, 1865-05-04

to Fegtneiate the country. As 1t Is, Franc
has Cnly the barren honors Of the conquess
and the yet nnfulal1ed obligations Of ma1n
tanning II, so TINT the dissentient In tn
French chamber complain Of the disingenu
ouspess Of the government In Disgusting tn
state of affairs, and 1t Is bad faith In no
bringing these a8aifs to an end. M Rauner
on behalf Of the administration, was SUCCESS
ful in rebutting the latter charge, md reason
abi5 candid In disproviug the former. A
this conjuncture, however, AZ In our own Dc
bates, the contingency Of 3 special c3mplica
ton upayo1dab1y 'snggested itself for discus
sion What If the Federal or the Confederate
States, or both, should resent tht
intervention Of France. aud the establish
mept .t of 2 monarchy, By invading tn
fall Of Ma4lmillian? Such things are certain
l. talked about at New York, and possibly at
Richmond, and Il anything OF the Kind Wer1
really to occur, tho liabilities Of Franco
would be formidably Increased. But II. Cort.
rather .amusingiy deprecated auy such
somewhat noTe], may not be illfounded. BE
had lately been In Mexico, and observed that
In the country Itself there WIS far less unaa-
slneea On this score than In Europe. The
Me1icens have very modest opinion OF
themsclyes, and cannot believe that anybody
1 would willingly have anything to do with
them. They say when the Americans were
there In 1647 they got away again as soon IS
possible, and that when Juarez tried hard the
other day to sell grent province to Mr. Lin
coin, the President would not have 1t at any
price. There may be-: something in this. At
any rate, the American Minister II Paris has
given the Emperor's government the strong
est assurances to the same effect, and so it.
| Ronter thinks the future may be contempla-
| ted without alarm.
| That there should, however, Be party In
the French Legislature adverse to the whole
policy of this: Intervention, and anxious to
see It terminated On almost any conditions
at The earliest possible moment, Ia exceed
ingly natural. The truth is, the Mexican ex-
petition Eas nfrcr so popnad1. In Franco as ex-
! pedit1ons usually are It was not popular
with the army, though the campaign Was suc-
ceesfuI nor with the clergy, though the
we ean well understand how it would be CON
demned BY politicians OF q liberal school. We
In England were, content to recognize the
public spirit which prompted the enterprise.
We should have had no objection to seq
France 1eeompensed for her pains, though
We could not imagine how the bargain could
be good one. It was sufficient for Us to
know that the Mcxicans, who had put them
selves outside the pale of law, hid nothing
to complain Of, aud that any reorganization
Of the State upon principles Of civilization
and @ trder would be bent 1T to the world.
lhcte must, We presume, hive been some
attraction IN the task, or Spain would not
have been SO ready to undertake it !: but that
ls no affair Of onrs- We showed our own
opinion Of the matter; we had, ut least, Us
good case against tho Mexicansas any other
nation; but, lO.' king at tue prospects Of the
suit, NC declined to prosecute II, aud with
drew. France fce.a: on, hes founded an e1.Dire.
and has spent perhaps t,centy millions Of pounds
DEDATE IN TuR FRENCH CHAMBER on TIE Ap-
DRE5s-TuE AMENDMENT EXPRESSING SYM
PATHY WITH THE UNITED STATES
From the Moniteur's (ofl1cial) report.1
NJ. Eugene Pelletan-Ia the present stare
OF me debate, Should be very cruel to the
assembly, and still more cruel to myself, If I
we're to make speech IN extre7nis on the
death-bed (as>1 fear 1t will bel of our last
amendment. fLaughter.) had but word
to Eay to repair an omission. The speech
from the throne passed over America in ST.
reserve thu yellow buck itself contains on
this subject nothiug but pure white page
Now 1t Seemed to us that the American dues
t1on WAS enc Of sufficient importance to be
treated Of otherwise than BY rcttcence. H1w-
ever there Is now no oscasion for discussion,
arrives that the victorious swords OF Grant
END sherman taVe settled the question:
Richmond IS taken. .(Inter1up.ion.}
A voice-So much the worse.
n: Pelietan-Thc pro-slayery rebellion ia
crushed and the American Republic IL restor-
cd IN al its mnjestie unity. Further inter-
President schneider-Gsntlemeu, by your
interruption you only 1eng then the apeech,>
n. Pclletan-Do not mu1mur so loud, T
ctnju1c you; they may hear MS On .he other
SIDE ot the Atlantic. (Exclamations and
Several voices-hlake an end of 1t.
