Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-07
N EMPEROR IN DIFFICULTIES.

AN EMPEROR In DIFFICULTIES.
Under the magnificent management ofthe
Emperor Napoleon, the debt Of France has
| steadily increased for number of years, its
expenditures have also increased, and its
revenues alone have decreased, or at best
remained stationary. NJ Theirs recently
declared in the French legislature that bank
ruptcy was inevitable, and not far off. unless
affairs were managed more economically.
That is to say, the Emperor has been
carrying too much sail-but the difficulty is
how to take in canvas now without breaking
something Whether he win follow the
| example of his uncle, who never took in sail,
nc matter how hard it bIew-and who conse-
auently came to such an end as any old sail
or could have foretold for himor whether
he viii act with more regard to prudence
and less to appearances, remains to be seen.
But the Emperor must sometimes, of late
have sighed to himself. eff only had
kept out of Mexieo2' The Mexican enter
prise has had every element of a genuine
Napoleonic adventure except success. 1t
is novel in conception, magnificent in prom
ise, very costly, and entirely unscrupulous;
it had, from the first, every quality to
recommend it to large class in Europe who
care nothing for right or principle, or justice
but are ready to applaud any scheme which
affects their imagination and may profit
their purse. But with these admirers of Ma
poleonic ideas one thing is indispensable
scheme, to have solid merit, must be VIC
torious, With them, the only way to be
successful is, to succeed.
Admirers of this class do not praise man
who takes in SAL, for that looks like weak
ness. They are gamblers, and when gam
bier loses half his fortune he does not stop
play, he doubles his bets
Unluckily, the Mexican expedition never
had the favor of any but political gamblers
and adventures, and if the Emperor loses
their confidence he viii stand alone To
withdraw, therefore, has It's difficulties but
to remain has greater. The class of fat
terers who have constantly told the Emperor
that the ninety million dollars he has spent
in Mexico were mere bagatelle, that the
hundreds of Frenchmen who have died there
reflected glory on his reign, that the nine or
ten millions which he adds to the national
debt of France every year to support in part
his Mexican scheme, would not matter, will
stand seif-condemned if the Emperor with
draws. But if he remains it is now certain
he must send more tloops to Mexico, and if
he does that he viii get into trouble with
the United States, as we trust our govern
ment has already assured him.
Now, whatever his parasites may tell him
he must know that war with the United
States would be very serious thing for him.
If petty struggle with the broken down
and exhausted Mexican people runs him in
debt, and is felt as burden difficult to car
ry, what viii he do if he has to meet also
the United States? IF he is a prudent man
he viii count the first loss the cheapest, and
take the advice offered him by very good
natured crowd in Washington-to ''get out
of Mexico. +" And as he is, in the main,
prudent man, and has had considerable ex-
perience during his eventful career in eating
humble pie, it appears probable thathe win
get out of mexico just as soon as it is
plain that it is not safe for him to stay there.
We hope President Johnston will spare no
pains to remove any lingering doubts the
Emperor may have on that point. In this
case, to doubt is to court war; and the sure
way to preserve peace is to have clear un-
derstanding between the Emperor and our
selyes.-N Y Post.