck would avert war by preference,
he would not miss a preteXt which gave
him an appearance Of right and enable him
to crush once for all the UltramOntane
party. The recent elections TO the Prus-
| sian Parliament have demonstrated the
extreme impOssibility Of Prince BismaTck's
success by purely legal or parliamentary
means.
The Catholics have gained thirty FIVE seats
| in the Landtag, over and above what they
had. and the Liberals have gained consider
ably. The French Bishops announce their
intention to resist any attempt to muzzle
them, and Plus IN. has cOunselled them
to fight the good fight Of faith even tO martyr
dom. As a coTollary to all this, the bourse
has been falling frightfully the past three
| DAYS, spreading CONSERVATION in financial
circles.
Opening Of the Reiehsfas.
| BERLIN, Feb. j.-The session of the
Reichstag opened to-day with the speech
| from the throne delivered by the Imperial
| Commission. The Emperor regrets that
| he cannot attend the opening in person;
enumerates as among the principal meas
ures to be submitted during the session,
| bills relating 10 the army, press, trades
unions, and marine jurisdiction. The
| speech concludes with assurances that all
| the nations Of Europe are resolved 10 pre-
serve the peace.
Archbishop LedOchowsky will be tried
| or the 11th inst. on no charge except re-
| fusal to pay fines. He may yet be released
if the fines are paid. The Emperor has de-
clined to interfere in the case, notwith-
standing the great influences brought to
bear in the Archbishop'S favor.
Result Of the VienneSe Panic.
| VIENNA. Feb. j.-Thirty thousand I'M
| employed wOrkmen Of this city have petit
toned the government for relief.
A CarIist Defeat.
| MADRID, Feb. 5.-The Minister of War
has received intelligence Of a desperate en-
gagement near Lerida, between the Repub-
| licans and Carlists. The latter were de-
feaied with heavy loss in killed and
| wounded.
The English Elections and Riots.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Conservatives
| gain forty-five seats formerly beld by Lib
| erals and the Liberals nineteen seats FORM
| erlv held by Conservatives, showing a clear
| Conservative majority thus far Of %.
The Times anticipates a large majority
|
! tiOns but saws the ScOtch-IriSh vote will turn
the scale in favor of the Liberals.
At Willenhall there was 4 serious riot
Yesterday during the election and several
| persons were fatally injured. Trouble is
| also reported at TIE hustings in Windsor.
The Ashantees Come to Terms.
The following dispatch from the Com
mander of the AShantee expedition was re-
ceived to-day by the Secretary of the State
for War: All the white prisoners held by
the Ashantees have been delivered TO me.
| The king accepts my terms for a cessation
| of hOstilities which he asked and has agreed
to paw an indemnity of 100000 pounds.
| We halted for few Gays 80 miles from
| COmaSsie.
Twenty-three Conservatives and fifteen
| Liberals were elected or returned unOppOS-
ed, by twenty-four Constituencies. Con
| servatiyes gained one seat each in Cock
| lade. Norwich, East Sussex, North Stafford
shire. Stokee on Trent, and twoseats in lps-
wich. The Liberals gained aseat in Bolton.
Home rule candidates have been returned
from Dungarvan and Cork counties. sam
mel p. INInpsOn was reelected in Derby,
and Holmes in Hackney. The election Of
the latter will doubtless be annulled. The.
| O'Donoghue was elected at TIalee by
majority Of three over Home Ruler. The
| Liberals carried Dudley by a majority Of
96S. Elections Were held in the Metro
politan districts to-day. No results are yet
announced. The count Of votes cannot be
completed till tomorrow.
Rioting was general in the Pottery dis
tricts of S.afFordshire At Handy there
was desperate fight; one man killed and
MANY seriously wounded. Among the in
iured are several special cOnsCables and po-
lice. At Tunstall the author
tiles closed all public houses.
The mob seized the ballot boxes, which
were recaptured by the police. Similar
scenes were enacted at LOngtOn and Burs-
lens. The mayor, Of Walyerhampton and
magistrates of South StafOrdshiTe, tele-
graphed late yesterday, for military
aid. asking for immediate dispatch Of all
available troops. In Ireland the feeling
runs high between clerical and nationalist
party. especially in Limerick county. a
fight occurred yesterday between supporters
of rival candidates, in which firearms were
used and three men killed.
Toronto reports the burning OF cigar
factory Yesterday. Loss ST. 600.