, 1863-08-31

pR By discussion, aud which must be a!loWeu
y ns.ufe etfore being e59ught forwnfa "S iof
tbc Pew phase !nto which tho Mexican ques'
lon has entered. -,
Tho name Of prince closely allied to tho
thseue il connected With It: Avery powerful
ruler Is also Interested In It, It ID ntcessary
that on nelthcr elde shall offence DO given.
dtnce and foresight; They arc not advanced |
by cry1rr out mud mnkIng c fuss, As get mat !
tese arc nt tnsly a& the aauae rnlut n. they weec
two years ngo. The acceptance or rejection
of lie Crown OF Mexfco Is, {,s SO far, q rere
eonal eflair Of the Archdukc Maximillan. Tho
Aus.rian Government, Which cannot, how
ever, ,rtmnlu stranger to m Austslan question
has played no acs In 1t nr to this time. has
'oken no part in It. The Emperor Of Tho
Fferch, who Is in direct relations with the
tho affair ns question to be negotiated be.
tween himself ard the Archduko, not DO.
tween two States OF Franco and Austria. The
proceedings Of the Sovereign Of France hAve
been as courteous as they have been loyal In
Il The question were connected with the
Interests Of the State, it would be necessary,
without doubt. for. tho councillors Of the
crow to consider the responsibility which
would weigh upon them. There Is no polltl-
Of money, and In this way the Par1lsmient and
House or Deputies will hare cognizance Of the
affair, II the House does not Itself take tho
.initlntiye by interpretations.
Tho situation In Mexlco may ultimately
lead to quar1els With America, bat that event.
uality IL stm distant one. for the Union has
not set conquered thn Confederncy. Still,
The MnDner with which England will regard
the matter, and the obl!g lElons which would
grow out Of 1t to franco would have much
more Significance.
But nil this IL outside Of the question SO
long as tho affair has no political character,
hut purely personal character, which is to bc
negotiated and decided, not By The States, but
We might then leave i to the prudence. the
| political wisdom, md the inclination Of the
| Achdukc, to see whether he will consent to
| the thlng, mud what are the guarantees to ba
! given. The Archduke MaIimilIan Is q man
| too skilled and experienced to accept the pro.
| poeal made to him by the Mexican deputation
before the civil war shall have ended. He il
| too eminent a character to make deciston be-
fore the country ehan have pronounced itsc1l
really BY ita Tepre.cn'ataEcs, freely chosen
Ife ,tiN not aNoto Ai,nstlf to D. carried to tn
/ throne 1u a clique, This question Is, according
to that, an Internal affair. Of the Imperial fam
lis; and 1t Is to the chief OF that family, hi
ter The decisive WORT.
Without doubt there arc. besides the confess
] cd political obligations, moral obligation
| which have often given place to complication
whoee solntriori has cost great sactiflcea
There things may be weighed, examined
the5 cannot be decided by d stroke OF apen
It must not be forgotten that many dlsadSan
tages, particularly f,r commerce and Industry
would spring out Of connections with trana
atlantic ccuatEy governed hy q friendly chlel
The matter is therefore one of the mort dtt
dcult and delica,e. We willingly leave tn
decision Of This question, which us yet touch
ee only Indirectly onr political interests, +
tic wisdom oftlls SOVEREIGN Who has know
how to take In Germany such brl}iant Init
utive. ..... -.
The London Ibss gives tho following brie
| description Of Ayehduke Ma1lmilllso, Q
fMexico} Austria: The Archduke Ferdlnan
William Joseph, WAS born on tho 9th Of July
a9e. He is q brother Of tn Emperor Of AMI
tfia, and eon Of the Archduke Francis Charlie
! Jo.eph. He is vice admiral, member c
the admiralty council, commandant Of th
Austrian navy. proprietor ot the ctsth reg
ment Of Austrian IaUcers, and head Of til
Third Prussian regiment Of the Neu0ark dr.
, | CoQns, BE married on the 9th OF July, 1885,
, the da1Ehser Of the King Of the Belgian:
, | The Arc6dukc Maximilian Has Governor Ger
esal Of the Lombard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mt
1859. r.
Ia France mentions that MonFcigneur L.
. yas.ida, Archbishop Of Mexlco, has recentl
had priyate audItnce Of tho Emperor at th
r palacs Of St. Clona. The Emperor conyesse
r the most profound e&teem and greatest 6lni
, ness.
MonEeigncur the Archbishop, will take pa
! koGe on the 18th OF August at St. Nazaife q
t The mail steamer VeEa Cruz, to return to htc;
a leo, with several other members Of the Mc1
t can ;Eplscopacy, who azs at p:e-2nt zefage
Il In Fruncc.