Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-29
Ihe freeman.
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1875
European Affairs.

he great countries Oh Europe 'i0 81
TING along in peace and quiet this year.
The sick man Of the East is once more
nIunoed in trouble however, and Spain
has managed to keep up her internal DIS
sansions with great success. The TWO
wars - that of the Herzegovlnem sur
rection against Turkey. and the Carllst re-
volt in Navarre-.tre more noisy than I'M
uort1nt in themselves, and their only inter
est t, outsiders is the political compiic'-
tons to which they may Lead The danger
do. not seem to be great IN either case
tl1t otter nations will concern them
sew = alont the matter.
G ru Britain is 2 inc quietly about her
hu mes trailing. hunting and contlnuln"
truly lnval. Parliament is not in session
and there is nothing stirring unless Mr..
Glld>t pnc i preparing further onslaughtS
mp n Pnperv, In fact. no Popery seems
t. H. an uufliling fount from which the
COOL English statesman can always draw
ex itemcnt and popularity Mr. Glad
stone ENJOYS the misery of thin ing the
z pc is always going to do something
dreadful But his arguments are harmless.
and fur from being rs effective as Bis
III rck'> actions that the great Germal,
does not b),her himself in giving reasons
for In ftct. England has come t. do little
more thtn talk when anything comes W,
among the nations of Europe. and the
greatest expedition she has INDUCED
in of late wears is the pleasant pleasure
trip of the Prince Wales to the lndie~.
Germany. tn" mighty power Of the CON
tnrnt. is busy with peaceful pursuits, bu:
keeps her vast armament prepared foi
war \ three days krirgspiel or " War
play in which sixty thousand troops en-
gagel in mimic battle is one of the hates
recorded events in her bordtrs. Bismarrh
has been breaking up the Catholic temporal
power Is fast as he is able.
The friar of orders gray or any Other
Ordr i evidently to have Il bad time of ii
willie Bismarck or his principles move the
machinery of the German Empire. The
con- est that is w;t~ei i'll that country pre-
son ) it-elf now in such a way that it i rc-
gtrled. according to the notions Of The OBJ
server, ;ts u >tru rgle between the - higr
law and muncip,l law. between church
AMI state, between Catholicism and Prote>-
trntlsm, or between superstition and inf
deity. In its resul; it cannot but effect
seriously the Catholic Church throughout
the world, for it puts the greatest armed
force in Chri>tcndOm under the will and
purpose to crush the political power of
Rome.
Russia is quiet and the Car is friendly
towards is German neighbors II is Stiu
that the Car THAT is to be. however. is
well known to be opposed to the Germans,
50 that in case of the death Of Alexande.
there would be great danger of a FIJI in.
out betwecn'thc two most powerful coun-
tries of the continent.
The Sultan of Turkey has his hands full
in dealing with the insurrectioni,ts III
Herzegovina, but as he gives assurance
that he will not follow them into the
neighboring vassal Christian states, he i
likely to be undisturbed bv Austria or other
nations
France is really in the sixth wear Ct To-
publican government such rs it is, and til,
belief of papa Theirs, that the republic
is to be the future form of government fol
her, is very likely to be in the nature of d
true prophecy. The Empress Eugene
has lately at Il meeting of Bonapartsts il
Switzerland. abdcated in favor of the
Prince Imperial, who is now youth o
nine cen Their adherants ale working t,
oh.ain. when the assembly meets again il
N'vrnher, an order for plebiscite. OF
i'ns-ion to the mass of the people o
thu Question of what the form of govern
men, shall be. They have ftith that til,
popular vote would restore the Empire
Spain at last has prospect of quietine
the Carlst insure Some of the Gen
erals of Don Carlos have been driver
arross the French border, and Don Carlo
himself has been advised to give up III,
contest. His armies are in reduced state
and unless some unlocked for success sha
suddenly turn the tide. his ship will nev,l
reach the port of royalty. The result wi
do no good probably. except to put 4 tenn
porary stop to bl"od>hch. for il Is too nncl
to expect political qui in Spain undo
the rule of the present king, who will be ;
mere tool in the hands of designing men
His reign will be simply the registering o
the will of the most unreasoning portion o
the priesthood. and it is too late in the
nineteenth century 10 MAKE that Il qu;e
success even in Spain.
The 9th countries Of Europe are goil {
qlirtly out their business. and are II
that happy cond ton which gives no sen
sational items TO the news gatherer.