, 1865-02-24

stands marble monument, inscribed on one
eide UNITED STATES, on the other MExIco.
S1a DIEGO, Cal. Jun. 16, 1866. Ak.
| OUR PARISLETTER.
Correspondence Chicago Tribune.]
| PARIS, Friday, Feb. Sd, 1856.
I Rumors of peace come thick and fast upon
Us. and arc variously received and accredited.
according to the more OF less eauguinc tenn
| permanent Of Individuals But 1t cnAnot be
doubted that he1e-as from the rapid fall In
the price Of gold, would appear also to oe INC
Of an approaching termination haaot'f e. tn the
D Is Clearly w. in The ascendant. The mis-.
sion Of Francis P. Blair forms above
all other incidents at this moment,
the. subject of debate amongst us as to IT'S
TO the ,e,establishment Of peace, find that
in Official quarters, the efforts ofthis gentle
man n1e regarded with more hop.fM expec-
sclf have felt inclined to attribute to them.
upon his Superior knowledge Of md
| connection with the South, and the proba-
bility Of his being better acquainted
than most men with the secret councils, and,
| it may also be said, secret weaknesses Of its
leaders. We arc reminded Of tho ties Of ia.
mily which connect him with General Lee,
and Of his intimacy with Jefferson Davis him
self. In short, hopes are indulged In very
| generally, that something may como Of these
so.called negotiations" and that arms may
not be left the sole arbisersin the conclueion OF
the struggle. Between the two, at all events,
it is confidently anticipated that the end is at
hand May such prove, indeed, to be the
case; and may that peace which Europe
seems now SO resolutc1y and universally bent
upon maintaining as essential 70 her very ex-
/ $c*H hat TIA RI, r.
homes Of Americat May the progress Of
events, too, bring with It peace and good will
to those abroad, as we'll as the re-establ,sh-
ment Of the same blessings ut home! May
heart.burnings and bitterness be put aside
against those who are far of, as well as
against those who are neari hIay such be
forgiven and forgotten flor there is much,
doubtless to forgive and forget, but so much
| the nobier on the patt Of those who so act
in the hour Of strength and Of rictory)-and
may no dreams Of future and external pro-
lecss' either Of revenge or ambition, mar the
| ''bless Columbia's shore,
And war and slaughter mar the land no more"
I venture to write thus when appealing to
t the better feelings Of Americans at this mo-
mcnt, because iind around me In this coun-
| try ito Fay nothing Of Ens1and) vague feel
| irE OF distruet and apprehension that the
| curtain will only fall upon civil strife In the
| United Stats to rise aga1u to an exhibition
Of foreign and aggressive warfare. People
! here have got 1t into their heads that, intoxi-
Gated with glory and military renown, the
! Generals OF America, 1ar from being inclined,
like Cincinnatus, to turn their swords into
| p1oEslarcs Or their SPEARS into pruning hooks,
| wll only burn to lead their uncomfortable
legfons upon other than domestic fields Of
triumph; and that the American natlon It.
brance of both reaf and fanc1ed injuries,
t will be only too ready to follow and give full
scope to the design and ambition Of their
leaders. Hear what the sober spoken nbats
puts forth only this morning on this subject
1.-THE predominant ieehng."' 1t SAYS, "in
America. Eeems to be violent irritation
against Europe, and against France III partie-
ulnr. Tie North cannot forgive us the cxpc-
dition to Mexico, and the South cannot par
don us for having refused 1t recognition. Both
seem eager to JON in taking vengeance upon
us.....It Is prudent for us to remember TINT
posal OF the recoaciled States ar
mics trained to and having acquired a
taste for war, difficult to disband, and In
spired with that audayity aud spirit Of ad-
venture inherent in tie Anglo-Sazon race.
With such an instrument in hand, the United
Statcs, which think that Europe has mcddled
too much Of late In American affairs, may
wtll le tempted to regain the ground lost
during civil war"
Such are the feelings now awakened In Eu'
ropean breasts, and against the truth or even
probability Of which would fain have Amer.
leans frankly and candidiy protest. What
has America to gain BY foreign war! Alay
Ehc hive wisdom given to her to show in hei
hour OF strength that whether at home oI
abroad she fights only for peace, Union and
independence!
