, 1864-05-29
our TsNKfIs LETTER.,
From our Special Correspondence -
p.r%. N,i Ma IN SoAA

for, which the ex:mtnister ofcLouls Philippe
Ia fhmops.'; The subject WAS the atate OF the !;
finances Of the Empire; and the accusation.
brought against the Imperial Government :,
WA the came as that which Is so often !
brought with only too much reaaon both :.
against governments a9d individuals, Viz,
t TINT 1t WIS living beyond It's means. But as
1t Ia not enough to make such an accus ltion
In, general terms without. bringing forward
particular PROOF and entering. into some de-
tails. II. Thsers proceeded to do this also.
With that wonderful Iucsdity Of language for
which be Is 80 remarkable, and with IN order
and fabor!ously be had prepared himself for
Ibis last great effort. he unfolded before
his astonisbed and fascinated audience, the
whole complicated system Of French finance,
For Tour hours he spoke on the;nsrally tire
some subject without onceapparentty weary
ing any one hut himself. he. .Was compelled
70 TO-, btg for few momcuts 5eposs IN TIC mid.
die OF his speech; hut this Was the only
g, ,mptom of weakness manifested by the
! 'Vtttrnn statesmsn, WHO has Just entered
upon his si1tysishth year; AZ anaacia1
questions arc 20 much the order OF the day,
! ior granted that your readers VIII be dcsirons
| Of Knowing what II. Theirs thinks nf the
hharces of his own country, though without
tGe trouble of reading tor that purpose SIX
usn eo1amns OF the N2aa,eaT. VIII en-.
in cnnds ins1le ~ Ha nnssi,Ia tGf cus'os'ty
~ Thus.u Th;esa sna ~. III 10 as;t;o;@a.a
two statements, which be clahoratelv demon
strated. The first WIS that the average
| amount ofshe Budgets Of the constitutional
n'cnt -. " sAs ~ ~ ~ sosS@ru. @
aaoa ~ ~ b.en - 1,:NV,tspvW sSth 'rsac5; lns
| really, and in spite Of a!1 the subterfuges had
recourse to to conceal lis amount, attained
70 0o,ce0 Geo trancs. Now, said II. Theirs,
| M5on hna this latter sum to spend, ,uonssrous
ns II II, 1ntfe might be come eScnSe Tor yoE;
ar you pare y noI nrc iMG fSnsrus' ~ nnn Ut .he
otGer eco are cbthtned BY borrowing money
~ increasing the puotic deos. nF then pro-
eetts t. point oct the causes Of this Tast!y in.
creased txpcndse'Ee: These are generally
me prestiEs ssotsro,;:ry 10 establish the new
tmptFe-WaT, gary, public works, t'wh1t
| n1c ealled. :" sud M Thiers, 1.-THE wonders OF
| Paris" Descending then to particulars, he
\ enumerated some remarkable examples ufin.
| ertased expense. The expense Of the
51s'e E2s I1ssh from sHU,oJo TO s,sWo9o
francs !he saiafl.s 3 OF polite: 7 agents which
used to tse three a. and halt millions, are now
t!x and nail m1sllons' me expenses Of the
! one hundred ard twenty-six millions. have
| risen to one hundred and affy millions. The
| Prefects and Eb-Prcfect5 who received two
/ million Fix hundred thousand, now receive
| five millions three hundred thousand fr inca
Tic State Police which before cost
Tbo snr-nt sarsioe ,eu ~ nuu uai, 1'l!lons.
lie NOR. than our ~ tEo Ian n',ere Isen from s"
TurniEg then to the municipalities, AZ.
Theirs showed that lEcy Ii; d not fai1cd to I'M.
i'a'c the example Of .cxtravasnnce set them
creseei its 1nunicnni cr,n.,,.,,. nau cr. ~.
10 one hundred aipl t1y 1iinns afmns WA Wy ,aS
row i,s f,,ncI fn,t,n} ss' Ivy l.lt"'ons' ana nad
|
honoss Of innnse Do,deaux now expended
five Instead Of tw" aud halfInill,nu=, VI be.
II sirad Of one ard 4''9 !.,,T. nao mss9ns
miIls.ns ;raseon ~, ,,,s' ,:sn hoeen Twelve
six p,iliore % ;st.ea ,f fefS s nnS ~ 1srnty
sTEtnted IL 49, forty-,isbt millions!
lLe Palace ; Of The prc1tct t'ere had already
twelve or fourteen hcfnr. - ~. n.os "tH,u ~.
.twelye or fourteen m!t,;o,a ~ "as ,a nn,saeu'
liners, 10 locse ''refect rroperly"' And
Then In a magnificent p,Tor.slon he pro.
enst sin ID dcarer Ina! 'd ee1ty eost dear It
srch was the snhs,onco =, s1sel.n.e ,s;s inr y!
sp'rcb, which cannot iii TO produce s Sreat
effect throughout the country.
u~.,,,,
| ur,,,r. =, :, ~. v'a
f An4n1snr as: M!s: MT: rfgx ye.. iHis,g H,Eg
WHEEEAs. This Eattcty during its recent toar-
| neS heme on veteran Through, and aurinr orr ~
t.rn tip. received lust attention ut fhc h.nds ri
lie oyn lsrgehcattet people uf The nlacee thnonoh
| which VIC Taercd, and, wIphinc in ZONE manner IN
testify Gr;titudefor 1ht ea1ne thereforo he IL
! RAGGED, That to the management Of thc so1.
d.css me- ct tairo, H.; We return o3r most ain.
thanks fer their EtniIness and rnnrtasv ~ ~
while We were detained thsIc On our 69meT,n1 V VI
journey, and
Gtc1s Rest, At Chicago we can but yresklv aynrass
our sense Of obligation Tor tie nrrnsrat,Go ~ -.
past for rs on the morning OF orr nrrsva1 in thst
city en- our woy home witch ~ nnfnrtnnoteIr haS
| not time to enjoy and ior the cntartn,nrant an
Hospitality furnished n dnrlnfr nnr ttsri1 thn c,e
on our iu1n ioT iher Einti1sess e.,d ,etsntnn y
for tie deem interest crhibit.sl hv ,hen ~ fc
welfare OF soldiers reneraify. fnr fhc 3erot,a ta
| have tbcvn TO thc cansr ri fhe TnInr 10 s-taH3
10 them 10 more formal nfrarno Ert ,hs eirnn.a
thanks Of rrufefni hea1t. r. Wtsron,i ,n1 s,
desire to testfs fibot fhe 1nvsl IsJiaa ~ T,i..n
stand ple- emIuent II, ihcIr nnnt1sarEs Tbs- hsEe
BY their untlriur ishors n heh nfth" eo;ds
tier ceaseeas dernion to o,r rannt. .s
earned nrd 80 ,hi,shaS ~ ~ ,t ~. eause.
fame fhst II hnfh natiat " @ namc ana
| Er.olrTf That 1nr tfa corsai,t LII equurE: .en,,eE:
viii eytT1vhcrs fer<ss ~ sf;Is,o,,ssts X s
from TIE ioyai people nf Ihe Moth Who nvincr3
BY iheir kjnducee aua attentinu that rhrr had ~
forgotten ihose who lad ies ihrr nna au 1r not
Eidcr audcone forth battle for tde1r ho
or snd ft' stcnce We return our yyarmcat fbsnEs.
that all dtsco1ra9ement which may have oSen oc-
cas!oned by the freln.the rear ~ Of covert COW
ed, We feel repsId hy their approving SMILES and
sacrfces We rnaac in rcnef,ine our term of Scrrire
| in TIM c.re a ~ ans t1r{o,. ~