American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-10-17
Mons. Chcralicr's Pamphlet.
Correspondence Of the London Post.

| mentioned yesterday That an import
ant pamphlet on the Mexican question
was about to appear; . proof has Just
reached me, but too late for anything be-
You'd a brief resume of its contents. It
is entitled La France, ie Mecjgue, Ell les
Etats Contederes," and appears to 60 very
fully into the subject. 1t quotes extern
slvely NJ. BiIlaut and other official ora
tors, as to the necessity Of regenerating
the Latin race" on the other side of
the Atlantic, and argues At considerable
length, and with no small ingenuity, that
that object will be attained by the estab
Ilshment Of strong national government
whilst at the same time the development
OF the resources Of the country will be
beneficial not to Mexico alone, but to the
whole commercial world. That part OF
the br0chWe, however, which will be read
with far more interest IN England than
the somewhat romantic views Of the wri-
ter concerning the Latin race. is that in
which he lays down. with unanswerable
force, that the object the French govern.
ment have had in view in the occupation
10 Mexico would be Imperfect were the
new born empire not provided with pow,
eriul ally in favoring its growth, and able
TO protect it against hostile neighbors ----
That ally is already found, he argues, in
the Confederate States. He then pro-
cecds to wumeratc the claims Of, the
Southern States TO the good will Of France.
the mutual advantages that must accrue
TO both countries from an alliance, and
concludes by advocating nn Immediate
recognition of the Richmond government,
by the Cabinet of the TuilIeries. The
writer also enumerates among the adyan.
tages France will derive from a southern
alliance the boon Of obtaining cotton for
Ter manufactures, all attempts to grow
the precious plant in any other soil hav.
ing proved lamenmbIe failures, and the
prospective abolition Of sayery-uhich
can only be work of time-is also held
ont as one Of the results Of the measure
the writer advocates, lie adds:
Had not this war broken out between
the Northern and Southern States OF
america. Europe would not vet have been
struck by the dangers with which the
power of the United States menace her.
1t is at our own expense that we have
learned how precarious is the fate of any
branch Of industry that has to look for its
primary material in one market only, to
All the eXlgeucies and all the viciSsiludes
to which it is subjected. In this respect,
he secession OF the Confederate States
becomes an event particularly favorable
TO France; for England has 40 longer any
interest in the cessation Of hostlities, and
consequently in the establishment Of IN
intermediary Power holding the balance
between The Federals and the Spanish.
American continent.
France, on the contrary. cannot count
upon drawing her needful cotton from
any other quarter than the South Every
attempt that has been made 10 plant it ha.
remained without result, and. unfortunate
ly, 1t is probable that all that may be
made will share the same fate.
The Federals know this so well. tha
the war they are keeping up is for them
above all, war of interest. The South
producing and agricultural country. WA.
canvassed commercially by the North
which desires, at all hazards, to retain it.
best customer; the emancipation of the
slaves ls but pretext adroitly put for
ward to surprise the sympathies Of the lib
erals of Europe
The abolition of slavery, as the Norl
understands 1t, to-day, in making the ne
groes food for powder, or allowing then
to die OF hunger. is Judged in Europe Al
1t deserves to be. Our philanthropi,
ideas and our manners are repugnant to
these feroclous exaggerations Of the low,
Of liberty. Enlightened men who ar,
sincere do not allow themselves any lcnger
TO be caught in these coarse tolls. and
Dir, Linccn's cry Of abolition no longe,
has an echQ,
But the European Power which shall
be the first to recognize the ConGsderat,
States will have the right To obtain Q,
behalf of the blacks far mora ihan wo,,l,
the..Federal States, maintaining he Uuior
hyairiumphs on tic battle field. Thh
fs~ss irst to act being France. il is Ger,
sasn shs! the cause Of civilization, OF hu