New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-23


opin,on' Let me recommend yon 10 look at The Dolly
rsLs,,epA editorial Of Feb i Il breathes altogether
the spr. Of official French writer's in Paris and jus, as
they do represents that Notwithstanding the Emperor
N,poeon's great desire 10 come away from Mexico the
bad spirit in which his friendly overtures are received
ut Washington will probably prevent hin from doing
30. IL begins by saying that "a perusa OF the
contsn ut. Of the yellow book is certainly not calculated
20 ds.ipae uncasiness in regard TO the present rea-
tons between France and the United States 1t
speaks Of the frank friendly and even cordial spirit
thai broathod through the passages referring 70 amer
lea in the Empcrors speech 20 the Corps Leelsaii OUT
fears mat his Inaesiys temperate anu eonclila,oly
policy" Will fail to make CORES spending sentiment on
the other side All evidence Of this bad splilt being OF
course nogaived down 20 the date Of January y by the
sofi-sawder for the United States which the Emperor
thought fit "a pu: into ais speech delivered on tnit uy
The Daily 1sLqrapi, Just ike its fellow hreings Ia
Paris 10 reduced seek in the few diplomatic as
patches Of later date. proof o! It's assertion tlat
the honest desire Of France TO eyacuate Mexico
may possibly be frustrated by unreasonable conduct
the part Of the United States Three DAYS after
the Emperor speech, NJ. Drouyn de LbuyS wrote TO
the French Minister at Washington. dispatch cor
tanning tie following passage, which Tie Daily Tee,
graph very truly calls remarkable" and every word
OF which. as it says with no doubt equa! truth. was
carefully weighed"
ave return to the principle ~ noninterventou s.d from
the moment accept rule Of conduct orr interest
oyng reg ire sn,e sn Of my CABINET
We expect f0n The assurance that the American people
VIII conform to tue law OF nonn,ervention which they IN
woke by maintaining strct neutrality with regard 10 Mex
co. When you shsl have Informed OF the resolution of
the American Government in this matter shall be in po'
the Emperor Maximiau tor the return OF troops
Why what humbug j. this Immediately after the Em
perUrs uneguivoca declaration that his troops were
coming bomef Mr.. Seward had already told the Mar
qnis de MontholOn distinctly that the United States
Government would not recognize Maxmilian. and
would enter into no engagement whatever AS TO the
conduct OF tie United States in regard 10 xico after
the French troops should be gone He said very frankly
md honestly that non-interyention with neighborng
Governments The prircipe OF the United States,
but most properly repudiated the pretenson OF tho
French Minister to force upon him any promise touch
lug the French agent called the Emperor Macmillan.
The language OF the dispatches in the yellow book
Leaves no DOUBT of the views Of the United STATES Gov
upon this head. II does not deny he right OF
the Mexican people 20 elect an Emperor or to have
S %s%'T nu, for d 2" dd snyy that Maa fy
has M 20 toe present time shadow OF night beyond
what he 10 French bayonets and will not hamper
itself with any promise 20 act otherwise than elrcnn,
stances may hereafter dictate in the fully anticipated
case that when the French army u withdraw Max
imian will be found 70 have sufficient support from
the Mexican people TO constituted regular government
NJ Drown de Lhuyss dispatch Of the 25th therefore,
was written with the knowledge that he was asking the
Cabinet Washington for something which IT had dis
tnctly refused already and when he makes the eyae'
uation Of Mexico dependent upon the resolution Of the
American Government in the matter be ia simply en-
deavoring TO eyade. with nnbnshing impldence. the
performance Of an unconditional undertaking. which
The Emperor his MASTER made in the face Of the Grid
only three DAYS before.
