The New York herald., 1863-10-29
THE WAR IN MEXICO.

Napoleon III. and Poland and Mexico,
(From the London Examiner, Oct. 1o.1
Poland and Mexico have in common, we may almost
AFFIRM NO one element Of national life. Yet strange u
together bs one Of those yaeoss threads Of which ak
6r hare been groson far apart rnmo,ced ana in oIc.y
While IRE ana M have aa wss " the banks Of the
archy have been spreading their dark wings over the
golden plains westward Of the Rio Grands the ruler
Of prosperous and powerful France has been debating
with himself how far 1t was for his interest TO
meddle further with either or with both. Avowedly
in in the struggles Of the one; unavowedly, but as
Prince Gortschakof not unobservantly remarks, he
has been fomenting the desperate strife In the
other He still wears the mask OF high minded disiD
teresedness assuring Europe that he has Bonapartst
aims in the West and vowng that his only hope and wish
b 70 see an ancient kingdom the Europe
beyond the reach Of French influence, and without the
payment Of any territorial mulct to France. Two cont
nents listen with polite but somewhat sardonc smile to
for what nay follow what viii fOiowf DossIs Lord 81
ne Ss 4s 1srs' W. W. %sSs %%' ass ava: dsu | VIII al al
his tacitarni!y and sseresy, ,:u our conviction has
policy lives from hand to mouth. Often. probably has
Napoleon Ill repented Of his Interference transatlantic
AFFAIRS; often has he resolved to 60 much deeper therein
and 70 bargain with the Coederates for such territorial
alone render his retention Of his recent
conquests the shores OF the tropical Gulf strategcay
regrets been swept for the hour out Of the field Of his
contemplation and his teescopc Rancc been strained in
wholly dnerent direction The execratng bitter cry
apathy, calls up traditions whose worth may affect TO
laugh at. but whose power as political momentum no
wise man win deepise who saw the somersaut thrown
few years ago from twopai room in King street, 81.
James, to the palace Of the Elysee. Humanity In the
abstract may be put aside By the ncredulous senti
meutalism, and lofty ambition 70 resettle frmer
footing, the balance Of power may be discarded TOO
dreamy for such man. But te restoration Of Poland,
third Of e 10 do 70 neither fantasy sceme.
Il is not thing which argument founded practical
difficulty can do more than postpone works dark
and COmDouiOuIoGD mind p0eoiOn born Of q
stition. and Napoleon III. can eradicate the
impulse 10 nterpose with outstretched arm for the
Of the Poles than he could aay In the prison
Of Ham his Unsuitable desire TO engage in con-
spracy against the Orleans dynasty. whose over.
throw no other man OF sagacty then believed pos
sibe. Tho possible and the impossible in the monen
clature OF sebeever Of this description not
ateable terms. Who snail tell u what they mean with
himS He, no knows, will not; and nobody else can
One mimic minister struts uncommssioned In advance
guessing aloud what his master intends sometimes
surmsing correctly but much oftener missing the mark
Another. morous Of financial consequences ngs himself
every and then 10 the Of the advancing chariot
after the OF tho Athenan youth Of whom gosspng
Putarch tells, and threatens mbrue the wheels OF
his obstinate master In his patriotic blood but often,
behind defcrs little longer the feat OF politically dying
for his country. Another ardent courter, happening
10 be temporarily out Of livery rides by the side OF
autocrat the West. and swears profusoy not pro
his-the swearers-mother . Pole; while on the
other hand satellite, supposed 10 be equally confidence
assures his particular friends In Russia that nothing
ally hostile meant, and that Mexico will absorb all the
years como. Meanwhile the oracle speaks or ut.
only enigmatc words. On all hands IL be
taken for granted that eecual nterposon by France
take place simultaneously In both hemspheres,
sti utterly uncertain In which direction the rrespons
BILE will Of absolutism may next decide TO