The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-12
Correspondence of the y. Y Tunes
The Emperor Napoleon.

Paris, Friday, july IL, 1900.
The affair between the Emperor and Mr. Roe
buck which is here called " the scandal of Fon.
tanebeau, has created great deal of bad blood
on both sides of the channel You will have
observed the different currents of opinion pro.
yoked by this affair in England in France, not
only is the Emperor annoyed by the turn the
affair has taken, but his Ministers are more
than annoyed that His Majesty should have ex-
posed himself to the possibilities of such a scan
daL Ii is thing OF public notoriety that the
Emperor, in his official intercourse, proceeds by
hints and never by assertions he is. in fact. the
first OF living questioners, whilst as a giver of
information hc is the rhost cautious, or as some
say, the most taciturn of meE. His Ministers
are therefore, naturally irritated that he should
TO a foreigner and TO a man OF Mr.. ROebuck'
well known tendencies 10 exaggeration, depart
from his usual custom, even so far as is implied
in the explanation OF the Monifeur. His Ian
guage was ambiguous and qualified by IFS -
enough TO render what he said as meaningless,
as All he has said heretofore the same subject;
but to Mr.. Roesbuck he should have said moth
ing at ALL This is how they view the subject
nere.
The effect OF the llonite1lrs explanation. how
ever has been TO convince what few French
people had not already arrived at that opinion,
that the Emperor is hostile to the Union. and,
desires the Lewiston maintained. And in this
connection there are some strange rumors in
circulation, within day or two, which / give
you only as rumors Another change has been
made, according to these reports, in the Mexi-
can programme Mexico is to be placed under
the French Protectorate, or to become colony
OF France, with a French Prince for Governor.
The Coaicderates have rcn0unced all idea OF
frir fH.a rir Il
Mississippi country, without foreign aid Mr..
SlidelIs visits to the Emperor and Foreign Sec
retary, lately are said to be in connection with
this new state OF things Oh the Mississippi.
They are concoctlng schemes for All alliance
against the United States, with a view of sccur.
ing, the one Mexico and the other the Mssissp
pi Valley The fall of Nck,burg and Port Hud-
son, they say, will throw jeff Davis and Napo.
leOh into each others arms-that will be the
final blow which will precipitate an alliance that
only hangs fire because the question Of the Mis-
ls'IpPI might 3y s2@e hHazdt A dtnG tGFIR
makes Napoleon so lukewarm on the question Of
Poland il IS this which makes him continually
cay that Mexico is the big affair Of the moment !;
il il this which requires so much activity in the
navy yards at the present moment, and it is this
that has suddenly demanded such large rein
forcements in Mexico. For the whole division
OF VinOy has been ordered to prepare itself for
departure in the month OF September, and sew
cral vessels-the Vile de Lyon, the Jean Bart,
and the Wagram-are about to sail with rein
forcements TO the artillery, in men and material.
And yet the government papers declared, after
the tall OF Puebla, that there were enough men
now in Mexico TO finish the campaign.
1t Is also asserted on all hands that the En-
perOr huding that lac cannot induce England 10
join him In hostile measures against the United
States or rather, perhaps, not desirous that
England should join him, and yet anxious 10 give
himself the aid of an ally, is now treating with
Spain on the subject, and that Spain shows a
willingness 10 second the Emperor's views The
rumor adds that the Marshal O'Donnell, who Is
now here, and is going North TO Berlin, ostensi
bly, for the purpose of consulting the famous oc-
ulist Chaotic, for Nine. O'DOnnelis eyes, il. in
fact, in treaty with the Emperor on this ques.
ton Of arranging the affairs Of the Mexican
Gulf for their mutual benefit.
And while the air il fuil OF these rumors and
while the public believe that their Government
is concocting schemes by which the power Of the
United States is to be shOrn, and perhaps, de-
stroyed, the Government papers are publishing
long accounts Of the apathy OF the people Of the
North, of the people charged with the protec-
ton OF the honor OF the proudest flag which has
thus far waved in the world, Of their Indifference
to the war, and desire for peace On any terms.
To tell the truth, people who have grown so
mild in their manners as to allow such men as Val
landgham and Wood TO 90 unhung, are not
likely TO DO much execution the day when the
French ZOuave shall join hands with the South
ern desperate on their border.
NALAKOFF.