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REVIEW OF THE WEEK. —0—< RT?.T7TE I .W fH? TTTw wr^
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The news from America is not . very important . The only point vhich it seems worth while to notice particularl y is the fact that the dances of the presidential election are varying . Our last mails stowed us the great probability of the democratic candidate coiner afed uf all Ins competitors , or , at least so far nullifying part ? es £ to throw the choice into the power of the llepresentatives . This mail r epresents iMr . Webster ' s chance , if he ever had any , " as gone , and of his
the probability partisans going over to General Scott The Whigs , both of the south and north , are taking that side in earnest , bat without much consistency of principle , for while in the South they preach pro-slavery doctrines , in the north they stand upon Uncle Tom ' s Cabin . If the Whig p . irty , notwithstanding their conflicting views and jealousies , can be brought to act unitedly , thev willgofer to drfeat the Democrats , and elevate ¦ General Scott , and then we shall seo the president opposed to the legislature in which the democatic element predominates . .
From Erance wo have little else to tell than that his " Imperial Highness" is advancing rapidly towards the Empire . He has made a speech to the Chamber of Commerce at Bordeaux , in which he developes his intentions with greater clearness than he has ventured to do upon any other occasion . He declaies that he accepts the Empire . His desire for the good of his country and his forget ' ulness of himself is so great , that in the plenitude of his devotion he consents
to sacrifice himself upon that altar which takes the shape of an Imperial Throne . He sweetened this avowal-b y a declaration that the Empire would be . an era of peace for France and the worldv-peace external and internal . The citizens whom he addressed , are said to have rent the air with their cheers for the empire of peace . Louis Philllipe used once to be the prince of that ilk , and Louis Napoleon aspires to succeed at once to the ideas of his predecessor and his uncle .
It was no doubt good policy in the usurper , whose soul is dyed with blood , and who succeeds to the traditions of an age of strife to tell the peaceable- bourgeoisie of Bordeaux , who prefer trade to-glory , that there would be no war in his reign—that he would take care to shut up the Temple of Janus , the double-faced God being clearly not wanted , when the double-faced ; fiend rules over all . It was also . wise , no doubt , to contemn war , and abandon the idwi of conquest , as a weans of keeping the great continental powers quiet . Perhaps , toj , those who are afraid of a French invasion , here , will have their minds tranquiUsed , and their fears set at rest by the professions of . the
coming emperor ot peace . We can spare the Duke of Wellington —now that Frenchmen are to war . no more . Immense men-of-war named after the departed chief are quite needless . It is a waste of time ibr the volunteers for the militia to be drilled . The Millenium « M come , " when France is satisfied , Europe is tranquil , ' so says I ^ ns Napoleon .. And France being satisfied , and her Master being determined per fas aut nefas to keep her so , warlike preparations we nonsensical .
