, 1865-04-21
OUR PARIS LETTER,
Especial Correspondents Chicago Tribune.l
PANIs, Friday, March ST. 1856.


PAn1s, Fridty. March 81, 1855.
The t:diDgs from America which have just
reached us are as welcome as they are im-
portaDt. The proceedings at Richmond, aud
the suspension Of the hab<a, corpus from the
desperate position Of affairs in tnat capital
The appointment Of ME. Bigelow, our worthy
Corsnl and charge d. affairs, to the post Of
Minister Plenipotcntiary Of the United
States, Is acceptable both as just tribute to
the personal merits Of that gentleman, and
e,~1ss the able ma manner f,4Ia. in which he has
putting an end TO that provisional state Of
1he diplomatic relations between Paris and
Washington, which was felt to be 50 undcs1r-
able. cannot forbear adding, however, that
the appointment Of Mr. Bigelow has been
matter Of great rc|i.f to us nil, after the
rumors which have been in circulation Of the
appointment TO the Office of wcll-known
member of the New York press. confess not
to hare given faith myself to the report
alluded to. But many persons did so aud
were alarmed for the credit Of the govern
ment, both st home and abroad. There has
been report alsp that the post WIS offered
TO IeyeFned gentleman not long since among
us. And this latter cnoIce. though unohjec-
tionnb1e, perhaps, as regards the individual in
question, was 'elt by those who are famil ar
with European customs, to be tncongruous
and undesirable. A foreign minister ought
to be chosen With q view to his
capacity and suitableness for being useful
mint to which he is sent. And one Of the
first conditions requisite for his being go Is
that he should he acceptable to them both as
regards their usages and even their prtiu-
dices. Above all d previous knowledge of
the people and country, their government and
points the qualifications Of our new Minister
are Of hjch order, He is receiving the
general congratulations both Of lis
own countrymen and his foreign
friends of1lc'a1:and otherwise. The.family Of
our late lamented and respected Minister,
their return to their native country, accom-.
panied by the at1ectionate regrets and good
Wishts OF all who knew t1en, Their severe
private calsmity will, it is to be hoped, re-
ceire some consolation in the ever brighten
Ing prospect Of the public welfare which will
slight change has inst take place in the Impe-
rial Cabinet. The Minister Of the Interior, II.
Bondet. q comparatively unknown man, has
resigned, and fhe Marquis dc Layalette has
been nominated in hts place. The incident
il not considered as important. II. Bondet
scarcely possessed either weight, talent Or
authority enough for the post he occupied /;
and he ia also thought latterly to hare made
more liberal use Of ''Warnings" to the press
than was quite agreeable to the Emperor.
III. de Layalette, whose vic isnn American 1a-
dy, was formerly Embassador at Constantine
pic in difficult times, and having always hith-
erto served az diploma tist, the choice made
Of lin By the Emperor Ter Minister OF the
Iute,a Is regarded as rather singular.
There is still no appointment Of a successor
to ~ de Morny, whose loss has been keenly
felt By the Government during the recent de-
bates. TWO days ago II. Theirs made bril-
liant speech, which was direct and vigorous