The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16
OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
French Irritation Against the United States
WarIIke Rumors-PubIicatIo by the
French Government OF the Mexl-
can Correspondence, &c.
Our Paris Correspondence.
OUR PARIS coRREsPoSDEScE.

PARIS Jan. 20, 1896
1here Is evidently considerable feeling OF soreness
growing up here toward tho government and people OF
she United States This has from the Publication
or the correspondence between Mr.. seward, Mons
Druyn de Lhuys and Mr. Bgelow, relative to Mexican
AFFAIRS and from tho pressure brought attempted 70
b brought by the opposition press here upon tho gov
srnmenf with the object OF huryng up IT'S movements
sa Mexico. The dispatches Of Mr. Seward plainly and
posvey Affirming the utter impossiblity OF recosni.
sisu by the United States Of tho Mexican empire and
MaximiliAo, astonshed people here by the arm.
moss Of their tone, aud the government prsss
has evidently received the mot d~drc 10 treat
them a. of q character menacng 10 France Ia
c this feeling 70 be growing that your gov
eminent has brought too hard pressure upon this and
shs Government press by series OF articles, evidently
written With very feeling, disposed 70 make
= appear thai France being mensced by tho United
safo Once let this feeling become prevalent and the
Same people who have been the opposed 10 the
nsxcan bunder from the beginnine win for the sosre
ls Ia Srs~oe" Join hands with the government 70
\ frsm any anticipated Humiliation"
rhs Pafrs followed up the article in the cba<stonne
wsIsh forwarded yss by the last mail, with Of
~slsr character, fscsteusiy closing. dd that one,
9Th rearst that the United States governmeni no,
having entered relations with Maximan could
sypiy him for relief and could net Of COURSE apply u
Jssry, but denying oil responsibility on the part Of
rr.sce
La pa.es in IL yesterdays issue, published the fol
lowing In reply 70 article n the Sisci>:--
We applasded the declaration In the discourse from
ahs throne announcing the approaching end OF
editien and the return of troops and certainly s
not We who eudesvof 10 excite passions In such
sss Is 10 render honorable solution impossible.
Those are bad citizens who would place their country
when that country Is called France between humiliation
snd cownrdicc.
rhose are had citizens who when The flag Of France
floating In the held of battle, openly expressed thcr
sympathles Tor the enemies were lighting
Those ere bal citizens who for more than year have
~xcttrd against by provocatiODf less Dis
sY.d The evil paqrons winch fomen,ed by the par.
alaana ~ Jus~cx the United States
We desire that France shal come ent of MEXICO, but
sist she shsu come out belts grand people, @,
Ascs D. ne ir5arcff ne fascf n one. and having
~~<rred al the intarese moral and material. which
eNaf her W tbo~e distant shor. a. grand AID AZ rs
spcctad N leaving a. she on her arrival
On saturday last ruDors ola decidedly alarming charsc
ssr we're N circulation, and stated thai the French
had daermined 10 reply 10 the recent des
.~sebe- AZ Mr. sew.rd-and n was arcrred thsi this
r~~pouse wyuid he q q character than frm.
suvns our rgvcrnmcrt 10 understand that France had
csiy ~ dignity and p,erest 10 consult In r foreign
r~lsiioas. without psying attention 10 any other
csnsderalion The publication Of the correspondence
r~isalye 10 Mexico oDntainisg communication a n
nrnyn de- fAuy. a. Isls the 2ssh az January, futly
rrfsss thrss rumors AZ there nothing In Of oeiIt
ssreni eharacter Indeed the Const.ft~rd Of this
w1vn,nx IN aricle upon the corepordence, takes
very oosss, q, ros view Of the relations which exist
bsiuesn lia government and yours u probable that
me tAciss of me and INC government iour