New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-26

r,eciate the anxleies that lave been expressed in
tbis Tribune: but even as we do not ask from GOu
more than daily bread, so 1t is reasonable that
we do not exact from Government more nina tna1 lIs
daily duty" And he added, on saturday; ms uu'y
20 think we have fulfilled II IS SaUsIecll9h TOT
The present aud guarantee Tor the future. Dut ~
BECAME evident hy Wednesday night that OPINION Vas
cot satisfied with the present, and was demanding
even more urgently: from Cleucos ana Consery-
stives as well as Radicals, more positive guar
antees for the future. On wednesday,
Theirs delivered his great speech. Inc
first article IN Iherss creed OF foreign policy IS tho
balance of power in Europe. tic does still believe
that that the key and cornerstone of any safe per
manent constitution of Europe. He holds as tena-
nionsy and beevingy now to the doctrine Of the Eu-
Topean equilibrium all statesmen did 80 years ago
n is from that point of view which he claims Is me
only sure historical point of view that ne surveys
and condemns the Imperial lmpolcy OF natlohailIYs,
and agglomeratiOnS, and non-lnterVentloh az t th
wrong times and places, and lnteVentOhs ~ III
wrong times and places Right or wrong t tti ~; -
fashioned statesman IS strictly consistent WIN Wiz! ~
seIf always i'm this respect. From this point OF
view he treated at length last wednesday; Tue re-
Iations of France to Italy and the temporal rover
~! o,,dennotion Of fhe errors committed by NapO
leon both when acting for ltaly ahu, against tie
Pope and when semi-act1Ve or passive between tue
two was all the impressive that 10 was SohuIy
basrd for a large paIt-say exactly based-On the
declarations and statements OF real or pretended
principles of Government itself. And lhlerss con-
HlusiOl-nOt markedly different, though arrived NJ
nv q unite different process of argument from that
of the cardinals and of Jules Fayre-was, added TO
his preceding Camly-severe censure OF The uOeicdi
what finally forced Minister ROuher TO come 10 a
partial definition of its future policy.
am afraid that in an attempt TO review IN hall q
column Of THE TRIBUNE debate whose printed re-
port ills forty columns OF the MORue, nave poorly
succeeded III showing the course and constantly IN
creasing weight Ofthe pressure that II brought 10
bear on Government, finally squeezing out the decla-
ration of Minister BOuher which heads this letter.
The relative faith we may put IN that utterly pos
ltive declaration, amounts to this: Tor the present
France viii sustain the POpes sovereignty over his
actual little domain and its 100000 inhabitants
against Italy. If Napoleon can get the Congress 10
Rether (which is not very pTObabel and then get II to
share responsibility with him IN such maintenance
(which is less pTobable), much the better; and II
the Pope himself Will come into the arrangement, by
renOuncng claims the provinces that Italy has an
neXcd 10 herself (which is utterly mpTObabel, why
then yet better. Meantime, conservative. Catholc
France may cOunt-at least till after next general
election and the death of Plus lion practical
French occupation of Rome. With the present steam
and telegraph cOnveniences, the garrison may be
Withdrawn as far as TOulOn.
This does not suit the clerical party; but il is as
much Of concession as the intelligent ones among
them could expect. IL does not suit that very small
class Of intelligent liberals who that the only true
solution of the Roman Question must flow from the
final dissolution of the connection OF ChuTch ana
State 1t does well enough suit the common run OF
sO-called men of common sense and OF SO-Called
statesmen The great desideTatum Of the first short
sighted class is not to be bOhered OF the second an
adjournment. The hrSt prlZe present. rele1 as II IL
were fnality; the second despite the history OF All
their predecessors, are cOnesSorS OF the MlcaNOer
3aith in something turning up. Napoleon stands now
al the head of this cass-n0twithstandng. or with
standing Il that suits better his missing his Mexican
German, Polish, and this very old Roman lesson.
