New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-21
FOREIGN.

Aoyooa01au CODqueSts.
LONDON, September 2O-An Alexandra
dispatch says it is again currently reported
that the Abyseinians have captured Mas.
sawah and two Egyptian steamers.
A Treaty of Peace.
Tho Standard reports that treaty of
peace has been entered into by the Liberian
government with the natives of Cape Pal
mas, with whom a desultory warfare had
been wsged for some time past. The ma
tives believed that England would render
them assistance, but the Foreign Office i'm.
pressed them with the utter grOundlessness
OF such expectations.
Pretestantism In Spain.
Lord Derby has consented to receive a
deputation relative to the Protestants in
Spain. It was stated at meeting of various
Protestant societies that the German mis-
sion had not been mOlested, in consequence
Of special stipulation with the Emperor
William.
The Times publishes Barcelona letter,
saying: During the past three months
the clergy and aristocracy have made .
severe attack on their employees and ser
wants who dare worship or send their chill
dren to Protestant schools or churches.
Hundreds of peor men and women have
thus suffered for their faith"
The Pan Anglican Synod.
The Times prints q letter from Arch
bishop Canterbury to the bishops of the
United States and Canada, and the West
Indies, proposing July as the time for
holding the Pan Anglican Synod at Lam
berth.
BeaconslieId's Speech.
The Earl of Beaconsfeld, late Mr.. Dis
raeli, made q speech in Augsburg to day.
He said that early in the year, because Of
his failing strength, he informed the Queen
that che must not count on his services after
the conclusion of the session of Parliament.
He then contemplated closing his political
career, but had retained the premiership at
the unanimous wish of the Queen and his
colleagues.
He believed there never was an English |
government which had more difficult affairs |
moment. Under ordinary circumstances,
whatever were the external difficulties of |
the British foreign minister, he would |
have the consolation of knowing that he |
was backed by the country; but it would be |
affectation to pretend for a moment that |
such at the present time was the position
OF her majesty's government. Unhsppily |
great portion of the people have |
arrived at conclusions which the govern
ment think, if carried into effect, would be |
injurious to the interests Of England and |
fatal to any chance of the maintenance of |
European peace.
Lord Beaconsield, while praising even
ampolitic enthusiasm as elevating country,
proceeds to stigmatize as worse than the
Bulgarian atrocities the conduct of
any man who would avail himself
OF popular enthusiasm for the attain.
ment of his individual ends by course
which he may know to be ir urious to the
interests OF bis country and the welfare of
mankind. He continued: will relate
what, even at the latest moment, is the
prospect Of maintaining peace, and what
think of not inferior Importance to the vital
interests of England. He then proceeded
to review the course OF the Eastern
question. After the refusal to agree to
the Berlin memorandum the Brit
and frankly with the other powers.
Lord Derby lost no time in laying down
the principles upon which he thought tran
quillity might be re-established. The COM
munications were taking place constantly.
There never was q more mOnstrous asser.
ton than that during this time the govern.
ment was carrying on sort of war with
Russia. We request on the whole from all
the great powers cordial attempt to CO.
operate with US in every way, but
from no power did we receive
the assistance so cordially and completely
az from Russia. think that in the spring
OF the present year the negotiations might
have resulted in peace on principles which
would have been approved by every good
man, but unexpectedly Servis THAT is to
say secret societies of Europe acting |
through Servis) declared war on Turkey.
In conducting the government Of the world
there are not only sovereigns and ministers,
but societies to be considered, which have
agents everywhere, reckless agents who
assassination, and if neces-
sary can produce q massacre. War be-
tween Servia and the Porte having com.
it was quite impossible to carry
3ut tho views which we suggested. The
Servian war is wicked and outrageous Ser
7ia, in its relations with the Porte, has vio-
ated every priciple of honor and morality. .
The SPEAKER proceeded to give details Of the
British offer Of good offices to Servia. He !
aid that although Lord Derby was accused
doing nothing, he induced Turkey ct the
l0ment when she had triumphed over those '
Tho che considered had rebelled and ont :
lgeously invaded her, to agree to . sus- 8
ension Of hostilities without date, leaving
70 powers themselves to fix the terms Of s
,sce. He closed by saying the next step
E the British government to take is to t
vert exactly to tho position which q
occupied before the Servian war began =
Z: Tho attempt with the concurrence Of e
The European powers TO settle the rela- v
1hntween the Porte and tho Christians 9
Rwed basis laid down by Lord q
believe al the great powers SIM ci
to come to . conclusion on the |