The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-18

fair warning; for there is nothing surer written
in the book Of fate than that the people of the
United States will never permit the conquest of
Mexico by any European Power. II Ma
poleon persists in the attempt it will assuredly
result in his downfall and the ruin of his
! dynasty.
| The Tribune and the Courier dos Etats
Unis-A storm in = Teapot.
| There is a very nice little quarrel going
| on at present between the Tribune and
| the Courier des Etats Unis concerning
the French expedition to Mexico, the
| United States Army, General Prim, seces-
sion, the Emperor Napoleon and the allied
! commissioners. In fact, the row is about every
| thing in general, and nothing in particular. 1t
appears that the Courier, in publishing the
| official accounts of the defeat Of the French
| army in front of Puebla, expressed hope that,
Notwithstanding the losses sustained, the forces
| of Gen. Lorencez--which it calls "our army
| would be able to rally and to take revenge on
| the Mexicans The Tribune regards this as
| violent act of rebellion against the United
| States government, and, with its usual furious
moss and ferocity, bellows out that the COurrie,
| cession. This is Of piece with the daily stu
| pidity Of the Tiilune. The Courier des Eats
| Unis has never professsd to be a national
| American newspaper, in the proper sense of
| the term 1t is only nominally kind Of demi-
| semi-oflicial organ of the French inhabitants,
laboring hard to make it believed that it de-
tends the policy of the Emperor. In proof of
| this, il attacks General Prim, runs foul of the
| iIexcans, gets into controversy with Greeley,
and does many other foolish things. To keep
up an appearance of responsibility, and
| to adorn its columns with the latest
Partisan gossip, it keeps q correspondent in the
| French capital, who manages to get access to
| the laundry and servant halls Of the TuiIeries.
He thus sna.chcs up little bits of scandal, which
| lie throws into form and sends over here to
| amuse and edfy the readers of the Courier.
| These are the facts about this paper. In
| its own sphere aud for the purpose intended it
| is q good enough kind Of sheet-far ahead of
the vindictive Tribune in energy and enterprise.
| AS for the political views Of this French
newspaper, it is plain that the Tribune knows
| nothing at all about them. Instead of being an
organ Of the Emperor Napoleon, the Courier,
in our opinion, is really and truly in the in
| ;erest of the Orleans family and dynasty.
| While pretending to support the plans Of the
Emperor, it is secretly doing everything in its
power to overturn his empire and to bring
back the Bourbons to their former influence.
For this reason it is urging on Napoleon to per
severe in his foolish enterprise in Mexico. and
exciting the French people to believe that the
| campaign will be an easy one, we'll knowing
all the while that, if the invading army could
even reach the city Of Mexico, they would be
| only at the commencement Of their troubles,
| aud that their entrance there would be a.
| disastrous to them as was the advance into
| Moscow OF the troops Of the First Napoleon
The moral support which the Mexicans
| are now receiving from the United
States will work wonders among them,
while the glory which has already crowned
their arms will lead them to fight with terrible
energy against the French. If Napoleon should
| be unwise enough to send fifty thousand more
Turcos, marines and Zouavcs to accomplish
The destruction of the sister republic they will
| be met by hundred thousand Mexicans, and
| driven into the sea; and. if the Mexicans are
| not enough for the armies of their invaders,
we will be ready to send them all the assist
| ance of which they may stand in need, in the
| shape of soldiers, slips-of-war, money, and all
| the elements to insure the certain expulsion OF
| the French in double quick time.
The result of so disastrous defeat-which
would most certainly follow our interference
would create such tremendous excitement in
lD
| France that nothing could save Napoeons
throne. The people would instantly rise in re
| volu,ion, and that would be the end Of the
| Mexican invasion and of the dynasty Of Louis
Napoleon.
This, then, is the shrcyd game which the
| Courier is playing in favor of the house Of Or
leans by thus urging on Napoleon to his pre-
mature destiny. The two noble princes now
serving with 50 much distinction in the federal
army are every day rising more proudly before
| the European horizon, while the church party
and the Orleanists in France are earnestly
| watching their career. Napoleon has, there
| fore. great reason TO be cautious in his every
act; for, If he make false step and should
| cause tho arms Of France to be further
| furnished in Mexico, IL will be the certain sig
nal for his overthrow and the restoration of the
heirs Of the house Of Orleans to their ancestral
| Inheritance. The Courier des Eats Unis is the
active agent Of this programme on this side Of
the Atlantic, and this is the cause Of the tit
between that paper and the insane Tribune.
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THE TAX Bill IN CoNGREss.--The Tax bill is
not yet passed, but IL ought to be. When il
becomes law its many curious complications
will produce endless discussions, which will
materially affect the next Congressional cleo
tons. As the bill now stands il saddles one
hundred millions Of dollars Of taxes upon the
commercial States, the State OF New York be-