The New York Herald Newspaper, August 31, 1869, Page 4

EUROPE. They May be Assailed, The Spanish Throne, Forbes’ Mission and Cuba. poleon’s Anmesty and What His People Say. Ry the steamship City of Brookiyn, Captain Rrooks, at this port, we have mail detatls of our cable telegrams from Europe dated to the 20th of August, Our special correspondence is of @ very in- teresting character, Efforts are being made fn Berlin to organize a line of steamers to trade between Stettin and New York. ‘The present proposal is to start with two vessels and a subscribed capital of 750,000 thalers. _ Amilitary commission has been examining the defences of Dresden, Saxony, and between that city and the Ausirian frontiers, Some additional forts are to be constructed on the heights and will render it an important military station. A recent fire In the arsenal at Civita Vecchia con- sumed the entire stock of forage and stores of the French troops serving in Rome. The féte of the First Napoleon was to be celebrated With great pomp on the Suez Canal works, ENGLAND. The Naval Defences of the Kingdom—From Portsmouth Round te the Downs—Iron- Cinds Against invadera=How an American Enemy Couid OperatemIreland as n Stra- tegic Point. Lonvon, August 16, 1869. In my letter of the 14th inst. [ gave an account of the defences of Portsmouth, showing how any enter- prisiug enemy could enter within Spithead, destroy the dockyard, and even run up into the barbor and destroy the butlding yards and the shipping laid up in “ordinary,” as tt is called, And, as I noticed in the same letter, Portsmouth, be it remarked, is the only dockyard we have in England with any pretence to fortificadon or defence of any kind. To eave the place. in the event of a war, it would ‘be pecessary to keep a fleet of tron-clads within call, which feet must be as strong—man for man, gun for gun and ship for ship—as that of the invading enemy. Bat once entice our tron-cladas away or leave them weaker than the ships of the invaders, and our principal dockyard is gone forever, without a hope of being saved from deatruction. And Ports- month being destroyed the right arm of the British navy wil have beon cut off. So much for my last communteation on this sub- ject. I must now ask you to accompany me in the spirit (rom Portsmouth round to the eastward, sail- ing Along or steamtng past the south coast of Eng- jand—paat Bognor, Worthing, Brighton, New Haven, St. Leonard's, Hastings, Folkestone, Dover, Deal, Ramsgate, and so round the Downs to the mouth of the Thames, Why I ask you todo this, to go with mie thus far, is that trom Portsmouth round to the east and inen northeast, and afterwards up the river which London 1s built upon, is the part of the coast of England which ts supposed to be defended. Whether or not it is so I leave your readers to judge aller my bird's-eye survey of the same, ‘The soutu coast of England, from Portsmouth no- til youreacn the celebia.ed white chaiks about Do- Vor, is fat to adegree. But, within easy range of the crunance now in use upon ships of any mag ygland’s Naval Defences and How nitude, vessels of the largest size could steam @iong quieuly and deal out destruction as they went Upon a number of wealtny towns. The coast is cet tainly fortitied, but tortiued mereiy by Martello tow- ers, placed here and there, not calculated to hold Imere popguns in the way of cannons, say at the very Ontside @eghuteen or twenty-four pounders. fnese towers are certamiy within sip of each other, and Would, nv doubt, do very good service in the event of an invasion by boats or by landing of troops; but iat enemy iu lis right senses would never for one moment dream af janding troops on this part of the coast? Ii he did so for the purpose of bre; railways, or of snuoying the defenders of the country he couid certatuly do so without in any Way endan- gering the men who landed, But against the iron- clads, bet ry any vessels armed with such guns 88 ure used in these days, the Martello towers would be o0 deience whatever, As we steamed gently aion, this coast my naval friend who accompanie: me pointed out how whe whole of this coast, covered ‘83 ib 18 With Weaithy and fourishing towns, would be most completely at the mercy of an enemy, and how iron-claus could, while lying far out of range, batter to pieces and wtteriy destroy every house, factory, farm, railway station, town, street and country house from one end of the coast to the other until you get to Dover. Dover would be an ugly obstacle to overcome. The fortificauions have been ali repaired of late years, and the ordnance mounted upon the castle 1s all new, weil keptand in oxcellent order. Whether this actual castle could be battered down by vessels Yo rearward, they themselves keeping out of range, ig impossibie to decide, My naval friend who ac- companied me gaid Yhat hedid not believe the place could be taken without a regular siege, and if at- tacked by a fieet it wouid be the old question tried over again of big guns against bricks and masonry on the ove hand, and big gons against tron-clad ships on the other, his would take timeof course, But if Dover cannot be taken it can be turned, or, in other words, avoided altogether. As a@ lindrance to men-of-war—whether large or small—getting round into the Downs, or further on, round the headland or #0, to the mouth of the Thames, itis worth nothing. Keeping weli in towards the Freach coast a fleet of a nundred Line-of-battle ships might pass the straits in the greatest safety, and the entrance to the Thames would thea be at their mercy. OM Deal the largest ships can anchor within range of big guns, It is true that there are several smail forts bulll all along the coast here, the opject of their creation velug, as | imagine, to pro- tect the great nuniber of merchant vessels that wait here either for fayorabie Winds or for tug steamers to take them up the my But these towers are only bui.t for very simail guns—thatis, email! in com- parisoa to What monitors and other iron-clad vessels Carry in these days—and they have been evidently built for the purpose of detending me anchorage of the Downs against boats ruuutug in from an ene- ™my’s fleet. When they were constructed tue Ala- bama question had not beea mooted, nor had we ever heard of any chance of a disagreement with Anierica. Let us for a moment imagine that, in the eventofa war with England, America were to despatch a large fleet of frou-claus to Ireland. As a matter of course, our whole iron-ciad deet would be moved to the west ward, for (te purpose of defending the coast of that Island, In the meautime & portion of the American feet, consisting of w couple or so of jarge iron- clads aud ag many gunboats and monitors as had been brought acros¥ the Atiantic, would come up the Pnglisa Channel, destroy Portsmouth and then 483 OU to the eastward. J maintain that in twenty- jour hours from leaving Portsmouth London would be at the mercy of the invaders. There is nothing whatever to hinder or prevent bold meu from Tying out this pia’ From Portsmouth ail the way round to Kamsgate and Margate, with the single exception of Dover, the defences of the coast are ch a8 Would not turn back @ baby that had y pluck. At Dover the guna of the fort can be avoided, At Sheerness we h a dockyard and a few wen-of-war, but no iron-clada. From Sheer- ness right away to Loudon Bridge there ts nothing but forests of masis belonging to merchantmen in dock to be seen right and left of the river, inviting destruction, as tt were, from any hostile vessels that go. so far into the bowels of the Jand, Lain quite sure that baif adozen guuboatg could in one moruing utterly destroy many millions of dollars’ wort of shipping, on their way from Woolwich uy to Loudon. And, as I said before, defences that could really prevent