The Placer herald., 1865-03-25
The Franco.Mexican Buslness..-S0nOra
aud Gyvin.-..Federals and COnfederates
Mt the French Court.
PARIS, FEB. 10Th, '65.

PARIS, FEB. 10Th, '65.
The Moniteur has officially contradicted
the story of the cession Of Sonora to France
and the appointment of Ex-senator Gwin as
Vicoroy. AS regards the title Of Viceroy
tha, much of the story is an absurdity; but
most people believe in regard to the rest that
there has been some sort Of conditional
ces>ion of territory-,hat is to say, an ar.
ransement for a provisional occupation Of
France Ill the Mexican debt is paid. Mr..
Sideil, understand, declares that it is true,
aud have seen a man who saw another who
had seen the treaty! The family OF Dr.
tiwin, who reside here, know nothing, un.
ders'an J. OF the pretended cession, or Of the
tile Of Niceroy. Their last news from tho
Doctor left him at the Citygof Mexico, with
the title of Superintendent of the Mines of
Sonora, with 5000 soldiers at hi. command
aud nucleus Of emigran,s for the working
of the mines, ready to start on tEeir deslina
ton, but mud bound FIR the present. The
title Of Duke has been offered the ex Senator
and it was expected that he would be made
Governor of Sonora; but that is all.
When Dr. Gwin was in Paris last year, he
had several interviews with the Emperor
Maximilian and the Emperor Napoleon, and
numerous interviews with the Duke de Mor-
ny. AT that time it was believed Ly these
persons that the Southern rebellion would
never be conquered, or if conquered that the
North would be so enfeebed as not to be
able to do more for long time than to hold
its Southern Poland" in subiec,ion. There
was therefore no danger in their view Of the
case, in hypolhecating Sonora as guarantee
for the payment Of the debt due France for
the throne Of Mexico. But in order that the
mortgage on this territory should be paid of
in good faith, it was necessary to 90 serousl
ly at work to obtain from the mines of So.
nora the wherewith to pay it. For this
work no better man could have been found.
In fact the plans presented by him for this
object were so far superior to those present
ed by other candidates for the place that
there was no hesitation in accepting them.
The next step was to draw up an agreement
or treaty; and the provisions of this agree
ment or treaty are believed to he :hese:-
The agreement was 81 gned by the Duke de
Morny as FrsDcbnan, and as the agent Of
the French Government, and by DR.. Gwin As
a Mexican, and as the agent of the Mexican
Government; the Duke de Morny to furnish
a certain amount Of money for preliminary
expenses, and to act as agent in France, and
Dr. Gwln TO give his time and talent to the
superlntendence of the working of the mines
in Mexico; one half the proceeds to 90 to
Mexico and the payment Of DIR. Gwin's
per csntage, and the other half to the pay
ment of the French debt, and the Duke de
Morhys per cehtage. 10 guarantee the
faithful observance of this contract on the
part of Mexico, France demanded and was
accorded some sort of mortgage on the
whole of the mining region, which mortgage
is supposed to run fifty years, or until the
French debt is extinguished. DR.. Gwn hav-
ing become Mexican, it is quite natural that
Macmillan should have offered him titles,
but it is not natural that DR.. Gwiu with his
American education, would care about ac
cepting them. DR.. Gwin, before leaving
here, said that he had renounced politics and
political honors, and that he was going to
spend the rest Of his life in making money
In Sonora, be hopes TO create such an ope-
ming tor remuneraive labor as will make i!
an object for the Southern refugees, wherev,
er they may be, but especially for the South
ern people in California, to flock there
The opinion appears to be general among
the French people, and the admission is
iIn'd'y made even in the journals, that the
relations between the United States and
France are at the present moment in very
delicate position. The result is that MANY
alarming reports are started Of a more or less
hypothetical nature, but there is no reason
to believe that, whatever may be the nature
OF the negotiations which circumstances may
have rendered necessary, there is any other
disposition on either side than that of an
honest desire TO come to an amicabe under.
standing. | ought to mention, however, one
Of the reports, which is that the French GOV
ernment has resolved not to send the Mar
quis de Chateaurenard to Washington till!
the Government of Mr.. Lincoln had recoo
nlzed the Mexican Empire.