The Morning herald., 1875-11-30
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The Prince Imperial of France had be en-
solicited to express bis opinion on the vote
BY collective list or by arroudissement. His
Highness replied that such question ought
TO be solved by the political men living
among their constituents, know ing their real
interests, md aspirations, a. the means Of
assuring success might vary in different de-
partmenss. The Prince has therefore left to
he group Of the Appeal to the People full
liberty Of action.
Reputation ia, a. foreign letters Indicate.
imrairiug seriously the power ct Turkey
According to Mr.. Disareli, that measure has
g revived the expiring trouble in Hers govt
ma while at the Turkish capital It has
spread dismay among trsdsrs, and compelled
he Porte to give " explanations " which
satisfy nobody. The lesscn Is a hard one,
but as hard lesscus usually are, il 10 de-
served. . .,
The Eastern question seems to be growing
INTO greater JOB than ever. and the Lon
don money market Is sadly disturbed BY
contradictory rumoS 10 regard to II. AL
day yesterday, while the American people
were disposing Of their turkey problem, poor
Turkey was in ths mouth Of the London
spectators. There was rumor that Par
iamens was to be summoned to consider
the Eastern question, and another that .
deet had been sent to the Mediterranean.
These rurnors are 80 vexatious and disrepu-
table that people will begin to doubt after
awhile whether there Il ap Eastern quea:
uon.,. -.r '.
1t takes French ministers Q long time to
learn that freedom Of dlscussion cannot in
jure q GOOD cause. NJ. Buffet, by warning
the Paris journals not TO print NJ. Paul de
Cassagnac's speech, has impaired the repu-
tation Of the Government, and given the
Bonspartlst champion more Importance
than he deserved. The state Of siege which
permits arbitrary acts Of this kind has ex-
listed too long. 1t has continued principally
because the powers i ,gives were not BE-
fore this exercised on such slight ocea-
sien. s....s
Minnesota has been inending its Constitu.
ton. One Of the amendments provides that
wany oman Of twenty one years Of age and
upward n,ay vete at any election for 'ehoos-
Ing officers of. schools, Or on any measure
relating to schools, or eligible to any. office
pertaining to the management Of schools,
Another amendment provides for tie invest
ment of the school fund in United States
and State bonds, the bonds Of Minnesota
issued previous to 1850 excepted, q curious
confession by the people Of that Common
wealth that they are not as honest as they
believe their neighbors to be. .a.,
Gen. Mcdonald, the convicted wh!skey
ring conspirator, Is very cheerful in bis dis
grace. He told d reporter Of the Globe
Democrat who vi,ited him In jail, says that
be was in as good spirits as ever he was,
and that he chad not lost one iota of his
manhood or self respect by this thing" He
hoped bic friends would not think any the
less OF him for, the misfortune that had
come upon him. He had only ''pity tor the
miserable specimens Of weak humanity who
have no more manhood about them thanto
plead guilty and testify against others, and
thereby save themselves The miserable
man seems utterly unable to comprehend
that he 'Ys not o martyr, hut . convicted
thief