even a single gun: boat from making its way right up the Thames, and destroying in # few hours half the shipping and three-fourths of the most costiy merchaudise in England¢ for you must remember that nearly ali our Warehouses are buiit close to the river, and in them are stored away militons upon millions worth of goous from every part of the Kaown world. Fng- Jand has vever since she Was a nation contemplaced such @ War as NOW hangs over her head in connec- tion with the Alabawa question. During the tong war we had with France our enemy had no navy that could be compared to ours. Moreover, he was depending entirely upon the winds of heaven—or, in- deed, we all were—before he could move his ships aboutor as he wanted them, But now it 1s entirely different. Steam has not only bridged over the chau- hel, it hus also bridged over the Atlantic, And remem. bor ‘hat steam heips an invader far, far more than It does adefender, In the days of sailing ships an invader of the fhames might have @ fair wind to start with, but be in a terrible fix for coming back. Uniess fortune so far favored him that when there was a change of wind it should take place exacily at the right moment ke would tn all probability fallinto the hands of his enemy long before he could retur But with steam it star otherwise, The same p x that by ) an invader up the ‘Thames could take him ¢ And reme ber that mot only coud a oat en trate to London Bridge at ¢ that in doing so these piroy far more property t The moral ot My story Fagisame: ave & Went Gf cilcuiation or tiem. Whem they hear of a fleet of A from-clads being om the coastot tre 1 nand d learn that tn o Irish port on the west coast there are men of ‘ours Gisembarking—men who wil ize with thelr Irish fellow countrymen, When they know that the English feet has gone to Protect Ireland and that gun! have found their ‘way up the Thames, in such different cases, | say, will not the Alabama bill be paid down to the ver; last cent? 1 believe—indeed, 1 am certain—that will, and that it will be your fault—tbat is, the fault of your diptomatists—ti it is not. But of this more presently. SPAIN. The Cubna Question=Press Opinions—Mr. Panl Forbes, the Cuban Negotinter=Mont- pensier to be King—The Monroe Doctrine to be Saquashed in the Gulf of Mexico—Sketch of Don Carles VII. MApRID, August 16, 1869, Now that the long list of Carlist motives has dwin- dled from a recapitulation of facts into stale rehear- a's of what would but interest a petty village in Spain, Imay, I hope, withont being called a bore, touch upon matters of general interest—for instance, the Cuban question, which seems to engross largely American columns. -It is only lately that Spanish journalists have condescended to give their readers an idea of the feeling created in Spain by the ory of “Sell, sell Cuba,” bruited in ultramarine countries, Slight hints merely had been given heretofore of their knowledge of foreign arrogance and of their acquaintance with what they called ‘insolent inter. ference of foreigners with Spanish matters;”’ but the deceptive tints and colorings which government précis generally have have in a measure awakened the people to a desire to know the exact state of the Cuban revolution, and day by day we are profusely informed by all classes of journals of what trans- pires in Ouba. We dare not say that we get the pre- cise, truthful facts, but we have the opinion of the journalist spread out in columns of print every morning. Furthermore, I am informed by other means of what the government thinks of the Cuban question—i, @, as regards its sale to a foreign Power—and for once I will even give reign to necea- sity and permit you to have unvarnished what opinions I have gleaned by means of my seven senses. The Ministers forming the present government under the regency, composed of Prim, Bocerra, Topete, Silvela, Ardanaz, &c., would word their opinion about the sale of Cuba in this manner, to wit:—We are very willing—that is, would be willing— to sell Cuba to Anglo-America or any other country, did we dare to, put querido mio, we dare not do it, nor even think of it, Though we are strong to-day, ay, stronger than any party which has had poss ca- sion of governmental offices since Charles III. died, the simple‘ announcement to the commonality that we entertained the project of selling the Pearl of the Antilles would raise such storm above our heads as we could not breast one hour, You would see Madrid people, in one living stream, weltering towards the government building and, perhaps, in a short time, you would see seven Spanish ministers dragged through the streets by the crazy populace, and, Carramba! Caballero! think you we would risk our lives to please Anglo-America, or any other country? Sefior, mto; we know all you would urge upon us; we know well what considerations incline our ears to a competent understanding and compre- henston of Anglo-American ideas of Cuba; we have traced the bearings of the qnestion to every point; We know that Spain suffers from her impecuntosity; we know thatthe United States government is well able to buy Cuba and pay a round sum for it; we know also that, by and by, we will lose Cuba; but at is all in va To stand well in the eyes of Spaniards and retain our places we must send 20,000 more troops to Cuba, and if they are not enough send more; send ali the army, all the navy, then send our mtiitia—our women are well able to keep the eee on the pentusula, 1e cry of Spaniards to-day 8, and aiways was, “Espaiia con honra”—Spain with houor, W| Sefior, neither you nor your countrymen know anything,of policy if you imagine that seven Ministers and a Regent can work in op- position to @ united nation, when, with an eptgram- mnatte fervor, Be te] out such a strain as “espana con honra.” We know that at present we have great influence, but our influence is not sufficient to broach the subject of the sale of @ portion of Le pen ish territory. Whatever party proposes it 1s dead from that moment, Do you Know why? It is be- cangze the common people have got it Into their heads that Spatn, being the most powerfal nation to the world, should not listen to any degrading proposals from other countries leat 1t might be sup- posed that she was selling because she could not conquer the rebellion, This is a matter which touches our honor, our national pride, The country- men of Alphonso the Wise, of San Fernando, of the Cid, of the “Great Captain,’ must not, cannot hear of sucha thing. When we have conquered Cuba, subdued fally the rebellion, then, and not ttl then, will the time arrive when your countrymen may broach the snbject with a chance of success, and the ohiefs of the nation listeu and entertain such a proposal with a chance of their lives vetng safe and of its acceptability by the peopie. The above is an epitome of the fecling of the Min- isters upon the Cuban question, and I verily believe that whatever Minister of Foreign Power who pro- poses either directiy or indirectly to the government of Spatn just now for Cuba will not recetve the in- formation I give above as kindly as I received it. Much of what I heard I have been obliged to forego, but what is above set down ls the embodiment of national ae upon the subject. But lest you imagine I may have misconceived {t, here follows a literal paragraph from Prim’s organ, issue of this morning, entitled ‘La Cuestion de Cuba.” It cS We have read with much pain an article ia La Patric, a French imperialist organ, which we reproduce that our read ers may acquaint themselves with what foreigners think of Spain, (Then follows La Patrie's article, couneelling Spain to agi! Cuba.) Once more wo are obliged to repeat that arbi- tration of any Power cannot be accepted. It is our frm con- victlon, our revision which we will not forego