The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-14
LETTER FROM PARIS.

From tie Correspondent Of the Boston Courier
PARIS. June "a, 1858.
Uncertainty would seem to be the order of the
day at present: uncertainty both in the exterior
and interior. The external policy of the Emperor is
certainly anything but clearly defined, and the only
thing that would evident is, that he is obeying
fatality over which he has no control whatever.
1t cannot be the interest of France rush into war
with England, and particular V into what would be
war of aggression on Frances part. Yet things
crowd one upon the other in way that threatens
to leave, in few months, almost alternative
save that of That France has been, and is
increasing her forces by land and to perfectly
formidable proportion, is absolutely certain, and
the bare-faced habit of telling what is untrue can
to have denied this in the Honiteur. That France
must do something to escape from the impossible
position in which she is placed at home, is also
certainty; but how a war is to be undertaken when
money is entirely absent it would puzzle the wisest
of all political economists to say. Money may be
considered secondary subject when national en-
thusiasm is raised; and the of the French
Republic there to prove that people without
shoes and stockings may be, when sufficiently ec-
altes, match for coalition of regular, well paid
and we'll fed armies
But this enthusiasm is, notwithstanding a good
deal of noise and buster, not so easy to excite in
this country might be imagined. If an enthusi-
astic feeling on the part of the mass of the French
nation could be raised against any country, there
can be no doubt then that war with that country
might be a practicable and successful thing, and
that even in such a case money might be obtained
to favor the purposes OF carrying such war;
but, for the moment, feeling of the kind hurries
on the French, or would prompt them to any sacri-
flee.
The army is camorous for occupation, but it is
vague species of desire that actuates it, after all
and as far as he can, Louis Napoleon is obliged to
resist this tendency on the part of his troops who
in reality his masters. What think should be
narrow Y watched is the effort perpetualy made to
excite hostile feeling in France towards England,
and now also towards Austria. The Constitutional
has, within these few days, had two articles that
have created considerable sensation. One, the
first one, was furious attack upon England
apropos to the affair of the Regina CGli, and long
vltuperative retort upon her in three columns for
what she has accused France Of with regard to the
slave trade, in which retor she is told to look at
her misdeeds in India, etc., etc.
This article, signed Amedee Renee is. like all
the articles signed by that individual, a sure
for this reason it has decided Importance and
has been lengthily noticed by, the Times The
second article is the in yesterday mornings
ConstitmionneI, also signed by NJ. Renee, and di-
rected by his employers, against Austria. In this
article Austria is sharply taken to task, not only
for her own so called ''intrigues and man@uvres'
with regard to Turkey, the Herzegovina, and the
Montenegrn territory, but she is bitterly upbraided
for her chad faith in allowing the journals of the
Austrian empire to speak of any dangers that can
possibly threaten Europe through the agency of
France 1t is quite true that the Austrian newspa-
pers atterly land indeed one may say all those of
Germany generally have alluded to the conduct
of France and to her probable necessities of
more frankly even than have the English ones.
Now in the middle of all this, and to a
Kind of comment upon it, there is the visit OF Prince
Orloif. He came here quite privately; he saw
one officially, he went to Fontainbeau almost i'm
medately, and there nothing could exceed his init
macy with the Emperor. One of the persons near
est of all to the person of the Chief of the State
assures that Orlotf had less than distinct
and long interviews with the latter, but of these
nothing whatever, not even rumor, has trans
pired. There are not wanting politicians who be
lieve that Louis Napoleon will end by concedng to
the Gar all his utmost ambition can desire in the
East, and who impressed with the convic-
ton that what was the project of the former
Emperor with Alexander J. viii be put in
practice by the present one with Alexander
ii. If Louis Napoleon should in reality go this
length | suppose there is little doubt then, of
his getting Russia with him, heart and soul. But
doubt if he will secure her upon any other
terms. Russia is, in respects, In the same po
sl'ion as is France, from other causes. What has
- the case OF the latter been produced by success
1--WE revolutions and by the present system of mill
ea'y uespotism, has been produced by war in the
n,nor 'ne iormer. Russias resources are by no
more coniI i'hlted, though they are probably Tar
With Eran anic than those of France. But, as
avc;tad tbo - any national enthusiasm could be
ond n,,Iol, b EQUATION would be immediately altered,
anu hlueh become possible that WIS not so' before
- EnaIand OCCUPATIONS are perhaps more hostile
- H. ~ -: are even the French and it
join together all the classes that o the Gar 10
of the serfs has gone well nigh to did m
national enterprise against an go, l ohe I'M
rightly wrongly, is considered as hav;nas VINO,
Crimean expedition, betrayed what was :, ~ the
standing friendship. England is hated by the Rus
slams almost as much as is Austria, but She Is owl
less despised 1t is on the cards that France and
Russia joining in offensive and defensive alliance
the latter might, by pouring large portion of her