New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-20
Letter from Paris.
Special to the New orleans creseept,l

by.
Pans. April Is, 1851.
1t,.. Editor-The temper of France is evidently
warlike. When was it otherwise? The bour
geoists depreeate it, for the interests of the middle
classes feel it most; although after ALL the manu-
facture and trade in the nedteriel of war furnish
occupation to millions. But the bourse trembles
and the rentes uetuate The bolrSe, it is said, is
the thermometer of public sentiment The saying
is hardly correct; for the 6ourse, like your Wall
street, is only great gambling establishments and
though the rentes rundown twenty centmes Paris
continues as ever; and the same crowd rushes
from Notre Dame to the Chromosomes from
the preaching of the Pere Felix only to dress for
Ristori and the opera. The charming weather, the
bright blue sky, the sunshine, the yerdure, the
dnwers-all turn the beau monde of Paris out of
doors and raise those spirits, always fermentiDg, to
fever heat To see and to hear all this is exhier-
ating 10 the highest degree; and to mingle in the
gay crowd, is TO make one ashamed Of ones little
selfish grefs and cares. "Were | not Diogenes,"
said the old Greek cynic, as he sat in his tub, :.
would choose to be Alexander So, were | not
an American, Iwould choose to be a French man
almost French woman. And yet, after all, one
naturally prefers to be ones self, hoWeVer,hnmble,
and Is always unwilling to part with ones identity.
Isee by London papers, which have reached
here to-day, that some important movements, in
reference to your Confederacy, are going on in the
commercial world. The first relates TO the forma-
ton of the g Liverpool and New Orleans Steam
Navigation Company with capital Of million
of dollars. The second ID the establishment of a
similar line between Liverpool and Charleston.
The first ship of the latter is to leave Liverpool
some time In the mouth of July. Now it can hard
" be supposed that Intelligent English merchants
would enter upon such an enterprise, without some
information respectiHg the proposed action Of their
Government. They are not men who are likely to
do so without some sort Of ENCOURAGEMENT. Such
we h. ia ipu wnul he IN
draw from their action. Nor, indeed, at this late
date, can they he unaware that civil war between
the North and the South is now become inevitable.
A blockade of your ports they know has long since
been determined upon by the Lincoln Administra-
ton and that to force that blockade will be udis-
pensabe to the successful carrying out of their in
tentinn confess my inclination leads me to in
tepret this proceeding as expressive of the settled
purpose OF England not to permit her commercial
intercourse with ynnr ports to be cut off, But this
cannot be done without embroiling that Govern
ment with the North. ! feel bold enough to de-
clares thatI believe England is prepared to do this.
My feelings in this instance may misead my indg-
mant; but only judge from a knowledge OF her
general conduct
Z In my last letter to you spoke OF a eonversa-
ton said to have been held between Mr.. Faulkner
and NJ. Thouvenal. The substance of that con-
iversation is now fully known; and suppose you
will have published it in the crescent before VoH
get this. Itamouhts to neither more nor less than
i then stated There are precedents and rules
if he shall choose to do SO. Your
Government is an organized Government, Ok
isting liz full and efficient operation and, there
fore according to the laws of nations, it ia Gov
eminent dc GGcto. Its acknowledgment by Eng
land or France would constitute it before the world
a government de iotre. tits for them therefore,
to say how the law shall apply. But another point
arrests my attention, which is this~-Lincoln's Adj
will protest that You are in rebellion,
that you will be subdued aud compelled to resume
your former position In the Union and that, there
fore, under these circumstances itwonld be vio-
lation ofcomty and2good faith on their part to re-
cognize you. This is q serious demurrer, and it
will require that you show some ability to defend
and maintain yoar rights by either resistance or
aggression, or by both. Yon are to satisfy your
friends that you will not, and can not be subdued.
When yen shall have done this, there can remain
no real obstacle TO their action.
. But all these objections may be removed, il You
shall choose, as you may, to offer monopoly of
yanr products to England and France. Such an
offer would precipitate their action at once, IT
might be imp0litic to do SO, in view OF your mari
time relations TO other countries; and you might
fear it would place you too much at the disposal of
your new friends. Much might be said, both for
and against such a measure. But think risk
nothing in saying, that yonr people would prefer 1t
to being brought back and placed again under the
rule OF those Irresponsible and INSCRIPTIONS majors
ties that have determined upon your uu Europe
can get alohg without direct trade with the North
ern states + hut not without the South For wheh-
ever your independence is established, foreign
manufacturers. in spite of all the custom-houses in
the world, will find their way across your northern
borders. My interest in your welfare must be my
apology for saying so much upon this matter; fpr
have the fullest confidence in the ability andds-
position of your Government to do the best posi-
bile In the circumstances under which you are
placed. Its past conduit assures me of this and
the energy wisdom and facility with which it has
been organized and put into notion Is an occasion
81 much complimentary remark among politicians
here A nEyOIR.