until we hear Madsid Oavinet resolve otherwise. | It Ja not in tho destiny in to renounce just yet Cuba, "Nor fw it in the natural 7 Ol things, as foreign periodicals have been pleased to , to renounce Cuba as Spain renounced Peru, Chile and xico, and the inimicable colonies of the New World, as England will sooner or later have to renounce Cauada, Portugal has renounced Urazil. But for the sake of a ment admitting this hypothesis, here is tne solution which the New York Hewanp and other promine! Anglo-American journals off The United — States overnment to serve xs arbitrator between Cuba and Spain; the rebois to consent to purch: independence by myans of ia, which payment is to be guaranteed by the United 8 asever such an arrogant proposition t offered to a nation proud of its honor and of as this? Here we find foreign jou tence olfering to a high- for counsel concernt The London Times, w fame nature, What w to buy Ireland fro: ns or that isle? {ts good name i with barefaced inno- rous nation anasked- portion of its territory. ‘mes out with something of the gland think were Spain to offer ‘one of the {intermittent rebel- France think if we offered to that not long ago that they all would to mediate or to concern our- that ia precisely our an- or, as haughtiiy given now to Eneland, to France, to Amert- ca and to all other Powers, powerful or weak. We sny they have our alfaira; we Ray we do not want we will not have it, Our honor is inault to So: When 4 rere, tho G are an from whatever quarter they ta pluoged in elvil war we forbore to ed by France to do s0, We kept our nentraiity. ¥ hibited the ports of Bpain to the Southern erniser, tho that lay in our power towarda pregory- Weask no more from America. As we we ask America’s honorable forbearance were forbear now. La Discssion, Revino's old democratic organ, now republican, demands from the government a full and truthful exposition of its mysterious silence concerning Cuba, It mentions that with the 72,000 Men, composed of soldiers aud volunteers, that there are in Cuba now in the service of the Spanish gov- ernment, 20,000 more are to be sent in the on month of September, and ferventiy hopes that with such a vast sacrifice of men aad moncy the result will be not sterile, It sums up the position of Cuba as a grave one; that lta condition is almost hopeless; that the danger of forever losing it is immivent; that the fustlades going on there are @ stain to humanity; that the blood of brothers is being poured out like water. Sull keeping on thia Cuban question, long ago sét- tled by the clubs and cafés as a subject undebatadle, but which will, nevertheless, crop up to the suriace, ve ventilated In the newspapers and whisked across land and under sea to England and America, let me explain one farther fact connected with it, There have been telegrams sent to London and New York about a Mr. Forbes, of Boston, as having come over one to Madrid to purchase Cuba; as having cultivated boon friendship with General Sickies, and made himself peculiarly sweet in upper tendo, that i8 around quarters of the Ministry. Now Mr. Forbes may have done each and all of what Spanish journals accuse him of, but L do not belleve that he has done anything with a view to the purchase of Cuba. ‘There is something in 1% to me cee ay ludicrous, in hearing a Raye citizen—Mr. Forbes, of New York (not of Boston)—spoken of a8 a negotiator to purchase a Commonweaith,a large island like Guba, and this bear iu mind, 10 the presence of a newly accredited Min- ister, who before ali others should reasonably be ex- pecred to know more of it than any other. Mr. Forbes, unless I ata blind, has come over to Spain on private business, He came to Spatu in May last, had seen Prim While lie was in exile, aud of course, being aman of wealth aud position, burnished up his ac- quaintance with that G 1. He left Madrid for a month or 4% and retucned again a short time before General Sickles’ arrty. When the new Minister ar- rived Mr. Forbes, who was acquainted with him previously in Now York, was on hand, and of course they met as friends general! When tue American Minister weat to [a Mr. Forbes accompanied him, and though not of Legation presented to Marstial Serrano jig return to Madrid, Mr, f ¢ or twloe with Genorat Prim, « ms Of © t 1 hay Forbes—ayout t yt the NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, .1869.—TRIPLE SHEET Cuba, and say thathe scemed to bo an intelligeat gentleman who has travelled with bis weather eve Q] I nave said honestly ait I can say of bin, ‘These goings out and comings in be very aus icious. They may refersolely to Cuba; they may not. ig private gentleman American citizen, may be negotiator for Cuba, However, should he turn out to be the actual Cuban negotiator, and not a private American citizen on & tour of sight-seeing, I will forever believe Mr. Paul Forbes, of New York, to bo the first diplomat in the world. La Pout and La I two moat important Union liberal organs in Spain, have had dreams, and it is necessary you should know them, for they nave struck a thoughtful chord throughout Spain, even Politica, under from La Inuquera to Santander. the heading of “Castles in the Air,” relates its dream, the summary and pith of whieh is that Don Antonio, Duke of Montpensier, courteous and clover prince, will, before the present year ig out, ascend the Span- ish throne as King Antonio I. Antonio is the repre- sentative of a policy opposed to Isabel II., as his cousin, the Count de Paris, representa the antithesis of Henry V., candidate of the old regime, Don An- tonto I., king by the revolution, the negation of the right divine, of theocratic influences, of abso;utism, bas beeu taught by the terrible end of his grand- father to march concarrently with constitutional government, to obey with impartiality the dictates of @ parliament, and to conform to public opinion as the popular dynasties of England and Beigtuin do, the nations of which look on their sovereigns aa the palladium of their liberties and the aymbol of their sovereignties, The illustrious gentlemen, the Duke dela Torre and the Conde de ) having terml- nated their great task of regenerating the country, will stand on his right and on his left aa the cham- ions Of Spain, princes of the militia, armed custo. tans of the new monarohy, live monuments of the abner ey coos supporters of the constitution demo: cracy 0! . The President of the Council of Ministers wil bo he who was the prophet of the revolution—he who foresaw the coming aaranee he who geod tian, Nicci Maria Rivero May man, as vero, ‘or of Madina Gevice is alone eaual 40 the task of forming a Cebtiet @ Cabinet and meeting the wishes of the nation. For Minister of War we shall have the soldier of Aicolea, the Jeader in the Seville insurrection, General Izquierdo. Sefor Rios the mediator of 1855, wil! have charge of the portfollo of Grace and Justice, as that omce onizes with his well Known ability and talent. Sefior O:ozaga will fill the Ministry of State, Admiral Topete must not be suffocated within the Ministry, but shall respire the pure sea air and the powder-smoke of naval combats, imposing the fraternity of Spain upon tne repubiics of America, and annihilating forever in the Gulf of Mexico the invasive doctrine of Monroe. Mendez Nunez, the hero of Callao, shall, therefore, occupy the Ministry of the Navy. Progresistas, untonistas and democrats, according to their particular aptitude and special talents, and not according to numerical symmetry an igencies of party, may fill up the other Minis- tries; the same rule to be onserved with secretary- ships, with directors, &c., anc ors. Men must sult their positions and not men, and in a few years Spain will be the principal nation on earth. ‘ La Ideria with the Politica except in the minor