Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-17
The United states view Of FapsIeon,.
Letter 20 Torey.

The United States View Of FapsleoH's
Letter 20 Horey.
The Philadelphia Iuquirer thinks tlat no
American " can fail to be deeply impressed By
the extraordinary character Of the letter written
by Napoeen TO General FOrsy, on his departure
for Mexico" Il adds:
That letter IS ostsnsi5iy one Of instruction
from ihs soyersi9n to bis general, giving Aiza
I directions IS n his bearing toward tae Aezi-
/ caas,and the policy Of the proDuneiauentos q
/ be made to that ps0yls. But embodied ia the
latter are declarations Of the Emperor's views
/ concerning the relations Of the United States
with her sister .epublic beyond the Rio GTandss
which could not have been uttered three short
/ years. ago without giving deadly ofen5e to The
( whole American people, nor without exciting
I demonstrations Of resistance throughout the en-
/ tire length aEd blSadth Of the continent
For more 4bsn a generation prior to the out
break Of the rebellion It was the great and un-
eessing aim Of our diplomacy 20 cherish and
support the Monroe doctrine, both at home and
abroad. Every movement Of any European
power that looked n the slightest degree Ike an
Infringement Of the cardinal principle Of Amer
lean politics was zssloUsly watched and in
stantly brought to the noiica of the government
of the offending party. it has in fact been the
staple Of our diplomatic correspondence with
ct least 0ne Of the great msIitims powers OF
Europe, for mora than thirty years. Yet here IS
this letter Of the French Emperor, published
with such H0achaiqnce in his Official Gazets the
sensitive point of American policy is NOS only
rudely shocked, but the cherished tradition Of 6
continent sanctioned BY successive generations
OF statesmen, Is defantly set al uaught Aapo~
leon says in express terms that The reason why
be sends his fleets and armies to Mexico, is 70
establish there, if practicable, monarchy 10 the
interests Of the Latin races, and to check the
southwark progress Of the United States.
If the arms Of the United States were noe
shackled By the gigantic rebellion now wagiug
against her suthority, could such declarations be
made without firing 2 demand for war from
Maine TO the frontier Of Texas What then
must be thOnght of the malgfdss Of a sovereign
who chooses such a time for such demonstra-
toni And what can be thought Of bis yet fresh
expression to the Russian and English govern
ments Of an OTeTuling desire % prevent the
eHusiOn Of blood in an American war; Again,
there has not been for half century a period
when there was less probability Of an attempt to
extend the tsrTitory Of the United States, than
since the rebellion Of the cotton States. It was
their interest that all the agitators for Southern
extension were accused. Since their detection
there has not been breath Of popular desire in
favor Of Mexican annexation. That passion
was exclusively Of Southern growth. i was
the dream Of the ambitious cOnspiratoTs OF se-
eession. Hence the expressions of the French
Emperor take the character Of an insult 80 the
Union States.
If it were not for the grave and humiliatiur
reflection that Nspoleon's letter shows that No
have so far fallen in the estimation Of che great
powers Of Europe shat advantage can be tsks.l
Dt our present misfortUnes with iuipuUity our
people might look With some satisfaction 70 the
act that brings home merited rsnibution u7on
The South While BENJAMIN and Sideil have
been sh0WeTinE their establishments on the 'fpOl-
shed courtesy Of their trestment by the French
court, and while they all, from Davis down 70
Yancey and Keitt, have been reFsling in visions
Of a luxrious tropical empire, 70 crafty their
ambitious lusts, their wiley and do1bls-dealing
iavOrite has advanced bis eagIes to the Rio
Irande, there to dispute their progress TO the
south. And there, for the present, our people
must, perforce, be contented to let ihe matter
est