New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-03
PARIS, Jan. l6, 1868.


FROM 0U' PARIS, Jan. l6, 1868.
Tb,s i, Document week. You will already have
receiyed the Imperial .hrooe specific when Mr'
Dsvton and Mr.. Sden both listened, probably with
an equal minimum of pleasure. We have now Inc
accompanying document, the LIRE jaime. 1hese
consist first, Of a Statement of the condition oil ths
Empire. the Joint production Of all the Ministers
with portfolios, corresponding nearly to The annual
reports Of our Secretaries Of departments; secohdy'
Of diplomatic correspondence. Speech, statement
scd cornspopdtnce are each Iich IN varied themes
n, thought aud text for comment. The threafbsre
,ituar epilhet of able state papers may be lilly ap-
pied 10 them with It's original nap Let any one who
curious as to the present state Of the Empire and to
che terminating seeds Of its future, pluck up the
herbs of their sentences by pruning, eat them b.
reading, chawe them by musiug, and aie them up at
Length in the bic seat of memorie by gathering them
together" Your correspondent has but scaut space
In which 10 note, and that imperiectly, one theme
touched on in tbs speech, recurring ten times III
the statement and enlarged on with cumuls,ed in
terest in the correspondeLcethe American question.
Twas saving that Mr.. Dayton and Mr.. S idel
must probably both have listened with equal dis
satisfaction to last Mondays discourse from the
throne. dii not mean to say that either OF those
gentlemen was in the least susprsed by lts Ameri-
can paragraph. Over timorous aud eanguine Uuion-
ists ami Secessionsts here were. Tie latter e'pe-
cially bad quite gratutously gotten it into Their
heads that The Emperor had Oh y adjourned the n-
timation of bis sentiments on New-Years Day to
Mr.. Dayton, which acquiring strength by going un-
said for a fortnight, woald break out on Monday
in formal expression Of sympathy for the prelude
20 imminent recognition Of the c. S. A. When the
American paragraph Of the Speech was read of all
UDiorisis on Monday evening, certain OF them
became sguguiue, with rush Of whims 10
,ead Of thoughts to the head, and fell
70 idle hopeful horosecpng, and gratuiiously /
ingenious Interpretation. The paragraph IN que :
ton is perhaps the least Questionable Of any IL the
paper Of which il makes part Non-cOmmittal II /
IL; occult 1t is not. Ii leaves the future Open free
from impolic menace and foolish prophecy II states
the past. "Tbe ,uhtIincs Of trading, mauuisclur'
ing, commercial and industrial France, brought on
by the American War, induced me first to suggest
directly 10 the American Government, then TO pro-
pose through concerted action Of the maritime pow
ers the bases OF mediation, friendly in its general
nature, Underlined in rarcuers Maritime Powers /
did not accept. think still that the leading idea
was a sound one, and hold 70 it STILL l watch and
wait"
With this paragraph Of the speech, the e1'
pose Of the situation Of the empire and the
diplomatic correspondence agree In general. De
tails will refer 10 in the sequel, if time
and space permit. In the expose there are ten
different mentions Of the American war 1t ID
brought in by the Ministers Of War, Of Commerce.
Of the Navy, Of Foreign Affairs ETC., 70 account for
.mbarraesmeuts, for doiugs and sufferings within
the puryiew of their vaiious departments. Under
the heading Of foreigu afars, succinet survey IS
given OF the causes and motives, the purpose and
result, Of the attempt at mediation that eliminated
in the note Of Oct 80, 1862, coupled with the ex'
pression Of the opinion, partly developed, partly
plainly implied, that the purpose was Jnst, and that
It's transiory unsuccees oaers no argument for its
final Remuneration. Wait and watch for opportu-
nifty is the moral, as it were, Of this paragraph.
The Diplomatic correspondence select probably
extends over Ia columns Of the extra MoAteuT,
from Baron Merciers letter Of llth February, 1862,
TO h. Thouvenel TO Drouyn deLhuy's letter TO Baron
Mercier. Of 18th Dec, 1862. lis two prominent fea
lures are Gen. Butler and Mediation. Suggestion
Of the latter is presented by NJ Thouvenel 10 Baton
MERCER 70 early ar " Paris" 18th June, ls6|, and
10 steadily persisted in up to the ast dispatch Of
Drouyn de Lbuys to the French Minister al wash
ington. Observe that l2th June, Paris corresponds
TO 18th May, Washington. Observe that I'M
warinely though mos; courteously, the French
Government 10 all that interval holds to
one conviction; The Northern United States
has not, will not, cannot, militarily, overcome the
Southern disunited Sates; that Mr.. Stewards hopes
and prophecies at that date never in the time Of
them, inspired the sligtest faith either in Baron
Mercier or his hierarchal Chiefs; that fighting
leads to conclusion; that reunion If only possible
through LARGE mutual concession; that public Union
In the North is drifting toward compromise and con-
eese0n; that much De hoped for in this respect
from the Autumn elections; that an Offer Of Media
ton from France aud tie other Powers wall be vel
coined by public opinion in the North.
Very noticeable the details Of this correspond
ence in respect Of it's exaggerated appreciation Of
Gen. Buffers performances in and abont New-Or.
leans. Baron Merciers dispatches on tins point arc
patiently the editorial resumes of Consul Mtjans
reports. The earnest pungency Of them ID expca-
ole, 10 these who know that Consul Mean is bOn-n-
law 10 Franco-American Louisanian ylnnter
whose daughters dowry is Iwasl 200 Of papa.in.
laws !, 900 slaves. Hinc lila laehryme OF Consul
Mejan. Hence the animus Of his reports 10 N. Mer-
cer on the unsupported strength OF which n. Mer-
esr partly drew for the strength Of Bis BulerpLobc
dispatches. Hence tie exceptional virulence and
exceptional flsi6cation, and exceptional treatment
10 all kinds by the French Official and semi.oical
press Of the brutal, butcherDg, Pro'CODsul Butler
Jumping over numerous noticeable points IN inc
curiOus revelations Of ills lselectedl diplomatic cor