nominations; but both agree that Prim and Serrano shail officiate only as armed champions of Spain, with no particular office, and that the princt- pal prceresisias shall go ‘to grass.” What Prim and Serrano may think of being put on the sheli 80 quickly can be better imagined than noted. And poor Topete, bluff sailor Topete! to be drowned in the Guif of Mexico in the effort to teach obdurate, stiff-necked Yankees how to crow miider, is a hard fate indecd for the initiator of the revolution. Sa- gasta also to be buried! Why Sagasta will kick up a@greater muss than all of them together; but we shall hear more of this dream of La Politica and its contemporary yet. The republicans, ag @ matter of no Moment, are to be annihilated, shipped to Fer- nando Po, tied up in sacks and drowned, As I have seen some very wrong statements about the present Don Carlos in American journals, I take the liberty of making a note about him, Charies Iy., King of Spain, nad two sons—Ferdinand and Catios. Ferdinand ascended the throne aiter his father as Ferdinand VII. Before his death Ferdi- mand Vil, revoked the Salic law, which occasioned a war when Isabelia became queen. The contestant waa Carlos Y., Ferdinand’s brother, who by right should have been King of Spain. Carlos Y. died goon after the termination of the seven years’ war, Which ended June 380, 1830, aries Y¥; had three sons, one of whom went under the name ot Carlos Vi, the Count of Mofitmoiin. In 1860 this Carios IY., Count Montmolin, made an attempt to selze the Crown of Spain. General Ortega, conl- mander of the Balearic Isis, endeavored in vain to win the belp of his troops in proclaiming and up- helding Carlos. On their refusal he ed, was taken risoner and executed. Carlos VI. and his second rother were also taken, but were released and lowed to quit Spain on signing an act of renuncia- tion of all pretensions to the throne of Spain. This act was, however, repudiated by the Count in a letter written to the Queen of Spain from Cologne in Jone, 1860, But shortly after these two princes died suddenly, suspected to have been poisoned; thus there rematned but the youngest brother, a wid, harum-scarum rake, named Juan de Bourbon, In 1868 Juan de Bourbon, brother of the defanct Carlos VL, abdicated his pretensions to the Spanish throne In favor of his own son, who is known now as Oarlos VIL, who 1s twenty-two years old, whose title 1g Duke of Madrid. Carlos has married Mar- ents, the daughter of the Duke of Modena, who sald to be the richest prince in Europe, and who has lately given his son-in-law $2,000,000 to help him tions suit the to gain the throne, Carios was brought up by hia ne the Duchess de Betra, at Trieste, in Austria. 1e uchess de Betra is tho worst ur in Europe, and this fact explains the why and wherefore youn Carlos believes in the right divine of kings, an thinks himself engaged in a holy war, for his cry ts, “Viva Dios! Viva heligion, Jt Maria! Viva et Rey /” which is, m Engl ligion ! Jesug and Mary! Live Such is @ brief sketch of the “Vino eno,” or “Handsome Boy,” as he is valisd. FRANCE. Napotcon’s Amucsty=Whet People Think of It. The recent amnesty for political offences as pro- claimed by Napoleon forms a topic of wniversai com- ment in the Paris journals of the 19th of August, We publisit the most forcible points made by the writers. ‘The Constitutionel remarks;—“The Emperor was well inspired in giving to this great act all the extent which the most exacting could desire. Nota singie exception, not one reserve, even for political crimes. ‘This 1, in truth, the manner in witcu ongnt to act a government strong enongh to fear nothing frou its adversaries, and which nas just revived tts popus larity by & new accord with the country. The fact will be remarked that tue decree of amuesty, as far as it apples to press and political offences, id coun- tersigned by all the ministers, That circumstance roves that tt was deliberated in Council, It may, herefore, be considered as a manifestation of the line of conduct the Ministry of the 17th Juiy mtenda to pursue, Thta act of grace is the compicment and the best commentary on the Imperial message and the Senaius Consutium. Ibis a pledge that liberal laws will be liberaliy applied. We must add that the independent journais will feel themselves much more free than formerly to combat the injustice of the opposition.” The Débats says:—This ainnesty is not partial, but full and entire; It extends to all crimes or polttt- cal offences committed up to this day by the press or in any other way. By the rerms of the decree tne Chief of the State lags “determined on consecrating, by this measure, the hundredth anniversary of U first Emperor's virt see in the centel the Brench hy but we imay be permit ary only an opportunity, and to think that the amnesty was abov inspired by &@ desire to give satisfacti pinion, whieh did not regard without ng the nuwe- rous prosecutions instituted against the pre! ‘The Liberte (Prince Napoleon's organ) expresses itself in these terais:—* y this is a great and noble policy! We it witnout re- serve, for it hag always been our owa. This mea sure, Which honors the Minister of the 17th of July, changes the distrast we entertained into conddence, The amnosty of tue 14th of August, 1869, to which they have collectively and individually attached their names in solemnly and unanimously counter- signing ii, thus imprinting om it the character of & common Work deliberated in council, has not re- Mmained—which would have been a fault—beluw that of the 16th of Angust, 1869, of which it la the worthy pendant. Jt is unconditional, without ex- ceptions, without restrictions, and that ¢iroum- lance it is Which constitutes ft a grand act.” La France saysi— "it 13 neither partial nor restric tive; the heart and the mind of the sovereign have, Without any exception, cast a vell of pacification And oblivion over all the facts connected with the electoral crisis and the late agitations, That act is at ihe same time bold and sagacious; it reveals the outburst of @ generous heart and the Inspiration of 4 liberal policy; there willbe but on yoice in the country and in Europe to proclaim that truth." The Temps remarks:--it is a measure of which ‘we shallnot have the bad taste to depreciate the merit under the pretext that It was imposed by ne- cessity. The judicious character of the act is clearly incontestibie. Tne Kmperor may have ylelded to personal sentiments which do him honor, but he has at the same time obeyed the demands of the altna- tion, A change so great as that to which our insti- tutions are about to be subjected could not bat be accompanied by the remission of penaities incurred under another regine aii under otuer condivons of public liberty.” ‘he Presse expresses itself in th. terma:—"'The amnesty 1s as comprehensive as could be desired. This act, Which is one of good policy, was the most worthy means of celebrating the cédtenary of the fonnder of the dynasty. this measure, whieh cannot be too highly p the government is not only honored tn the eyes | menof generous minds, but it gives agreater proof of its strength than ail restrictive Jaws, which may sometimes be Recessary, but which are always to be regretted, because they prove the extste those disaen- Bions to Appease Which i$ a matter of juterest and of honor to the government.’ The Journal de Paris says:— entirely spontaneous act of tr Public opinion did pot demand the decrees now published will favorable Impression in the coun vi ve de France vacs “The “The amnesty ts an ign power 1 consequently produce a more htforward. Ian- corded f (nil and ong pronoanesd political ot eon boy ror | for crimes and offence hected with the pres ngs and com itions, mioy. If the eperoy, it Wut ctor 5eod aod Y@ ou tad aot rived a large number of citizens he would not ave had to recall them to ther country; that if 80 many judgments had not been given against political Men No occasion would havo extated for opening their prison doors. Tho situation must be taken such as itis, and an opinion formed on the facts themselves.”