, 1864-06-03
OUR PARIS LETTER.
The Mexican Question in France.
Napoleon for Pence.

From our Special Correspoudent,l
PAa1s, Tuesday, May II, 1864.
The celebrated republican orator, II. Jules
Fayre, in one Of his recent speeches in the
Chamber. referred to Mexican affairs and to
American opinion respecting them, IN man
ner which deserves to be more particularly
noticed. After pointing out that the Now
Emperor Ma1fmil1fan was In reality nothing
more than Lieutenant Of France, that the
Mexican Empire ~as q mere romance, that
tho Mexican Government had undertaken to
make payments which 1t never could By any
possibility accomplish, that it's loan was only
bolsterd mp by French credit, and that
France must really sustain the Empire by an
army oil IS ,000 men maintained In Mexico for
an indefinite period, II. Jules Fayrc said that
1t was Impossible for him to pass over iu 81
lence the late declaration Of the Congress Of
the United States. Heknew that that dec1ar-
alton was not to be regarded rs an official or
diplomatic act Of the Government of Wash
jugton; but still it must be regarded a.
manifestation Of public opinion which
commanded edattention and respect" uc then
proceeded to read dispatch from tho Amer
lean Secretary Of State to Hon. Mr. Dayton,
and communicated by the latter to the
French Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
In this dispatch, after expressions Of grea.
courteey to France, Mr. Seward SAYS that
he nevertheless deems 1t right that his gov
ernment should strictly state and declare to
the government Of France, that the real pub
lie opinion Of Mexico Is In tayor OF domestic
any 11onarchial institutions imposed on
them BY foreign power This real opinion
Of Mexico, the American Minister goes on to
say, is chiefly due TO the influence Of popn-
lar opinion in bis own country, whose brill
liant future destinies he considers. to be in-
timately connected with the maintenance Of
free republican Institutions, throughout the
whole American Continent. This opinIon
had been already communicated to the En-
peror Napoleon; and, says Mr. Seward, with
voice Of dlynllied warning, stif after MA
ture reflection, France persists In policy op-
policy will find germ OF jcalousies, which
caunot luil, ultimately, TO develop itseif into
q conflict bet ncen Franco and the United
States" Subsequently, to the intimation
from France that prompt recoyni
ton OF the Mexican Empire would be
agreeable, Mr. Seward desires Mr.. Dayton
to reply that his Government has always
considered the establishment OF Monarchial
Government In Mexico to be undesirable,
and had not changed Its opinion; and, more
over, that It regarded the Republican Gov
ernmeut In Mexico Us still existing, aud en-
tertalnta LcWafOs II tne most friendly feel-
| ipge. "Thus," said II. Jules Fagre, COM
mtnt,ng on these dispatches, share the
| germs Of defiance and hostility been sown
| between two countries whose union is so
necessary to. the grandeur and prosperity Of
| each other.'
The above dispatches ere probably already
known in America; but their reproduction
| in the French Chamber, the attention they
excited there, and the sympathies manifest
!; ed toward them by the Liberal and Republi-
F, can party In this country, seem to ma to be
t matters Of sufficient importance to warrant
I me in drawing Your attention affesh to this
PORTION Of the debate.
At the present moment more peaceful In.
| fuences seem to me- to be IN the ascendant.
| The language Of Ministers In the Chamher,
coupled with TINT Of u. dc Persigny ont ol
| doors, are taken as Indications that the Cor
eminent is really ]esirous OF peace There
is report, too. that N. de Persigny Is to re-
turn to Office to support the Views hold ous
in his speech. Some hopes are even enter
tanned that, a1ter all, the Conference may be
able to effect something. Altogether, there
fore, there exists ra1her mors confidence IL
the public mind with respect to tne prcacr
Yation Of tranquility than when la6t wrote