The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-23

184S, though many important events have
occurred since then, when more uneasness,
di;qulet, and enervating encouragement pre-
vailed among ali classes OF society than at this
moment, and all this aggravated by the per-
sistent silence OF the Government on the ques-
tions which agitate the public mind.
There is a sense of disappointment, and
something more, even among those who were
accustomed to place unbnunded confidence In
the ability of their rulers, for they feel how com
pletely have been talsifed the assurances given
by the Prime Minister in the Legislative body
that France had not only no reason to complain,
but every reason TO rejoice at what took place
last year; that Germany was less strong than
before; that she was now broken up into three
fragments instead of being one compact Con-
federation; that Prussia was debarred from
entertaining any further ambitious projects-but
not word about Luxembourg or Belgium. They
see that the whole policy of Prussia Is crush
ing answer to M. Rouher; that his theory OF
the three fragments Is dissipated by the treaties
with the Southern States of Germany; that any
secret designs in respect to Belgium are re-
sponded TO by the marriage OF the Count OF
Flanders with a Princess Of Hohenzeliern, and
that the pretensons to Luxembourg are dis
posed of by the interpolation of M. BenDigsen,
by the intense agitation IN Germany, and
the appeal to the Powers that signed the Treaty
OF 1889. One of the Paris papers, never favor
able to the annexation of that province to
France, says:-
"The question of Luxembourg is no longer one of
finence A great country like France is always at
liberty forward pretensions, but the day II
does put them forward and considers them just, it
cannot renounce them at the bidding OF any foreign
power, especially when that power has no right OF It's
own. The day when II is otherwise, the day when
France expresses her wish only to bend before the
injunctous of the foreigner she Is longer power
even of the third rank, and to NJ Thers express
sion, she is no more than Belgium. The conclusion
to be drawn from the article of the Eenddrd is then,
either the evacuation OF Luxem6ourg by Prussia. or
war. after abTiefdelRy between Prussia and France
The apprehensions of the public are, moreover,
increased by the rumor that Marshal MacMahon
has been te1egraphed Tor; that note, "cOuched
in energetic terms" rel ative to Luxembourg,
has been addressed by the French Government
TO that of Prussia; and that certain officers of
the staff have been sent en- mission to the Rhine.
The truth is, that people believe France to be
drifting into war with Prussia. In these circum-
stances, it is not surprising that there should be
general stagnatiOn Of business, and thai the
spirit of comm ercial and Industrial enterprises
should be paralyzed. At the Bourse on Saturday
there was'not merely tall in the Rentes, but a
panic, which affected all sorts of public seCuri-
ties. On the strength of the dispatches from
the Hague, it was hoped that 1t would open with
a rise. 1t was quite the contrary, and on
reflection it was seen that those dispatches,
tion was abandoned, only meant that it was
displaced; that it was no longer at the Hague,
but at Berlin; and that the resolution come to
by the King Of Holland has the effect OF placing
France face to face with Prussia. In addition
to these causes of uneasiness, we have the hume
rous strikes among the various classes of arti-
sans and the combinations existing among them
the discomfort occasioned by the unfortunate
Army Organization bill; and the delicate health
of the Prince Imperial, which, however, l am
assured, has been greatly exaggerated.