Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-08
From our Regular CorrespoDden!.l
Our European Letter.


There is every indication that we shat
ave stormy and exciting parliamenta'.
.ssion this year. The reassembling
ne cabinet and discussions among p
'hef members us 10 the best method
rcatIng Obstruction is sign of VIII
We may shortly expect. This will, prof
.bly, be one Of the earliest c. nsideratio
i tie government. 1t Is sad that u
berals are determined, come what mn
nat the session shall not be barren Oh
Respecting II c cIotnre, the explanatl"
simple enough. Ii is not a vehicle
ylunny, as somo call it, but is merely
used with the object OF ending a deba
when il Is considered that the subject h.
rrn discussed rs much as its merits d,
handed. 1t is practically employe.
everywhere, from vestry meeting to I.
rivy council, nor can it be possibly Gale,
unfair when it may be applied to any, o,
all, who hinder political progress by uee
less talk. If the government wishes wol
10 be done the workers, not the chnttere,s
must be considered.
The joint note. addressed by the gov.
ernmonts Of England and France to the
Khedivc, declaring that the two powers in
tend to makea positive stand against all IN
reference in the affairs OF Egypt, and ex-
pressing the hope that tho khedive will
gain confidence and support BY this
assurance, has caused no little excitement
IN Turkey. Tho sultan is said to be posi-.
lively indignant, as he has always been
particularly jealous of the influence given
to the khedive by the support of the Eu
ropean powers. The sultan insists thai
the interference Of England and France
takes place nj q time when there was nc
warrant for it, and that it had been done
without even the courtesy Of giving the
sultan warning Of their intentions. Sc
grave was the subject considered at Con
s;antnople that cabinet council took
place Immediately, and it is understood
that 4 protest will be published against
the action OF England and France.
A joint note of another kind, but likely
in all possibility, to be attended with
equally important consequences, is that
addressed to the people of Germany by
the emperor and Prince Bismarck. This
is an imperial edict. signed by the
emperor and countersigned by his famous
chancellor, asserting the right of the
emperor personally 10 direct the policy Of
tho state, and requiring oil officials to
abstain at elections, from any form of agi.
lation against the government. AS in
Germany state officials, large and small,
literally swarm, and, therefore, are i'm.
portant agen,s in the PRONUNCIATION oil
imperial ideas, the mandate of the emperor
is regarded us u stronger desire than ever
on the part Of the German ruler for abso
lutte power. The liberals care everywhere
in arms against tire decree, which they
declare is simply immuring German free
dom, for which they have fought so bravely
Tor century, in fortress Of feudalism.
They maintain. that tho action of thu
emperor and his chancellor will be dead
lock upon The advance of Garmany. which
must, If it yields, take much lower
place than it was destined to do among
continental powers. Many, however, in
Germany regard it merely as the natura
cllnging Of an aged monarch 10 the
traditions Of the past, and these say thai
the crown prince, when he comes TO the
throne, will entirely reverse tho policy.
Nothing whatever is known, however
at the German embassy here respecting
the proximate proclamation of tho crown