If there were any faith to be placed in the words of such a man , our own desire to avoid war would be our best defence ; but who can trust him i Will he , who has unhesitatingly broken oaths , be sufficientl y scrupulous to keep hi < word ? Can it be . expected that after butcheri ng the citizens of his " beloved France'' he ' will be tender of -English life ? Is not his very profession of peacefulness a cause for greater suspicion and extra watchfulness ? » Who does not remember W he acted toward the legislators ' of the" Republic ? While he professed friendshi p for them , he was burning to send them to Cayenne ; *»> ile he was full of professions of respect , he was plotting their
destruction—iti the very moment when his declarations of iove for tiie laws and the Constitution were loudest , he was preparing to appeal to force , and put down by a bayonet charge both human and divine laws . He is , in the strictest and truest sense of the term , an assassin . He seeks to lull his victim into repose so that he may strike the blow wi thout risk . Let those to whom he talks of peace look for war ; and when he stretches forth the hand of amity , beware , lest he carries a dagger in his sleeve . It was a line vision , that Empire of peace , for Bordeaux , but at Toulon , Strasbourg , : ind Toulouse , the spectacles * ere eloquent of war . It was . a specious tale to lull ; Europe and blind England ; but it will be worse for us when we exchange oar trust in
« own right ami' * , for reliance on the word of a perjured adventurer . The secret of the absence of agitation in Lyons and other towns is flow explained . Before any place was visited , the malcontents were pounced upon hr the authorities . Some were sent to other departments— others ' piabsil under strict surveillance , and others again crested . In Lyons alone , no loss ' than nearly eighty persons were tapped into prison ; as a measure of precaution . No crime was alleged against them , except that they were " suspected . " . It is no w onder that when his opponents were decimated and kept in a stale
° f tenor—when the people were deprived of their leaders , that the jycoplmnts and flatterers had \ i their own way , and the shouts of '" Vive r Emptreur" raised by the paid mob who followed in the pie-Ji'l ental train , were Hot anAvercd ' by c ounter-cries for . the Republic ; tot while the former . reverberated from , city walls , the hitter echoed in the recess *' of many a heart which beat high with shame and indignation at the si ght of Freedom supplanted by buffoonery , and ' st mountebank aspiring to the throne consecrated to the genius ot Libevtv .
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Arrests consequent upon the discovery of tne gunpowder factories , the pretended Marseilles plot , and alleged secret schemes ot all kinds still continue . Transportation for political offences ( so called ) is still inflicted by the man who has " the amnesty m his heart ; " but the cries of the . victims are smothered bylhe ¦ clamor of the coming Empire . Louis Napoleon " re-enters ¦ Paris' upon the 16 th , and no victor returning from the conquest of a- world'could be received with greater pomp than the hero of two well-guarded progresses through
the departments . Illuminations will turn night into day—triumphal arches will span the streets where the blood of the slaughtered of December'is hardly yet dry—troops will Hue the streets—artillery will thunder forth a welcome , and religious processions will strive to give an air of' sanctity to the memory of wholesale crimes , from which the basest would recoil with horror . This entry into the capital is the eve of imperialism . The time for the proclamation of the Empire is not positively known , but it is certain that it is only an affair of a few days . :
We have before noticed the melo-dramatic character of the progress , and of the incidents which accompanied it . H&'e is another amusing example . When the President went on board the ships at Bordeaux , he shook hands with the " decorated" saijorsT One , however , he missed , and the man , taking hi'n by the arm , said , " My Prince , you have not grasped my hand . " " You are right , " replied Vis Imperial Highness , and immediately embraced the man . How nicely they get up these things to be sure . They could not do it better at the Adelphi . We can fancy , we hear the pretty 'little artifice contrived , and the cleanest sailor picked out , we see liini ^ et an extra wash and his beard scented , while he receives instruction !* - ' to- say , after he has been missed in the baud-shaking , " ilv Prince / 1 ; &c
1 he Austrian Government has been paying extraordinary respect to the memory of the la * e Duke of Wellington ,: who was an ' Austrian field marshal . Its officers have at the- same time been shewing a sud want of respect for the countrymen of the Diikefvyho happen to pass through the territory . The outrage upon Mr .. Pagefc at Dresden is still un-atoued and un-apologised for ; and the -fearer of an -Englisli ' passport is an especial mark for especial . insjojence " and annoyance . If a train arrives at a railway station , on ; tk | £ rontier , the Austrian police allow the passengers of other nations , to , j | iss on , but detain the Englishmen for hours—sometimes for days .. ifi e truckling to despotic governments which disgraces our rulers , : tfhile it does not win the love of tyrants , ensures their contempt ; and so long as the same want of spirit U exhibited , Englishmen had better stav at home .
The commercial isolation of Prussia jromiseveral of the minor states appears to be confirmed . . The star-of Austria is for the time in the ascendant , but it is doubtful if the material interests of Germany do not at some not distwit . day . prompt ; th ( i . ' re-cpnstructionof the Zoliverein . It is saidthat the . Prussian Government has discovered the existence of an extensive system of secrelksocieiies , and that in consequence of an arrest , papers and correspondence have come into its possession , implicating several persons , ol ; importance—among others the name of the poefc Freiligrath is mentioned .
