The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-31
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.



and two successive years OF plenty said be
to make up for of general scarcity. All the monarch-
cal governments under deep fear of the political effects of
exeme popular Distress allow time and latitude for free
importation Demand for American produce will continue
though it may not be such to sustain twohirs of
the present prices.
There is pleasant passage in the proceedings of the
Chamber OF Deputies the oath ult distingu men,
Der, (Mr. Ternaux Compans,) well known with you
man letters and said 'Look ing in
Mexico, would ask the Minister Foreign Affairs what
has become OF The famous American equilibrium which he
invented last session [Great augher.] That new
idea He then deemed il right and expeden
prevent the annexation of Texas the United States Now
thai all Mexico tire atened with the
power would inquire of the Minister Foreign Affairs if
he does not mean to take prevent Il" No
answer from Mr. Guizot; but Deputy of the Left cried
out, Negotiations pending" This is minister's
usual reply when he wishes evade interrogation on
his foreign policy.
II was thought that the whole ministerial interest would
remain silent about the Mexican war; as hopeless case
But Professor Michel Chevaer has been able rera
from in the Journal des Debats against the Amer-
democracy which may be called his special conserv
tive cue-hs political ladder On the 9th inst we had
column and half OF aarum and amentation. 1t is ac-
knowlcdged that the Americans have entirely VIC
torous in the military they be already in pos
session OF the capital the world is disappointed in the de-
fence of the Mcxicans Mexican stupor exceeds all imap
nation the empire is falling pieces the American irrup
ton sudden, crushing, marvellous that the con-
quest by the Spaniards But there spark of hope
from the p nera of the Mexican SO the London wise
acres hoped III the the DETECTION nsubor
nation OF the American vounteers the heroic mana cement
Of the mountain passes and city ainbands between Vera
Cruz and the capital the promises and hourishes of
Anna the magnanmous DEGREES and resolves the die ALL
die noby, die like demigods of the Mexican Congress and
Executive the prudence of the American vicors,
who might not dare advance with many possible dam
gers in their rear, and such awful phanasnagora front
But all the manifold sanguine calculations have proved
ilusory; and now, excaims the Journal DIES Deba
wives the encouraging problcm, What can the Amer
leans do with their conquest! However, this the Professor
resolves in part follows Mo likely the Mexcans will
be driven into the great deserts desert regions espac
sets) where they will pershbe extinguishcd nation
For the conclusion of peace government is necessary
and the Americans will have one in the inter-
VAL they will grasp all the public appropriate to
themselves the territories and establish the boundaries
which they have coveted for their complete aggrandize
ment Bad enough this, in all conscience: still,
for Europe, is the scheme of the American
which General SCOTS proclamation dscloses and
explains monarchy to be tolerated in the neighborhood
the Union league offensive and defensive, against any
European the United States deny the other
American communities the right choose Tor themselves any
other than the republican poy. Nevertheless they
tremely jealous of their independence, and they ave
protested against the British and French intervention with
Ruenos Ayres and Monevdeo. Gen. Scott says the
Mexicans, 'You Americans, and your veal cannot
proceed Europe Here CALCULATES the professor
quite system. These pretensons Che adds) are indeed
be sgnaized Never before they better manifest
ed have thus given you the substance of the leading
tcle of the Dsbats The monarchical of Eu
rope-France their head-combine maintain royalty
wherever it exists in their OF the world and
press republicansm democracy. Witness the neiarous.
joint trampng down Of the liberal and patriot immense
majority Portugal, and the ofSwtzeand. STILL you
who refrain from all nLepostion, who leave them their
work, may say, hanc peciam damms pefimnsque
though the mode in which would exercise the
privilege of supporting republican government in your
vicinity American national independence in general,
would be in itself innocen and in its effects throughout
salutary.
You will see that the Portuguese instruction being van
quished by the quaduple alliance, the Spanish force
has occupied Oporto. This contamination is the most
odous and Notifying for the Portuguese people that could
have happened. The introduction of Spanish to
combat her subjects the part OF the Queen the
of and beres of ndignities the Portu
guese By the allies she has been merely rescued
but grafed with absolute triumph. The speech of
Lord Stanley in the House of PEERS the 18th ut is
the rights of the insurgents and the of
their foreign vctos Lord Pameston in his speech of the
nst pleads the good of the Portuguesehe best means
pacfyng Porugabut this plea or pretext sets aside
national independence The Journal des Dfbats dwes
on necessary international police, which has the same
operation 1t is well understood that Lord Palmer
would not have gone to the extremity of an arm
ed and sanguinary interference, but for the Cobourg
sway with Queen Victoria The Queen of Portugal is
niece the King of Belgium. You of the atin
ties also with the Orleans family.
The slaughter ofthe Cochin Chinese by the French squad
ron and the of the British the Chinese, have
occasoned variety of comments in the London and Paris
journals You will remark that the boibardment of Cam
seriously medated by the British authorities The
Celestial Empire must and will be, long, permanently
ubdued and virtually annered
The Swiss Diet assemble on the 9th instant
Berne and superlatively questions
The ministers of Great Britain, France, Spain and
Belgium alone to honor the opening of the
sion with their presence Those of the northern pow
would keep aloof from the radical body but all will
restrain the Diet within what they pleased
prescribe limits of domestic rule and constitutional
FORM The first session Of the Pussan Diet has terminated
rather abruptly and the liberals have seemed yield to
dictates and alarms of the King by the Grace of Cod
uc dipino but they have advanced their cause their
Doctrines and propositions win torment all Germany
The Prussan censorship of the press lately pracsed
in this exemplary way paragraphs, giving account
of public FEAST observed Much eaten, but what
was drunk--Ciod knows it, perhaps" The perhaps was
struck by the impioms Our Paris journals
of the opposton-hatis all except the DEbafscongatu
late themselves the speedy rising of the Chambers In
the recess, they claim supreme power. M Guzot they
tend, will never be overturned by the Chambers; Ills
doom they undertake to achieve in tho absence of his
devoted majorcs. 1t is fearful odds against him or
it would be SO, if they not known to be nearly as
corrupt and quite much be distrusted the and
cabinet. Mighty results predicted from grand ban
quet for electoral reform, which the has boldly
CONTEMPORARY licensed, and which every section OF
the opposition Is to be mposngy represented with COM
mon purpose.
Yesterday the Minister of Foreign Affairs submitted TO the
Chamber of Deputies bill for treasury loan OF three nun
bred fifty millions of fraucsseventy millions OF dol
lars He estimated the present floating debt at eight hun
lre,l m llions of francs This loan Is TO be applied from
year to year. to extraordinary public works. The