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A Political And Lite1u11y Keyiew. ' .- • ..
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'The one Idea which History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeayoTir to throw down all the barriers erected between men by prejudice and one-sided views ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the free development
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VOIi . VII . No . 337 . ] ~~ SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 6 , 1856 .. Prick { SJS ^^^ SSSS ^'
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/^ REAT things in agitation , strange events VT in prospect , important disputes concluded—Such sire really tlie characteristics of the week In the East , weha-ve Russia , who lately concluded with , us a treaty of peace and amity , endeavouring to cheat us in the meanest and vulgarest style ; in the West , we have the United States of
America returning to a complete alliance hy closing up the Central American dispute ; in , the East , again , wa have tLe Sultan , bound by natural ties to t"he European sytsem , and with our Court in particular ; while the American Republic is in the throes of an internal dispute , and Europe is struggling with antagonistic forces that cannot as yet find their own level or distribution .
Russia still stands up , and , as we have already surmised , her resistance in the matter of the Isle of Serpents is only part of a large attempt to outwit the Western Powers in tlie spirit of a pettifogging tyranny . It now seems that Russia is endeavouring to execute the Treaty of Paris in a manner that would secure to lier every advantage overlooked by the other plenipotentiaries . It seems that she endeavoured—nay , she says that she succeeded—in inserting tlio name of Bolcrad
as a terminus for the new boundaries , when the other plenipotentiaries meant Belgrade . The claim to consider the Isle of Serpents as annexed to Moldo-Wallachia and not to Turkey , originates in the Court at St . Petersburg , and is not a mere local mistake . It is well known that while Russia lias been making these practical infringements upon the Treaty , she has been seeking to beat up support thi'oughout Europe by making largo professions , She is , therefore , an enemy still— still contemplating hostile encroachments upon all the rest of Europe , from Turkey to Norway—just the same that she -was before tic Treaty was concluded : just as dangerous and more free .
far- the Emperor"Pbakcis Joseph has been reconciled to the Emperor Alexander II . we do not know ; how far Austria may be coerced by the Western Powers , or how far she may entrap them into a compromise , we as little know ; but that sLe means mischief is quite evident . The English Government has resolved upon a remarkable use of an honorary- distinction : the Sultan is to be created a Knight of the Garter . So that order , which orisnnutccl in imitation of
tlie Crusaders , is to confer its last honour upon tlie Vicegerent of Mauomet ! The historical confusions involved in the admission of . the first Mussulman to the order are amusing , but they We not so great as tlie practical confusions which had been worked by the Christian power , Russia ; while Turkey is newly bound by this compliment from England to assist , as she is so well disposed to do , in maintaining the orderly fellowship of nations in Europe .
Recent events , indeed , have added to the mystery of the great European question . Canning prophesied that within a certain time it would either be Republican or Cossack . The Western Powers are trying to discover some middle term , and if they obtain the assistance of the peoples , and especially of the educated classes among these peoples , they may succeed , for there has been a most striking and instructive success in Piedmont . They miglit even find a reinforcement of their etrencrth in the recent wonderful manifesto of
A . Lrno ^ sE » Lamar . tine , who will not let the world thinlc him wiser than he really is . The self-constituted man at present before the world is quite unconscious of tlie exposure of which be is guilty when he believes himself to bo displaying his magnanimity . lie now vouchsafes to us as a great historical disclosure as to what were his intentions when , as « i member of the Provisional Government , lie instituted the army of the Alps . His object was with that army to cover the defeated GO , 000 of Charles Alheiit , and so -to secure the independence of Italy , and to establish in that country a federation of its states under the mediation of France . In other words , Italy vas to be independent of everything but the Ruler of the Universe and M . j > k Lamahtinic . The pseudostatesman , whose courage is equal to confronting an infuriated mob or the grossest moral 'absurdity in hia own . character , displays that sublime caricature of modesty which is a common shapu oi egotism t-luvt cannot contain itself ' , Tlii . s vliutiohf of n policy for Italy may bo a useful and timely
Nor is the position of the other great Powers more promising for the peace of tlie world . While Naples is systematically refusing to give satisfaction to the Western Powers—is in fact flinging repvonclies in their teeth—the journals of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom echo the Neapolitan note ; in leading articles—of course with the permission of the Austrian authorities . Austria , therefore , takes the same part with Naples , with whom she is said to be remonstrating How
warning for men of real sense who want to avoid , the disgrace of a La maetine . Turning again to the West , we find there many questions which invite attention , but invite also a strong confidence for the future . We have already said that the question , of Honduras was settled , we may now add that the Central American questions arc so far settled , that all their branches appear only to await the final formalities of the two Governments . Not long since , fresh propositions arrived from the other side of the Atlantic . It would appear that they have been accepted , so that theBux-wjeB .-CiiA'XTOii complication is now a matter of the past . So far , good !
