Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-22
FOREIGN NE VS..

FRENcH OPINION OF President LINZ
coIN-The Paris correspondent Of the New
York Times, writes -
1.-The popularity OF Mr.. Lincoln has been
as much advanced abroad by his late acts as ia
the United States. His maintenance of the
act Of emancipation in his annual message has
given immense satisfaction to all those not
prejudiced by special reasons for the rebel
lion, aud his sagacisy, straightforwardness
and honesty in the midst Of such confusion
and excitement called from NJ. Laboulaye the
other day at the College de France before an
immense audience Of the elite OF the intel
lectual world, the exclamation that Mr.. Lin
coin was "a greater man than Cesar r. So,
too, / heard a leading French politician say
lately: you Americans don't appreciate
Mr.. Lincoln at his proper value. No mon
arch in Europe could carry on such a colossal
war in front while harassed by so many fac
tions and fault-6nders behind. No, you don't
give him his due" From an European point
Of view the merit Of Mr.. Lincoln is, in effect,
immense but in a republic it is the people
and not the president who carry on the war.
The personal compliment paid to Mr.. Lincoln
IN the above remarks is, however, none the
less valuable, and on every side hear peo-
Pile begin TO say that Mr. Lincoln will merit
more than a biogrsphy-he will merit his
tory"
We take the following from .he Paris cor
respondence of the London Army and Navy
Gazette:
There is an opinion here that troubles
may arise with Banks on the Rio Grande.--
Banks is supposed to have some mission to
aid the Mexicans, and several French steam
frigates Ito believe La Presse) have been de-
tached to watch his movements. War yes
sells are also being dispatched to the Pacific
coast to render tie blockade of all Mexico
effective.
The Constitutional exposes government
views on this unpopular subject. This pa
per shows that the real object Of the French
invading Mexico was TO prevent the extension
Of Yankee power. The Stars and Stripes
may soon float over Vera Cruz and Acapulco.
and the vast Mexican empire viii then merry
into the great American Republic. So for,
midable an increase Of power would menace
the liberty and peace Of the world. When
such sentiments are published in semi-of
fetal paper, when the Mexican expedition i.
readily owned to be directed more again,'
what the States may become than what Mex !
leo was, 1t is Time for French people to lock
with alarm on every movement which may
bring Washington and Paris into hostile co..
lision. Gallo eagles lowering about Mata
moras, and the bird Of freedom on the RiJ
Grande, are in dangerous proximity"
The latest advices from Mexico report IT,.
defeat Of the Mexican Gen. Uraga, in an al
tack upon the French who were entrencheJ
at Morelia, with loss OF 1000 in killed and
wounded also that the Mexican traitor
Tabor had been defeated by the loyal Mexi-
cans, with heavy losses in prisoners snu
stores. Amid this varying success, PresideD,
Juarez is hopeful, and writes that he is still
confident in the expectation IL not Of expel-
ling the French, Of SO worrying them that
they will give up the project of conquering
the country in despair. He says truly, tina
we're it not for the southern rebellion
Napoleon would not have dared to attempt to
build up monarchy in America and he
looks to speedy termination of the war in
the United States as one of the great props
upon which his own hopes for the future rest.
The Liverpool boarding houses are full Of
emigrants to America, waiting for ships.
Napoleon has not abandoned his idea Of
European congress, but means to go through
with the thing with such material as he can
command.