The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-02


miscellaneous sources, and we NAV fairly
assume that the grand income of the Nstional
Treasury for the year ending on the 30th of June
next, will approximate six hundred and fifty
million dollars in currency.
1t would seem obvious, from these facts, that
Secretary McCuloch can experience no insur-
lnountable difficulty in his efforts TO make ade-
quate provision for all the recognized obltga-
tons of the Government on or before maturity
as well as to resolutely inaugurate the policy of
reducing the Indebtedness, and strengthening
the credit of the nation which objects he steadily
aims to accomplish by every legitimate means
subject to his wise and patriotic control.
The Recent Events at Washington and
Our Relations With England and France.
From the Herald.
The recent extraordinary events at Washing
ton will doubtless create European sensation
in reference TO American affairs. In England
and France especially, we may be sure that the
aristocratic party and the Imperial party will
make the most of the rupture between President
johnson and the ruling radical faction OF Con-
gress to prove the instability and incurable
uiscord ana decentralization of the 'great re-
public"
The conflict between our Executive and Con-
gress in reference to Southern restoration, we
may expect, will be ventilated by our enemies
abroad in-every way calculated to prejudice our
political system and our national credit. We
shall probably, have soon enough from the Lon
don lines and its co-laborers their old predic.
tions revived. that the american Union has
escaped the whirlpool of a great rebellion only
to be shivered against the rock OF reconstruc-
tion; that the sympathizing elements of the
Northern democracy, which were powerless to
assist the South during the war, will now,
under cover of an Administration elected by
the Union war party, pIove sufficiently
strong 10 break that party iuto pieces; to
restore the peace democracy to power, and,
With the aid of the South, thus renstated
in nt IN ioto
the national war debt as peace Offering to the
South, and equally ready to establish the South
ern back race under system OF State regula-
tons, revivlng everything OF the old system of
slavery but the name. From England and
France we may reasonably look for this reading
of our horoscope 1Iom the late startling events
in Washington; or that the Union war party,
broken up, will open the way to such a conflict
oil parties factions, and sections as can only end
in Northern insuTTection, and in the division
of the Union, not into two, but into half dozen
wrangling coniederacles of the South American
type.
tatons as improbable, when they have already
been suggested by the debates in Congress. Nor
can we hope that they will pass off without
prejudice to us, considering the mischievous
consequences Of such Misrepresentation of our
national cause and prospects during the war.
WHAT satisfactory explanation of the present
deadlock between the legislative and the execu-
tive departments at Washington can be made oy
our friends abroad, when there is no prospect of
compromise? Why may not Lord Clarendon
accept this state of things as giving him'an in
definite term of grace touching settlement of
those claims arising AGAINST England from the
Cepredatons upon our commerce of Anglo-Rebel
pirates or privateers? Why may not Louis
Napoleon say it s the fight of the Girondists and
Jacobins in America, quietly instruct his Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs to notify the Government
OF the United States that the Emperor has
changed his mind, and that the French troops,
instead OF being withdrawn from Mexico, would
be reinforced for the protection of those inte-
rests which France cannot relinquish?
From our latest European adyices it appears
! that Marshal Forey (the original commander of
the French Mexican expedition) had stated in
the Imperial Senate "that the return OF the
! French troops from Mexico could not take place
! so speedily as appeared to be desired in France
! and he even advised that fresh relnforcements
! should be s, mt out" To this M. Rouher re-
sponded 'that Marshal Forey had expressed in
! hls speech merely private OPINION, the views
| oil the Government upon this subject being those
contained in the speech from the throne and the
/ crafts from the address," Now, the Emperor
has no doubt been playing od these two MEM
bers of his Senate against each other; for he has
/ his prestige to sustain at home and his promises
TO remember towards the United States. II is
only the repetition OF his double-deahng policy
! between Italy and the Pope, in reference to the
Withdrawal of the French troops from Rome.
We shall not he surprised, however, At few
weeks hence Napoleon shall define his position
to be that of Marshal FoIcy, under the idea tnat
| pending our existing troubles at Washington
|
! Sew ards remonstrances Acting under the same
Influences we shall perhaps in due time have a
change in the present conciatory tone OF the
leading British Journals in regard to our com
plants OF British neutrality during the late Re
| belhon.
Surely we have nothing to expect from the
| vigilant and jealous enemies IN Europe et our
! popular institutions and our oyershadoWing
, power as a united people, but that they will
turn our internal discords to the best account
against us, IN every way. Nor can we under
take to promise that the damages which may
thus result to our political prestige abroad, and
to our commercial and financial interests, viii
be trifIng, when rom the present disagreements
between Congress and the Executive the pros
pect is that the status OF the Southern States
and OF parties in the North will be unsettled and
productive only OF violent party agitation iol
several years to come. Hence, in view OF oul
foreign relations, as well as our domestic in
terests, we appeal to the Republican maiorlties
OF Congress tosmeet in council for the purpose
OF a harmonious under landing with the EXecu
tive, as the question Of paramount tmportanc'
10 the country and TO the party, at home anC
abroad.
Radical Campaign against the President
From the World.