New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-03
FROM FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent.

Isles The value of their annexation TO the htt'e
kingdom lies not in the increase OF territory
and material resources than in the character o 'ne
added population. The islanders are superior W 'ne
mainlanders by virtue of the education winch 'ney
have received under a stable however d's'ss'e
full government, that has cultivated IN the mass
the qualities of peaceful citizen subjects, and IL
tbe elite the oualties of constitutional politi
cisps. But the young prince who has accepted
rather has been permitted to accept by European
diplomacy and under its tutelage, the HecniC
crown. migbt well have said to the Greek Commit
tee who brought the offer of il to Copenhagen, Ilmco
Danaos ct dona ferentes. The King of Denmark
seems with facetious felicity to have symbollzed the
nature Of the uneasy head piece, by investing the
boy, on the occasion Of his acceptance, with the
Order Of the Elephant. This is merely 3 knightly
order in Denmark corresponding to the highest
order Of Stars and Carriers and Feeces etc. III other
European States, and of the Green Umbrella oi
siam; in fgurave sense II might be considered us
the order of the day with most OF the so-caed Great
Powers.
The great news Of the moment here is Puebla is
taken" announced yesterday morning in The None
teur by brief Telegram from French Consul-Gen-
eral Montholon, from New. York-rOsred out from
the loud mouths OF cannon TO unreaGing Pans In tue
early afternoon, and flashed out telegramma'lcally
10 the remote corners Of France before night. lbe
fret French emotion was doubtless one OF gadness,
but as immediately qualified by dlscontent, as the
smoke that ciouded the flash of the Invalid cannons
which heralded the victory. Ii was an elephant un-
taken; now it is an elephant taken; always an ee-
phant whose trunk Ia a sort Of false bottom to the
treasury chest. The Mexican war was never popu-
lar The unpopularlty was fast growing In Intensity
inverselv TO Gen. FoTey slow progress, and con-
tribnted somewhat TO the great Opposition vote at
the late elections. Gould the surrender OF Pueola
hive been deferred ten days longer, all the
dafar pIpctlona
and Monday would probably have re:uted
in Opposition triumphs--as most OF them proDaOly
yet will, despite the extreme Efforts OF Government:
Gut the news, as 1t viii be exploited, may coeck
the adverse drift Still, with ali thinking men, the
lauded victory in Mexico gives no answer TO the un-
s.ty question they asked themselyes-ior 1t was
uselees to ask GOvernment-what Is TO be done with
the elephant The Old hopeful conjecture OF some
does indeed take anew since yesterday morning, d
show Of confidence which no hint OF authority as
vet iustifies that the Emperor will seek with Will
In this trmph of the French arns-or in torey s
possession of the City Of Mexico, which is It's sup
posed necessary ana immediate consequeAee-t Way
10 beat glorious retreat out Of this unhappy Mexi-
can expedition; into which, and as TO which, be
was originally patiently mised. .o
Whether the new large reinforcement OF lO,UOO
troops there IL always drlbbng OF Reinforcement
going on TO Vera Cruz will now he sent, as 1t was
prepared and we'll forwarded three days ago, is an
interesting question that no uOn-Oiicial bOdy can
vet answer. Meantime, the fOrmldably swelling
proportions Of the Polish elephant, which threatens
more than ever 10 burst its insufficient diplomatic
tape bonds, and force on general fight OF
Russian bear and British lion and single and double
headed eagles-tO0th and nail, beak and claw-of
the not very happy family Of European nations lend
o new disiavor TO this Mexican affair; 10 this
enigmatcal strange, neither fish fesh-nor-fowl am
phibiOus monster, that gobbles up French men and
money on foreign land and water, aud that despite
FoTeign Minister Drouyn de Lhuys, President Of
the Society of AccllmatZalOn, bis efOIte surviving
home resident French folks don't and won't look
kindly
There are three or four versions current OF the
propositions TO be offered 10 Russia by the three
Powers for the arrangement Of the Polish question
You can read them in the newspapers and take your
pick 10 their credbllty and 10 their accepta-
bihty by Russia or by Poland, and to their quality
affecting the soubilty OF the problem 10 which they
are TO be experimentally applied Well enough TO
note however, these, among other eements OF the
case: Ii took France and England many weeks to
agree upon any form of propositions; when, finally
each party had put in and taken out q number OF
blades and handles, the six round pointed Instru.
ment was sent for approval 10 Austria Austria, AZ
Ter time supposed 10 have expired two three
days ago. having reduced the temper, taken off the
edge, and further rounded the points, sends IL back
approved, 10 Paris and London; sub-hDay, 1t will
get sent in some more or less immediate future 10
st. Petersburg. 1t bas taken acouple of months for
the three TO fashion Instrument that does not ex-
ectly suit any one Of them. If it prove accept
able TO the Gar is il like 70 prove acceptable TO the
POlesl and vice versa 2
Lord Russells speech in Parliament the other
night shows bis entire want Of confidence in its
ceptable or solvent qualities. The speech bas been
much remarked on here, both account Of this Its
despalrlng tone, and on account OF the position he
took that, accepted OF not, England would not il
any case pass the limits Of purely diplomatic action
He said, in word, over the shoulders Of the Lords
to Russia, treat our verbal representatives Us You
WILL they will not be followed up by any material
action on our part" IL is well enough 10 observe
here, that however Objectionable Earl Russell d
speech may be In this respect, Is but restaDg for
the present and procaiming for the future, as the
policy Of England, what the policy Of England land
Of France for that matter has invariably ia the
past. What else beside brave words, with less
frank confession that they were mere words, did
England or any other European Power Interpose
for Poands help in l772, in l793 in 1856, III 1907,
IN 1912, 1851 IN loi6-the ast date Of the last
violation OF all treaty stipulation, and Of the last
permitted existing fragment of independent Polish
nationality, when Austria quietly gobbled Crasow
In safe defiance Of the wordy eloquent protests OF
Paris and London Cabinetsl Not less remar ked
per CONTRA than Earl Russells official Assurance that
The diplomatic action OF EngandI had and would
have no purpose or deed Of material junction
have been the articles Of TIE Morning Post
adversely criticising the Foreign Ministers speech
and very directly implying that these diplomatic
operations must lie the preminares either OF further
negotiations based on their success, or Of. The
style Of ;ke Post Editor reminds one Of the weary
husband, perplexed' by the drawlng malsdy Of
Lis wife, who hoped that she " would get well Oh
--sunthin" His tone il more distinct than Biz
words. An importance IS given to both here, on the
assumed ground that Tie Post is the " organ oi
Lord PalmersLon." There is a universal tendency
to exaggerate the key notes Of these irresponsble
newspaper organs. Take then, for what it may be
worth the fact that the most nicely accorded, foI
the moment of the 50. called Semi-oficial papers oi
Paris Is evidently PhllopOlic IN its tone for
the past few days than it was fortnight ago Take
Tor what they are worth these other facts The gen
ArAI haI The Of Ia III ree