Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-15

ewes, they viii know that, above human
be intelligence, above the efforts Of selenc'
and reason, there exist Supreme viii
le which rules the destinies Of individual.
"a as well as Of nations.
Comments Of the British Press Upon the
EmPeror's speech.
From the London Times January 2lth.
If the Emperor Napoleon be not ON
nipotent 10 restore amity between his
q Government and that Of the United
, states he could at any moment excite
> the existing irritation so that il should
break into open rupture; IL hc cannot do
away with every cause Of Otfense, he
might, by an imprudent word, commit
Z himself % position which the American
d Government would not tolerate, and
2 from which he could not retreat.
, It Is gratifying TO know that il the
70 peace of the world is 70 be endangered, II
will not be- the Emperor Of the French.
I He Is in q position Of great emharrass-
2 ment, and his speech TO the Senate aud
7 Legislative body is not free from ambi-
E guilty; but il Is characterized by spirit
E 81 genuine friendship for the American
% Union. and shows - readiness 70 meet
every reas0nable request that can be pre-
, ferrei bv the American Government
Unfrieudly critics may remember Inat
J the Mexican enterprise was accomplished
u ELfTN LLEl ALle fNL AAAE a. nun
were 4espaired Of, and that two out OF
the tnree allies retired from an eXpedi-
ton which appeared % them % be vOlun-
lsriiv enlarged beyond its limits a. first
avoWed: but these objections would be lit
tie 10 tire purpose. The EmperOr's reTi-
cence, a. much As the words he utters shows
him ID be de-ir0us OF conCiliating Amer
/ lean susespubilities. He puts the best
side outermost. Just as he does when he
states that the value of French commerce /
with Mexico has increased from eight
I hundred and forty thousand pounds 20 /.
! three million and eighty thousand pounds I.
I and Omit~ 70 mention what part of the T.
/ increase is due TO the importation Of mill .
/ iJaTy stores, OF TO put against it the sub .
{ sidy granted 10 the steamers between st !
/ NaZaire and Vera Cruz. But the whole
| tenor of the Imperial speech convinces I
Us more thsn ever that the solution of
I tie Mexican difficulty must come from
/ the United States. The Emperor may
do his best, but his best viii be but little
worth unlesshe is aided by the good offices
of the American Government If PresI-
dent Johnson and his Cabinet viii re-
member the difficulties Of the Imperial
position and viii abate the vain preten-
siOns TO dictate the forms of government
which shall prevail throughout the
American continent put forward by ire
sp0usible orators within the Union, they
may easily devise a means by which the
two governments may escape from their
present embarrassing situation. If they
-Jub10Fnly insist upon the Monroe doc &
tTiue in its most aggravated form, the
maintenance nf friendly relations with Z
France rests with them. The Emperor d
Of the French Is not pledged TO J
support the Emperor Macmillan for {
au indefinite period Of time, but he is u
bound In honor to see that the Emperor Q
MaNimiian has fair chance Of MAIN 2
tanning his position. The Emperor Na- p
poleuu first devised the Mexican eXpedi- 4
ton IL was upon his sole responsibility ;
that it was extended from a single inter y
venti0n on behalf Of certain creditors OF
Mexico into design TO overthrow the d
existing republic; and whenil appeared a
aC whose iustigatiOu we need not in
quire-thst Mexico desired an empire, it q
was the Emperor Napoleon who be-Ought I %
an Austrian Prince 10 ill the throne, and S
presented him to the Mexican represent &
atives who came % Europe asking a O.
ruler. The ArchGUke Macmillan de- i
c!iue3 the faUteriuE offer. except under z.
