The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-22
THE DAILY DIsFAToH:


rs...slsev ~ rrsree 20 the United etaees
~. .uc~.d posics Of the French Government
e>,n. = 4 ,hss The Powers ceOcerusd h de Con-
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......,.n. h. n true, piece Of sublime andaefy.-
". Nv irsrue. fer many ofthe w ashingson ccrres-
nonaents are sadly given 70 lying and = VIA De
,.m.mbered that as the time Of the Coufersuces,
ne Powers which pronounced asainst psivAsseflnF
expressly disciaimed any authority 70 include 10
their agreements governments not represented q
he Conferences. Il may be that the Freuch gov.
: eminent has appealed TO the United States gov
ernmen, 70 become party TO the Paris contract;
but. q, tho United states Is principally dependent
upon priyaterrs in war, her Navy being extremely
dimiuutive, the United States win not be caught
Ia any such trap We can eaaily imagine that the
American secresarys reply to any such appeal
VII, be perfectly crushing. Old Mr. Marcy. who
has Just refreshed himself By cracking and picking
the aris,ocrasic bones of the Earl Of Clarendon,
vii. make mere dessert Of any frivolous, froshy,
whip syliabub Frenchman that offers himself to be
sw.llewsi. Lonis Napoleon Is subtle and pro-
found diplomaist. but he win ind in The massive.
as,use and collected Intellect At the head Of
foreign affairs foeraan worthy Of his STEEL and II
he expects to make any show in an epistoIsry CON
vs. ~e''Ns PstNetSSshtS hC A1ss oot u ush suc
respondence to the rat shooting N. de Sartiges
Cabinet, but take the matter into his own imperial
hands
Whether there be foundation or not for the 81
i.ged demand on this government in respect 10
privaseerng 1t Is beyond all doubt that Louis Ma.
p,looa views this country with unfrendly regards.
Blsckwoods Magazine iniimates that he still holds
~, "a ha4o ha
to the throne, that he would rather have war
with the United States than with any other nation
in the world TIE same respectable authority
gives MS to understand that but for the opposition
OF England, France would have long ago inter
fered in American affairs. One Of the most intell
gentcitizens of Virginia informs that on travel
nng through France he found much more un-
friendliness manifested to this country than IT.
England. Another American gentleman, long RI
sident in France, states his firm conviction, that
the feelings of Louis Napoleon to this country are
of hostile character. and that he would willingly
go to war with us upon any decent pretext. There
no such ties of interest to bind France and the
U. States together as those which compel England
and America TO keep the peace. The interests of
Louis Napoleon rather point to war with govern.
meut which is standing reproach and a perpetual
source of danger to his own absolutism. His
immense standing array needs employment
and he thinks he could get both glory and
cash in war with America, and he needs cash
The altered tone Of the French press towards
America, Is Indicative OF the altered feeling at the
French Court The stale jests and cast off OBJ
scsnites of the English journals have been picked
up by the French newspapers, as their cooks col
'ieet the refuse of gentiemens tables, and adding
some French condiments of scandal and i'll nature,
TO give them piqusncy and zest they pass them Oil
for new dishes, and bring them on, smok ing hot, for
the gourmands, whose depraved appetites can nc
longer relish simple truth and nature. The com
menn Of . FRENCH journal upon the affair OF the
visit of Mr. Mahan to the English Palace, (Which
we copied some days ago in this paper0 is fan
specimen OF the general spirit and candor of the
French press in its treatment of all American SUD
jects. There is about it a supercious affeciatiop
of superiority in civilization, and malignant rea
diness to attribute tho worst motives to our coun
trymen ia anything and everything they do, which
is peculiarly and eminently French. Most of the
English journals now concede that no offence was
intended by Mr.. Mahan to the English queen; it l.
admitted that he appeared al the palace in the same
uniform with which he would appear before TIE
commanding officer Of the American Army; and
the Queen herself, with her usual tact and thor
ough good breeding, instantly perceived that the
gentleman had erred, not from any vulgar desire to
violate the etiquette of those whom he visited but
from a natural and excusable ignorance of the
precise arrangements of the palace, and she forth
with sent for him to return In auy dress he chose
Done like a lady and Green The royal house
of England could afford to be magnanimous
ust AMI courteous; but it would be expect
ing too much of parvenu scribe in the pay of an
legi;imate usurpert to spare an involuntary breach
of ceremony. In a city where an Questionable
dress Is a crime, and adultery virtue, we do not
wonder that an American should be denounced,
for not dressing in particular manner, As barba
rian and criminal.
This French illumination, however is but one OF
thousand straws in the French newspapers that
Indicate the direction of the tide. Muzzled like
dogs as to the action of their own government
they can only choose foreign objects wherewith to
relieve themselves of their suppressed and superb
bundant bile. Their master hates America, and 80
they bark their little hearts out at the Great
Republic. They are eternally prating about our
barbarian and yulgarity Were We ever such bar
barians the French in their Revolution that Rev
d, oution which made humanity shudder with an ac-
cumulation of crimes, the like of which the world
had never seen or dreamed of before2 If our
manners are coarse, win not our morals at least
compare favoraby with those of Pariss II there
Is much excitement in our elections, do we barri
cade the streets and decide political differences
by the bayoneti Do we, like Frenchmen. go po-
ltically mad, and revolutionzs government
every ten yearst In the essentials of civilization,
~ in the elements Of national prosperity and great
ness, are we not in fact superior to Francsi
We think that to these questions there can be
but one answer. However, when man attributes
to You certain defects, with the evident design to
wound your feelings it Is idle to argue the matter
with him These taunts and ISLANDERS are symp-
toms Of = desire to meet America in = field where
questions are discussed by bsyonet and cannon
The United States, whilst she will beware of
entrance" to that or any other "quarrel." does
not fear to encounter France on any arena We
have no such interests to be jeoparded by war as
hosiiiiiies with England would involve. For six
months the superior military and naval force of
France would give her victory after that time,
the French flag would cease to be seen upon the
ocean. 1t is not possible to make sailor of
Frenchman; il Is not possible for an American In