The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-13

IuInlsneu Sb,OOOyOOO by private SUBSCRIPTION
to the carrying on Of the war. Our Refresh
ment Saloons, erected for the purpose of Civ
ing aid and comfort to the tired and war-worn
veterans, are of Philadelphia origin. and we
believe are peculiar to our city. Immense
sums of money have been expended in this
behalf. Our hospitals are acknowledged to
exceed any in the nation in completeness and
adaptability to the purposes for which they
we're designed. The Christian Commission
was not behind its competitors in its errands
Of mercy. The Sanitary Commission has led
the van in all the charitable objects connected
with the war, and its success may be measured
by the succinct statement of its operations,
published on our third page to- day.
Our Relations with France The Seward
BigeIOw Correspondence.
The charges which have been industriously
circulated by certain Democratic journals,
that Secretary SEWARD has been. and still is,
opposed to the inculcation of the Monroe doc
trine, have been completely refuted by the
publication of the correspondence between
the Secretary of State and our Minister to the
Court of France. AS all official communica-
tions are numbered with technicalities, we will
give the substance of the correspondence.
The first despatch, under date of the 9th of
last November, plainly tells the Government
Of the Emperor that the United States Gov
ernment always has, and "still does regard
the effort to establish permanently foreign
and Imperial Government in Mexico as dis
allowable and impractcable." This despatch
was read by Mr.. BIGELow to DRoUYN DE
LHUYs, who frankly stated that he "was
obliged to say that he derived neither pleasure
nor satisfaction from its contents"
Mr.. SEWARD, in reply to the letter of the
Minister Of the Both of November, in which
he communicated M. DE LHUYs' report, at
the time OF the first despatch, states that,
relations between the United States and
France, yet that his policy would be brought
in immediate jeopardy unless France could
deem it consistent with her interests and
honor to desist from the attempt" to establish
a monarchy in Mexico. The French Minis
ter in reply states that should the United
States adopt an amicable attitude towards
MAMMALIAN, the French would deem it mot
inexpedient" to withdraw their troops; or, as
Mr.. SEWARD sums up the terms offered by
the Marquis DE MoNTHoLoN, "that France
is willing to retire from Mexico as soon as she
may, but that it would be inconvenient for
her, without first receiving from the United
States an assurance of friendly or tolerant
disposition to the power which has assumed
to itself an imperial form in the capital city
of Mexico. l regret, however, to be obliged
to say that the condition the Emperor sug-
gests is one which seems quite impracticable." )"
With this last assurance terminates the
correspondence Its whole tone is most
satisfactory to the people of the United States
The utterances of the able Secretary of State
are but an echo of the popular desire, toned
down with diplomatic skill. The Govern.
ment stands uncommitted 10 any compromise
and pledged to continued maintenance o.
the doctrine of MONROE. The French evi.
IDENTIFY desire to withdraw their troops, but
are seeking to seize on some pretext, in the
shape of a conciliatory movement on the par
| of our nation. If the State Department re
mains firm, of which there can be no doubt
the troops which support the throne ofMexicC
will have to leave, with or without an excuse
There can be no question but that, before any
great length of time is passed, the European
armies will leave the shores of America, anC
| MAMMALIAN seek in his Austrian home
less pomI, and smaller, but safer power, thar
that achieved in the halls Of the MoNTEzU
| MAS.