The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-30


acquainted with what is going on in the coun-
ci's of the Government are not ignorant of the
little harmony that there exists, aud that we
have many an ODonnell and many Rrim wait
ing for an opportunity to substitute their private
will for that ofthe head Of the State.
THE OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS
is fixed for the 22d Of January, but no fixed
programme has as vet been decided on, for the
question is with the Government Shall we
tighten or loosen the reins3 Prince Napoleon,
who is now again in favor with his Imperial
cousin, is doing all he can to urge the Emperor
to adopt liberal measures. As regards Napoleon
Ill, those around about him affirm that he has
never been more taciturn. Are the reflections of
the modern Sphynx similar 10 those which agi-
tated the mind of Charles the First, year be-
fore he entered the Convent of Mt. zulus, so ad-
mirably portrayed by Prescott in his history of
Philip II If the present calm the precursor of
storm? Oai 10 sa? However, Napoleon III seems,
Tor the present to have quite given up any idea
of annexing
BELGIUM, AND LEOPOLD II
can reign quietly on the throne lett him by his
father. M. Van Praet, Minister of the Household
of the King of the Belgians, notified to the EN-
peror the accession of Leopold II to the throne
words OF sympathy, verba uotam scriptd mdnent,
It will be said; and the writings OF Prince Napo.
leon, when o prisoner at Ftdno, must be consi-
dered TO be more sincere than the words of Ma.
poleon III. However, as the Emperor has
assured the Belgian Ambassador of his desire to
see the integrity of Belgium maintained, and as
he has done nothing to prove the contrary, zoe
must believe, If any veracity still remains in
him. He has enough to do with home matters,
for three years only separate him from
1859,
date which seems no less important in the
eyes of every one than 1852 when a new Presi-
dent of the Republic was to be elected. In 1869,
the elections for the Corps LegiStdtf are to take
place, and prophesy that no deputies favorable
TO the Government will be elected. 1t is, there
fore, in 1869 that there will be struggle be-
tween the power which VIII grant no liberties
and the country, which is determined to wrench
these by force, il refused. An election which
has just taken place in the Department of the
Orne proves that the inhabitants of the pro-
vinces are following the
MARCH OF PROGRESS.
For the Department of the Orne is an agri-
cultural one and the farmers for the most part
very opulent devote their attention to the
breeding of cavalry horses-an important point.
for it would naturally lead us to infer that they
would be ever desirous of keeping on good terms
with the Government. The contrary is how
ever, the case, as the candidate of the Ministry,
NJ. de Mackan, will not, il is supposed, be re-
elected; and much the same thing is taking place
in many of the Departments.
Int constitutional country such circumstances
might fail to attract attention. Should the cleo
ton of 1869 prove unfavorable for the present
Government, the Ministry would change, the
Wings would succeed the Tories. and there would
be an end of the matter; but in France, can one
imagine the Constitution of the year VIII ex-
posed to such conflict? 1t would be It's death
blow without fail. The year 1869 has something
tdtdliStic about it. Some hope in it, some
fear it, it is Indifferent to none; were it not for
the exhibition of 1867, l think that the electo-
raj agitation would commence next year. The
conviction is that the Government will not
await 1869, but that it will give us another edi-
ton of the Coup d'Etdt of 1852. / cannot say
that l share the general opinion for the rea.
son that a similar attempt, with impunity,
would be impossible within space OF eighteen
years. time. 1t also must be taken into considera-
ton that the Prince Imperial will at that time
be only fourteen years of age, and it is not by
resistance that his father can expect to win the
hearts of the people for his son. Napoleon III
is now trying to sneak out Of the alliance with
Herr Won Bismarck and Victor Emmanuel and is
trying TO be sweet with the House of Hapsburg
and other conservative powers of Europe.
THE SOLE THoUGHR OF NAPOLEON III,
at present, is to get out of the Mexican scrape
with as good grace as possible, in order to steer
clear of the United States. The Emperor wished
to retard the opening of the Chambers, in hopes
that Marshal Bazaine might be able to send us
news of some great victory over Juarez, which
would have enabled the French to retire from
Mexico with the honors of war This idea has
been abandoned, as we hear nothing of the nm
portdm Uictoyy. Napoleon III Is now trying TO
calm the public spirit. Here is another proof of
it. According to the terms of our convention of
the 10Th of September, the French troops will
shortly quit Rome leaving the Holy Father
TO the care and protection of his loving subjects
FURY OF THE CLERGY
In order to console the priests, the Govern
ment has decided upon prosecuting the cele-
Drated editor, La Crois, for publishing the Holy
Scriptures, with notes by Proudhon. The pub
Usher says in his defense, that atheistica books,
such as the "Llfe of Christ" by Straus, Lever
book, and others, have been allowed 10 be pub.
lished and that Proudhons Bible is much less
offensive than these works. The Judge, how
ever, informed him that he had the right of
prosecuting or OF not prosecuting This will
give you an idea OF the state of things in Frances
and it i obvious tlat the Government is desi-
rous NJ ,,ot n,alino o. an enanv of fba c1aroy Nuho