? ‘The Opinion Nattonale affects to believe that the Emperor was in & manner logically forced to the course which he has adopted. ‘This act,’' says the wriier, * 18 the necessary cousequence of the change of aystem which ts now being effected 1a our institu- tions. There would have been a total waut of logic in prosecuting judicially writers im the press or speakers at public meetings for attacks on the perso- nal sevaramens, just the moment when those atricttres were I some ‘sort justified by universal suffrage, condemning that régime, and resolving to enter Lpon @ new course,” The si¢ole expresses satisfaction, but announces that it must still continue its warfare on personal government, Its language runs thus:—‘‘!he decree of annesty was necessary in the present political attnation; it was expected by pubitc opinion, and will be received with satisfaction. May we, how- ever, be permitted to say our criticisms on the instt- tutlons by which we are governed, and on the men who rule us, are not touched by the present act. So loug a8 the persona! power shall maintain its hold on society, and the nation shall not have had restored to it its liberties and its rights, our duty is to op- pose. The amnesty is an accident la the war which we are carrying on.” The Aventr National is the most “irreconcilable” of ail the Paris press, 1t saya:—‘‘Any motu proprio, whatever it may be, always escapes research. The weal causes can never be determined, for they are as Variable a8 all the ductuations of individual thought; we must content ourselves with accepting effects. Clomency and charity are recommendable virtues, but which, having nothing to do with law and Justice, remaia in the condition of pace aocidents, with which democracy, anxious before everything for rights and guarantees bea of ail per- sonal will, has n0t to preoccupy ttwelf.”” AUSTRIA. The Church and State Question Difficulty. {From the Independance Beige, August 19.) A portion of the Austrian clergy seems at length to comprehend the dangers which its attitude towards the government and the new legialation might bring upon the Church and the country. The Episcopate of Bohemia, which ts not precisely the most tolerant of the moi y, has asked from Rome instructions in order to regulate its conduct with reference to the legal intervention of the priesthood in the schools; and, m virtua of @® communication received from the Holy See, if has a @ circular to its subordinates. This document shows:—1. That the bishops feit pound to take the advice of the Pope on the Austrian laws, and to make their attitude de- Bere on the Pontifical reply; 2, That the Holy ‘ather has shown himself clement and has author- ized the prelates to permit their clergy to take part in the deliberations of the scholastic councils. This last fact 18 a0 Much the more interesting as some of the higher ecclesiastics, like the Bistop of Linz, for example, has interdicted those under his orders from. pars as ane in any way inthe superintendence of hose establishments such as they have been newly organized. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. During the recent visit of the King of Prussia to Hanover the ladies organized a demonstration by parading the streets, wearing large bows of white and yellow nbbon. In the year 1863 the sum of 467,239 francs was ap- plied for public instruction by the Canton of Basle, Switzerland, being at the rate of ten francs per head on the number of inhabitants, The Roumantan government has signed a conven- tion with Russia for the abolition of capituiations throughout the principalities, as far as the latter is concerned, This is another blow almed at Turkey. The Papal Nuncio bas addressed a severe admont- ton to the Archbishop of Cracow for having appiled the term “demons” to the jailors of the nun Barbara Ubryk. He immediately expressed his regrot that his feelings had led him to apply injurious terms to the “pious sisters.’? La Reforma of Madrid (republican) connsels the Spanien fovernment to breal its all relations an the French cou ugg of Protection tna empl ntords 1 er aRERa chiefs, a Selng & noto- rious fact that they are hovering on the frontier for the purpose of exciting civil war In that country. A young man of respectable appearanco recently applied to a police magistrate in Paris to obtain hiro an entry into a lunatic asylum, as he could not Withstand tie temptation to strangle every child he met. He was ateacher inalarge school, and al though fre had succeeded so far he declared te utterly impossible to keep his hands off the children uader his charge for the future, Some rather seriona scenes of disorder have just takea place at Rotterdam. Numerous bands of youths and workmen paraded the streets, raising menacing cries and breaking the windows of the buildings velonging to the government. Those dis- turbances are meant asa Log! against the con- demnation to hard labor of M. Devietter, chlef of the democratic party, for exciting the people to pe An appeal has been made against that sen- ence. 4. ROSS BROWNE AND THE BRITISH: MERCHANTS IN CHINA, New York, August 30, 1869. To TuE Eprror or 108 HERALD:— Thave read tie address of the British merchants in Shanghae to J, Ross Browne and his auswer in the HERALD of yesterday, and must gay thatIam no way surprised at the address; it is only in conso- nance with the whole course of the British, not alone in China, but tu the entire East; but Lam both sur- prised and indignant that a cepresentative American should be so biludly narrowminded and retrogressive of 30 culpable 3 {0 maliciously misrepresent facts and the views and policy of his own country. The British merchants in China fear that thelr reign of robbery is about to pass from then—no more forcing of opium upon an unwilling people, no more smug- gilng, no more trading in human flesh, no more open, barefaced cheating, no more gunboats and redcoats to enforce ail these infamies. No wonder they fret and fume and intrigue, cabal and do allin their power to undermine the wise and munificent provisions of the Burlingame treaties, by musrepresenting him to the Chinese government, and the Chinese to the Western nations. The British merchants proclaim the méeriority, the non-progres- siveneas and the paganism of the Chinese. M. Browne coincides with all their views. I hav already meutioned reasons for the course of the British im this respect, I shall now mention one other motive, and a very powerful one: it is jealousy of the increasing influence of America In China. No one, unless he has resided in Caina, can realize the bitter jealouay aud animosity of the British towards the Americans. It 13 to be met with every- where, In bus.:ness and socially; and this feeling, in- tensified since the establishment of our line of steam- ers between Hong Kong and San Fraucisov, the fiu- ishing of tho Pacifle Railroad and our new treaty, has ita outlet m this delcctable “address,” Ov What grounds and why does Mr. Browne take the views he does’ From experience? ‘its was cer- tainly “shore, suarp and dectarve,” and lis concia- sions directly opposite to those of men of at least equal intelligence and many yeara expe- rience iu China, sach as Mr. Burlingame, te ev. Mr, Williams, &c., &c. 18 he jealous of the right and well carned fate of his predecessor f If so let him be consoied with the idea that, like himselt, every one ig not @ Talleyrand, a Nesseirode or a Buriingame. Is he enraged at being 80 soon recalled, and docs he seek revenge on the un offending