The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-13
THE FRENCH INVALID.

From the N y. Tribune.
Europe is a great infrmary, as M. Emile
Girardin has Just remarked, and we agree
with him that most of the nations are SO sick
that only liberty will cure them. Italy,
through demonstrations in her principal cities,
has been faithfully initiating the distempers
of France not to repeat her recent scandal of
Parliamentary corruption. Spain has gov
eminent with anarchy growing outside.
Austria is only over one of a series of crises
which her polyglot empire is bound to un-
dergo South Germany has tendencies to
Bismark, and antipathies to Rome, which
Hohenlohe is striving to put in logical, and
even hostile, array. France, at the head of
the continental infrmary, has called in her
doctors for consultation. She has not only
chosen them for herself in part, but she in
sists on a certain form of cure.
Both schools of political treatment have
been heard, with many advantages of power
and prejudice in favor of the worst of them
1t was claimed for the Emperor that he had
restored universal suffrage, granted amnesty.
and liberty of the press, and of public meet
ing; that he had abolished capital punishment.
--nprsonment for debt, and ameliorated the
penltentlary system; that he had proposed new
ana good laws on associations, and made an
advantageous treaty of commerce: that he
had built at his own cost many cheap LODGING
houses, and reduced the taxes on small sbo1-
keepers; that he has founded co-operative
societies. and charitable banks, and asylums.
ana soup-kltchens; that he has succored the
poor, provided for sick children, and diffused
gratnitous instruction at the capital; and,
finally, has beautifed Paris. Invalid France
replies that her Emperor's charity is cruel.
since she has to pay a hundred fold
1or all the aims she gets, besides having to
support the immense pensionary system of an
empIe-to pay for soldiers to keep her quiet,
ana oihclals to keep her disgusted. The en-
pre- aDsorbs two billions and half of francs
every year, and yet gets into debt 1t gives
S2O,OOO to each of its Councillors, and $4,000
10 each of its Senators; to all of the impe-
Tial connection annuities, and since 1852
about $4,000 000 to the Church The Cri-
mean war cost France about S2GO. .OOO. 600
more; the Italian war about S75, ,OOO. 600:
home nearly $40 900, 900; China 500, OOO. 600:
Syria $4,000, 600; and Mexico 5000, ,OOO, 900,
sick France has to spend nearly $3.50, 900, ,OOO
on her army every year, and in short, says
one OF her most earnest radicals, the empire
mas cost in fourteen years, without counting
a deficit of four hundred millions, no less
than five, and very nearly six, billions OF
francs. The general objection to the empire
may be resolved into the fact that it is too
expensive and at the same time of too httl,
Worth to be paid for with Frenchmens lives
time -o ''in
Ihese things being understood, there coul
pe no mistake as to the verdict of the lat
Electlons' Ihe Emperor did not fail to cate
lts meaning But the process of imperia
bending the ceremony of imperial conces
sion, is supposed to be matter of nice ca,
Dulation as to time tone, and occasion. Afte
talking to boTgeoisie and cures at Beauyai