The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-26

Iishing Some Unpleasant Truths-Vhe
statue of VOItaire - what GaribRldi
Thinks OF 1.-THE cred, White, and
Hlue''-Its Arrival at Caen-A Letter
from Captain Hudson, Etc.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Telegraph.
PARIS, March 10.
AN UNGRATEFUL GUEST.
The monotony of the present dulness has
been somewhat relieved these last few
days in Paris by the prosecution of the editor
Of La Libert6, the well-known and famous
writer, M. Emile de Girardin, for attacking the
empire, and even the Emperor himself. 1t is
reported that the Emperor himself felt very
much hurt and even indignant at the article
published by M. de Girardin; the more so as
the editor of La Libert6 was a favored guest at
the last festivities of Compeigne, and nothing
led to the belief that feeling so hostile ex-
listed as that which he has just given express
sion to. The article in question, which has
made so much fuss in Paris and all over
France might have been published with impu-
nifty had our press been unshackled.
Mons. de Girardin, in this much-talked-of
article, in alluding to the remarks made by
Mons. Rouher, in his speech-''that the En-
peror had conducted the country gradually
and year by year to better destinies''-
asked, with an impudence which took abacB
the Minister, at what price the country had
been so conducted With regard to foreign
policy three departments have been added to
France since the Emperor has been on the
throne-the Maritime Alps, Savoy, and Upper
Savoy, with total population of nearly a mil
lion of inhabitants. Mons. de Girardin tells
us that these acquisitions were made at the
cost of loan of 5OO 600 francs, contracted
at 6Of. Soc. at the cost of the blood of French
men shed to defend the Italians against the
Austrians; also at the cost of the unifcation
of Italy and Germany; and, finally, at the cost
of the reorganization of the French army,
involving the obligation on all able-bodied
Frenchmen to military service-16O, 900 at
least called out every year instead of an
annual contingent Of 100000 men.
Mons. de Girardin runs the Government
hard in his article. He gives it no quarter. He
asks, too what great influence has France
gained in or out of Europe by the unfortu-
nate Mexican expedition, in which French
money and French blood have been most wan
tonly squandered? What has the present Gov
ernment done to help the Poles What is
France doing to counterbalance the influence
of Russia in the East Mons. de Girardin then
goes on to examine as to the state of things at
home, in order to show that the statements of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs are very far
from being correct, when he says that France
has gained considerably under the Second
Empire. He says, as regards liberty, France
is far below Germany England Belgium, Hol-
land, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland.
Throughout the whole of Europe there is no
country below France but Spain.
All the above mentioned unpleasant truths
have made the Minister vince not little, and
having lost his temper he had the saucy
editor of La LiJert6 prosecuted. The trial
came off yesterday, and the verdict the jury
was that Mons. de Girardin should pay fine
of five thousand francs. We hear it was sus-
pected for a moment that the article was sug-
gested, if not written by "our dear cousin, "
Prince Napoleon; but the Prince has positively
denied all knowledge of it until he read it in
the paper.
vOLTAIRE's STATUE.
Monsieur Houdin, the editor of the Steele,
an opposition paper, is progressing with his
subscription in favor of a statue to be erected
in Paris in memory of Voltare. Among those
who have sent in their adhesion, and fifty
centimes, is Garibaldi. The adhesion is notified
in the following short letter.
CAPRERA, February ia monument to Vol
tatre in France signifies the return ofthiS noble
country 10 lIs post Oh advanced guard OF human
good omen for the whole world of which the
immense man was citizen, and a terrible shock
TO the coalition ofdespotism and lying Accept
my obutS and all my gratitude. GARIBALDI
THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
The inhabitants of Havre had been await
ng the arrival of the Red, White, and Blue,
the departure Of which from London to Paris
had the day previously been announced.
After very boisterous passage, the intrepid
little yacht presented itself at the mouth OF
the Seine, but it was unable to sail up the
river on account of the high winds. 1t was,
therefore, obliged to take refuge in the river
of Caen. Thus the hope of the inhabitants OF
Havre, who have been on the pier day after
day on the lookout for the American boat
have been dashed to the ground.
Numerous parties have gone from Havre tc
Caen in order to have look at the smallest
three-master which certainly exists in the
world. The Red, White, and Blue left Lon
don on the 1st of March, and put out to sea
on the ID, and entered Omsterham on the
4th from whence it was towed to Caen by the