In regard of the German lesson, you have notlceu
the little rap over the kuuckes lii may so express
myself-and think mayl which Monitor bismarck
has just gvenreally to the address OF Ills alesiy5
so poor little Hesse. Poor little Hesse was so lcKled
IN its present low estate, TO be noticed Dy sucn COM
paratiyey big fellow France, that 10 strmghtway
certainly shall be most happy TO- very Prussia
hearing of this ma vt6 takes Hesse 10 task 1oT us
malapertness whereupon heSse nor Only KISSES, qu',
lfolrs no od which Mir. bismarck has
since held up fun sight for the benefit OF anybody
else mo names menuOned) VINO wants a ucKhg'
Duel farceur to be sure, that Bismarck.
Tho most significant report IN respect 10 foreign
affairs on the German side that comes TO notice TINS
week is that mentioned IN the newspapers puDlshed
ut Metz a French garrison border town on the
MOsee. 1t says that the soldiers OF the garrison
are led out daily TO practice with The adlnlIaOle
ChassepOt guns and that IN the intervals OF thelr
6riDg. n Won listen Won NAV catch, like distant
echo the rolling sound OF other Volleys; dlscharged
by the Prussan soldlery practcng win IhelI heeoe
guns near Treves-whch is also on the banks OF Inc
blue MOsee. One NJ. Noel, residing IN that same Ger
man quarter of France, Is reported TO nave invented
new little cannon; when gives holTilui p,OIalse
GUS qualities. 1t be handled, actually carried 10y
two men, charges by the breech, and discharges
without need of engineering observance ana Win
sure aim $500 balls per hour; and IT combines use
with the sweetest ecOnOmy-fOr an entire charge
powder, ball, and all, costs but hali franc nus
talk Of guns reminds me TO quote what one OF the
orators in the recent Roman debate SAID IN reply 10
the Ministerial Speakers excessive laudatlon OF the
late September AONGuUOus WHICH Fpid-
doxcaily enough, declare does still exist: No, you
tore it in pieces yourselves and then used the rag
ments for wadding TO your admirable Chassepots."
After this a word about confessed farce VIII be IN
place Last Saturday at midnight the GTdRa6
Duokesse de GerOi8t6n. after 200 appearances, finally
for this season. retired from the stage OF the lGees
The whole sum of receipts 81 this theater Tor that
ferce operette amounts 10 $4,000 francs, or when
1900 have been paid over to the benefit OF the poor
OF Paris (by law, not by managerial charity, lO4O
20 the author and composer, $4,000 TO meet the cur
rent expenses of the theater, leaving net profit OF
over 600 600 francs to the managers.
Ofenbachs Generiere dc Bra6dht-hbretto ana
vHsic greatly changed from the version Of five years
ago-is soon to DO brought out again at the Menus
Plaisrs His Robinson CT'@o6 1.-THE French have the
came passon for diaresing CrusOe that tney nave IOr
nluralizinp the old Williamsl meets with dscrlll-
1ating bnt generally favorable criticism from the
cr;tcs and a crowded nightly audience from the
Unblio il is not like the DUchesSe Bee HeHHe' Or
tBEs etc n broad farce or bOUBe opera but An opera
eomiote It's deserved success is much greater tnah
Ohenbach attained IN his carrier alISmpt in
bowever NV no means entirely put of the
farcical old man. in this composition, ana
bs of inter funniness are mingled with idyhc strains
and passages that recall 70 cOnn0lSseurs the ehect
and style of Fehcien Daylo mere S arc %
Jolly incongruites in the brettO Thus there rs one
Jim COks Coke y, a notably funny cog VINO Hg.ues
largely in it, He is a rowing, adventurous lelio"'
who one day gets wrecked on the savage COast IN
habited by the cannlbals VINO were IN lne many "a
going IN Crusoe's island to keep Thanksgiving. Be
tween this OF on this" Jim C0ks, WHO'S no spar
r,refeTs cooking to being cooked, and becomes Ihe
Monsieur Blot the DelmOnicO, the Gordon btea OF ms
captOrs, serving up their human game IoI the i, IA
the most recherche style of roast JOINTS ana saule
The part of Man Friday is chaTmingy hlled Dy Mau-
anne GdlH Mare.
THE RUMoRED DIssESsION IN THE CABINET.
The Patrie, abiding to the report of dissen-