American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-16

THeottW -G"'VFtUb &A'oIetuHy'
The correspondent Of the New York
Herald, writing at London, on the e0lh
ult., says: ,..... ......'.-
European politics are growing brighter.
The Congress will never take place, and
the Pope Of Rome will no longer be able
to command an army Of Frenchmen TO
enforce horrible despotism. Louis Ma
poleon has fatty refused to interfere, and
he will keep his word But the NEST I'M
portant State paper that has Leen put forth
by any Europesu government for a long
time, is the late letter OF the Emperor Ma.
poleon TO his Minister Of State, on the
commercial affairs Of the empire. 1t will
effect perfect revolution in tho manufac.
lures, industrial puruui!s and commerce Of
Franco. OF course you will publish this
important document and let your readers
see the new prospects Of great foreign
trade with France. The Emperor recon.
mends the suppression Of all restrictions"
that weigh on the industrial pursuits Of
France; the abolition Of the duty on wool,
cotton, and other raw materials, an ex>
change Of products By the encouragement
Of foreign trade; loans Of money to agri-
culture and industry; clearing Of fertile
plains. and the planting Of hills; and. in
short, the inauguration Of large and en-
ligbtened public aud commercial policy
We shall no donbt, soon see the establish
ment Of line Of FIRST class mail steamers.
or more than one between France and
America. This new policy of the Empe.
ror's has 9 real interest for Americans,
in both apolitical and commercial sense,
and, if carried out according totthe pro.
gramme, will quadrupe the trade between
Francs and the United States in less than
ten years. Laboris so dear in America,
and the vine districts Of he Ohio and
Mississippi are so lar from the seaboa d,
where there is dense and wealthy popu
lation of wiDe>drinkers that the light and
delicious wines Of France would be con.
sumed in large quantities, provided COM
merce and al extensive exchange OF pro
ducts were encour ged, and the postal
epsIola,y and travelling intercourse were
greatly enlarged. The latest ,elegraphi,
dispatch from Paris tells us that the new
commercial treaty between France and
England provides for the suppression Of
prohibitions, and the dimuntion ofthe du
ties on coal aud iron" in France, aud on
the part of England, reduction Of the du
ty on wines. spirits. articles de Paris snC
| silks. It has long been subject Of com
plant here that the duty on French wine
was so high as to operate as prohibition
and shut out all the light and cheap wine
F. Of that country. Books have been writer
on the subject, by the abest pens, and, a
on most every other knotty subject, no tw'
came 10 the same conclusion. ,s---'
THE LETTER OF NAPOLEON TO THE POPE.
II "Hery Dear and Reverend Sir. Your
Of End current reoievei, aud contents no
ted with profound emotion. II there !
one thing that have more at heart ttar
another, it is your interests--dote on 'em
Stopped the war partly on that account
) finding those revoIutionisB, were geliu
too thick with me-. Had already got s
mixed up with them, though, that ha,
to let them have partly their own way
Sorry for it. but had to. Did my les
however to stop bad from going to wors
and worst; and got Garibaldi set aside
whic.. saved 6ght in which you woul
have been beaten out Of the entire Legs
tions. sure. Should be glad TO put th
Romagna under you again, showed you
reformed way Of getting them under d
reetly after the peace, Think you made
mistake. dear and reverend Sir, in not 10
lowing II: too late now; Congress on II
point Of meeting LDec. 81, Whev!l-