Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-12-05

FOR PRESIDENT IN 1880,
J. G. FREMONT.
FOR vIcE-pREsrDENr
VIM. L. DAYTON
Foreign News-War between Eng
land and France, Probable.

have exciting news from over the wa.
ters. The late European war ended
as we supposed II would. without any
advantage to the people. The revo.
lutions which they began in l848 have
not gone back, nor accomplished what
the people designed. Their condition
is not ameliorrted in the least. Italy
lies prostrate under the feet Of her civ
il and ecclesiastical tyrants. who are
sustained by the leading powers, with
but an apology Of interference from
the latter, against the political mon
strosi!ies Of King Ferdinand, ut the
extremity Of the peninsula. and some
complimentary forbearances with En-
anuel Of Sardina-the only continent
al sovereign who aims at lioeral
policy. The Germanic governments
all tend from bad to worse. France
withers under the Napoleonic despot-
ism. Her literary intellect is about
defunct, her finances are confounded,
and her people, pressed by many suf-
ferings. are evidently fast tending
again to revolution. The placards Of
all dissentient parties (Orleanists, Le-
gitimatists. Republicans, and Social
lists } reappear frequently on the walls
Of Paris. A stupendous war has abb
sorbed the popular mind from domes-
tic grievances for some time, but its
stupendous expenses and loss Of life
are now claiming their consideration.
In Paris. which is, politically, France,
Napoleon has diverted the metropli-
tan mind by magnificent schemes Of
improvement, but they have nearly
all been schemes for the imperial ag-
grrndizement-the restoration Of roy
al palaces, and the extension Of neigh
boring streets. Vast masses Of build
ings have been swept away masses
equivalent to small cities. A singular
policy has this been, to follow the rev.
olutionary outcries OF the suffering
and socialistic populace. 1t is begin
ming to have its reaction. The rich
and aristocratic may rejoice in the en-
belishments Of the gay capital /; por-
ton Of the workmen have found en-
ployment in the changes but the
poor generally have reaped only dis.
advantage from them. They are
pressed out Of the city to find resi-
dences. and the suspension or compile
ton Of the public works has thrown
the workmen back upon the suffering
mass.
Meanwhile the diplomatic strategy
Of Napoleon begins to overshoo! itself.
His alliance with England was, evil
IDENTIFY, not the result of any cores.
pondence of political tastes, or COM
patibility Of principles. 1t afforded
him convenience in the Turkish strug-
gle; that necessity being past. he at
tempted to secure the double advan-
tage Of close relation with Russia. -
He has been aping the friendship OF
his uncle with the former Alexander,
and the French papers have not been n
able to repress the frequent indica-
tons Of new and special intimacies
between the French and Russian
courts. England has watched the d..
|plomatic scheme. and has provided
for herself counter pla. at Vienna
and now the Anglo-Fr, nch alliance
seems to be about to give way to the
double complications Of an Anglo.
Austrian and Russo-F French alliance.
The foreign news abounds in referen-
ces to these changes. Even the most
imporlan! and reliable papers com.
ment upon them with noticeable en-
phasis. The Times Paris correspon.