The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23

reUSTkaOI0, SnO lt 10 stated on hlRh
authority that her personal attention
was never absent from tho admins
tration of the affairs of State, and
that while yielding entirely to the
course of constitutional Government,
she impressed her Own views aud
wishes very deeply upon the policy
OF her various ministers knowledge
is power. even in Courts and Cabi
nets, and u sovereign whose mind is
. store house Of political history and
precedeuts necessarily affects, and
frequently 10 very important degree.
the action of successive generations
of ministers That this influence in
Queen Victoria's case has been 90
judiciously and disoreetly exercised, +,
is . striking proof her political Wis
dom
Wbs' wondrocs change since Queen
Victoris ssceuded she sbrous. What
ohsoge. 10 tho sosdition OF peoples.
What soodrous march 10 science and
literature What marvellous growth
and development every where
On tho continent Of Europe there vas
civil Gar 10 Spsio. ending 10 the
baoishueot Of Queen Curis,ioa /; the
Germss eussoms unioo was founded {;
there wss the Brsoeb revelation Of
1848 there were three iosurreetioos
in V,eooa; eona,sss 10 the streets Of
Berlin . republican rising 10 Badsn !;
the siege aud capture Of Rome BY the
French. aud iH occupation BY Frsuob
troops. which vas to last ustil 1866 {;
The election Of Louie NspoIsss as prssi
dent Of she French republic In 184S-
40 there wss The var between Aus,ris
sud Sssd,uis. BY which the whole OF ,he
Lombardo Venetian kingdom wss sub
jsc'sd sesiu to Aus,ris ; tho uprising
aod defeat Of tho Mayors ; the wars
Of Sohleswig. Holsseio aud Deomsrk.
Then esmo tho "eoup do e,s," 10
France, aud the proclamation Of
Nspoleos III % emperor Of the French;
The war between Russia aod Turkey,
aud the Crimesn var Another great
event wss the abolition Of serfdom 10
Russia by Alexander II. The French
aod English expedition against China
Vas rot particularly ereditabls. for it
grew ont OF the opium .rsfic. Theo
came the frighsful uusioy 10 Iodis.
which 40 Eoglish ueu speaks Of. to this
day. without . shudder. France aod
Sardinia egesged 10 var With Aussris.
Franeh won at Mageots and SoIferiso,
and Lombardy Was eeded to Ssrdinis.
France took Nice sod Savoy. Garri,
baldi uow loomed up - . disturbiog
element. occupied Naples and ultimate
ly forced Victor Emanuel to msrcb
upon Rome. The Scu!hero States OF
the United States Of America withdrew
from the Union, With consequences with
which Ne are oil familiar Nspoleao
porsevered With bis Mexicsn expedition
10 tho expectation that the South and
North would reusin sspsrste and
independent Of each other Msximi
lisu, the likeness Of 90 imperial crown
put ou. sod before . lioe Of muskets, q
prisoner aod disorowse at Queretaro.
10 1861, Willism I. of Prussia, vas
crowned aod Bismarck became pref.
dent Of the ministry. Developing
rapidly her military strength. Prussia
fought Austria 10 1866. aud defeated
her deoisively at Sadowa There was
Vepe'ia ceded to France to be ceded to
Italy
The next great event was the Frauco
Prussian war. which ended 10 the
downfall Of tho French Empire, the
capture Of Paris by the Germans and
the coronation OF King William as
Emp,ro' Of Germany Rome became
the scat Of the Italian Government,
AMI the Capital of I'aly. Spain. after
q taste OF a Sandman Prince ss its
monarch. becams comparatively tran
Qull, uuder the rule Of Alphoose XII.