Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-21
SPECIAL PARIS CORRESPOND.
ENCE.
PARIS, November "a, 1866.
MILITARY REFORM.

EDITOR OF PUBLIC LEDGER: The mill
tary reform is now in fair way of being
practically discussed, for the committee
has been nominated to that end, but pub
lie feeling is somewhat aroused at seeing
that almost all the members of the COM
mittee wear the epaulette. In question
like this, which is not a purely military
one, but the object of which is to turn all
quiet citizens into temporary soldiers, it
is hardly fair to the public to let it be
judged by class of men who, by their
profession, are naturally full of warlike
propensities and have traditional con-
tempt and disregard for the person and
calling of "shop-keepers." The idea OF
establishing Landwehr here has never
been very popular, but it is now getting
detested; for no one except the high In
place" can see what benefit such sys-
TEN would bring to France, unless the
Emperor has the intention of having his
duplicate of the period of 1900 to 1915.
The example that Russia has furnished
has been bad one, but there is no rea-
son, because it has been successful, for
letting "slip the dogs of wal" and begin
ming again that horrible and repulsive
series of contests that required the name
of the first Napoleon to make them glo-
rious. We are quite satisfied with the
glory we have won we have got territory
enough to work upon, and far from want
ing soldiers to guard our country or make
aggressive wars, we only require tillers
of land and hewers of stone to make it as
great as it might be.
THE EMPEROR GOES TO cOMpIEGNr,
and the great questions so long mooted
of the ministerial changes, the loan OF
a thousand million, the legislative corps
d'etat-are getting looked upon by the
public with about the same feeling as a
man who has waited so long for sayory
dinner that the very smell of it disgusts
him, Perhaps
THE SHE'LL WILL BURST
when it is least expected, as il generally
happens when Napoleon III has a hand
in an affair. He launches out his idea
like street-boy would q squib, and then
stands aside to watch the effect it pro-
duccs on the crowd. He listens atten-
lively to the rumors that arrive fIom ev-
erywhere; his plan ripens in silence, and
when the world least expects it he sud
denly puts it into execution.
THE RETURN OF THE MEXICAN ARMY
is' now certain, and poor Maximilian is
to be lefl to bis fate.
NAKINILIAs's RETsRY
seems almost as certain, although lie re-
centlydeclared to the French government
that he might be driven of his throne,
but would never abdicate IT, Bnt when
he said thiE he was unaware of the evil
that had beiallen his unhappy wife, and
when be learns it be can scarcely remain
where he is. One fact that seems almost
conclusive is. that the Austrian steam.
ship Elizabeth has been ordered
out for Mexico, and there is scarcely a
doubt that when she returns she will bear
the Unfortunate monarch Of day back
to his native country.
ITALIAN MATCHMAKING.
You know that Prince HnmbsTt is go
ing to marry an Austrian Arehduehess
The second son Of Victor Emmanuel
is Just about to make a national match,
for be is betrothed to one of the richest
heiresses of Turin. Lianara de la Cis-
terna
THE sANHEDRIN OF 1867.
Notice TO the children Of Israel Of the
Eve quarters of the globe The minis
ters Of the Jewish faith are convoked by
the Central Committee of Paris, to a
solemn Sanhedrim at the time Of the
Great Exhibition. The Partisan Com
mittee intend to propose to the Congress
several notifications in the religious
laws, and the questions Of heritage and
bir,hright will be examined. Very lit
tie is stirring in Paris at the present mo-