Chinese, and commit treason and apostacy to the progressive and Christian spirit of his coun- trv? Does he pander to those extremes that meet the British tory aggressive element in China and the ignorant, narrow-minded, rowdy element of Cal fornia? [very properly ask all these questions from the extraordinary position in which Mr. Browne has placed himself, and his explanation, if there be any, has Lo come yet. It is not couveyed in his answer to the Gritleh merchants of Shanghae, During my restaence in China I have had much experience among the Chinese, ana travelled the empire extensively, and I can state without fear of refutation from any fair aad discerning party that the Chinese are, summing up all thetr virtues and defects, not a whit inferior to us asa people; that tey are ready and willing to accept of improve- iments when they are lutroduced by genuine parties, and not, as almost invariably heretofore, by assocta- tions of swindlers and adventurers—by those who hold the theory that a Chinaman has no rights which a Cancasian is bound to respect—and that I believe ‘they will accept Obriatianity when it becomes Uhria- tianity to them, Certainly thew experience since the opening of China has not been such as to render them tn love with our Christianity. The Western Christians, particularly the British, have been cruel and exacting in their miittary operations, swindiug and voscrupulous in thelr mercantile transactions, and licenttous and degraded in their habits. Let what will be said, America the good will of and the “inside track’! with the Chinese, This 1s due to themselves and to the iniiusnce of such lead- ing representative men as Burlingame. My hope and trust ts that no machinations, British or otherwise, Will cause any misunderstanding between America and China, Leb ua wait patiently, and, meantime, keep ourselves to the wise aod munificent provisions of the Burlingame treaty and frown down and do away with the exclusive, bagoled spirit evinced in Caltfornia, Jn conclusion, let me recommend a minister for China—one who i# # gentieman of extended and Christian views, & thorough Chinese scholar, and Who has been loved and respected for many years past by the ,Ohinese—I mean the Rev, 8. Wells Wil- tama, Secretary of Legation and interprever at Pekin, and frequently Cnargé d’Atfaires, | assure you no selection could possibly be made which would give greater satisfaction to the governments of the United States and China, or go further to neutralize the pernicious machinations of oar British enemine andl their allies, JAUES Ia K NAN, late United States Consul. vos A Youna Starr. — 1 Boasy the Des A Moines (lowa) State Register in giving # tablo of the pamber remarks lowa no of yaliroad in the State boastfully 1 please, you wiil notice tiat young has move miles of ratiroad than’ sore 1sand Mules When se tad not don't look 8 Wil Whea held vant lows, as when shown up iin the Yankoe Aawsnaverd!’ alone by hers’ VIRGINIA. New Moves on the Political Chessbeard—A Plan to Have New Eleetions Agreed Upen= General Canby Approves of the Move—His Views—Governor Walker the Right Man— Defeat of Mr. Boutwells Plans—The New Legislature—Who the Members Will Be. RicHMonpD, August 28, 1869. Within the past few days there has been quite a atir among political leaders here, Conferences have been held, at which every conceivable clement was represented with a view to aettio existing differences, and, if possible, arrive at a practical solution of the test oath question which would be satisfactory to all parties, It has transpired that these confe- rences resulted in @ proposition that all the mem- bers elect to the Legislature who were unable to subscribe to the test oath would resign, and that General Canby would be re quested to order new elections to fill the vacancies thug occurring. This plan was agreed to by the Walker republicans and the ultra radicals, but opposed by the representative of the democratic minority. Dr. Gilmer, chairman of the Walker Hxe- cutive Committee, called upon General Canby to ascertain whether such @ proceeding would meet his approbation, and if so would he be willing to order new elections. fhe General stated that he thought this was the proper course to pursue and expressed his willingness to order the elections if gome mode of defraying the expenses of them could be devised. Reconstruction funds were nearly €X- hausted, and he doubted whether as militag com- mander he would be justified in mal an appro- priation out of the State Treasury for that purpose. ‘This would show @ proper aptrit among the people, and he would consider the question of ordering the elections and aid the plan as far as lay 1p his power if it was determined upon. After this subject was disposed of the General spoke freely on political topics, and his opinions go to show that he 1s a republican of the most ultra stripe. He felt satisfled that nis course was the roper one under the law; but he desired to be sus- Piined by the legal adviser of the Executive, and Lo gs let the question of enforcing the test oath was referred to the Attorney General for an opinion. He was In perfect accord and sympathy with the ad- ministration, Whose desire it was that the State should be thoroughly and loyally reconstructed. As satisfactory, @ people ge accept the situanon in good faith; but it was to be deplored that certain former oMce-nolders and leaders continued to guide and manage political affairs. While the General seemed to recognize the sincerity of the people he evidently doubted that of some of the old demo- cratic leaders who were quite prominent in the late elections, and he mildiy intimated that if these gen- tlemen had retired and kept aloof from politics the situation in Virginia would have been quite different to-day. The existence at this time of the conserva- tive (democratic) committee, with Mr. Raleigh T. Daniel at its head, separate and distinct from the Walker republican committee, was, in the General's estimation, a standing menace againat republican- ism, which augured badly for the future. Wnen he bad thought proper to tasue a circular inquiring what members of the Legislature were dis- qualifed by inability to take the test oath this conservative comumitteo issued @ counter circular, forbidding the members to give the desired information, which, though it did not de- feat the object, BK nevertheless, serlonaly tater- fered with it, This, among other circumstances, went to prove that the old politicians were scarcely sincere in the adherence they gave to reconstruction in the late election; but rather served to show that their support of Walker wad only because he was available in the emergency. For Governor Walker himself the General had the highest respect, and he had the utmost confidence that he was faithful and earnest in his support of the administration and the laws of Congress. He had-no doubt whatever that tho Governor elect would carry out and enforce the laws, and that he would so administer the government of the State as to insure the political and civil rights and equality of every citizen before the law. Should the programme above developed in re- gurd to the test oath be carried out the wishes of Mr. Boucwell, who is here understood as the chief in the test oath business, will then be defeated. New elections must be ordered to fill vacancies caused by resignation. while if the vacancies had occurred through inability to quailfy the person re- celving the next hig! number of votes could be declared elected. Such was Mr. Boutwell’s plan, by which he sought to effectually radicalize tne Legis- lature here and secure tho election of two good radl- cal Senators. In this, however, he will signally fail, as in almost every county and Senatorial district there are Northern men of