, 1863-07-08

be obeyed. By the great part Of the Ameri-
caH people Summons to end wastefui and
protitless war, which has engulfed In It's yor.
teH their youth, their wealth aud their liber.
ties. will becager1y met, let 1t come from what
quarter It may. It may be TINT the prospects
Of such N event will operate as The most et.
1ectual OF peaee.makers, and NAV induce tue
North to anticipate such sacrifices Of national
pride, By timely concessions, while in thet,
power 10 make them freely and spontane'
ously. =,
, Docs any one doubt that there is conspira
cy at the bottom Of a11 this, and that SC, in
due time, are to be victims Of it, II VIC viii
only conaesccud to make no resistance? Il
20, be may possibly find ont his mistake Wher
it is too late to remedy 1t.
Fnpolcon's boast that he seeks only TO de
liver Mexico from anarchy, aud build her nj
into great, free and happy government, +
the boast with which be occupied Rome. He
cannot sct in concert with the great princl
Pies Of human freedom. Re ig the very per
socilcation md enbodyment Of despotism
ard his throne is built upon blood, and wrong,
a1d lies. He Is compelled, therefore, to 9
despotic course, that he may keep the crown
on his head but he can never make the French
leop.e, who. ut the bottom, are profound lor,
crs ofIbcrty, love MIN. He knows them thor.
ouGh]y, and the manner in which he has ca,
jo1cd them by his clever tricks, md By pand.
eripg to their follies, and love Of pleasure,
and glory and excitement, is one Of the smart
est specimens Of governmental legerdemaine
to be found in the history Of nations. But
for all this, lie does not deceive the people,
nor compel their affection and homage He
Is the Mephfstophcles Of the European mon
archs; the brightest, shrewdest, and most CO.
pable intellect in Europe, and tho French
know it, and are proud OF it. They would,
nevertheless, like to throw him overheard If
they could-aud many would 60 the lengths
Of revolution to accomplish it.
The result OF the late elections shows plain-
Is and unmistakeIy, that he is losing ground,
and If fair p1ay had been the law of the cleo
tions. it would hare appeared that he was lite
rally without foothold in France. In nearly
every instance the opposition had ms
jofity, ard it would have been much
1rore decided if the peasantry had not out.
weighted the more enlightened populations Of
the towns, by going with the Government.
The 'gnolant agricultural districts we're the
ct tho Government, and all sorts
offfauds md lics were rcsorted to, to gull tho
canais1le into loyalty to the Emperor
Such arc the mean subterfugcs to which the
Emperor Is driven! Ue knows now, however,
through the uu1yersal voice Of Francc, that
Lis old policy Of government Is condemned,
md that he must change his programme, or
prela1e himself for moonlight exit; uuless
Ldetd, he rcsolses 10 become more despotic
.tlll, and carry his sway with more than i'm
peria1 hand. He would do this, there is no
doubt, If in his Judgment the case required
such an usu'lation Of the functions Of govern.
meut. But he is too uisc to commit himself
Hithout . careful examination Of all his cir
and It is more than probable that
Le Tin follow the liberal policy indicated
in the decree Of November, 1850, rathsr than
adopt any farther restrictive aud reactiouary
measures. He 1nust do the onc or the other;
Ibere Is no halfway move for him.
The French relations with England, arc,
to Lord Pa1merston, Satisfactory in
Inc highest degree, and the French md Eur-
|ish Cabinets are, to uec bis lordshIp's own
words, "at one, On all subjects foreign or
domestic, In ali parts Of the world.''