, 1865-06-14
Qbl1a9o. Cri'u1lt.
CUR PARIS LETTER.
The Mexican and Italian Issues
More about Fersignys Let
ter from ROME.
WEDNESDAY,, lEEE II, 1866.
Correspondence Chicago Tz.a1ne !

PARIS. Ts:d&y- Nay ea, 1866.
In uy letter Ct Tuesday last, spoke Of the
alarm or almost panic which hsd prevailed
he1r with respect to Maxican af1a1s5, and Of
Tie continued difficulties Of the Roman and
Itsl.na question, as exhibited anew IN TIE
Dec de Pcrs;ens's recently published pamph-
let. Now, 1t is worthy to be remarked and
borne In mind, from how precisely the same
causc have spsuug these TWO cnb>rrassments
which a1c troubling the French people
and tlesr Government at opposite SIDES
Of the globe. There may, Indeed, be
somewhat uofc excuse for having in.
Cured the one than the Other, inasnuci
as intervention In 3 EnsoPsan question
part OF power belonging to this continent,
than such Intervention asu1edlI must be
vleu Attempted to he exercised in another
h.,n:sple,e. Still the exlsting case Of French
embarrassment. in both cases Il the same and
has Its origin II that preTerse aud restless
spirit Of iuterfeteoce With the internal affairs
Of other people, which has always character
Etd the French disposition, and the encour-
aetnent. iinstead Of repression Ct which is
ere OF the greatest faults to be laid to tho
charge Of the NapoltnnIr government. What
bus:ncts had the French Republic and its
President, ptoitssicg, IS they both do, to
have. tetn just constituted By the
an army to overthrow the Roman Republic.
Just constituted On precisely the same basis:
None whatever and, Of cou-sc, the conse-
qucpces Of that untustidable ntadtlng stick
to them still and are one Of their chief embar-
ruesmeu:s both at home aod abroad. both In
q financial and military point Of yiew.
Again, what business had the French Empire
ulld its EmAcfor, established md elected as
In the former case nT universal sufffage, TO
.torrr an Empire and an Emperor upon The
Mexican I'1eple Or. II 1t can With any de-
Strait was NOT used In 4 case where vsst
fleet aud atmy we're employed to c1tct pu1-
poee-Te may st least ask what business had
Fiapce CT htr Enpertr 10 interfere ct all
with the domestic affairs Of that country,
th.m, or FIR my othyf. To demand aud, If
necessary, enforce the payment .. u just debt,
vas Of course both right and allowable.
But a4 eotu as ever French Interference in
Mexico went beyond tEclr recognized limits.
it plunged this country into d1l}cul:irs, or
which It is very far. eIen get. from seeing
I c!, arly the issue. And yet so ingrained is
| this spirit OF mcddling that it was want Of
| opportunity and encouragement. far more
| then want Of inclination, which alonc kept
| The FIeucl Emperor from fnvo1vin. hlnself
| and his subjects In third and far worse p1r-
Unions embarrassment. But for the attitude
OF the more judiclone among his own coun-
| refusal Of England to associate herself with
| lis plans, Nap.:eon III. might have had an
| American as veil as q Roman and Mexican
difficulty to deal with. I congratulate him
! on III. escape, Tor most assurtdly he would
have found It By tar the hardest nut to crack
! o: the threeI
| To return fora momcntto II. de Pers'sny' s
| Letter 1ron Rome. There is one declaration
! contained In 1t which bears valuable te5t!mo.
ny, ns coming from such uan, to the Gencr.
! ally received opinion: Il Let these be NJ de-
| 'eePtio1," he says, "as to the actual state o:
affaira in Rene. The very day our troops
ltave It the revolution would break out"
And there would be no disturbance, because
there Teuld be no Resistance. Nohles, bour-
| setIs, people, all would rise rs one man to put
down tie papAl government" And this il
| the state OF things which d French army l:
r1quirtd 10 mailltaEn BY force, while We heat
| Of pot1ing In France but the 1t sovereignty
! OF the p,Uplc.'' So much TOR consistency.
| An aG1e and generous article on the charac
| ter ind sdm1ni.taati Of Abraham Lincoln
arps ass In the last number Of the Rnw de-
| Utnr .Dondts. baveon'y room, however, n
letter, 10 direct your attention to 1t. All re
mains perh city Tranquil here. The Emperor
continues Lis excursions In A1giers, and nc
! time Is yet specified Tor his return.