The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-22

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The whole country looks with astonishment on
the fact that our statements nave been no OH.
ci0usly coatradicted before an investigation IL
made. Between officers and clerks the Post
Office has some 10000 employees, all of whom
are politicians. Public experience ia the matter
of money letters, and the private records of the
department. Ms shown in the reports OF its secret
agents, CONCUR in the fact that rogues abound ia
the Post Offices Every politician will bear
watching when out of Office; when in it it be-
comes the DUTY of the bead of his department to
watch him. We trust, therefore, that M. Holt
will not listen to these 0fhcious defenders, who
have done him so much harm. but will institute
an investigation ut once into the Post Office sf-
fairs; and we doubt not that his discoveries will
lead him to such measures az will materially re-
duce the six millions annual deficiency with
which be took charge of his department AS for
the eDiffliog journals that bave attacked VIZ, the
reason for their course is plain. We never
knew treasury pap fed man who advocated an
investigation Of public money affairs.
Def nj Of the Derby mi"'.try-E.gland De-
cfos-s for Peace anu the Progress Of La
berty.
The news which we publish in arotber column
changes the whole aspect OF aff.irs domestic aud
foreign, in England, aud probably on the Cont
neut OF Evrope. The Derby Ministry has been
defeated in the fullest House Of Commons
hat was ever called to discuss q vote of want
rf 9th hv 10
rity of thirteen. When defeated on their do
mestic policy short time sioce, by a majority
of thirty-nine, they appealed to the country.
Now, with packed house, they have been over
thrown OF their foreign policy. This renders
their resignation Inevitable, aud it was reported
ON the day the Persia sailed that the Queen
would send for Lord Palmerston.
1t has been proved on the Derby Ministry
that they lent their sympathy to Austria ana
thus encouraged Der to undertake the present
ear. Blinded by their prejudices they re-
fuse TO see in the present movement anything
but TN effort TO extend the boundaries of France
to their old limits, and to secure to her the
troll OF the Mediterranean. We do not remember to
have seen, in the discussion of any topic, more
unspar'ng use OF sophistrs and special pleading
than is to be found in the speeches on the
ministerial side Lord Normandy, for in
stance, ia endeavoring to show the little bene-
fit that the smaller Italian States would
derive from their union with Sardinia,
adduccs as an illustration the fact that 10 Pied.
mont the taxation ranges as high as So per cent,
whilst in MoGena aud Parma it is not a sixth OF
that amount His lordsb'p canuot surely have
forgotten that the reason of this disparity is the
proximity Of Austria to Sardinia, aud the neces-
sity Of the iatters keeping up large standing
army to defend herself against the encroach-
ments OF her formidable neighbor 1t is curious
that the very burdens of which she has so long
and so loudly complained should be made
subject of reproach against her at the moment
that she is ep6eaV oriDg to rid herself of the ia-
fuences to which they are owing. Lord Howden,
with equal candor, sneers at Sardinia for what be
calls the Suspension Of her constitutional insti-
tutious ard the liberty Of her press. We scarcely
know how to characterize such O remark
coming from man so well acquainted
with political precedents as this diplo-
matist. Lord Howden cannot possibly be
's-~---'' ne 'hn fant that under every form
Of government, liberal as well as despotic
it is essential in periods Of great public danger
and emergency that the Executive should be
armed with larger powers than usual, and that
the constitutional guarantees should be for
time suspended Without these provisions there
would be a want Of unity and delay in the
direction Of the resources of State which must
have the effect Of imperillDg it's safety.
We had thought Lord Brougham too sensible
man to utter the absurdities which are at
tributed to him in the speech made on this oc-
caston. He talks Of the war having been wick
edly and falsely undertaken under the pretence
of favorlng Italian independence, and in the
next breath he says that France has manicestly
an interest in getting nothing by the war, and in
showing that she gets nothing by it," Now, in
this last acknowledgement is contained the
whole justification of the movement. If France
has no object to gain by the war, on what ground
is it to condemned? The voice of Italy has called
upon Victor Emanuel to take upon himself
the assertion of the national independence, and
it cannot be pretended that in obeying that call
he is yielding to the promptings Of criminal
ambition. The interests of progress, Of human
liberty and Of the commerce of the world will all
be gamers by it; whilst on the other hand, the
further continuance Of the domination of Austria
is dangerous to the tranquility of Europe The
French Emperor, in fastening to the aid of Sar-
DINA, therefore, only anticipates the greater dan
gers by which the peace of the world aud the
stability Of his own political system must even
tually be menaced. II the tyrannical and short