New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-11


al snail's pace is an improvement OF standing mo-
tOness in the stocks mere talk" IL a long way oil
from action, bat it is long way more to sard action
than dumb silence Nov, as in the beginning, the
Word is creative Ne one who knows France reed
be told that the approach of Parfs to~ard SELL
goyernmen. means almost AZ much as the
approach of France toward seli-gove7iment'
| Mind, for the rest, that there is no propo'
siion of independent municipal government,
much Less democratic municipal government even III
the r1mor; that the rumor runs with double limp
as to authenticity and credibkty; but that the very
fact of its running or flying shows at eas; that idber-
aIism is IL tie air. and that this very atmospheric
pressure-anotber name fer public opi0ion-ailectS
the Government, not unmindlul Of possible popular
storms
Here is another straw IA the current. Prince Ma
poleon, who has always affected Liberalism with
Napoleonic conditional, pronounced friend OF
reforms and OF Italy, had Ministers Fould and Per-
sgny to dinner at the Paais Royal, the other day.
Ii is rumorei that the Prince is to have the Pres
idency of the Privy Council-which is properly his
place as FIRST prince Of the blood. Whatever we may
think of the man, hS last years speech in the Senate
proved the public what his acquaintance and some
others were well aware Of toat he is not wanting in
intellectual capacity. His occupancy of this post
would be hailed with gladness Sy National Italians,
with calculated satisfaction ~ uuiactious French
Liberals, who are willing TO get their good wherever
they can find it, and not to quarrel with the insiru'
mcuts used for iis requirement; it would provoke
great extrayasation of bile from Legitnists, priest
party folks, and doctriuaire Liberals.
The past week has given to the lght nothing nota-
by new in the way of French views Of the American
situation. In the main, friends and our enemies
hold the same positions which they sustain by the
same arguments as in the pat month. must note
only that some OF our friends feel theiF position weak
ened aud al our enemies feel theirs strengthened,
BY the persistent position Of our Government as the
defender OF an Institution whose defense is the spe-
cial cause and purpose OF the Rebellion which IL is
exertng itsef to put down. Our enemes-tbose
who hope ss well ss believe in the final success of the
Sou,h-sre Of one accord in declaring tua, the ques-
ton oi Slavery is not at isue in the American Civil
War They refer doubtless, 10 the statements and
acts of our Government All our friends, and all
who believe that The struggle must end ia the defeat
Of the South base their hopes and belief solely ON
the suprosilion that our Government and people Il
they DO not yet, mus, soon recognize that The cole
issue is between Slavery and Freedom otherwise
Of courSe, they must finally accept the independence
of the &. :. \. There ARE some advanced thinker
who hold that tie Southern Government has already
given proof oil energy and politio.. wisdom enough
10 Justify the likelihood Of rs rcsorting 20 emancra-
ton, as measure sure 70 finally seclre its indepeDd-
euce OF the United States. That write purely in
I'll g. III Of
personal wishes or opinions to the political condnet
Of the war; reference to your fes OF French daily,
weekly and other periodicals viii show. Far be u
iom 10 deny thai not only are all our ~ wisbers
but al wei wi-lers together with all thought
ful European spec tore looking across the water a.
our great struggle with cold, impartial rhetorical eye,
weak OF Judgment and duh Of vision. Il j. curious
simply, that the opinions and views Of these men
on all other matters are sound enough and clear
enough; and that a year ago they were held u be
men OF fair common seuse. Despite which unani-
nous Europe and large minority IN America may
be all wrong. On r.rra rerro.
It win be vexadon to Thomas Carlyle. and Il
qualification 10 tue anticipating readers Of hi. next
volume. to learn that large and valuable deposit
Of Frederic the Great his letters aud orders has
been recently discovered in Sle-ian town not far
FROM Breslau. There are moro than go pieces in
all according TO the A4gsiarg Ga-ene, OF qucs-
,ionable authenticity. The Letters date from iiO 10
100, morty dictated by Ffcdero but all bearing hs
autograph signature.
The desceudant Of old Fritz. having lately Lad
himsef 4" done crowned at konigsberg in u style
totally regardless of expense, has found IL politically
best TO pay for that grand middlesgod pageant ont
OF bls own pocket. There had been nothing like it
in Europe outside Of Scott novels for centuries IL
stands in funny bot instructive contrast with his
Majesty modern necessity pay the bills of by
private loan from Berlin banker. Anolher aud
better linking of old associations with modern pro
reese, is the money just paid by Car Alexander for
the construction by the astronomer, Otto Struve Of
an observatory on Mount Ararat
Did forget to say, when speaking of Fould that
his Accession to the Ministry has largely contributed
to The solution of our French financial crir-l Three
per cents are quoted at a higher figure than for
months past. Every one believe that the constant
report Of the past three days that the Bank Of France
was on the point of reducing its rate oil discount
from to per cent will be true tomorrow, if il is
not to-day. Luckily FOR NJ. Foud, the immense i'm
porttions OF grain and -four from the United States,
Russia, and England, have sunk the price OF those
essentials and enabled the Project Of Police 10 re-
turn nearly to the bread prices of Last Summer.
Folks Of Eighty fancy, who whimmed they Jaw
month ago in the grave financial and alimentary
crisis OF the time, commencing French revolution
aud downfall of Napoleon, may console themselves.
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THE MORAL AND Social RELATIONS OF THE AFRI-
cAss.-On Monday evening DR.. Delany the African