New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-28
AMERICAN AND MEXICAN POLICY
ABROAD.
Neutral Auiiude Of the French Govern.
neutrality-suspicious. Of ifs Policy toward
the south causes which may PoSstbiy
Anres shat PoIicy-The speech Of
Prince MasimiIian sugGes'ed By Leafs
rroH, sa Occasional Corsspondsn'

TroH az ocessionAl Corropond'n'.
WAsnsorox Oct. 26 1853
| am informed that the last mail from Europe
has brought hot only the official but also the moral
bs,ed upon inconiro'ertible evidence that
the French Government VIII continue TO preserve
complete neutrality IN American affairs. This confirms
the statements haye sent you at various times
cernng the recognition Of the Southern Coniederacy by
France asserted II you remember. that this recog
milton wa. subordinate 20 the power of the. South
% inainia!a its ground. TO preserve It's ter
rtoria possssons and Ia oppose an effective check
20 the Union armies. This conclusion not having been
nllhlled-,he South having. the contrary lost con.
deraby within the last sl months both In material
and moral point of vicw-thc Government II The I'm.
peror hs. continued 60 maintain s preyioss attitude
watching the Of events and adapting its conduct
To circumsiHnccs. This has been the policy Of the
French since the beginning Of the war. Thus, when
hc news II The invasion of Pennsylvania by Central
Lcs reached rapcc ce,aet coun.es we're lcld norder
20 consider the new elements which this invasgn. II
successful would produce in the relations Of France
with this countrr Bot sooner was he defeat at Get
i,sburg Known than the French Government reapsed
into It, passive attitude md 1T events follow their own
course wi,loni coming to any con'ln
Notwithstanding the firm intentions Of the French
Go,cranoni Ia adhere strictly To Is pledge of neutral
y -, long m thc South fss TO ,indcatc ITS right 10
recognition tislc are certain reasons which slq m
formed inayTosiby change its disposition, md ndncc
ID to ohancr 10 attitude measure of self prcsorva
tion nud prudence. Among these causes | may name
tho arrfessi,, and ujusihabc language Of some Amer
i,an ,arsrs toward the Empire-thcir unfortunate
.noris 70 acne,c. wiihou, the people of this
country from France and TO in the hearts of the
: uoapc the seeds OF resentment which may at some
hfrle time grow into open hostilIties.
Another cause which may lead the French Govern
r,rnt 10 lend assistance to the South Is the hostile and
significant Interpretation given TO the presence ot the
Russian feet in American harbors II these obstacles
10 international goodceling be removed there Is no
probability OF the recognition Of the southern Confed
eracy hy France until the ability Of the Coafederacy to
maintain itself has been fully demonstrated
by intelligence received from Trieste Il now appears
tina. the Emperor Of the French had confidently sug
rosted " Prince Macmillan the idea ofdemanding Of the
Mexican Legation the universal consent OF the Mexican
people as the condition of his acceptance and that h
,peech was communicated TO that monarch and 10 hi,
imperial brother Francis ii. before he delivered IT, II
would seem then that these conditions merely con
yen,ional. and did not imply on the part OF th,
Prince any intention Of rejecting the pronered
crown. Ills was perfectly understood not onl,
by the crowned heads Of Europe who informed
of Prince Maximans designs. but also by the people
Of Trieste. where the Prince resides This cvi
dent that after the arrival Of the Mexican delegation
rich banker of that city. having tied all the principal
citizens to banquet. with most Of the Mexican dele
gates the rt toast Of the evening given In honor
Of the Emperor and Empress Of Me,.co. The accept
nnce Of Macmillan was II fact settled long age. ~
have several times assured you, and which only awaits
certain fornaltics To be proclaimed to tho whole world