The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-02-01
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The Paris correspondent Of New
ark Daily Adce,tiser, sfte descrfb-
ing the Now Years reception Of tho
French Emperor OF the various
Foreign Ministers. speaks of HE i'm
terview with the American Bmbas.
sador. He saye: aE
1t now devolvcs upon your cor
respondent to describe an Incident Of
the diplomatic reception, occnrringa
few moments after their formal ed,
dress had been pronounced. which,
ut the present momentous juncture
IN the affairs Of our own country,
will excite deep interest ia the
United States. The statement am
about to make may be relied upon
rs exact in every particular. When
the collective reception OF the diplo.
matte body was over, the Emperor
.passe ! elnwly along the line OF En-.
hassalors and Ministers, speaking
u few words TO each in person. AZ
ter moments conversation with
the Persian Embassador. who stool
at the right Of the Minister Of the
United States. the Emperor ap-
preached Mr.. Faulkner aud cordially
shook his hand The usual words
oi greeting were then exchanged.
after which the Emperor asked, in
English:
"What is the intelligence you
have received from the United
States9 Not 40 alarming, trust,
as the pnpers represent i'p"
+ Like most nations, Sire" replied
! Nr. Faulkner, 1--WE have our trou-
blrs, which have lost none OF their
coloring. "a described in the Eu
ropean press. "
The Enppror--"l hope il is not
true that any of the states have
separated from the general Confed.
Grafton
MIR. Faulkner--"The states still
form one common government, as.
heretofore. There il excitement in
portions Of the Ccn'cderacy, and
there are indications of extreme
measures being adopted by one or
two ot the states. But we are
familiar with the excitement, as we
are with the vigor which belongs to
the institutions OF free people,
We have already more than once
passed through cOInmotions which
would have shattered into frag.
mcnts any other government on
earth, and this fact jnstifies the in
icrence that tho strength Of the
Union will now be found cqnal to
the strain upon it,"
The Emperor--"I sincerely hape
it may be SO, and that YOU may long
continue united and prosperous
people"
. MIR. Faulkner then asked pernis-
sion Of the Emperor to present to
him Mr.. j &. Clarke. acting Secre,
tary of Legation, and Mr.. Il. Boyd
Faulkner, acting Assistant Secro.
tary, to whom his Majesty made
few kind remarks, and then passed
on to the Minister Of Denmark.
repeat thut the account given OF
this important conversation between
Napoleon Ill and the Minister Of
Of til" United States may be relied
upon fully. have it from q gen.
tleman who was present, and who
heard every word pronounced on
both sides Indeed, the circumstances
are now very generally known
among the Americans in Paris,
who comment upon the affair ac-
cording to their individual political
sentiments; but all. | believe, con.
curing in the opinion that the in.
. tcrroLaliona and observations of the
Emperor were inspired hy "A sincere
regret ut "ur unhappy intrrnrcine d.
vi>ion', threatening disaster which
will rot he attributed, in Europe, to
its raj sources. and which could
not tnil to inllict u terrible blow
upon the struggling populations of
Euro, e, looking 10 our country as IA
model of political liberty. and to
our unrXanrlcd material prosperity
IA the most signal evidence OF the
success aud stability Of Republican
institutions.