The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-07
The Mexican Question in France
Nap0leOh,s Peace letter.

| naval service.
The Mexican Question in Ffauce---
| Napoieon's Peace letter.
/ letter In the New YORK 71x.s, daled Pats
the lSh uis gives pretty accurate rrf,sx of the
Yankee view Of Sapgteou's icceat peace letter
II says:
The town IL In a great state OF agitation 10 day
about The peace news of yesterday, aad especially
ab0ut tue results oil the news the Baufae. This
Ul0rnsng groups OF spectators are collected along
the boulevard counting the victorious and the de-
feated Of yesterday, but especiailylhc victorious,
for the BOurse IL ike battle field the dead a re moi
counted. Thus we are told that the German Bank
! er, W, gained a million on the Credit aobilier.
| the Duke de u. Two millions on the state funds
aud the Baron do X. five millions ON railways! =
| Such streak Of luck is enough 10 disguI one
with all mundane things. and No especially think
the defeated Ones vino join with wonderful harmo-
ny IN the cry of ''favoritism" and even Of ''foul
piay!''
But was there any favoritism or foul play? The
EmperOr's letter, announcing peace In Europe,
| was dated on Friday last, aad M. Fcutd, 10 whom
it was addressed, held 1t until yesterday ssorday
before publishing II in tie Mo7siienv In this iutCr
val OF three days according to the dPctarati0us Of
the defeated spectators, word was given out from
the Ministry Of FinaRcs to few Iaypfltes that The
letter In question existed, that It would be pub
lished on Monday morning, and tha, an enormous
rise of stocks would be the result. Blt whether
NJ. FOuld betrayed the secret Or not the signs TOR
tue ldsi Wctk were All III IaVOl Of peace, anu inc
"hea g" must attribute their ruin IN great part to
their own blindness.
Thus 1t was well understood around town as
early as Saturday that Lord CIarendOns mission to
the Emperor was q success; that the previous good
| understanding between the two Cover meE,s had
been renewed; that In future they waud work TO
scthcr on tbs same platform in the Da, fsh lues-
tlOn, and that this renewed alliance was likely to
De applied to all European questions, so as to
cure peace everywhere. Moreover, the reduction
OF the war tax on real estate, DIS the result Of the
happy termination Of the Mexican affair, was an
nounced In the chambers on Saturday, aud Gnaiiy
IL wa generally understood that the PrussiaEs
were an VI ready tc give the assault the Danish
works at Duape AMI That there ittle doubt of
their success.
Already, too, the probability Of IN agreement In
the ondon Conference the subject of an arrn;s-
;ce Was generally admitted; but, In detinitve, 10
one was prepared for such an avalanche of peace
ceTtainttes as fell upon US Yesterday.
WHAT Is to be the res:t, Ga every side we hear
loud exuiati0ns at The prospect of general peace
and pconle arc predisuns speedy reduction OF
the ufiiles anu navieS of the great states. Aud
whether these happy results are ~ be attained or
not, II Is certain that an immense impetus has been
given 20 commerce aud 10 commercial enterprises
in general and that we are eRtcriO. uoop se ason
of unexampied prosperity.
The r'joicinss ever the happy termination of
the Mexican affair destined 10 receive a s;gbt
cooling Off from toe resolution voted hy the fiouse
OF representatives at Washington, AMI which ar
rived at Paris last evening. This resolution has
not been published yet in lha French uapars aud
we a. not YET know, therefore, how 1, TO be ap
pftciated But the Government seems 10 attach
very great Importance IL, for not only was the
teiesraphc announcement al 1t suppressed last
evening, but the Geographic dispatch en,l,,
brought by the Scotia, was DELAYED. The London
Times made the resolution say that the American
peOpe would not '!t9lefHte'' the new Government
in Mexico, and 1t was probably this version OF Ii
which induced the Government tN suppress that
part of the ScOtas dispatch iiutil further eyi.
dencc of authenticity should arrive. In my next
letter shall be able to give you idea of the i'm
preston this important resolution of The American
Congress has Produced.
But 80 aggfavate matters, between France
and the uEi:ed States, the :Tra which has just
been concluded between the Emperor Of Franco
ana the Emperor ot Mexico p:aces things IN diff
te.ent situation from VII II they were al the time
Hr Seward wrote the dispatch In which he gave
France hopes that the United States would Yccog
niZe the new order OF things In Nick for at that
tine there iS reason To ht.iieve that the French
Government promised tif Government of tiic
United States that they we're going retirc from
|; Mexico almost immediately after the Installation
of the ArcHduke Maxnlian--a promise which
Naturally led the American secretary sGy that,
as defenders OF the doctrine OF popular saveie.sn
iy, the United states ""iiid be obliged 10 accept
whatever GoFeThinenl the people oi Mexico .c-
ceped and freely maintained. But the French
Government has violated this pro.iis,; for, Hs will
be seen hy ta- treaty between The en,pircs the
French flag Is goin: 10 stand guard i,,e new
throne Tor period o. six yearT vifca il too long
period 10 respond 10 the woods an 'sanos: isline
date egacu ,tion," and which does not allow Il.
HCc expression Oh rae sentiments uf the sIeYiCcu
people.
Another circumstance connected with this
treaty aggravates tue case still laoye 1t would
have been easy for the F.euch Government to have
loaned its officers and men 10 Maximl;aa, and TO
have placed them under ;ae siez can ilJg, for they
would have served The new Empire just as ell
as il under siie Ffcnch flag and under Ffench oil
rectiOn, and then ii cond not be said that ii
French army OF occupation; ii could not be said
tnat it was in any sense a French Government,
and above all France W6u Il nc. have been bUund
10 resent the insults offered 10 these 900 men,
b0un:! to fight for the Mexican throne.
But il seems that in the ceunseis Of the Emperor
there were two parties, war and peace party,
81 10 speak, the war party Insisting that The way
to prevent the Interference o the Uaited iaies in
Mexican affairs was TO leave The French Hi there
scarecrow rs long possible; while the peace
party better acqu linted with The real situation OF
| things in America advocated the plan of total
wthdra "a! o; the French flag as soon as the new
; throne could be rendered safe against Mexico 1t
| sell.
| The war party, as YOU will see by the treaty,
/ succeeded, and the French flag waving over 8
Saail army Of 800 men, Is remain IN the country
us all Intimidation to the Americans for, to prove
/ that this is The object of that provision ut ttit
trenty, have only to say that there is not man N
France who does no, be ieve that Macmillan could
easily compose an army OF his own OF foreign aio
j native clements quite sufficient to protect ma
against the National party In ex co, and tnat u
/ he had not believed the country was paei'ea, o:
rather converted 10 that extent, he "ouia he'sr
! have undertaken the voyage
This leaving of the French flag in the country IS
therefore menace 10 us; it is a warning by hci
France says 10 the United States: "Ne are still la
kexico, and If you attack The nSw order o. thugs
tefnre the expiration OF six years you will have a
war on your hands with France The resolution
/ Of the American Congress-, therefore, could rot
have fLi!en In more pr0ptiious niouent for al
though it is destined 20 render more delicate Tue
relations between the Two countries, /; VIII at tie
| time ealishten tho situation and allow each
party 10 see whcre the other stands, and this Il al
/ ways an advantage.
| MUTUAL sUppIy.-The subject of a mutual Sup
ply Association, Is being agitated ii Richmond -
/ The following letter from the general agent of the