, 1863-09-09
FRANCE Ind THEUNITED STATES
THE PLANS OF NAPOLEON,
TIE EMPEROR INTRIGUING TO EFFECT /
EUROPEAN COALITION AGAINST TIE
EMITTED STATES,
Correspondence Of the nj. Ttmes.l

Correspondence Of the Mt. Times.l
PARIS, Friday, Aug. Il, 1868,
It Is perfectly evident ut this moment that
the Empire programme, which has been car
rled out In Mexico, WIS conceived at time
when the dissolution Of the Union was be-
leVed to be acertainty, and that this pro-
programme once adopted, It became the IN
ferest and the constant desire Of the French
Government to aid and render certain Ia every
way possible the dissolution Of the Union,
and thus We understand the different attempts
at mediation, and the shameless and unp1n-
cipled manner In which the Government
against the North and the Government at
Washington. But now, siuce the late Na.
tionar successes, even the most preJudiccd
can see TINT there is reasonable hope of q
speedy military occupation Of the region in
rebellion; but it ia too late to change the
Mexican programme, for Gen. Forey- had al
ready his orders, and since the knowledge Of
the Important events in the United States
had not reached either him Or the Govern
ment OF Paris, he, Of courAe, WAS Obliged to
carry out his instructions.
Thus, the programme was disclosed few
days too soon, and the French. Government
became htally committed to the Empire pol
icY. What, then, ia the next best thing to be
done? Twill tall you. France Is going to
manepvre In such d way byhbargains on col
lateral questions Is to bring about European
coalition against the United States on this
Me1lcan question So that, II the United
States should eventually reconsolIdate her
Monroe doctrine in Mexico, France would be
able to bring other Powers with her into the
var that would enBue. The Grand Duke
Maximfl1ian has accepted the throne, hutonly
on the condition that guarantee Of stability
can be offered him, and what else than an
n11 1$n-n - -$& G&nAn
the shadow Of such guarantee? The Coy
o1nment journals openly declare that this OBJ
ject must be attained, and the argument they
use is no longer the old enc Of recoustitn.
tion and Strengthening Of the Latin races,
nat nations they hope to d2as Into The al aliancu IL sas
nor that other argument Of dlainterested
mission Of civilization; but they put
the necessity of this coalition upon the
broad ground Of IN equilibrium Of forces
that old question for which European na-
tfons have always beer ready enough to fight
on their own continent, aud which France
hopes now to extend to the continent of
America When again united, II such should
b. the result of the present war, they say the
United States will be too Large, be too prepon-
deTaf1pg, too dangerous to the general equi-
libr1um and thua France hopes, that by
raising this familiar but effective a*5 Of "bai-
ance Of power to gain allies In aid Of the
barrier she Is establishing against the United
states IN Mexico. It w,nlI probably be easy
for the Government at Washington to break
up this project.
On TIE other hand, the politicians say, If
the other European Powers should fail to
lake the same view of this question that
France does, this Power will abandon Mexico
to the Grand Duke Maximilion, and throE
the responsibility Of obtaining guarantees Of |
stability on him and his brother and father.
fn law. They think that II Fmuce should