New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-25


like two hundred and fifty millions OF dollars. Those
opposed to the present regime profess to see in
this escroquerie, they choose to call it, danger
TO the empire. But as no formal examination has
been held, and nothing official laid before the pub
c, we must be content to look upon the whole
aifalr as involved in mystery, and, very likely,
greatly exaggerated. A few days may put us in
possession of the facts, for after what has been
said the Government will owe it to itself to make
complete expose of the whole matter. It has
offered a bonnie boucl,e to the Partisan taste for
scandal, which, you may be sure, has been made
the most of-especialLy by the correspondents of
the London press.
Public opinion here in Paris is becoming daily
better enlightened upon the subject of the Ameri-
can question by our journals. The Pays, on the
list, put forth an article which was distinguished
by sound sense and solid information, and this is
saying great deal. But let me give you 6 few
extracts from it to show its tendency and temper.
After declaring that the American Union exists
no longer, it proceeds to give a summary of the
facts in the CASE and to show the abundant re.
sources OF the Southern States puts down their an
nuai products at the round sum of two hundred
and tWenty'six millions of dollars, and the value of
It's imports at few hundred thousand more than
that; when it proceeds to declare that the pros
perlty OF the new Confederacy is intimately bound
up with European interests in general, and French
interests IN particular" 1t continues, it is, he
sides, destined to become national aly-capabe
if need be- of giving to Europe, if circumstances
should ever require it, powerful aid in exchange
for simple recognition, which will probably suffice
to keep the fanaticism of the North in check and
preserve from almost certain destruction the South
ern marts, which Europe could not do without lust
now" 1t asks, Fought to deprive our COM
merce and trade of the certainty of exchanging its
productions, and transporting them directly be-
tween France and Southern ports, and sacrifice in
terests SO important to question of false philan
thropy? MOI
Again. In no part, perhaps, of the Continent,
regard being had to the population, do there exist
men more eminent and gifted, with nobler and
more generous sentiments, than in the Southern
1r,1ior 1-irSa
hearted and more distinguished women. To COM
mence with the immortal Washington, the list of
statesmen who have taken part in the Government
of the United States show that all those who have
shed lustre on the country and won the admira-
ton OF Europe owed their being to that much
abused South" And while Southern men pre-
sided over the destines of the Union its gigantic
prosperity was the establishment of the world.
In the hands of Northern men, that edtice raised
with so much care and labor by their predecessors
comes crashing down. threatening to carry with
1t IN its fall the industrial feature of every other
recognized.n
The romantic French sentiment is no doubt fur
Their touched by the recoections of its former
connection with the South, with the fact that a
large proportion OF the population descendants
, OF French emgrants, and that, in parts of Louis
e lana their Language is still spoken there. They
long to revive French influence in those remote
and therefore romantic regions. srhey look to
their Emperor to give them his protection, to open
free trade with them, to encourage free intes-
time when they shall be bound together in the
bonds of interest and friendship. The French
man, though an Abolitionst in Paris, is quite
= another man i'll the colonies. His regard for the
nor depends upon circumstances; and he is toe
q much of philosopher not to recognize his useful
ness as the most important fact in his relations
toward him. That wonderful power of adoption
e to all forms of society, all climates, customs
races by which he is distinguished leaves no very
strong points of resistance to Southern institutions
and he readily becomes the most opuent of slave
q owners and the most humane of masters. Napoleon
e himself is very far from being influenced by the
a Ignorant fanatcism that is brought to bear upon
the measures of the British Government, and
u would no doubt have succeeded in opening the
slave trade for the benefit of the colonies, had il
j., not been that the affair at Mozambique forced
the subject before the public, and SO aroused the
attention of the Abolitionists.
u That so recent manifestation of decided
!. leaning toward the South, by such papers as the
Pays, the PreSSe, the Constitutional, ETC., is owing
to official inspiration nobody pretends to doubt
:, and~you can make no mistake in recognizing in il
= some indications of the Imperial policy; for hitherto
the Journals have not said much, and that little
y was rather the expression of supposed popular
', opinion hostile to our claims than fair presenta
}, ton of honest convictions.
AS to the rumors of wars and revolutions, which
y go to make up the attractive portions of the pub
y lie press all can say at present is that they are
!, very uncertain and confused. 1t is assorted or
, one hand that new regiments have been sent off tc
reinforce those already iH Rome; and on the other
. that Gen. Guyon is about to be recalled and
II legion of Piedmontese is to take his place. Hun
gary, that was just on the eve of outbreak, w,
r, are now told is to wait another year. Garibad
is still at Catrera cultivatng his farm in contcnte
: and peaceful retirement When the time come
4, he will make his appearance. But when an
s, where are not known.
le We're to take up the role of prophet wou
say that Napoleon is on the eve of n very bite
and protracted quarrel with the Church. That i
l. will come to blows will go so far as to pre-
l. dict. But, the higher and more influential eccles
:, astcs OF the u'tt-neondne order are being great
y eXasperated by his course towards the Pope. ThI
y Pope himself, it is said, will to be issued
reply to the pamphlet of La GHe,Tonieye, in which
: he will not spare the Emperor Certainly every
provocation will be given and every effort made L
bring crisis; but to what end or with wha
particular design, We ere not informed. But, if the
sword and the gown are to measure their strength
It | confess that my sympathes will incline to the
secular party. AS to the purely religious aspects
of Catholicism entertain no violent aversion bu
C its civil rule is most unchristian and nhuman ant
| | would re DICE to see the end of it.
@ The beautiful Eugene, who is Catholic "purt
and simple" as the French phrase it, is about tt
make q pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This, to tn,
l. deuOte is touching incident, and is dweIt upon
with much auction by her lady admirers Dea
soul, to think that one so good as she is justly
thought to hcso generous and afcctionato ant
kind-should feel the burden of her sins impellinl
her to this journey for spiritual relief! This is
great mystery to us worldly people. And thus, tc
hear the best of men and women calling themselves
by the worst of names and accusing themselves o
j. all manner of wckeduess, are matters for whicl
4 we cannot account. Are they indeed so bad? We
~ cannot believe it, And yet they insist upon it il
II their confessions But, for all that if zoe accuse
l. them of what they accuse themselves, am afraid
@ we shall not escape the hearing of some very I'M
, gracious and sharp reprehensions.
/ The italian Parliament have voted Victor Eman
Il ucl the title of King of Italy. This is the oldest
vt dynasty in Europe having subsisted rs Counts Of
8 Savoy and Kings of Piedmont for more than eight
80 hundred years. And we might add that of all the
= Kings of Europe, he is the noblest specimen of the
It man and the monarch. Napoleon may be, as he
c doubtless is, more accomplished soldier, states
man and politician; but, it cannot be said, that a.
! gallant, generous, frank and goOd-heartcd pa
triot---one who loves his coantry more than hi
thronc-public liberty more than power-he has
C superior in the world.
AT REVOR.
L 4 MeM Notwithstanding Cannon.