New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-04
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MORE OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, April 27-The additional diplo-
matte correspondence between the governments of
France and the United States is published. 1t
treats of the negotiations which Immediately pre-
ceded and led to the resolve of the French gov
eminent to make an official announcement Of the
prospective withdrawal of the French troops from
Mexico. France desired, in the first place, to have
her right to make war on Mexico recognized by
the government of the United States This was
readily granted But the point to which France
attributed much greater importance was, the
recognition of the Mexican empire by the United
States. According to a dispatch from NJ. Drouyn
de Lhuys to the French minister in Washington,
MIR. BgelOW, at an interview, asked him (Drouyn
de Lhuys) whether or not, in his opinion, the re.
cogniton Of the Mexican empire by the United
States might facilitate and hasten the recall of the
French troops. Mr. Bgelow, in note to NJ.
Drouyn de Lhuys regards this statement as not in
accordance with what he uttered on that occasion
what he really did say was that " the logic of
the situation required the independence of Mexico
to be established by the withdrawal of all foreign
soldiers, before our government could formally
recognize q government accused of owing its eX-
istence to their presence"
Mr.. Drouyn de Lhuys, in reply, thinks that
there is no real difference between the two state
ments, and in again summing up the substance of
the conversation quotes Mr.. Bigeow as having
said that go The United States, being informed of
the intention of the government of the Emperor,
might show more disposition to entertain the idea
Of recognition"
the French Minister of Foreign Affairs understood
the American Minister in Paris to intimate that,
after the withdrawal of the French troops from
Mexico the United States would be found willing
to recognize the Empire. But he acknowledged
that this was only an opinion of the American
Minister, without pedging his government to any
positive policy
A note from NJ Drouyn de Lhuys informed Mr..
Bigelow, in January, that the French government
had no intention to take Egyptian troops to
Mexico but that it adhered entirely to the policy
heretofore announced to our Minister on that
subject. On Mr.. Bigelow's asking him if he
could give an idea of the guarantees which he
hoped to obtain from Mexico, NJ. Drouyn de Lhuys
replied they did not, of course, expect to get the
money owing them, but they hoped for something
which they might regard as an equivalent. That,
however, was matter OF negotiation between
them and Mexico.
Mr.. Bigelow says-I then asked whether it
would net be possible in some way to arrest the
useless and demOralizing warfare that was carried
on in Mexico between Macmillan and the Juarists,
at least while these negotiations were going on
that is, while the French occupation should last.
He said he wished there was; that the atrocities
practiced were really too dreadful to sneak of
but he did not know that he could do anything to
discourage them, and asked if had anything to
suggest ! said ! supposed that if the Juarists
were sure that the French were intending to leave
Mexico within short time, which seemed reason
| able to them, that they would then have fair
chance of trying conclusions with MaXimilian's
party they would be willing to leave him undis-
turbed; and that if France or Macmillan had any
indirect means of coming to such an understanding
with Juarez it might render the situation less en-
barrassing to all parties His Excellency replied
that he would be very glad ifthat were practicable
as it would enable them to leave the country so
much sooner; but they had no means of com
muncating with Juarez and he asked me if could
suggest any mode of accomplishing what pro
posed. replied that we had relations, as he was
aware, with Senior Romero, and anything that he
would authorize me to say, we should be most
/ n a n far
denCy to terminate this brutalizing strife. His
excellency promised to speak of this, and also of
the form of the assurance which he had been dis
Cussing to the Emperor.