The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-27

france and Merieo-The Benriar of
Opinion Among the French People.
A dispassiOnste French Journalist in
an article which We published ysster.
day, has put the argument for and
against the continued occupancy Of
Mexico, in 3 more practical form than
We have yet seen 4 The MOnileur's
| latest defence Of the actual situation. II
viii be remembered, was characterized
b. more than ordinary frankness. said
the Official organ When the French
Government presented itself in Mexico.
us object was soeely ard wholly to en-.
force, Is the United States themselves
had previously done, a whole series OF
claims which had been treated with in
solent disregard Again, the Official
Journal declares the French Cabinet
has no aims st conquest its
occupation is a purely temporary one,
and will cease with the cause which
produced IL So frank statement
has naturSuy inspired portion Of The
more thoughtful Paris journalists with
the idea Of showing what has been the
actual gains by the occupation thus far.
The writer in the Revue, from which
We quoted yesterday, points out in
huslness-like way how much the pros
pects of the French governments get
ting indemnify for the claims Of its
subjects are increased under the new
order Of things The government Of
Macmillan requires yearly budget Of 4
forty million plssters to keep il going. I
This Is at the rate Of one hundred mil 1
lion francs year more thaa its income. I
The deficit is made up, not even By the Z
ordinary expedient of loans, bat by I
lotteries which are set up in France.
The French government sgain Is
spending 81 the rate Of fifty million
francs year 10 keep up the new gov
eminent; so that unless this annual
outlay for carrying out the Imperial
policy is to be burden on the French
tax paying population, the new Empire
Of Mexico is going behind at the rate
Of one hundred and tifty million francs
a year And the whole Of this deficit
IS, now at least, borne ia France at
Ibis rats, L surely would be vastly
cheaper Cor the French government to
pay OF all the Jecker claims on which
he invasion was originally justified,
pension Prince MaXimilian handsomely
or his sacrifices in attempting to carry
vat an impossible programme, and thus
ave all bat a fraction Of the vast yearly {
involved in the promotion
# the Franco Mexican lotteries. and Z
he maintenance OF the FrancO-Mexi- J
an army. IL
The news from Europe to-day an {.
ounces that the French Legislature is n
bout 10 assemble, and the natural sur. /,
Hiss Is, that that body viii earnestly
ct itself to a consideration Of the whole
fexican question. It is time it should
% sO-nOJ from any fear Of the imme- ,
late eoounter-interierence Of other Pow e
rs in the qparrel-but because Of the
Of the enterprise thus far, O
5 a means Of securing redress for ma !
erial losses sustained BY France At the
snds Of previous Mexican govern
lentA The question Of how il has o
ad financially, or how il promises 10 P
ay financially, is one which no French "
iinister can avoid dealing with much II
Dnger. And, when 20 the terrible yearly s
efcits we have noted, is added the
.et, that the restoration Of order with "a
D the invaded States, Is scarcely one
lep nearer accomplishment than 4 was 7
hen Aaximilisns reign began, il be- e
omes only TOO apparent that the inter y
entiOu Of France hEs been as great n "
olitical as a financial failure. 81
To both aspects Of the question, the
as well IS the party mem II
srs OF the French Legislature cannot in
ford 10 be indifferent The sripartite
eaty Of September, 81 was found 10
2 failure before it had been tried six = I
IonLhE The enterprise of the French y
mperOr, which superseded that Con d
sntiOn, has had five years trial, aud e
concerns the French people surely as a.
Iuch as IL coucerz any other nation To- D
ay, 70 sit down and estimate the ma. \
rial fruits and the political glory Of I,
he adventure after such pTobationa-
: term.
If We Americans sdmit-and We have q
o doubt every reasonable American b
i'll admit that France had certain 2
rieyances against the Republican Gov 81
rnment OF Mexico which demanded !
we should also be pre- 3
ared TO let the temperate and ccur-
sous representations Of our Govern
isn't on the subject have their fall
eight, without offensive demonstra.
on, either in the Cooper Union OF
q the RIO Grande. The conviction
lat the enterprise Of the Austrian ]
rinoe and his Imperial supporter IS q
.istake il as prevalent in France to-day
J it is in the United States. Let us,
len, quietly abide the issue Of events.
N I. Tines, I'D.