The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-28
The EmperOr's New PIan-A Franco
Mexican Republic.
From the Herald.

From the Herald.
The United States Government has been IN
formed upon apparently good authority, that
the Emperor Napoleon intends to abandon his
attempt at a Mexican EMPIRE and to reesta blish
the republic, putting Marshal Bazaine at its
head Professionally, and until the people can
make another choice. Such a solution would
be satisfactory to the American people. 1t
would acknowledge in the broadest way the
great error committed by Napoleon in the initla-
tion of the Imperial schemc-the error of ignor-
ing the existence and defying the power of this
nation; for this change would be no more nor
less than an act of obeisance to the American
people. 1t would be made, purely and simply,
under the pressure of American public opinion,
and in Difference to the popular sentiment on
the subject in the United States.
This change OF policy would declare with the
emphasis of a great fact the supremacy and
reality of the Monroe doctrine, since it would
be the acknowledgment of the ablest sovereign
of Europe that, even with the greatest military
people of that continent behind him, he could
not, in defiance OF the United States, determine
according to his will the destiny of the weakest
of American States, but must, after four years
OF trial and an expenditure of one hundred and
ninety millions of dollars, endeavor az the last
to secure the success of his plans by giving
our favor.
The Emperor Napoleon has hitherto shown a
disposition to accommodate his plans TO this
pressure of American sentiment. His announce
ment in che speech from the throne of the in
tentiOn to withdraw the French troops con-
veyed this He said on that occasion, ''The
emotion produced in the United States by
the presence of our troops on the Mexican
soil will be pacited by the frankness OF our
declarations" He bowed his purpose to the
will of an excited people, and now wise defer
ence to that win becomes his guiding star.
That ne should act IN this spirit is all the
country requires. The empire is failure and
a. disaster, and this scheme for the establish
ment OF republic affords its author his only
opportunity to escape without humiliation from
the consequences OF his error. We can give
up some small points for the triumph of our
national idea thus involved in the Emperor's
course, and to secure the freedom of the peonle
in whose behalf we have protested against the
empire. III we insisted upon the very letter
of the Monroe doctrine it would protest against
European occupation OF this continent for any
purpose; but, since the Emperor by this scheme
so broadly comedies the spirit of that celebrated
d0ctrtne, we are not so pressed for cause nor
is our dignity SO in danger, that we need make
trivial differences. We may accept the Franco
Mexican republic that the Emperor thus boldly
proposes, and even Marshal BaZaine as its pro-
Visional ruler-especially if it shall be shown
that the election by which the people may
choose a constitutional President will not be
too positively affected by the presence in the
country of 80 many French bayonets.
Perhaps the most remarkable consequences OF
of this change in the Emperors policy will be
seen In France. He acknowledges that, with
all the wealth and military power OF France al
his disposal, he cannot build up an empire IN
defiance of the will of people. From this the
empires cannot stand in defiance of popular
will, the empire in France also must become
republic whenever il suits the will of the people
to require the change. The effect wall be re