The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-23
our SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE.
PANS, Arcnst 10, is0s.

PANS, August 10, 1soa
THs EspREss cHARLoTrr ov MExIco.
Tho telegraph OF yesterday announced the arrival at
ST. Nazaro tho sh inst Of tho Empress Charlotte Of
Mexico who left Mexico city the sth OF July. accom-
panied by senor Castillo Minister OF Foreign Affairs
Count del Vale Grand Chamberlain; sehor del Barrio
and Count Bombciles Grand Equerry and Sonora del
Barro, one of her Najcstys ladies' Of honor
These persons have accompanied her Majesty to st.
cloud, where the distinguished party arrived yesterday
at noon
This arrival takes by surprsc since tho public
already In formed Of her rexcan Majesty = intention
visit France The ostcnsblo object Is 10 consult with
the French Emperor In relation TO the condition Of
affairs in The empire. and there be no doubt
that ppon tho decision 10 bo arrived at IN the councils
about DO hold tho subject tho existence Of Maxi
mians governmon. for yet lille longer will depend.
MEXICO.
The world Il not yet fully In the of Haroioon's
Intentions towards Mexico great deal has been said
abou, The withdrawal Of the Frence army, and state
rncnts 10 that have been paradcd and
in tho French papers Yet there many who do not
believe or affect believe, that tho French goT
ment has any intention withdraw French troops
and leave Maxlmlian TO his resourcns--in other
words tho necessity Of embarxng for Europe
thereafter possible. Tboso who this view argue
that Il would be the actual abandonment Of cause In
which France has sacrificed much and in which i,o
national faith IL pledged and the national honor deeply
compromised This Is very possibly the casei but In
the history OF nations not without oSampo where
onal faith and honor have given wsy 10 wha, u
termed naiopsi interest principle which asserts Ne
sway 10 modern times with much force than
was the fashion when tho world was younger.
I, IS therefore not Impossible that Napoleon may
20 withdraw his army from Mexico At tho time
II must strike one ss curious that, " sprh be his hsed
naa Charfs
cnieavor to dissuade Napoleon from such
evidently asrous her husbands Mexican rrcspsoss
Mexican nnances ara not IN the best condition, snd y
Ia probable the Empress Charlotte Intends erdcfyorng
to mend them IL she rte0ds ever returning 10 Nerico
but II strike that Mexican credit based the
con.,nusd sss.erco O. the empire wi, rot 90 ."rs
that her Mexcap Majesty must fail In this important
particular, and must have % known before csoSsins tic
AManc.
WILL nH FurrKss sErurs?
Outward appearances Indicate that the Emprcsy In
tend returning Mexico I che should return 10 that
poetic myth the "iinls ~ the Mon,ezumas," We may
regard that fact ovid that the continued exist
OF Maxinians empire ~ c0nriiared a. AZ least
possible hy the French government II would 10 an IN
dcation that the Mexican financial condition not
considered nreparablc md in short, would b. 10
minds strong proof THAT Nesico rather Sayf.
milan, might still rcly up.n frenrh aid aud that means
soncthpn different from as~lthdra~a of the French
troops What diplomats tell us tiough their news.
paper 0rgnus need not be received with implicit trust
DIPLOMATIC vfgw
We know well enough wha diplomacy ID, and we do no.
choose at al moments 10 consider system moved by
candor aud truth Its reputation s entirely
dana Cd In this Mexican question diplomacy hos tod
many things NJ which some o. ns have rnilei,
and to which simple fact has given a Nat dental
Lct that arfu and Ingenious piece OF human mechanism
What u IieaB.s Ia explanation of the Empress
tharloes missions We DO not need ~ AID 10 enable
AMI tha, purposo IL tho abandonment OF tho npe-
rial throNs OF Mexico.