The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-12
Our Paris Correspondence.


cessois.
Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS Jan. g. 1851
1e French yielc Of the Anerican CrisisNaTOicoas 70
iics-Fiaace Preparing 10 Meet Any CONFERENCE.-THE
.Siece Of Gosa-7he Price of the Whdrawalof The French
FEET trom Goeo--The French Academy-Ffance Prelar
sng 10 Gro,o Cotton, dc.
wish could consccntiously write that the universal
desire that by the time this letter reaches
your shores all fears Of the disruption of the United States
had passed away Az hJst it true that the shock pro-
duced on the public mind BY the relation of this nm
ncn disaster disposed II TO sympathy apt il was
common thing to hear it observed that schsm in the
American Commonwealth would bo irreparable rent
in the temple Of Freedom throughout the world. But
change has DER tina. dreamy spirit 1t is suddenly
discovered that Americas difficulty is frances opportu
nifty.
France ii is said only her supremacy in all
that is taking place the Atlantic With America
tho plentudc OF her power, her alliance with England
full of danger France. Now that she will have
enough to do in managngiher affairs and that Eng
Land will possibly be convulsed by the commercial diff
culties which must follow any arrangement in the United
States may do what she likes with her own She
may assemble her armies, her fleet, demand Con-
gress Who shall say her nay2 Prussia Let her look
to the Rhine. Austria? Sardinia and Hungary stand
bay ing IN the way Russia? All Russia and France too
well un .erstood another at the treaty OF Paris All
things Of themselves, II is sad gravita.e to
centrethe extension the glory and happiness of France
This strange language from Americas old ally; but
assured it Is true. The Emperor, who is quietly
pushing forward tho largest military preparations, in
tends to be ready in the spring to meet all contingencies
and it again repeated that the Rhine will be the
date of his iabors.
Matters would seem to be fast winding up with the
King OF Naples. by the last accounts by way OF Naples
Gaeta had selsiby sackened its fire. and the Bourbon at
tempt at carry the war; after the manner Of Carl
badi dams les e bra.:es It les calaJres, had been entirely
checked by the precauton of the Sandman government
which had in troops whose reception by the inhab
tants had been most favorable. From Naples hundreds
OF young fastening into Hungary to place them
selves md their swords the popular side against Aus
r who has suddenly pulled up in her policy of
sion. and is determined to rule with high hand.
Except that history furnishes with such marvellous
instances of her recovery when reduced to the last
trcmity, everything would appear To demonstrate that
Austria exactly in the position of the hapless
being whom the gods, having determined to
Destroy, in the FIRST place deprived Of his senses
Bankrupt in finance, prey 10 intestine connection
discounted in the field OF battle benighted by supers
tion, without single ally even well wisher Austria
presents spectacle such reminds the world Of old
France when the gullone cut short the Bourbon
chy Now then, reforms volunteered only to be
withdrawn, vain struggles were made TO throw OIL
vital disease, the emission OF assignats engulfed the
public and private property and national bankruptcy
proclaimed But in the pride Of her Qsadrilateral,
and in the apparant belief that any desperate re.
course is better than a course OF concession which
rather than alays the Hungarian distrust
she is evidently determined to tight for her
Much has been said OF the inducements hold Carl
baldi to withhold his hand Mt least for while in the
Hungarian quarrel and that he has giycn to them
but | have had opportunities OF conversing with men
whose opportunities Of acquiring information
cannot be disputed aud from them learn that Garbald
is resolved, coue qai co to be in Hungary by the enl
Of February.
Members of the British legislature now in Paris state
that definite understanding arrived at between the
English and French governments that the price OF the
Withdrawal Of the French fleet from Gaca should be the
continuation Of the French occupation Of Syria Napoleon
has written 10 Gen Beaufort the Commander in Chief
the expcdtionnry corps Syria say how higy he a
precates his services in protecting whole people against
anatcsm and them by the presence OF
his soldiers from the msfortunes which threaten them
And the PrcSse publishes postscript to letter from
Beyrout ing that two Christian villages the neghbor
hood Of namascus have Just had their inhabitants mas
sacred by the Druses. The Druses says, "as we'll
the Mussumen, being persuaded that the Sultan hal for
biddnn the French troops TO the line of the Anti
Lebanon have thrown this menance and this defiance
Europe In fact, it sufficiently plain that those dis
tIcy dlsccrned the true state Of the case, when the
original occupation took place who said that the French
once in Syria, would take good to find themselves
lndipensaDe, ana tha the excellent UNNECESSARILY ling OF
France and Russia the late treaty OF Paris was simply
an agreement 10 divide the sick man Is effects.
Yesterday grand field day for the mighty forty
who constitute the the French Academy Father Iacor
daire the dominican monk the successor OF NJ de Toe
queviIlc received BY ~ Guizot, who represented
the Academy and who In this capacity did the honors
her Majesty the Empress her entrance. Prince Ma |
poeon and the Princess Clothide also present II
VIII be remembered that this election occurred some
time ago, but that the formal reception OF the |
member postponed till the present |
period The chief interest attaching to the OCCASION
in American Is TO be the fact that the instu
tons OF the United states furnished which the
talents Of NJ 20 Tccquevic originally found their cols
bity and as IL IL the etiquette that the newly elected
member should take for his thesis the virtues talents
OF bis predecessor America necessarily became the sub
Tance-Iacordaire and Guizo As the CORES pondcnt
Of the NRw YORK HERALD, received from the Academy
ticket Of admission TO witness the proceedings and
thing could exceed the personal attention which Gu
OF, in that character, bestowed upon was placed |
position where eyeryt thing could be and heard
TO the greatest advantage and only that the al
most innumerable topics Of interest which the existing
state ~ the world Paris correspondent necessarily
touch upon, and the limits to which must conlne my
eli In letter, prevent my giving you the ampcst de
tails.
In addition 10 the imperial personages present Oh
served Iamoricere and thangarner. The whole scene
curious fueion Of the most discOrdant materials
brought into harmony for the occasion Guizo, Civ. |
ing his TO the wife Of the usurpcr: the grim |
Changarnier and Iamorcicre sitting al the foostoo 50
speak OF the author of the coup dH was altogc.
Their q magnificent assembage, and those well yersed
10 the history Of the past ten years intensely interesting
There stood the white obed frar superior OF the order
OF the Domigeans erst the republican deputy following
the revolution Of lSS and there covered with the grand
~riers of lie Legion or Honor stood the Iugucno Prime
Mir~ser OF him who once held the life OF Napoleon the
Third IN IL lands and whose prccpitate fl lifted the
man whom - might lave glllo,ncd into bis vaoant I
throne.
Srcakinq Of NJ Ta,,unvflt, Iacordntre aid that |