But the President is in a ' fix : ' The House of Representatives has agreed to pass the civil appropriation bills—that is , what we call the supply- ^ - unconditionally . J 5 ut to the Army Appropriation Bill—the military supply—it annexes certain conditions , namely , that the forces shall not be em ployed in Kansas , meaning that they shall not . be used to put down the Freesoilcrs . The Senate bus more than once stricken out that condition . While the Houses are still divided , the session terminates according to law ; but the President uses an extraordinary power which he possesses to commence a new session . The Houses sit again contrary to their will , and continue the dispute as before . It is quite certain , however , that , sooner or later , the Ropviblic will settle . this question in dispute between the two Houses . The President cannot fail in some way or other to obtain the money for the payment of the army , and the difficulty will therefore be got over .
Other irregularities are to us more formidable . The members have been voting to themselves double pay—about three guineas a day in lieu of thirty-two shillings . They have been freely disposing of their funds because there is a lnrije surplus in hand . All this is well enough ; but they lia . ve appropriated ciglifc millions of acres of waste Lands for railways , counter ( o the constitution , counter to policy , counter , we believe , to
the very fundamental principle- of the Union . A similar appropriation of waste lands has bem asked lefore , for the support of- public schools and common roail . s—certainly no unconstitutional allotment . But the proposal was thought to be inconsistent with the spirit of tlie constitution . Again , it was proposed to appropriate the proceeds' of J waste lands lor buying up iuicV abolishing ' negro slavery , enabling the shwc states indirectly to 1 ' . 1 " V V » A- . * v ^^^ V
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK- i-aob ¦ Which is AVhicli?—Queen "Victoria The Nightmare of . the Heart S 53- PORTFOLIOUanquet to the Earl of Cardigan ...... 842 JBs ^ &ra 'f 1 " 0 * " ° f Oud * - It Tlle Orthodox Moon ; .... 85 * The Hedgehog Papers 859 State of Trade 843 Postscript "" ZZZ"Z' : Z \' Z " . & 5 Q OPEN COUNCIL- THEA . RTSTvS . TT ^ ofpipAriVn ^ iVio sis Tlle Archbishop of Canterbury ' s ' Vizarro' at the Princess's 8 G 0 ¦ PnSStnlwK '" Ifx PUBLIC AFFAIR . S- Neighbours . 7 851 Close of the Mont Blanc Season ... 860 V ^ Olltineilial lNOLCS o * 5 ° Autumn Totii ™ Rfill Our Civilization 845 The Bead-Lock in America , S 50 LITERATURE- Autumn weaves » U ) Obituary 846 The Consolations of Cayenne S 51 Summary SD 3 The Gazette ... 801 Ireland 846 Lancashire Oratory , or the School- Dred .. 856 Naval and Military 817 master Wanted in the North ...... 852 John Law 85 * 7 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSAccidents and Sudden Deaths 818 Italian Parties ... 853 ... A liixtch o £ liooks ... ' . ' ..... ' ..... ' . ' ....... S 53 -j City Intelligence , Markets , &c ... 801
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 6, 1856, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2157/page/1/
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