NJ. PeHetan-For the last four years North
America has borne the burden Of the most
terrible civil war that ever rayacced a nation,
and during the course OF this cruel trial she
,aa. neyer - for single instant entertained the
never dreamed Of invoking the principle of
public safety Or opening that door through
which all political crimes make their way,
But more 1t has renewed its executive pow
eE under-we nay almost say-the very fire
Of the enemy, and that without violence and
has done this go orle.ly and calmly Ihut this
page Of American history Is the paee Of
honer Of the 10Th century. CONFUSED md
Increasing noise.
;, Il. Relletan-Fresident Lincoln-(crles Of
Other yoices-Hear the speaker,
81. Pelletan-Pzcsfdent Lincoln felt that he
held the f2tr of the New World In his I1ands.
and be lifted up his heart to tine height OF bis
destiny; he has abolished slavely-{"re-
doubled cries If Diyide''-and he has re-
vide. ai7ias.S Confused and tumnltaoas @
nojse.)
A member-Enforce silence, Mr.. Presi-
dent.
President schnc!der-Lct the speaker try
to get hearing.
N. GARNER Pages-n people would on,y
listen, the speech would have been done b.
this tune -! -
several voicsEtxDivide."
II. SclneiGer-I cannot deprive H. Pelletan
OF bis right to go on. It s tor the chamber
~ II u n n ht%f
It Is for him to speak in such q why as to in
ducc his auditors to hear him. -.:--.
n. Pcllctan-The President asks miracle
Of me which am not able to work. It did
appear to me that wheneverin the world any
thirg great and noble was done, Ffance was
that my yoi.e this day could be heard on the
other side Of the Atlanti, with an address OF
ccng1atnlation to the President Of the United
States. (rumultuous e1clamations Of dis
sent.) cannot struggle against your deter
minauon not to hear Inc, and shall sit down.
THE FRIENDS OF THE EoR1H.
Tie following are the names Of the mcm-
bers voting In favor Of the amendment:
MN. Belmont, Gu Dr. Boigue, Carnot,
Dorian, Jules Favre, CARRIER Pages, Giais b.
zoln, Gneroult, Haentjsns, Havin, Henon. ia.
yyal, yizeount Lanjuinais, Mage Marie,
Mar; q, Mcrfn. Pelletan Picard, Piezon, L.
roy, Marquis ce Pife de Rosnyyinen, PIauat,
and Jules Simon.
The dissertations on this vote we're very
numerous, and IN this list note tho names
Of Emile Olivier, Darimon, Thiers, and Count
Welles de LaEalette.
THE MONROE DoC1RINErAH: ENGLISH WARN,
1S6 TO NAPOLEON AND MAMMALIAN.
. lFEnm the London Times, Aptil 1871
. The debates In our own ParIiamsn on the
North American colonies will enabte Us to
appreciate the spirit in which the French
Legislature has just discussed the affasA in
Mexico. The French subject, indeed, WAS
more embarrassing than ours. Whatever NAV
be cur obligations OF advantages, we at any
rate inherited them. We have national du-,
ties in the matter, but no national RESPONSE
bilities. Bat the Canada Of the French is 9
manufacture Of their own, accomplished un-
der the eyes Of tha present generation. They
] rovided themselves deliberately, and at q
great expense, with the liabilities which
Mexico entails upon them, and With little mp
parent advantage In return. Mexico is not
even French colony. and yet il It were At
be defended BY French arms. The French Min;
lister, in justltgiug the policy of the Imperial
government on this question, was ut the pains
D1P1 1oalATlc RUPTURE BETWEEN 1lAx1M1L1IAN
And MS BROTHER. - 800.
From tue London Eews, March 19.l
The Emperor Aiaximi'lian has recalled Sc
nor Murphy, his Minister, from Vienna. his
Comfortable ever since be notified to + .Austria
Maximulian's protest Of 18Th December last,
declaring. his remuneration of his agnatIc
rights, executed by him at Mlramar On 9th
April, 1864, to be null and void.
TIE MILITARY CONVENTION BETWEEN AUSTRIA
AND MEXICO.
The full text Of the convention concluded
on The 10th OF October last year, between the |
Empero.s Of Austria and Mexico, Tor the re- |
cIuttment in the Austrian Stntes of yolun-
tecrs for the Mexican service, has inst ap-
peared: Its tenor may be summarized as fol-
lows: