The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-26 00:00:00

LO:NDO/V, MONDA Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1866.

h im from the in .dividual freedman mixing with the
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white in Noe.hern cities, a very different specimen
from: arnonrg millions of his own race far away in
the E ;with' ern districts. The negro is, in fact, made
a po litie,al cry in the North, and the principle of
-tyand freedom is degraded into a mere excuse
for fa eaticism and intolerance. When the leaders
of a great party in the boasted Republic declare
open ly that they can keep the Southern States in
OD condition of Poland, if necessary, and do not
scruple to remind the PRESIDENT of the fate of our
GIIARLES the FIRST, it is time for more moderate
ar d thoughtful men to ask themselves whither they
ar c tending.
The treatment of the Southern people is another
great subject of division between the parties in
I the Xorth, although it is in reality a branch of
the, difficulty. In their enthusiasm for the
black man the Radicals entirely overlook the corn-
moruest principles of justice in regard to their white
countrymen, and, as we have said, avow their wil-
lingness to keep the Southern States in the condi-
tion of a conquered country. The great point at
issue between the PRESIDENT and the Radicals is
whether the Confederate States are or are not part
of the Union. The PRESIDENT, as we know, holds
that they have never been out of it ; the Radicals,
on the other hand, affirm that they have left, and
must not be re-admitted without some guarantee
for future loyalty. But on this plea we should
like to know what excuse there was for the Northern
States enforcing the subjugation of the South ? The
object at the time was said to be the maintenance
and preservation of the Union, but the point once
gained, the Radic9.ls turn round and declare the
Union to have been broken, and the Confederates
to have forfeited all claims to re-admission. Then
on what ground did they compel six millions of
whites to abandon their own form of Government?
It is the old story of Democracy ending in Despot-
ism, and when we find the extreme Radicals of the
most Radical country in the world openly taking the
Emperor of RUSSIA'S policy as their model, it is time
for our politicians to take the hint and the warning.
It is fortunate for America that she has at the head
of affairs a statesman so firm and so enlightened as
ANDREW JOHNSON. The President feels that he has
the support of the great body of his countrymen,
with whom the Radicals are daily losing favour ;
and, notwithstanding the excessive majority of the
Radicals in Congress, he will, if he has nerve
enough to hold his ground, be eventually victor.
The Republican press is now, for the most part,
ranging itself on his side, while the influence of
Generals GRANT and SHERMAN is unreservedly
exerted in his favour. In fact every one who really
knows the South, and understands the condition of
its people, white and black, is of the same
opinion ; so that, as time goes on, and
the public mind grows more and more
informed and enlightened the influence of the ran-
ters and fanatics will doubtless sensibly diminish.
We must hope that it will be so ; but in the mean-
time, as the position of foreign affairs becomes more
tranquil and less exciting, the interest of the Ame-
rican intelligence centres principally on the ques
tions of internal legislation and policy.

for this very attractive feature are about to com-
mence.

A sister of Adelina Patti has arrived in Paris, of
whose voice there:are- marvelloue-itecounts. She will
appear at the Easter concerts. Tamberlik is also
in Paris on his way to Madrid. He has paid several
visits to Verdi. Among the fashionable departures
from Paris I may mention that of the Prince and
Princess de Hohenzollern, who have been present at
Court files and the aristocratic balls and soirees.
M. Jarry, a rich banker of the Rue Laffitte, who
died recently at Paris, has left, among other pro-
perty, a vast amount of debts to him, which,
according to his will, are to be sold to the highest
bidder. They are labelled " Divers debts to vendor,
amounting to 1,662,178 francs 1 centime." M.
Jarry was engaged in all the speculations of the
day, and lost a good deal of money in the Facteur
Pari ien, a parcel delivery company established
about two years ago, which was compelled to wind
up its (affairs. Speculators sometimes gain large
sums, but it would take a long time to make up the
above sum by interest at 6 per cent.

In my occasional notices of the precosity of the
season I should mention the celebrated chestnut
tree of the Tuileries Gardens, the blossoms of which
are opening. This was not the case last year till
the end of March. Lilacs, weeping willows, and
the early arbustes exhibit the same precocity.
A work has just appeared by Madame A udouard,
" Guerre aux llommes," the object of which is to
prove that men are not so intelligent as women. If
worth more notice I will give it.

A case of murder and robbery of a very flagrant
character has been tried before the Court of Assize
for the Seine, but as usual the jury have discovered
" extenuating circumstances." The culprits are two
youths of twenty, named Albert Brouihard and
Louis Eugene Serveau. The trial lasted two days,
but the facts may be told almost in that number of
words. The victim, Madame Chabescine, kept a
shop for the sale of articles of the toilet in the Rue
de Clichy. On the evening of the 15th December
last a customer, who was going into the shop, saw
two persons come out hurriedly, whom he afterwards
identified to be the prisoners. Finding that Madame
Chabescine was in an inner room he did not stop,
but returned at a later hour. As no answer then
was given suspicions were aroused, and on the room
being broken open the poor woman appeared to be
in the agonies of death. She had been nearly
strangled with a strip of muslin, and had
been severely wounded in the head with
a culinary instrument. She died in great pain fife
days afterwards. Before the Jute do Paix, the
prisoner partially confessed the crime, and the evi-
dence left no doubt of their guilt. They had ran-
sacked the drawers, and taken away a good deal of
money and jewellery. Althoughso young, they had
both been iu trouble for several robberies, and for
taking away money from the masters who employed
them as clerks. Their counsel seemed chiefly to
rely upon their "extreme youth" as a palliation for
their crime. The jury found them both guilty, but
accompanied the verdict with their belief in ex-
tenuating circumstances, as above stated, and they
were condemned to hard labour for life.
The papers announce the death of Count de
Beaumont, formerly deputy, but afterwards
Senator.

Another murder and robbery is recorded. A rich
proprietor at Ruffey (Saone-et-Loire) lived in a
house by himself. The neighbours seeing smoke
issue from the chimney rushed in, and M. Ruffey
was found dead from wounds on the head with a
hammer. The murderers, after taking away all the
money they could find, set fire to the bed, and part
of the body was burnt to a cinder.

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