The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-25

Inc LINES Athtta kiht tuc satisfactory NVllul-
ton of our finances proves that our armies are
rapidly winning back the money expended in
their formation, AMI falsifes the predictions Of
the foreign newspapers and capitalists, who an
tcipaied drain Of gold and collapse Of Amer
lean credit.
Its Paris correspondent writes
Between the successes Of the Union arms at
home and the exciting local questions Of the
moment the American question las quite sunk
into the background. Tie situation is ai length
net and decisive; non-ntcrycHtion Is the cry Of
the totnlity Of the French people; suct s. to the
Union cause the cry Ol the almost tutality. The
Legislature has just yot,d u sum Of two millions
f francs for the sufferers in the manufacturing
towns, and the Government, while relieving
thus the immediate wants Of it, suffering poo
pie has determined to wait aud let th" Ameri-
cans settle their dispute In their own way.
The excitement In regard to the Count Pal
ikaO affair il far from subsdnR, and has IN tact
taken such hold Oh the people that the R"puh-
licans berin ana n to talk about the immnanre
of revolution The Count il extremely un-
popular, personally, with the members OF the
Chamber Of Deputies and tins unpopulafiiy Is
thus explained TO me The Count WAS with
Louis Napoleon at the attack on Strnsburg In
1887, aud during lis whole life has been one Of
the believers in, and adhcrcuts oi the Princes
cause. As "A bcntIhl subsequently III AiEA'i''
no IL charged with spcculHting latgcly-my in-
formant uses different word than sprculating-
with the public money. But the mUst serious
item Is in the pilluge Of the Chimes" Museum 1t
pckiny, or rather at the Summer Palace of the
Emperor Of China. When the news hist
arrived of the sacking ot the fdlace, II
was said to have been done by the Eng
lish, and the French papers found no
words strong enough to qualify such an act.
week later official news came that II was Gen.
Cousin Montauhan and the French army that
pilllgcd and destroyed the Chinese Museum.
From that moment the commander In chief Of
the Chinese expedition was morally condemned
in tha eyes Of most men in France, for 1t l. VOL
known what vencruton the intelligent French
bear for collections Of art. II is now said that
the General on his return sold and Is now sell
ing, precious articles TO the amount uf four mil
hons vi francs, that lie gave 10 the Emperor some
very valuable gifts, aud to the Empires hand
some collar Of diamonds OF great value. Inc
people think that, with this pillage money, with
his title Oi Count, and his salary Of somethin"
like hundred thousand francs for the different
Offices he holds, he is sufficiently paid without
fastening anything more ON the Treasury.
The WORLD declaims against the immunity
extended to the secession newspapers at Nash
willie aud other places, and calls for their sup
preston, aud the punishment Of its troasonabls
| edltuTldl DI'lHIcH'
The TnBuSk thinks there is no cause to de,
spair Of emancipation merely because the border
| states have shown an utter distasto to that mea-
sure.
A Fortress Monroe correspondent states that
II change has been made in the condition d the
contrabanis by which each one will receive the
wages earned by his individual skill. W.
quote;
The old plan paid, clothed, and subsisted all
alike on the principle that all alike must b'
| taken care Of, because many, perhaps a MAJORITY
| under the circumstances could not take care o
| themselves, nor can they now. The new plan yir
tUally withdraws this hand Of universal support
requires that the negroes shall lpuk ont for them
selves, provides that skill and industry shall b,
| the standard Of computation, makes 1t OptiOna
| with the department and all others to omplu,
a. many Of the negroes as they choose u
none at all, and leaves tho negro to abide th
result Of the competition instituted bctwcol
while and black lsbur-the principal feature q
the new plan. In one word, the Old plan aim
ol (lni, as far amy plan could, sucocolel) {
take care oi the negroes, men, women, and Ch'l
dren, the sick tui well, pre- lucors and non-pru
luccrs, oil alike. The new plan contemplate
that they shah take care oi thcmsplvos.
The lIFEALp states that England, by he
crooked policy, has slicnutcd both the North am
South, and hints at a harvest Of rerihutua iron
both sections when our affairs are settled