Louis Napoleon is the mos. slippery customer in the
universe and apprehend You will find bin 80 IN this
instance After having been forced by pressure rom
Washington and the want OF support from his own
people who always detested The Mexican expedition 70
promise 10 withdraw from Mexico forthwith, be Will
now say unless he j. vigorously followed up that BIS
- honor ard dignity" DO not allow him to leave until
MaNmililns throne il assured That, We all know
will never be- and II the French troops remain there on
that QrceI,, they may remain for the next twenty
Yerrs The long and the shor. 0f - let VI. Drown
dc Lhiys wranslc as he will that Napoleon will have 10
hook H. aud IL will be- all the better for himself II b.
submits 10 inevitable fate with good grace. \ Gov
ernnent review m tie RsfAe Co7poratrs les ths CAT
ont u the bag today whom il conesses that the En-
pcror invaded Mexico in the belief that the southern
Rebellion would be successful. That is jnst Il. The
theory unfortunately for those who believe IN the III
falAbie wisdom Of Napoleon Ill. "hls eventuated
more bother aud now he must act accordingly.
Oceans # talk will not get beyond this.
The MoHiesr Of to-day contains an article OF most
iliberal character threatening the journals which may
indulge in comments upon the debates In the Corps !
with prosecutions Tor giving unauthorized
renorsr one OF the most artfal lodges OF the coup
q Edf Legislature of l-5 the enactment that lone
bur Official reports OF the speeches in the Corps
Legslptf should be published. The way IN which the
law works il this The MoNiielT publishes teitualy the
short hand writers notes OF every word spoken III the
debates IN this way 1t claims credit for counting pub
h,ty which il knows the public must have IN one way
or another. But not one man IN thousand has time
through these
terrible waste OF time for those who do read them at
all What the public wants is al Intelligent analysis
short report by acOmpotent hand rejecting the r.a
spri' and pith Of the debate. and reporting extudy
pnly passages worthy OF special notice. Tbs manifest
want Of the public is Just the very thing which
The Napoeonic laws refuse. You must read
all or none. saws Napoleon. 81 am forced |
il is true by the basis of my power which
il assumed 10 rest ON universal suffrage, by my
many promises and proclaimed opinions, ana .! !
the spirit Of the age To admit the principle OF pubey
lila. dol atp m / A
Keeping word ~ promise 10 the ear and breaking
i TO TIE hope. Deuce bit will LET your opposition
writers call their attention ID any remarhape passages
in the opposition speeches. or erltclse the speeches
Dt nv ministers Let the public read aud welcome 40
- columns of close type and make what they can oil
t. An intelligent guide through the maze OF words
is Incompatible with that true democracy IN.
rarnae In the word Napoleon. This tyrannlcnl I
doctrine has always hampered journalists when wish
rg to explain 10 their readers what the debates
have turned upon. Many warnings and prosecutions
have been the consequence OF unauthorized reports
However the highest legal authorities nave lad III
Town that although nothing nonoiicial could lawfully |
be published the form OF report yet that crit
ism" aud comment were permissible and that IN |
order 10 let readers know to what comment and
criticism referred quotations ana paraPhrases might
be made. Tolerance to the above eneet mas oeen Gu,
owed TO certain extent though frequently interrupted
BY severe measures and now the Noni'eET, speaking
more ferocousy than it has ever yet done, says that
" critical rcports' will not he allowed al all
While write. the C0prrier FiaRcIis--a weekly paper
,f great mcritis brought To me, anu cont ans the
announcement that the Government has arbitrarily |
refused 10 allow NJ NJ. Weiss and Hende two Of the |
most rising writers in Paris to BE- its managers On
question Of property OF this kind there no appeal
: not enough that journals are subject to arbitrary
arnngs ard suppressons II Is not enough thai EDITORS
IRE prosecuted without trial by jury; the Napoeonic
aw will not allow a journal TO be started without the
mperors permission aud without his permission there
IAN be no change in the management or editorship |
nd vet the Duke de Persigny wrote pamphlet few
;cars ago arguing that the press in France WAS essen
tally free
MDLLE PATH.
Paris correspo ndent of the Nord says:
You Know that there has sair been some tab o. sn.p