property, character and prog A teresa! republicans, oo, of the stripe of Gilbert C. Walker, who do not believe in the proscription and disfranchisement of their nelgabora, and these fare the mea whom the conservatives will next elect to the Legislature in the stead of men whose seats Will be declared vacant by resignation. well also forgot that there is a crop of young men in Virginia who have attained their majority in the last five years, and who, though they may despise it, can take the “iron-clad,’? having given no voluntary ard or comfort to tie en- emies of the government since they were citizens, Froin this class, a8 well a3 Northeru men, tae con- servatives can return men tothe Legislature of the same politica! creed ag those now compelled to re- sign by the enforcement of an odious test oath, and in all probability that body will be more conserva- tive in complexion than at present. The people ougiit either bo trasied or bouad with bands of ron. Now they aro neither. By the eu- forcement of test oaths the government shows it cannot trust them; while at the same time 1t makes @ pretenco of treating them like a free people, Un- der such mismanagement they are becoming res- tive; lawleasnesa follows as a result, and at no dis- tant day the couutry will be in a state of anarchy if Einghaee ig not substituted for the present despot. sm. Jeneval Canby has tasued the following order, liying @ previous order in relation to the Stay GENERAT. ORDERB—NO, 190, HeADQUARTEHRS FIRST MILITARY ea STATE OF VIRGINIA, Rrouwoxn, Vay August 37, 1889. 1. Paragravh 1, Genoral bof June’ 29, 1 from these headquarters, Is horeby 30 moditied as (o exten: the time allowed for the payment of one rear’s Interest, un- der the provisions of that order, to the 80th day of Septem: i 4 of Angust 1, 169; and all levies upon or of property not actually sold’ before compliance with the cond/tions horeinafter speciited, by virtue of executions isaued for non-compliance with ths provisions of tie said order in respect to said interest, are hereby suspended until the sai in day of September proximo: "Provided that the costs of the execution, of the process of the cour: and of Order No. the advertisements the Property | levied | upon shall be pald ft by” the defendant as ® condition pre to “the suspension hereby granted: And provided further, that ia ail cases where actual levy hag been made, in'purauance of say execti- tion fssued as aforoanid, the defendant shall exocu oud in the navure of a forthcoming bond, with sulliclent security, in form as prescrived by the laws of Virginta in similar casos, for the forthcoraing of the property levied upon when the sdepenston of execution hereby granted sail bave ex- pired. 2, Lhe payment of one year's interest upon the principal sum due, provided by General Order No. i }, current series avove ctied, to be paid subsequent to Santry 1, 1350, ‘and before August 1, 1869, the time tor which is by. the feregoing paragraph extended to September 40, 1859, will be indepen- dent of al clofore made or to be made und Jeneral Aas: bly of Vic hb the amendme to the same, commonly known as eral Order No, 149, dated Decembor quarters, 3. Ln addition to the payment of one years interest, proviit- ed for by General Orders No. #0 current series, besore, cited and in receding paragraphs, & {nd meat dedlor, to be ene stay of execution provided for by the aime, shall wave paid to the cleric of the proper court, on or be fore the 8th day of September, 1559, all the coata chargeable and taxable {n the cage at the date of th 7, OF 80 Charge ‘able aud taxable on the day of payment thereof, shall be made subsequent to thin y¥ law, and of Gen. ; frou those head: if the same fate and on oF before said 2 to this order as wide a circulation as possiole wish: apectiva jurindictions, By command of Brevet Major General Canby. LOUIS Y. CAZTARS, A. D. ©. Acting stant Adjutant General. posed Suicide of a Clergymnn at Norfolk. The Norfolk Evening Herald of Friday gives an account of the sudden disappearance and supposed suicide of a clergyman in that city. He gave his name on arriving in the city on the I4th of August as Rey, Dr, John M. Brandt, of the Firat Lutheran church of Alexandria, and spread a report among the people that his purpose was to establish In Nor- folk a church of the samo deuomination, Since ten o'clock on Wedneaday night ne has not been seen, and being missed his room at the hotel was searched and tie following letter found:— Nonrons, Angust 10, 1869, You need not be frightened on fading me dead, It was my wish long axo to die, Lam tited of a live of aud misery, as I have ted tt ior yours, For yeare I have vain strugalod against slander and calamniations, until at inst has torn from my very bosom the woman I love, and Signed ine to alife of starvation and misery. Ihave not a gent to gave any Iie, no way of gaining anything, nor any hope of getting anything to doy for poop.e are too Uhristiah to trnst' a poor mau withont @ of grand. A man may be reat & Rooundrel aly resominendations he feaure to get a position honest man, who wishes nothing bat to serve hia fellow men, to do his ditty faitntully and thn# make an howest living must be porsecuted, hated, slan- dored, until he f# entirely ruined. Thave fought thie. misara- bie propensity of men for twenty yours, 1 arg now tired of it nndiderire realy and therefore hare cone where nlone J can Dd it-In the grave, T hope that nt Jenat that will be granted me. Ii ts my inst and only wish to bo allowed m grave. May the propriator of this nice hotel forgive me that I went into hin house without means to pay for my board. J wished, for ones, to feel liken buman being again, May the thought that he cileered up tho last moments of a poor, unaappy wretcl eonsole Lirn for the lons of his money, Plonse wend the letter you will find to its an. May the ‘Lord blew ali who have May he for- ve me and receive me tn wnerey. » BRANDY. Doo Story.—The Peoria il.) Transoript tel ‘a folowing tough one about a diminutive bl tan dog:—He Was in ¢ho gager pursuit of a ral rowed some cistagace into the groand, aud as he went filed up the aole with the dirt he removed. He was mlased 1or @ayht days, When one day bis owner heard & suppressed bark coming Sseetaingly from under the groand, and upon digging broayht the alventirous dog to the suriace. He was rataer the worse for aothing to eat, bub beyud that was aa \ gv0d a4 Whea he frat diaaopaared, tet a POLITICAL NOTES, A question of allopathy and homcopathy has split the republican party in Warren county, Ohio, A good way to settle the dimoulty would be for the advocates of each system to count the number that have died within a given time under the hands of physicians who practice the different systems, This 1s what @ Western paper calls ‘pill politica,” A radical Detrott paper suggests that as Rosecrans has undertaken to build @ raliroad from Mexico to Acapulco, Pendleton had better follow his example and make tracks too. Dr. Ayer, of pectoral notoriety, ts in the fleld for the nomination for Congress in Boutwell's dis'rict. ‘The Doctor has the reputation of being a miliion- Ayer, and very liberal withal, and it ia a pretty good sign of his confidence in radical institutions to know that he is not afrald to swallow his own physic, Another case of ‘pill politics.’” ‘The Liberty (Miss.) Advocate urges the democrats to stand aloof and sce what candidates the National Union republican party puts in the fleld, and then act as circumstances may seem best, keeping iz view the great object of the campaign, the defeat of the radical republican, ‘Tho Hanasboro’ (Ga.) alesis speaks of a carpet- bag preacher calied “Mackerel Jonny Clark and his cheese-box conscience,” A Southern @ournal wants to kuow ff thia sort of conscience is an “inward