New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-15


Marquess, Minister Bault, :" an authorized spoaes
man Of the Government and OF the Emperor re
piled substantially as follows: France will neve
forget tho ties Of good will that bind it to the Unite
States. History shows that war between the two
impossible. The civil war now waged in Amoric
gives us indeed, the greatest pain. Neutrality 1
our duty and our policy. Our friendsbip with tn
United States is most deeply based. To urge upor
our Government policy that should aim to breaI
the blockade Of the Southern ports, for the sake o.
getting cotton is grossly absurd. Such policy would
Be madness on the part of France, and evidently ia
not purposed by England whose material interests
are, however, much more deeply engaged in speedy
termination Of tho war, but which 10 now on the
best terms with the United States, and does not de-
sire 10 risk itself in course Of policy which is not
the policy Of France, and upon which the Emperor
could in no case, enter Following which words
Of Minister Billault came unanimous applause.
Almost more significant, as index Of growing vivac-
ty in the public French body poti, than thsse de-
bates in the Senate is tho incident" as the French
say of Count Palikao. Count Palikao is the lately
created honorary title Of general Cousin Montanban.
ii. Montauban was the Commander-in-Chief OF the
French troops in the AngloFrench expedition against
China, which ended, you all recollect, with the
geptlemanly, Christian, and civilized plundering and
burning Of his Chinese Msjesty's palace, aud his
Chinese Majesty's solemnly cheerful recognition OF
the importation into bis domains henceforward OF
English opium and French priests, free Of duty-the
opium being deetcrious to the bodies, and the teach-
ing OF the priests being lin his benighted vewl rum
ous and revolutionary to the souls of his subjects
Before Cen Montauban came home, he sent mag
nifceut presents 10 Emperor and Enpress-the
opiua spoiia Of his Chinese brother EmPerors bur-
elarionely entered and then Christianity burned pal
ace. When Gen. NJ. came home, the Emperor ere
ated him Count Of Pslikao. More lately the En-
peror sent in word 10 the Corpe Legisatif through
the Council of State, that the Count Of Palikao
should have voted TO him and 10 his heirs forever
an annual salary Of $1,000 francs. This proposition
met with great almost unanimous opposition, IN that
ordinarily submissive body. In Committee, more
than than four-6ftbs Of all its members plainly de'
cared the.selves against the proposition Of Govern
ment. II il not necessary here 10 detail all the
causes Of this opposition. Some were opposed on
economical accounts; some opposed account
Of the creation of new nobility with hereditary
doubtedy, were opposed account Of the peyonsi
character Of the General, who rese under the susp
cion--,o state it rery mdly-of having Turned hs
military o;lice in Algeria and in China to profitable
account. nere it is hit to say, in justice 10 tie
French, TO the Geueral and 70 the moral force Of
French public opinion that not the worst enemy OF
Gen. Montauban pre.ends to say or think mat the
General has ever made 50 much out Of his position ~
47O. O0O II that were proved, If that were proved
and dirapproyed by the Senate or any other author-
" in France--it ia venture to say that the In
neror himself would not have dared TO make him q
Count. Our Mr.. Morgan, who has rewarded BIS
patro,ic eaors Of few weeks duration with 10000
bsrd dollars at a time when the public pure 10
EMMY !. ,or, of man who could not exis, 10 France,
in despotic. corrupt France The very dancing girls
at she Casino in the Rae Codete would feel ashamed
10 sell their Cyprian iavors at double price 70 MIN
who had grown rich out of tho dstress Of the nation.
Verify, tbere are French she prostitutes in this
condemned Gomorrah, Paris, who retain more pat
riotc virtues than many churcb-gong. government
contracting patriot, Of tho masculine sex in New
York to-day Sad Horribly sad But true. We
quarrel with England and with EngEsh impsrfec.
ton of virtue. 0propos Of our Affairs. But think Of
it, our own sffairr, managed and profted by by our
own soi-disant patriotic folks. Dont suppose that
Europe is not awake and watcbful in all these re-
spects. Don't suppose tina, Europeans overlook the
horrible canting inconsistency Of mserably rospecta-
BILE New.York creatures who always make money
out Of the distress Of the country.
Do nj suppose that at this distance We cannot zee
aud appreciate the disgusting degradation into which
" respectable New-York Houses have descended
houses" coming out Of this death-grip struggle b.
tween right and wrong, richer than they went into
it. Patriotic contractor, who give generously thou
sand or two dollars TO the national cause, and must
gain out Of their clever management Of the national
cause q very handsome per centage.
Let tina, pass and 10 report summary.
The rebuf.d General Montauban wrote, more or
less inspired letter to the Emperor, declining the
SO, OcO annual and hereditary francs in ques-
ton. To tho which letter the Emperor replies in
another letter, tho which in quality aud other re-
spects you and all the world all appreciate. For
both letters are published in the Moniteur without
previous consultative editorsLip by Ministerial
Council. Not Minister Of the Cabinet, except
Walewski, knew or guessed word Of the cores.
pondence between General and Emperor, whose
publication in the other mornings Mon,tear habber-
gasted the public and publicly slapped in the face,
not TO say spanked, the Corps Legslaf The text Of
the Generals and OF the Emperors extraordinary
letter being in print relieves your correspondent
from more comment than tbif 20 wit: that he thinks
that the Corps Legisa,f will meet the Emperor half
WAY in the matter. compromise is in negotiation
What in all this, desire to notice and direct atten
ton TO- ia the echo that nil this Psikao affair be-
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