The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-04
The Imperial Manifesto,
from the Tribune.

from Hc ITtOUBe'
We published yesterday the text of the crcu-
lar which the Marquis de Lavalette, dd interim
Minister for Foreign Affairs has addressed to
the diplomatic agents OF France. We received
an abstract of the circular two days after its
publication in the Mcnaeur-on the 10th of Sep
tember-and on that occasion presented our
views on the subject in which now, when the
full text of the circular is before US, we find
nothing to change and but little to add to-.
The manifesto of the French GoveInment-for
this character the circular undoubtedly basis
emphatIcally pacific III its professions, III eX-
pressly undertakes 10 allay the excitement OF
public opinion in France by arguing that in the
important changes which have recently taken
place in Europe there is nothing at which the
French people have the remotest reason to feel
alarmed. "For France, with Algeria" 1t says,
will soon number 40,00O,000 inhabitants, Ger
many 81 900 coo, Austria 3500O 000 Italy 26, ,O00,.
0O0 Spain 1S, ,000,000." France, therefore, will
continue to rank AL these States in point OF
population, and has no reason Tor being alarmed.
The circular, on the contrary, finds some OBJ
Vlous advantages i'll the new arrangements.
Heretofore the Holy Alliance united all the
peoples of Europe from the Ural to the Rhine
against France. There was no nation in Eu-
rope, with the exception OF Spain, with which it
was possible for France to contract an alliance.
Now the spirit OF the Holy Alliance is broken.
Prussia having adopted the nationality princ
pie, OF which heretofore France has been the
only champion, has become the natural friend
still higher degree, of Italy. Austria, relieved
of her Italian and German leanings has no
longer any interests contrary to those OF France.
The disappearance OF secondary states the clT-
cuar looks upon as the result OF an irresistible
power, and, in view of Russia and the United
States, each OF which may within the next hun,
6red years count hundred million Of men, 1t
thinks it not Tor the interest of the nations OF
Central Europe to remain broken up into little
States without either force or public spirit.
The latter part of this circular e2tos the
glorious mediation OF France in the late war,
and points out as the mission of France in
Europe ito strengthen the accord between all
those powers which desire at one and the same
time TO maintain The principle OF authority and
France and abroad, prevails OF the signal fall
ures of the NapoleOulc policy during the last six
years, will hardly be improved by this part OF
the manifesto But il is impossible to deny that
there is a great deal of truth in the former part.
By raising the standard of the German nation
ality, Prussia has formally broken with the
spirit which established the Holy Alliance, and
entered at least into an alliance with the demo
cratic principle OF popular and national sove
reignty.
The Prussian Government cannot now retreat
It must carry through the work once commenced
and how can it carry through its task without
new attacks upon the divine right OF some o
the princes! The views of the old King anC
Court Bismark about monarchism and demo
cracy have probably undergone but little change
but both have shown on several recent occs
sions that they fully comprehend the impossi
billty OF completing tne lash wlLlouC tue heart
sympathy of the Liberal party. AS long a
Germany is not fully united there IS no DANCE
of Prussia uniting again with Russia and Aus
tria for the establishment OF a Holy Alliance.
The remarks of the circular on the impendin
disappearance of the secondary States In Europ
are equally true. Whether it is just or unjus
better tor the people of the secondary States o
worse, the tact is undeniabe that they ore alt
gether at the mercy oil their po weriul neghbOr
that they are even now hardly sovereign, an
that they will cease to exist whenever Ii
great powers can come to an agreement col
cerning them. 1t would certainly be a gre
guarantee to the future peace OF Europe If. viii
regard TO these poWerless States the princip
were generally adopted that none of them shou
be annexed to larger State against the OF
spoken will OF the Inhabitants