Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-17
The Trouble of Nations.

g!Hg from present appearances. the
iiaiile!inlum ~ IS long way off. The world
y helCher peaceful, prosperous or bsDnv
do,sglI railu Is bleeding at every pour, loaded
t,.o6t mn II Win strikes, failures, declininO
~ VI l''te anu profits, only taxes and disco17
| tent Increasing A" uiscoH-
rance, IN some respects, the most pros-
porous OF continental nations, has its
| troubles with communists on one side anG
the ,Iesuits on the other, while Paris i.
increasing in her opportunities to bring
back the National Assembly from Yer.
SALES where it went to enjoy free deliber
atiOns and where it will stay if it is de
sired to retain them.
Spain has an annual defect of eighty
million francs and no hope of improve
ment politically or financially. Itf vir-
tually a dead nation, with neither influ-
ence nor significance.
Germany, the strongest in disciplined
armies and its central situation, is not
prosperous. Its wealth is wasted upon
its army, the people are over-taxed, neith-
er agriculture, manufacture nor trade are
1OurIshing. Discomfort shows itself in
the wide extent of sOcialistic organiza-
tions. Discomfort is vainly trying to i'm
prove the situation by protective tariff
Italy Is struggling under burdens too
heavy for her, with a debt annually in
creasing, with an insidious foe ever seek
of Intelligence, without any vigorous and
able ruler or leader, except Garibaldi,
who appears to be near the verge of the
grave. Even he has nothing better to
urge at the present than universal suf-
frage, which would be of doubtful bene-
mt, for it would take in that ignorant class
most easily ruled by the priesthood.
Australia is ekeing out an existence by
the sufference of disagreeing neighboTs
and diversities of race among her own
people. Even this Daralytic old power,
without strength or credit, has increased
her burden and troubles by assuming
the government of Bosnia. Poor Hum
gary seems like to perish from flood as
the old world in Noah's time.
Denmark has been almost devoured bv
Germany and driven from the continent.
Norway and Sweden are suffering unpar-
alIeled depression in all departments from
causes that are hard to be everywhere
present. Turkey is dead and dismember-
ed. Greece is more ambitious to extend
her borders than to govern we'll the pos
sessions acquired by the bounty and for
bearanee of other nations.
AS to Russia, it is doubtful whether it
merits most to be called the strongest or
the weakest of European powers. Mis-
government seems to have reached its
maximum limit and Nikilism threatens
it with annihilation.
- SIOSS ClIC A0Oo yIlOIuS anu traverse
Asia we fail to find single bright spot
Japan, alone, seems to be possessed of
any independent vigOr or existence.
Bankruptcy, starvation and war are ri
Oting as usual upon the decayed nations
of Africa. There is not bright spot up
on its entire surface.
South America is even no exception to
the general situation. Famine exists in
Brazil. Chill and Peru are at war ,increas-
ing each others poverty and distress
Crossing the Isthmus we find Mexico sim
ply existing, certainly not prospering.
The Dominion north of us is having a
hard time to hold together and confesses
her inability to carry out her agreements
in the matter of building railroads. For
temporary relief resort has been had to
protective tariff and thereby England is
aggrieved and alienated.
We should almost think our own coun-
try prosperous and happy in comparison,
if we could throw off the incubus of the
present Confederate Congress- Galena
Herald.