The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-14
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM
FRANCE.
OPINIONS OF THE FRENCH
CALH0UNS FAMOUS LETTER.


We have received by the Zurich, Capt. Johnson,
which arrived yesterday, accounts from France,
FIVE days later than our last accounts by the steam
er Our dates are Havre to the 9th, and Paris to
the 5th.
Cotton maintains Its price firmly in the Havre
market.
The French papers are full of comments on the
Presidents Message, and particularly on Calhoun's
despatch to Mr.. King, relative to England. The
French press generally takes sides with the United
States against England.
We translate from the Journal d~ Havrs a re-
view Of the despatch:
France, tho United States and Texas
Whatever be the result as far concerns the
U. States, the annexation OF Texas to the Amerl-
can Union may be regarded as q settled matter
The consent OF Texas is no less certain and II no
foreign influence lnterieresto the contrary hopes
are entertained of securing the assent OF Mexico.
Here, however, begins the doubtful. In case OF
refusal, if the United States had nothing but the
resistance OF Mexico to combat, the struggle would
be clearly too unequal to be for moment doubt.
full. The Mexican government itself, in spite OF
its boastlngs, would not attempt it If 1t found itself
doanuoncu " ite own StIchStH. lts httituucs tnen
will entirely depend upon the support it may find
from other sources.
1t is here the question becomes European For
there il but one of the powers of Europe placed in
IN position to sustain Mexico In war with the
United States, and of these powers only one has
any interest on the question. England is that
power.
England, without doubt, sees with the greatest
aversion the progressive aggrandizement of the
American Union-and. the treaty which would
give her Texas and its coasts, and permanently
establish her on the Gulf of Mexico il surely moi
made to please her. 1t is to be supposed, then,
with her present political exgencies prevent the
success Of this treaty Hitherto those efforts have
not been open their avowal would be equivalent
to declaration OF war with the United States,
contingency are notorious. But there i. no doub'
that she has brought into play secret resources Of
her policy to secure her aim, without provoking
the danger she breads.
Among the means to which she has resorted is
an Intervention OF the European powers, and the
advantage accruing to her, should she succeed in
this PROJECT, Is admitted Gould she but induce
enc or two Of these powers to enter into her views
it would become a common cause, and England
would attain her particular design, without incur
ring alone the consequences of a collision with the
United States.
This project of an European Intervention in the
Texas question has really existed, and has formee
the subject of an overture to France, the part OF
England. 1t is now beyond doubt. 1t is not ye
forgotten, that some time ago the report was rite
that France had intma'ed to the United States its
opposition to annexation. We did not believe
word OF il; and although the cordial understanding
had accustomed us TO strange things, such step
passed the bounds of possibility. Nevertheless,
the rumor circulated hy the English press assumee
the United States, and formed the subject OF des.
patch from Mr.. Calhoun to the American Minister
at Paris, who returned, in reference to this sub
ject, satisfactory explanations.
The has nj hoon puhIIehod hr,t
among the documents communicated to Congress
with the Presidents Message is a letter of which
we have spoken and In which Mr.. Calhoun con
graduates Mr.. King upon the result of his proceed
ings. There follows the letter alluded tol
From this despatch it clearly results. that if the
report of the adhesion of France, to the host L.
attitude that England wishes TO assume towards
the United States was not axact, it has found al
among our allies; SO that if France, in effect, has
never had the design of committing such fault,
we must conclude that it has been charitably at
rlbuted to her from some quarter whose interest il
was to compromise France with the United States
To compromise our political relations with this
power on account Of the Texas question, which
we regard as sinsignifcant; to aim a blow at the
old friendship that binds US to country whose in.
quarrel and labor for the interests Of England-thAt,
indeed, would be rather much of dupeTy.
A letter from Tahiti, in the Emancipation, OF
Toulouse, states that, Of 600 men, composing the
French garrison, liz have been killed or wounded
IN the different conflicts with the natives.
The Patrie states that General DeIarue, who has
Just returned to Algeria, is charged with the mis-
sion Of fixing the limits Of the frontiers Of Algeria
and Morocco.
A letter from Oran Of the 18th ultimo, states as
mountains beyond the 1nlonia, where he sough,
refuge after the battle 81 Isy
The Moniteur Parisien states that the Keeper Of
the Seals has. by, ministerial order, dispensed
with the fees Of his Office on the occasion of the
elevation Of Marshal Bugeaud to the dignity OF
Duke.
The last accounts from Jerusalem are of sim
yular nature. The great Synagogue OF that city,
he Rabbis Of which are unceaslng in their pro-
estations against the Innovations made by their
co-religloniss in the law of Moses, have put forth
decree of anathcma and accommodation
against all those lsraelites who are concerned in
the subscription opened in Europe for the purpose
of encouraging agriculture among the Asiatic
Jews, and for founding at jerusalem hospitals and
schools for the poor of their religion. The propo-
sails OF the various houses Of the Rothschlds, who
have subscribed TO the amount OF loo, 600 francs
for this benevolent work, are included in this
anathema.
The King and Queen of the Belgians arrived at
Brussels from Paris on Tuesday evening, and left
Immediately for the Palace of Laeken. The
Brussels journals state that the King continued un
Majesty received only the persons Of his household
on New Years Day.
The Monite,w publishes statement Of the stua-
ton of the Bank Of France on December rs, and
the result Of the operations of the last quarter Of
the year. The specie in hand amounted to 245,.
O06, SO2f-the commercial bills to l42, 6l2 674,-of
which Is, 264 ,002t were upon Paris; the advances
upon iDgots to $685. 9O0f, and upon public secur-
ties to 1880, 466t. The branch Banks were in.
debted to the Bank 22,000, O00f for their CAPT
tails, and A,72S, 426f for advances. On the other
side. the notes In circulation amounted 10
249 1873 800 fr, and bills payable to order TAI 100
the funds deposited by the Treasury in account
current 10 1877 ,249 244fr other accounts current
to AZ 3l1 629 IT. and certificates, payable at sight,
to ,656, 900 francs The averages during the last
quarter present some remarkable differences with
the State at the end OF the year. The average OF
discounts amounted to more than l0l O62 800 tr;
those OF The account current Of the treasury to
los, 496, COOL r. The difference IN this last item
arises, no doubt, from the payments made on ac-
count of the loan The average OF the accounts
current was o. 49, 400 fr. During the quarter the
sum total OF the bills discounted in Paris was
234, 101 ,6N fr, and Of those in the branch banks
l02 OBS, 6N fr. The movement Of the c0issss pre-