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LETTER FROM col. PAYNE--No, III


| sentially selfish one-seokng no aid from that
of other countries, except it made subscryicnt
| to its own purposes. Astounding in capital. aud
supplied with shipping. 1t would ba promotvc of
the cherished policy of that country If the com
merciul marine of every other nation were swept
/ from the seas: 50 that sho might become the COM
| mon curricr for all.
! The interests Of English traders und capitalists
| have become So blended with those OH similar clas-
res IN the northern States, that Nh attempt on tho
| part of the South to broak Loose from tho tram
ucls that have been thrown around It's trade, would
meet with but litlc oountcnancc from the former.
Though the two rnrties referred to have rival in
telests to certain extent, vet their JOINT opera
tions in southern trade and southern securities,
! have been tan profitable To Justify II disturbance
III the intimate relations that exist between them.
The South sustains somewhat the relations to
these parties that is not unrequcntlv borne by
thr 'tr"lcss and crcdulois owner uf large estate
and prncev income to couple OF designing
sharncr>. who make common cause in ileecing him
ui his substance. They ut first win his conf
denrc Nv Professions Of firicndship--kndly under
TAXI to and hm in the manng cement of his aalrs---
urge him utb extra,agant trades, with themselves
Of course--mnkc adyanccmcnts to relieve his nc-
cessitcS at ruiuouS rates--nnd when tnirly IN
their power, they are the first To dcnuuncc his
thriitcss management, and boast Of thea nume,e
Gus dSinteicN,d sacrifices tu sustain his interests
1t is not then. to Grrnt britain we need look for
assistance i'll attempting to establish nn indepcn
dent foreign trade from the South.
The same country that give holpine hand to
establish pur national Independence is the region
Ia which the South mus; turn for cooperation in n
G,Sf attempt toc.ta)lish commercial independence
for itself In the former case, France was prompt
"a u, IL national prr;uliccs--iu the latter it
would h@xe ecrnrd by the more reasonable die
tales of 4 lonal INTEREST.
As it was considered necessary in II previous
1. II 4 tI,.
sent and prospective condition of the slavehodng
StatcS 81 Il so,ncwhnt similar course oi remarks
in reference to the French Empire is deemed me-
ceSsury to proper appreciation ol the whole sub
irc. II is hoped, sir, that while tho subject be
comes more deeply interesting to the writer lac
will not he unfortunate as To weary your pa
tience hv unnecessary prolixity.
The actions Of tie elder Napoleon will long con-
time to he tue theme ol comment, not for their
hrlliaury alone, but for the influence they have
cxcrtcd upon human affairs; much that he did
stands in the relation If causc and effect to many
movements that are now Transporting among the
Governments Of tnrpnr. The influences Of this
remarkable man over the tovcrnmcnt and people
of France wa4 first cxerted in the inauguration Of
measures designed to build up French commerce
Mt the expense Of Great Britain For this purpose
his expedition TO Egypt wns planned and by this
step he souch to obtain for France permanent
dominion over that ancient province. The grand
the immense trade of the East from its circuious
course around Africa, by opening for il speedy
and direct channel across the lsthmus of Suez in
to the Mediterranean Sea. The herculean and Ii
nally successful efforts of Great Britain to dcien
this daring measure. show what deep pand vital IN
tercss were staked upon the issue Thia was the
first in II long series ot measures, planned by the
master genius Of NAPOLEON, and which con,empla
ted the destruction Of English supremacy. 1t
was this cardinal idea that shone out in every
prominent measure of his brilliant reign--one
that for years converted Europe into n battle
field aud was never abandoned until its ori gina-
tor became the i.and bound prisoner of England
The continental policy oi the uncle in modi
fcd and more acceptable form has become the
property Of tie nephew, but the agencies he is
using to carry it out are more wisely and JudicI.
ously selected. Lons Napoleon seeks supremacy
for Frnncc Like his imperial relative, he desires
slips commerce and colonies, but he appeals for
success to the arts of diplomacy, aud the persua-
sivn influence of capital. lie would make France
ut least the commercial rival Of England, but nm
like Napoleon l., he doubtless considers peace
essential to success.
The prcseu French Emperor is also directing
lis attention to Egypt. but his mos sements are
marked by the skill Of the statesman who under
stands his object and knows what is best suited To
its accomplishment.
The Isthmus Of Suez' only about eighty miles
in BREADTH has been an object of peculiar interest
to almost every age of the world, furnishing the
most diect and natural passway for trade bctwixt
the eastern and the western nations. A canal ac-
ross tl.4 sthmus to unite the waters of the Red
and Mediterranean seas, was projected and car
ried nearly to completion in the early periods Of
antiquity and the pro- Get has commended itself
to the serious consideration ot later generations.
Thr French Emperor as we are informed, is ne9o.
hating for the priNilereof cutting ship canal ac-
ross this narrow neck Of land, and late European
IL, tJ,t Inr, ,r
tal necessary for that purpose has already been
subscribed in the city Of Paris. Should the CON
tempated work he completed it will require
prophet 10 sec the rapid decline, if not the total
overthrow Of English trade in the East Its success
too, would be trump phant vindcation of the first
grand conception Of the founder Of the present
French Dynasty.
1t will be recollccied that the Emperor Of France
was said to have fastened peace negotiations with
Russia aud that he insisted on granting terms
more liberal than were agreeable to the other al
| lied powers, If this were true, solution of his
| conduct may be found in the magnificent systems
of Improvement that have since enSrossed the at
| tention ofhis government, as well as the intimate
relations that have been since cultivated with other
| European powers, pcrticuldyiy with the govern
| ment Of Russia.
| Shortly after the close of the Crimean war;
| the Emperor undertook the construction OF n
| long line of railway through Eattern-European
| Russia This road runs from St. Petersburg by
way of Moscow, and directly through the Cimeaa,
! TO the Black sea, and whether intended or not,
| this work harmonizes well with the Eastern pro-
jecs of the French Emperor, by directly involving
4 Russian interests in their success. And besides
this, it gives promise Of largely increased Rus
| sian trade with France and her African colony of
| Algeria. as well as other Mediterranean countries
supposed to be under French influence. Specula-
| ton upon French motives in this connection may
be aided somewhatby the fact that the Ruseian en-
terprise is being carried on, as we told, by