We really are puzzled to . know whether we arje beating the Caffres , or the Oatfres are beating us . What little . of truth there is in the despatches of . our commander it is very difiieulblto pick out . ]? or all we can discover , the war may bo nearly over or . onjy ^ iist beginning . The troops perambulate the country , and never see ail enemy , but colonists are killed , and cattle stolen . , Detachmentsmarch through the amatolas , but the enemy is in the waterkloof . Patrols scour the waterkloof , but the savages have decamped , to , the amatolas . Bands while they are fresh enough to fight do not get the chance , but directly they are too tired , they see signs . of the marauders . Most of the troops have gone on an expedition beyond the Hei ; but the objects of their vengeance , it would seem , have decamped into impenetrable
forests , while bands of > Caffres aud Hottentots ; hang on the rear of the troops and ^ steal thei r cattle , while others , ravage .. the country , which the advancing army has loft unprotected . The best newsalmost too good to be true—is that golcl bjas been found in the amatolas . If that should turn out to be correct , the " diggins" will settle the lighting , and the Caffres , leaving entitle and crops alone , would share the golden harvest with deserters | rom the army and emigrants from all the world . It has been suggested that if there are no uolil mines it would be a saving both of life anil property to make an artificial one by sowing the amatolas with nuggets . Pending the great Religious Equality Conference , we hear that , the rage for emigration among the Irish not only , continues unabated , but increases in force .
A really good story is a'oing the round of the papers , which shows how correct we were in supposing that the priestly party in Ireland have anything but religious equality at heart ... The priests have denounced the injustice of granting any ' church the exclusive privileges , or curtailing the rights ot' any one as a . ' punishment for religious opinions . Now in Florence lately , whurc the Roman Catholic religion is dominant , and where its ministers-have authority and exclusive
privileges , the Sladiais have recently treated as felons , simply for presuming to read theBible . Sir . CulliugEardley , who is well-known as a somewhat bigotted ' and fanatic Protestant dissenter , is . promoting a movement for the purpose of getting-the- sentence of the , Madiais reversed or commuted . He saw . the Irish . declaration , and at once pounced upon its authors " He wrote To jtfr . 'Lucas the Editor of the Tublet somewhat to this effect : " You denounce authority and exclusive privileges for any religionists—you deprecate punishment for
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conscienti ous opinions . Well , here is an excellent chance for you to evince your sincerity . Join with me in praying your co-religionists the Roman Catholic authorities of Florence , to release the jvfadiais . " Really Sir Culling Eardley has for once hit the right nail upoiv the head ; but Mr . Lucas does not do so . No , that gentleman thinks Sir Culling- Eardley is a fool for thinking of such a thing , and altogether " beneath contempt , " In fact , says Mr . Lucas , " the Government of
Jllorence is Catholic , and the people are Catholic , and , therefore , may properly punish heresy as sin , but Protestants , who ave vrronjj , have no right to persecute Catholic , who are right . " The English of all this is , that while the followers of the Pope may torture or transport or imprison Protestants whom they catch in their dominions , Protestants are bound in retura to tolerate and put on the same ground as themselves the Catholics who may be in their power . Trul y Mr . Lucas lias a very pretty notion of religious equality .