-taranHes Whlcn no one uuI the rench p
Emperor could give, and the French U
force which Overthrew the Government
Of President Juarez remained 10 estab- N
the Mexican people has since accepted II
Macmillan and sanctioned all that has IS
been done, bat this cannot absOlve the q
Emperor Napoleon from all obligations p
10 him. He may be freed from the duty q
Of rendering any further assistance d
against disafiectiOu within the en-
1ire, but he could not retire and 81
leave the Emperor Macmillan to il
contend alone with foreign aggres- d
s0rs. Even if the transactions Of z
he past gave the Mexican Emperor no p'
light TO expect assistance against in ID
erual enemies, it could not lie expected "a
hat the Emperor Napoleon would pI
amely permit the regime he has estab- h
isLed to be Oyerthrowu by foreign iu- al
ruders. II IS consistent with all that he
laS hitherto done, and with has present ~
JOsiuun, that he should be willing to ti
his auxiliary forces from Mex :,
c1 upon receiving an assurance that the ol
American Government viii not impede su
he consolidation OF the new Empire. li
-his is the offer 10 which NJ Drouyu de 1e
-huys may be considered committed, of
ND il is involved in the Imperial speech 81
# yesterday Nor can Mr.. johnson re- yl
use to assent TO il without advancing pl
,retensiouS which have hitherto been ill
0ntined % popular rhetOTicians, and at
which no pubhcist could admit 20 De be
easonsUle. The people Of Mexico are as
luch entitled TO fix the form Of govern se
lent under which they viii consent 70 uE
i've as the people of France and the
'nited States, and the only way of ascer-
aiming their wishes is 70 let them de-
srmine their own wishes free from gr
Jreigu influences. 1t is very probable "a
hat upon the withdrawal Of the French sh
lrces the Mexican Empire would almost he
simultaneously collapse, but the posi- of
uity Of such a catastrophe ought 10 be
u additional iudUcement to the Ameri- sh
an Government 70 accept the sugges- st;
ions Of the French Emperor.
rom the London Daily News, Jan. "a ia
The Emperor NapoleOn's speech fixes eX
he character which the solution Of the m
'rench difficulty In Mexico Is % receive, dl
at leaves the Mexican difficulty proper gr
Untouched. Nor indeed does it Indicate u1
he means by which the conditions laid sl
own for the withdrawal of the forces of ie'
rance are TO De realized. The troops are 81
D come back. The Archduke MaEimil- va
in IS TO be consulted as 10 the time OF DE
leir departure, hgy he viii have 10 do
-itb0ut them. Tothis policy the Empe- pc
lr Napoleon is committed both by ciF- Io
lmSrances and by his twice pledged az
-0rd. But how they are 20 be with
raWn without compromising the in
sreSts they went 10 defend - does not
early appear There IS one reflection, en-
0wever, which must conduce very much 40
, help ihe Emperor 10 a practical de col
sion those interests, whateyer they Bf;
lay be, wiz be just as certainly COM ms
rOInised by keeping the troops IN Mex hk
10 as by bringing them home. His he
IcXican experiment has failed, and .
9thing can now redeem it. The En- Z tn'
ire which was % have been the glory AT
bis reign has become the synonym / bei
rst, Of insolvency, and then Of bar SUI
srism. The difficulty Of coming alo
say from Mexico iH great,
1t that Of remaining there is pal
eater. It has been asserted that rus
.e Emperor's speech signifies that the sur
overnment Of the United states must lty
Up him TO escape from an embarrassing sN
.aation; bat in justice % the Emperor ha.
e must admit that we have found no Pc
.rt 0f AIS address that VIII bear this in an
rpretation. The Emperor Is great 'eI
aster Of conventional language, but his 100
orst detractors are unable 10 allege that Aei
2 rherishes Illusions. In fact the credit w
2 enjoys rests mainly On the sagacity OF l,af
IS political insttutiOusi and nothing can sIil
E clearer than the situation, as it unfOlds w
self before his calm, cold gaze. the
mperor would be the first 10 acknoWl- ION
ige that while the Mexican expedition pia
as a project, during It's execution,
sd since the troops Of France
ave been engaged In putting :
own the Republic, the language ssT
ld policy Of the American Governments ~
ave been at once frank and friendly. 49,
10 menaces have been indited at Wash ~ ~.
igt0n. The Emperor has been con- ~. ~.
antly assured Of the value which has "a, "a
r-ie,d-l,,n M -. -. 'll's 20 chu
= = -, - has tsl-, ~ @ .hs Cor
stinctly told that the United States can ~
aver recognize q government which ~. ~
a. imported into America from En- Dc
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