monitor,” as the monitor style of worship is called. It might have a “mitey” cloe resemblance thereto if @ lttle saltpetre and brimstone mixed were thrown In. The following is the latest case of ‘Southern pre- judice” that has come under our notice. It is from the Montgomery Matl:— named Oyrus Northrup ts elected Presl- the Alabama State University. We have known Cyrus for some Pye 83 a very respectable darky. He form longed to the Northrup family at Wetump! Cyrus is elected with the ho} that he and Cloud can borrow money from the bank- ing house of 1] lo, 6 Wall street, New York. Mr. Hiram Lins | ig an old friend of ours, and we beg him not to lend Cyrus money. Per contra the State Journal says the Cyrus North- rup referred to is not @ negro at all, but only learned professor of Yale, and no politician. A correspondent of the Natches Courier urges the democrats to nominate Judge W. L. Sharkey as their candidate for Governor in opposition to Judge Dent. Sharkey will stand no more chance in such a race than a quarter horse would in a four mile race against thoroughbreds. Tne Chicago Times (democratic organ) propounds the following interesting inquiry to the democracy of the North, which the New York democracy might well chew the cud upon:— If the democracy of the North shall adhere to the dead issues of the past, how can the democrauo party, remain a nat! onal organization, since the whole body of the Southern white peopie have abandoned the dead issues and accepted the situa- tion as it it? Not quite all the Southern white people, but cere tainly a large proportion of them. A Western paper thinks the democracy of Ohio went for Rosscrans because Rosecrans once went for the democracy of Tennessee (Stone river). A Southern paper says black males run some of the Southern radical machines and biackmall the Northern. A question is asked in Pennsylvania how much Asa Packer, the twenty-millionnatre and democratic candidate for Governor, gave to put down the rebel- lion? That’s a sort of conundrum that co uld as well be putin Ohlo, But the question might be asked at this time—What answer would best enhance the prospects of the candidates ? The Wisconsin Republican State Convention meets in Madison on the 1st September. Among the can+ didates for Governor are the present incumbent, Hon. Lucius Fairchild and Hon. Wm. E. Smith, Hon. Anthony Van Wyck, Hon. David Atwood, Hon, A, M. Thomson, Hon. Charles R. Gill, Hon, Wyman Spooner, and Hon. John F, Potter. These are repre- sented a3 all “honorabie” men, and a choice betweea them ts said to be difficult to make. U. 8. Grant, Jr, ig on a visit to St. Paul, Minn. A local paper remarks that young Ulysses ts eighteen, Judge Austin, and J, Q. Farmer, formerly Speaker of the House, are candidates for the ropubilcan nomination for Governor of Minnesota. The failure of Tennessee to eleot a radical Legisla- ture throws the success of the fifteenth amendment upon Ohio, Virginia, Mississipp! and Texas; there- fore some democratic papers still cling to the amendment as one of the live issues that can atill be kilied off, arguing that if either of the above States is lost the amendment will come straight up as the foremost question at the next Congressional elee- tions. We may ag well state that the above idea comes from the Indianapolis Journal, a copperhead organ. c General W. T. Clark has been nominated for Con- gress by the repubilcans from the Third district in ‘Texas, and £. Degener has put in a claim for a siml- lar honor from the San Antonio district. The Cincinnatl Anquirer affects to snub General Rosecrans. When was it the Enquirer failed to snub anything that was not olled over with Pen- dletouism ? Election 1n California on the 1st proximo (Wednes- day next) for two judges of the Supreme Court and members of the Legislature. As an evidence of the change that has lately come over the spirit of the political dream of Southerners, take the comments of the Memphis Avalanche—fire- eating democrat—on an address of Governor Hamilton, of Texas, to which the editor Invites at- tention:—“Governor Hamilton is an original Union man, once a radical, but now for universal suffrage, and the democratic party has abandoned Ita organi- zation, struck its colors, ignored its name, and is rallying tn solid column to the support of @ Hamiitoa, OMmelal Result in Alabama, The following are the complete returns from the recent Congressional election in Alabama: First Distric!—Nuck, radical, 14,079; Mann, demo- crat, 12,004, Buck's majority, 2,07 , 14,010; Worthy, Secon District—Buckiey, radical democrat, 10,860, Buckley's majority; Third District—Hetin, radical, 9, democrat, 9,652, Heftin’s aay u Fourth Distrtct—Hays, radical, 16,361; conservative republican, 1,830; Kead, 8,005, Havs’ majority, 10,526, Fifth District—Dox, democrat, 5,964; Harralson, radical, 4.545. Dox’s majority, 1,419. Sixth District-Sherwood, democrat, 4,949; THinda, radical, 3,231; Hanghey, radical, 1,025. Sherwood'a thajority, 643, Dus democrat, HAZARDOUS ARREST OF A MISSOURI MURDERER, He was Found in Arkansas, where He had Married and Joined the Militia, From the New Madrid (Mo.) Record, August 21.) ast Monday week, 9th inst., Deputy oheri? Bey- mer and Mr. Yale, having obtained information of the whereabouts of A. J. Eason, who 13 chargod with the murder of Charles Smith, started for the purpose of arresting hun, They left here about dark and travelled all night, but very few persons in this vicinity Um aware of their mission until a week had passed, They proceeded to Smithville, Arkansas, about one hundred and thirty milesirom here, repre- senting themselves on the route as West Tennessee- ang on the hunt of ancw home. This was done to prevent any news reaching Eason that he was likely vo be wanted by the Circuit Court of this county, and the officers of the law were on his track, Whem thoy reached the neighborhood of Smithville they learned that Hason lived twenty miles west of that place, aud that he had married a miece of the radi- cal sheriuf of the county, and that he belonged to that celebrated organization which has filled the loyal Northern heart with joy and admiration, rod the State of Arkansas with weeping widows and or- phans, and smoking guns, known to fame a3 *Clay- ton’s militia.’’ Reve was @ pretty ax for two Mis- souriaus to find themselves in, If 1 was discoveret that they had invaded the sacred gol! of Arkansas, with the intention of capturing one of the defen. ders f) of her liberties they would be teraignec be. fore a drarahead court-martial aud hung or shot ice their temerity, It woula not do to got in sight of their man and back down from tho jok of arresting him. they jatd thoir plans and proceeded to put them tmto execution, They reached ne house of Mr. Hawkins (Bason’s father in iaw) ot dusk hatiooed. — Fagon came sub to the gate, Mr. Yale taquired if they would be permitted tostay all Mgnt there. Bauson answered “Yes,’? and inviaxt them to alight, they ot Off their horses and went up to Beason, and ine ‘ormed him tuatthey wented him fo go with them Pistols were presented “tu Wits head and he yiokled. Mr. Hawkias (Basoa'a fatacr-in-law) and young Hawkins (his brothesin-law) wore fortunately abe Kent at the time, SIX militiamen had been at tug honse that evening and hat lett only a few minutes belore Beymer and Yale arrived. Eason was inate to bridio aud sad(4e his horae and mouat pnd ride away with thom before an alaria coud bo given. ‘The party rode fard ail that nigat mud next evening found them eighty-five miles on vo Wad to New Mae drid, ‘They arrived here tast Wednesday evening and Eason was placed in jail to: awart his trial. A res ward of $00 Was offered by Govornor Mevinrg for the apprehension of Kason, which we suppose will be paid W Leymer and Vals, who have richly caracd t