The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-08-01
Frnnce..

corps 5AegiSIatfiI, Qn1eSHueDnteS,
which show that str6ng anti-Napo-
leon party is being formed in France.
The New York Herald. in noticing
them. Says; -, z
q, No one can read them without feel
ing convinced that the anti- -Napo-
.leonic feeling, which has, always ex-
istcd, and Which of hte has been
known to be powerful, is acquiring
greater strength and manifesting
greater hoiilness. NJ. Thiers is. not
afraid to cxclaim, that while lie, is
unwilling to question the generalsin
cerity of the Government, he cannot
admit it's honesty in matters finan-
cial." NJ. Richards convicts the Go
vernment of positive falsehood; and
NJ. GARNER Pages, after most
gloomy picture had been drawn by
another deputy, had the temerity to
ask, "whethcr srch was tho result of
fifteen years reign?" 1t is equally
manifest that, Notwithstanding great
outward show and much apparent
prosperity, the empire is really bur-
dened with crushing incubus Of
debt. A dcbt of $50, 900, 900 francs
certainly justiEes the language used
by O. deputy, a few days ago, when
he spoke of it as "the price OF the
empire" To our mind, however the
most alarming thing was tho war
spirit which was manifested during
the progress Of tbs debate. The al
tered and isolated position of France
was deplored. Prussia, Russia, Eng-
land, Italy, all were against her Al
lies she had none. The only al
liantc ut once available and desirable
was that of Austria Prussia VISA
stronger i'll money and men than
ever, and might be regarded as
Frances first possible adversary"
Italy, already impatient of the su-
premacy of France, world be too glad
of IN opportunity to join her enc
mics. England would not object to
Russia marching TO Constantin ople.
and Russia would encourage England
to take possession of Egypt. Was
the Suez Canal-the glory of the age,
nn offspring of French genius-was
it to fall into English hands? Never,
never. France and Egypt would
prevent it. these sentiments may
have been expressed for another and
Il deeper purpose than that which was
apparent. They may an1 probably
were uttered rather in the interests
Of the Government than against it.
Whatever might be the object for
which they were uttered, the simple
fact that they could be expressed,
and expressed amid signs of all but
universal appreciation, IS proof su!1i-
Gent tha. France is deeply dissat;s-
fled with her attitude among the IA.
I tions, that the war spirit is rcviving
among her people, and that she will
seize the iirst opportunity to recover,
ifpossib,e, the position which, rightly
or wrongly, she believes she has lost.
The situation Of Napoleon ut the
present moment is, therefore, pecu-
liar. For fifteen years, the empire
has been DAZZLING nnl magnificent;
this lasS year has been tile most dnz
ZllnG and the most magnificent which
the empire has seen. The princes of
the earth have come to visit this mo-
dern Solomon, and to behold his
| glory. His name was to fill tile whole
earth, France WAS to be the greatest
of nations, Paris the greatest of capi-
tails, and Napoleon the greatest OF
monarchs. The programme, how
ever, has'not been ended. The Ex-
position is not yet closed. The royal
| visitors have not all returned to their
homes.> Some of them are still i'll
France, gazing at the splendors. 1t
would all have been we'll but for this
stupid Corps Logislatitf. They have
bungled the whole business. But for
them, the illustrious strangers would
have gone home, each to his own
country, and proclaimed each to his