PAn1s, Tuesday, Feb. :, 1866
In spite of paral cncyclcs and religious
!; disputes at home; in spite, too, of homt
politics and the approaching meeting Of tht
Chamber-in spite Of all these things, Ameri
can affairs continue to occupy large share
of public attention in The French capital
. | The rumors af1oat ere still of IN alarming
! character and such as threaten the good m
derstanding between this country and thu
United States. They consist mainly In specu
lat1ons upon the long delay which has taker
place in the appointment of new French
, Minister TO Washington, and the reasons fol
It; and secondly, IN apprehensions respecting
still supposed to bc pending between TIT
North and South, and the alleged basis 0
them. With regard to the first point an
| able to give you some information drawn from
the fountain head, which Is altogether Of I
t aa aus eI as aas aen tfga to pueT aepT o
. accidental circumstances, j most cx
: cellent friend Of i.;;uc happen
70 5c at :t1..5 moment candidate for tue post
! Of Flench minister ut Washington, with goos
chances Ct success. lie has bad several inter
views with the Emperor on the subject, nnt
fairs. It appears that, after all, II. Chateau
Renard, the gentleman originally appointed
to proceed to Washington, after mu:h delay
has been compelled BY 1amly reasons to aban
den the intention Of proceeding to Amer
lea. This decision, coming somewhat unex
pectedly, produced some confusion In thu
French Foreign Office. Also, not less thai
seven or eight new candidates appeared il
the field, Whose claims Of seniority md ft
ncss we're to be weighed and taken into Goa
sideEation; But neither IN Ills interview
+ with the Emperor, nor with the Minister o
F{neisn Affairs, did It ever appear to MI
. | friend that the delays in question arose fron
| any unwiiUgneks Or pfeconcerted design tt
hold back from the appointment, but sfmp1,
. from the dlatortness Of official routine.
hare great faith in the correctness Of the I'm
preston thus conveyed, and am inclined
, therefore to consider that less importance 1
10 he attributed to the Incident in question
than has been assigned to it By the untniti
VIII regard to the apprchensions curren
, here upkkihe restoration Of a1nity .betweer
. ! North and South, they are based upon con
! Ecious feeling OF deifnqueneies In Mexico
. | Tho French nation cannot but know that 1t!
! Government has followed somewhat often
:. siye and uugenerous policy towards the Uni
| ted States il IN hour Of trial. Hence thel
I
, ! tion and think that that moment Is sure K
! come with the end Of the war; Reports
| haye reached us, and been propagated here
I that one basis Of the attempted "negotia
!, tlon" was to the effect that the South shouli
change its seat Of empire from itsprcsent pro
vinces TO those Of Mexico; being allowed, 70
the snk& OF appearances, to retain something
Fay Texas, for instance, Of its ancient posses
+ sions, and that the North would then gladl,
"recogn3ze' new Mexico-American Repuh
!. lie in place ofa Franco-Americau Empire. Thi
:. view We thought plausible, because it seemed
, | to ofTera possible compromise. 0fcourse 1t va
+ ! understood that the North ard Sunth wer,
!, | to unite In the first place to drive Ma1imil
1iun nnd his allies into the sea. You would
be surprised tolearn hoy much these projec'
, las been discussed here, and how much cred
cnce they have obtained in first circles.
, leave the due appreciation Of them cnttrel.
+ to the Judgment ot your readers, aud mention
the SUBJECT only to enlighteu you upon tht
, | prevailing current Of French opinion. :
. The Kmg Of Italy has left Turin for hi
. | new capital. He was everywhere wcll re
.. ceiycd On the road, and met with complete
, ovation at Florence ITSELF
. The influence Of Prince Napoleon makes 1t
, self every day more manifest in the 1mperia
, councils. The Prince has just taken the Leaf
In the education movement in The Priv.