The Earl of Derby has been at Liverpool dining with the Mayor and his friends . The Earl of Derby , of course , made a speech , an eloquent , affecting , and effective speech . What did the Earl of Derby say ? Ah , what ? Nobody knows except those who heard him , and their lips are sealed—either they did not understand , or they forget , or they won't say ; all that can begot out of them is that it was not a political speech . The " Times" cannot believe that story . The Earl of Derby says the Thunderer must have spoken polities , and we agree with the " Times , " but as that does not brinous any nearer to a knowlege of the fact , we are fain to admire the choice Earl Derby made of his confidants , and to marvel at their discretion . ' ¦
A rumour lias gone abroad which has spread some consternation in the camp of the political economists . Report has it that Mr . Disraeli is meditating a ' scheme of direct'taxation applied to small incomes , and an' extension of the franchise based upon it . We reserve our remarks upon this new plan till next week . There has been another pretty exposure p . s to the way in which Churcli patronage is dispensed . The late ( we believe ) Bishop of Lincoln , ' . had two spns , the Revds . Richard and George Pretymari . On thesc two' sons after the manner of bishops , he'bestowed numerous preferments winch came within his grasp , till the revenues of
each ibr . sinecure appointments , was about 500 / . a year . There Was one piece of preferment however , which proved very unfortunate . Near Lincoln is an ancient institution , known as the Mire Hospital . This wa . T : endowed with money and' land , to support a chaplain and a number , of pqbr people . ' Each poor man was to get 51 . a-year , and the chaplain 8 / . a year . The bishop appointed his son the " chaplain . No ve-y magnificent " gift that the reader will say . Wait a little . When the Mire IIospHal was founded , the value of the endowment was very different from what it is now . It produces sufficient in the present day to pay the various 5 L beneficiares and the 81 . chaplain
and to leave over and rj above some l , 200 t .-or l , 3 G 0 Layear . The Charity Commissioners inquired into this—the Messrs . Pretyman refused information—a . Chancery suit was instituted , and it would seem that though the Bishop ' s pluralist son has not been made to dis ^ or ^ e further peculation has been checked , and the noise the affair made has led ., to a disclosure of the way in which rich bishops provide for their famililies out of . the public property . The old church system is so corrupt , that its only satety is in obscurity . A few more exposures such ' as this , and the people will be roused to shake down the . rotten ediiice about the ears of the vermin who infest it .
The return of the revenue has been made ' public . It exhibits a decrease amounting to nearly half-a-million . The deficiency is chieflv in the Customs department , which , according to the views of the Free Traders , should have increased in proportion , as Commerce became free . The political economists evidently do not like the ugly fact , which they try to explain by giving us , the very novel ¦ informa " - tion that " Trade and Commerce will fluctuate . " However , the excise has increased , and they fall back upon that for consolation .. It is very hard to fix these gentlemen . If the excise falls off , they say the' people have been more sober and economical ¦ in luxuries but
have consumed more of substantial production . If the Customs sliow a deficiency , 'thev point to the Excise as the true test of the condition of the people . One way or the other , they are sure to fall on their lesjs . There has been another fatal Railway accident- at the Portobelb station , ; of - the 'North British ; Puiilway . A pilot engine and its . tender were left on the line , just in the way of an advancing train . A crash ensued—the passengers were cut and bruis . d a ° railway porter had his leg broken , and the driver of the pilot engine waskilled . As the principal damage has fallen upon railway servants , we suppose there will not be much noise about it .
A correspondent of the " Times" suggests as a remedy for railway impunctuality , the passing a short . bill , making the Companies liable for delay ,, in starting and arrival of trains , and all consequent accidents . It ¦ would , . no doubt , be a radical cure—but . the parliament which passes such ; a . bill , will not contain so many directors and shareholders as meet-at St . Stephens . The Arctic expedition fitted out , at the-expense of Lady Franklin , has . returned . Nothing has been discovered calculated to throw
light upon , the . fate of ; the missing expedition . I hey penetrated as far . . as -Batty \ sliay in Ilegcnt's Inlet , from whence a sledge piu'ty , . consisting-ofj-1-i . incn with dogs , continued the search as far as the ' coast of ' North Somerset . " Having failed ¦ in finding Sir Joliu Franklin in this direction , the only hope of success lies in the search of Wellington Channel .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 16, 1852, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1700/page/1/
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