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

as his throne is worth 20 attempt u
! Whatever he might have intended before
4 the bluster of American statesmen, ora
tors, and generals, seem to have made !
a matter Of honor that he should not re
cede an inch from the position which h'
had assumed. Yet because the Mexicaf
I expedition, in which a little glory has
been gained at great cost, has always
Z been unpopular with a large section o
{ the French people. ft had been supposed
/ hv many in Paris that the annual speech
/ would convey the announcement o.
I the immediate withdrawal OF the
I French contingent from Mexico
I A parallel was drawn between
[ the case Of Mexico and that of Rome.
I The sovereigns in either State had been
established by French arms, but French
army should not seek perpetually 10
maintain them. Yet the error, if error il
be-. was, in both cases, committed at the
outset. In undertaking the expeditions,
whether to Rome or Mexico, France de-
liberately incurred responsibilities from
which she cannot escape without dis
honor. She can neither allow Rome TO
be seized by the Piedm0ntese, norpermit
the Mexican Empire TO be swamped by
the United States armies.
ANEuAANt
MaNimtliaR-
Paris January d Correspondence London
Daily News
The P-esss last night contained the
following highly important statement:
Fvacuatiors 81 Mexico.
Almost Immediately after his return
from Tunis. whittier he had been sent on
a mission which fully succeeded, Baron
Sailard. formerly Secretary Of the En-
bassv al Rome. left Paris last Monday
evening, and embarked on luesday at
saint Nszaire for Mexico. where he VIII,
i'm c,,ncerr with the Emperor MaXimiiian,
make the necessary arrangements Tor the !
return of our troops, which Will take
place a. promptly as possible Ihere Is |
therefore no longer any occasion Tor any |
anxiety about the contingency OF /
maratime war between the French En- /
1ire and the American Republic which /
already alarmed our traders. such /
war would, indeed, have lncalculaoie /
for commerce, seeing the /
ieplorable imperiecuon OF lhe maritime
aW Of nations.
I have reason to know that what the
n-esse saws IS perfectly true, so far at
east as relates To Baron Sailiard having
zone 70 Mexico on q mission. II has
moreover transpired in court circles that
when the Emperor gave the especial en-
10Y final instructions his Majesty eX-
.ressed himself greatly dispieased
With MaNimiliau on very many
rounds. and especially on account
{ the had reception he had given
o NJ. Langlais, the Councillor Of State,
rhO was sent out 70 take the finances IN
and. NJ. Saillard, speaking Of the diff
ulty and deiicacy Of his mission, which
e said he should endeavOr to fulfill TO
he best Of his ability, respectfully IN
uired whether to the formal papers
.hich NJ. Drouyu de Lhuys had FUR
ished him with. his Majesty would not
liuk it desirable 10 add an auto
raph letter to Emperor MaXimilian.
he short and emphatic answer 10
lis suggestion was, 1 am told, NO c
here have been already indications, n
hich I must have noticed ia former
tiers. that MaXimiiiaH was losing the
BOD graces Of his powerful patron, and / o
ave little doubt that the semi-oillcial a
-ess here wiz very shortly be instructed Il
demonstrate that if, when the French .
OOPS leave him to himself, the " eX-
u-trian Archduke" should come 10
lei, it viii be entirely his own fault.