The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-25
Foreign Items,

1t must be cons0ling to French journal
lists to find that II they are absolutely forbid
den to excite ''hatred and contempt" against
that impersonal thing called "the Govern
ment," they are free to turn ministers and
agents of the Government into ridioule, and,
above all, to treat with utter scorn the Gov
ernment's official organ. Since the sale of lie
GauLOiS has been forbidden in public places,
NJ. Rouher has been systematically attacked
in that Journal not on political grounds, bnt
on the convenient supposition that he is can
didate for one of the vacant chairs at the Aoa-
DENY, and that he has committed in obscure
places a number of literary crimes, such as
epigrams, sonnets, and even tragedies, which,
under the circumstances, lie GduloiS feels il
its duty to bring to light. II lie GauloiS were
not already prohibitt d at the kiosks aud rail-
way stations, NJ. ROuher might prohibit it;
but having already done his worst in that
respect, he cannot punish the journal before
the tribunals forrepresenting him as the author
of a quantity OF very absurd poetry. AS for
the director of lie Journal 6iciel, the sins
charged against him do not seem to be ina
ginary ones at all. When the Government
restricts the publication of a particular kind
of news to one journal, it might, at least,
insist upon that journal being printed with
something like regularity.
The PaH Mall Ga7ette ssys:-If the Ame-
rican people ever studied historical parallels,
in the attitude they assume towards England
with references to her concession of bslligerent
rights to the South, and their own eagerness
to uphold the standard Of rebellion wherever
it happens to be unfurled The Poles, the
Hung garians, the Sepoys, all have evoked the
deep sympathies of The Americans in their
turn. If man declares himself ''rebel,"
he has at once established an indisputable
claim to American friendship. Directly the
Cretan insurrectiOn broke out the Americans
sent private supplies OF stores and money to
Crete. Now the Insurgents in Cuba are
patted on the back. In this case the applause
is perhaps not altogether suggested by disin-
terested motives. But before the rebellion
can be said to have gained firm footing,
before the insurgents have even attempted to
construct a government, or have occupied an
important town, the House of Representa-
tives at Washington passes "a resolution
of sympathy" with them. The Presi-
dent is at the same time requested
to recognize the independence OF Cuba st
the earliest possible moment. We are quite
aware that this resolution has no binding
power, but it is deliberate expression of the
opinion and feeling of one branch of the Legis-
lature. Our own House of Commons never
went so far throughout the war between
North and South. The Americans say to the
world, "We shall encourage and support re-
bellion against established powers wherever
we find il, and simply because it is rebellion;
but we never will forgive people who sympa-
thized with the rebellion we lately had among
ourselves" They set mp standard of con-
duct OF their own, but deny any freedom
whatever, even freedom OF opinion, to others.
Did it occur to any member of Congress
that the groundlessness OF American
animosity towards England on the score of the
late Rebellion is proved by the example
which America herself is always setting to the
unrl Rut fha nfuh
likely to complain in troublesome manner,
and that makes all the difference.
Some new and interesting revelations,
from Italian official sources, Of the diplomatic
action of Italy and Austria previous to TIE
war Of 1866 are contained in two articles by
Signor Bonghi in the Nuoca Antoloqia of
Florence. The author says that the only
European sovereign to whom the secret alli-
anoe concluded between Prussia and Italy
on the Sth of April, 1866, was communicated
was the Emperor Napoleon; the Emperor of
Russia knew nothing abOutit. Napoleon ILL.,"
M. BoDghi adds, 'had always admitted that
1t was necessity for Italy to accept any COM
bination that could enable her to acquire
Venetia. Though he originally advised Italy
to enter into a PTussian alliance as a means
of inclining Austria to our views and his
own, he did not dissuade US from it when the
alliance became the means of making war
hBdlnbt Austria. WneQ the news OF tue
alliance became known at Vienna, the Gov
ernment there attempted to bring over Italy
and France toits side by an arrangement about
Venetia. "On the 4th of May Austria for
mally offered to give up Venetla to Napoleon,
TO be ceded by the latter to King Victor Ema-
nuel, but on the condition that France and
italy should remain neutral in q war with
Prussia and permit Austria to compensate
herself by conquering Silesia According to
this hrst proposal the conquest of Silesia and
the cession of Venetia were to take plaos
simultaneously, one being conditional on the
other. On its being represented to the Aus-
trian Government that its offer could not be
accepted. the Ministry at Vienna agreed N
oede Venetia on the single. condition that
Italy should remain neutral during the war.
But even this modified proposal was
rejected by Italy, the King considering that
he was bound by his treaty OF alliance with
Prussia, and that war would probably be
more advantageous to Italy than a faithless
neutrality, even If purchaied by the cession O
Venetia."
Says the Pail Mall Gasette:--Our Scottish
neighbors are troubled with an increase o
pauperism, which, with other causes, has
rendered necessary an increase Of poor-relie
expenditure north Of the Tweed, such as we
1 frotn fha same Influences have Auffer0d 10 III,