New-York tribune., 1866-05-02


"A Few Figures differences - President
Jobusen and his yetoes-The German Qucs-
ton - Elegant Extracts - Pcrsouni une
Literary Eiems-The Indy and the Horse
The Lnscsf Style OF Eonncts-Iusanify la
France.
From Our Own Correspondent.
PARE April 20. leo
Wei, re are beaten; Laboulaye is beaten-and that
rather worse than expected Aud yet III rather hope
fa way after ALL There is much OF the Bunker lil
quality in the defeat Of the Liberals Of Waterloo ia the
victory Of tho Government to say The least Of IT, The
whole number of inscribed electors is 37,ES Of whom
$4,000 ian unusually large poportion went to the polls
last Sunday and Monday There is good ,hing-proof
of awakened political life Ofthcse 1900 voted for M
Bnssiere the candidate supported ly Government, by an
unexccponabe personal character, excellent social pc
ston great wealth and propeioshp IN extensive manu.
fgctores ia those parts, ana 5000 for EdouArd ahouye,
the Liberal candidate, set up Oh 'he eve 81 to 'ieo"
supported by his principles aud such improysod ad TO tie
canvass as the hamssed, fecrcd, gagged latisans oi
liberty could give. The electoral district eompnscd
Sras6urg and country Observe that the relation
Of town 10 country in Franco Is sinculsy different 10
what IL is in America so aT the Intelligence OF The mass
of voters is concerned Here, the city population, taken
in mass are far superior IN education and accompanying
Intelligence 20 the peasautrybo,h being native French.
With this PREDATORY remark make apology for citing
these Characteristic Wros BIseres city vote was io2
his rural vote, 1890. Laboulaye's city vote was
CO.'S. country vote 2g7s. Now, a notable fact here
hat at the general elections in ls " dc Busere heda
much larger majority of all the votes cast n the distinct
and run far ahead Of his Liberal opponent IN the city
where he Is now sunk 10 minority Of LiId. H. hnc
the Government triumph in his person has sunk 10 three
years from majority OF heen 10 one OF ten Thousand ma
iorty You calculate what promise thir ohrIh 10
Government for the elections Of 1862 Another feature oi
this electoral contest, worth Tcmarkng her. honsh Hoi
peculiar to this occasion, is the character which 6oyern
nent agents were permitted not 70 say urged TO
IL by what would singular uradvl.cdness u VI.
central authority at Paris. They ndasrousy represented
10 voters the question AT hand not 10 elect QUO o
two 10 represent their Interests ID nc National PAM
ament Of the Empire but TO elect between the Consttn-
tiona Empire and Teyouonl Some inspiring body seems
20 have discovered the mscevOus consequences OF THIS
argument sncc the contest il over and poor Paun Linn
ayrac whose private opinions f be have any are es hite
regarded the ink that flows iiom his inspired PEN has
been ordered 10 copy and sign an editorial III The Con-
sfifufi0nao all going to show" that the aarmngly
large thrown for Labouayo not TO be interpreted
as all revolutionary aiteT-a-
DO your readers care TO know In this connection Of OH
cia ncwspapersn that the resident Paris editor of the
Monitcay, who does its New-YorS correspondence and
the correspondent Government man who does editorials
on American affairs in the Constitutional highly approve
of President ohnsOns speeches and yetoos Even as do
likewise the English Times and Post and Hcrdd. don't
know that President Johnsons reading extends to re
Herdld-I mean The London. not iis New-iork worthy
namesakc. But here Is pretty passage from one of IT'S
las, years Numbers issued presently after the assassination
of Lncoln when tho managers of that high shrtoncd
organ Of the English Tories feared that summary justice
might befal their American congcnors "Sul we would
fain hope for the sake OF common humanity obscrye
humanity has nothing in with the coarser col
ored vaetieslfor common kindred, that the Aneri
can people may show itself IN this critical hour Just,
more generous and more sagacious than the drunken
blackboard whom, after the fashion Of ignorant Af
tribe, it has chosen for its ruler 1t IS this sort of
rhetoricians who now busy putting brilliant patches
of imperial purple and praise on the democratic coat of
tailor President.
The war question is still the question: agitaed and az
tating this week last, aud always unsOyed. must
still incline TO answer it in the negative. But no one
mans opinion, your correspondence less than anothers,
should have much weight. Only, should say that fol-
low in this few calm intelligent judgments Of abler
men, whose calmness is not furred nor intelligence dark
cned by engaged interests Of their pockets or Of their van
ty in being well informed" Diplomatic bodies and
SPECTATORS ut the Bourse in high "canaries Mrs.
Quickly would phrase H. glance, indeed at the daily
tables ofquoatons the Paris Exchange published IN
all the evening papers will indicate the anxiety and the
utterly unsettled bobbcry of public feeling aud opinion
better than anything can write descrpyey. CoHstfa-
hoane had inspired article on its first page few days
ago. the object of which seemed to be TO quiet the general
But ii indefinite and dimly oacular
to leave the pensve reader in much the same state OF
doubt in which it found him. Still rather guess despite
Herr Bsmarks able statesmanshp that shall not have
war this Summer. 1t would be long story and perhaps
hardly worth the telling, to lay out all hcreasons on which
this guess is based.
force Of will stupid king so set all the European
world in turno-and even gain with most histoncaiiy
educated intelligent men the quality OF able statesman
lis q wofuly condennatory comment on the constitu-
tion Of Europe and its balancing powers.
Quite SUPERIOR meantime to any abored editorial that
L
and the question of the day is the brief chapter of elc
CANT extracts which translate from yesterdays num-
Der of In Libertt:
Wha ps are 10 think Of Pruna-de Mask The day will
come when the world will know that Prussia Is everywhere
the protector Of the right ~ Fred red William w. OF Prussia
Christian TX. lo Denmark is the only legitimate SOW
ereigu CT the Daches Bsmaks speech " Chamber Of
Ci;pss.i,ai is.a ;;;ssccsstmSSaff, ,se, , \
dCLrisan TX had any right the DuchiesBis
%s SPHs Of h May s se r,1
Tho hereditary Prince Of Augustenburg the prince who
untes his person the best claims TO the IN the
Duchies. (Prussian Flenpotentiary, 2eih May sGi
The Grand Duke Of Odenburg has perhaps, the best
rights - Circular Of July, 1864.
The King Christian had If not sovereign rights at least
rights Of TO Ausra November and
December. 1864
bounded titles dating from he 10th century, "lDispatch
of December Is, ltCi.
Everything on the question Of the Duchies will remain n
obscurity ill the Syndies OF the Crown have given their
the expression OF their views Throne Speech to the Prus-
sian Chambers, January, 1865.
Prussia has rights OF sovereignty the Duchies.'
Prussan Penpotentiay at tho Federal Dict Session Of April
8. 1865.
Christian TX was up to the peace Of Vienna the sole le
gmate sovereign the Duche Prussia and Austria have
now acq9Ied all his rights Statement Of War Expenses
To change the subject The Count Of Monteambert s
making his final preparations for his voyage to aud through
the United States.
Barnum's "Universa History Of Humbugs" Is trans
lated, and has quite pitiful little success here.
The manager of the italian opera has discovered female
tenor in the person and vocal organs Of Miss Mea
Italian young lady, who is presently TO appear the
boards of Les Iaens in the role of somebody in some
hing-a male body at any rate.
Ies Sultan OF Turkey has at last been coaxcd bued
'r iptcseDty persuaded into giving regular charter to