The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-21
The Foreign News-The state OF Europe.


New York, Thursday. June 81, 1870.
The Foreign News-The state or Europe.
The mails of the steamship America were re.
ceived in this city last evening, and we are en-
abled to place before readers, thus morning.
the details of the interesting European intelligence
which that vessel brought to this continent, tele-
graphic synopsis of which we published in our re-
gular edition yesterday.
The Hungarlans and the Romans it seems, still
maintain their position the former covering them
selves with glory by their bravery and gallantry,
and the latter determined to be republicans, and to
die rather than be again subjected to the temporal
authority of the Pope. If his Holiness, Plus the
Ninth, Is as good man as he is represented, and
as we have always considered him, he will give up
the contest and withdraw his application to the
Catholic nations of Europe for aid in reinstating
him; for it is evident that the pc pile of Rome do
not want hun over them, and will not have HIM;
and any attempt to reinstate him by force, will lead
TO an immense sacrifice of life. He never can be
sovereign of Rome again with the consent of the
people of the Eternal City, and this he knows full
well. If he is as humane.and philanthroplc as he
is represented to be, he will not any longer assert
his pretensions to the sovereignty of Rome.
The Emperor of Russia, it appears, is about to
borrow fifty millions of roubles-equa to nearly
33 millions of dollars. 1t cannot be questioned
that he is really not in need of funds, for within
few years he has invested large sums of gold in
Continental securities. His entering the money mar
ket at this particular uncture European atfaitss,
is for the purpose, undoubtedly, of embarrassing the
republican governments, against which he intends
to strike, so to prevent them, If he can, from
raising the sinews of war; in case of protraced
struggle. 1t is to be hoped however, that this deep
laid design Of his, as well his attempts to stife
the spirit Of liberty IN Europe, will be unsuccessful
The republicans Of Germany are proceeding
with the good work which they have marked out;
and although it Is almost certain that they will
| have to contend with countless thousands of the
mnions of despotsm, we entertain the belief that
| they will eventually succeed in forming repub-
| lican confederacy.
We refer our readers to the details of the news,
| and, also, to our European correspondence, in
another part of to-day paper. So
Our LIGHT HOUSE SYsTEM.-We perceive that
| number of insurance companies and merchants
have memorialized the President of the United
States, and requested him to remove suspend
the American Consul at Rio Janeiro, for interior
ing between passengers and captains of vessels,
and removing the latter complaint of the former
This interference they think, is not warranted by
law, and has an injurious effect commerce.
This is all very well, as far as it goes but it
looks very much like strainlng at gnat, and
swallowing camel" Are there no other abuses
that have injurious effect on commerce I!
| Look at our light house system, which is the
source of scorn and Laughter to not only American,
| but the navigators of every nation in Europe and
| in the world, with which we have commercial re-
| atons Our light houses emphatically mock
cry, delusioH, and snare-perfect traps to en-
| snare the tempest-tossed mariner in their meshes,
send them .unprepared to their final account, and
consign rich cargoes to the tender mercies of
wreckers or pirates along shore. We have no
doubt that, If our inefficient light house system
were properly represented to the administration,
| portion of General Tayor's message to Congress
wouldbe devoted to it. 1t is asserted-and sup
pose with good reason-that unless navigators are
perfectly familiar with Atlantic coast, our light
houses liable to confuse rather than direct them
and lead them to death and destruction, instead of
the port to which they are bound. This certainly
| should not be so. 1t is stigma on the republic
| and we are satisfied that General Taylor needs
only TO be informed of the unsafety of our light
house syst m, to recommend Congress to appro-
pirate sufficient sum to make it answer the pur
| pose for which it was designed.