, 1876-11-25

oI some OF Cne Oousnern Otates to strength
en- their organisation, and Governor Cham
berlain, OF South Carolina, has called On
the President to aid him in SURPRISING
the Ri1e-Clubs. The President has. ac.
cordingly, ordered General Sherman to
move the whole Of the troops in the Allan
tic Diyision-1O, 900 men-into South
Carolina, there to put down any resistance
TO executive authority. The Democrats
accuse the President Of having given this
order from party motives, and in order 10
coerca the electors, but it is difficult 70 see
how troops can make men vote for one
candidate more than another. All they
can do Is to prevent the open coercion Of
voters by armed organisations, and it 10
possible that this has excited Democratic
anger. 1t is much more probable, how.
ever, that the President expected a small
race-war, aud thought it better to suppress
its first beginnings by overwhelming
force.
The City, as usual just before a war. il
nearly convinced that war cannot occnr.
and all Securities have risen q little. The
line Of argument accepted is that the
Russian Government, finding itself alone,
IS unwilling to make war, and that the
Turks, seeing negotiation still possible. arc
sure to negotiate aeceptably. This view
-foF which the evidence is exceeding
~ Sights strongly supported by the
Times, by the majority Of the daily iourn.
ais, and by some of the correspondents who
prepare bulletins tits, however, opposed
to all the evidence of facts, such rs the
collection OF troops in South Russia. the
activity OF General TodIeben in fortifying
Odessa, the Roulnanian call on the Militia,
the action OF the Greek Ministry, tile ag.
grsgation Of troops in Turkish Armeoi9.
and the line Of the English journals which
support Lord Derby. They are busily en-.
gagged IN showing that England benefits
by her isolation, that Russia is sure to
bfeaK up-just as NJ, Golden crumplod
her up like a sheet of paper"-aad that
there Is no necessity to resist Muscovite
ambition just now All that points to
war; but Consols are Of opinion that there
Will be peace. Sydney S~mith-no bad
Judge~thought that, on the whole, Con-
soils were the greatest fools in Europe.
The Greeks have obtained the torpedoes
necessary to protect them against Hobart
Pasha' and are inclined to move in earnest.
King George has been summoned home in
such haste that he has left his family behind
MN, aud the Ministry have asked pornis-
SIon to call out 10000 men, who will be
armed with weapon of precision. They
oeI!eVe that they can in q short time place
un Ter arms their regulars, about 10000,
Sad gendarmerle, a proportion of their
sailors. and at least 90, 900 men accustomed
ID dit rent ways to wild life in the high
lands while they will have every sympa.
thy and aid from their brstheren in Thes.
saIy and EPiruS. Their difficulty is, that
II defeated, Russia, which dislikes and dis
trusts them as anti-Slavs. might leave them
IN the lurch but the popular feeling APP
pears to have passed beyond diplomatic
control, and Ministry and throne might
alike be endangered by farther resistance.
1t rests with Lord Derby to obtain in the
Greek people a most valuable ally, whose
friendship he will Of course contumelious-
ly reject.
Certainly many of the Old Wings
are as much devoted to Turkey as
Lord Beaeonsfeld himself. At Glossop
Lord George C~avsndish broke out into a
sharp criticism Of Mr.. Gladstone and the
Rishons who have praochod 4bo