The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-30

result as complication with the United States I
1t would have tied the Empcrors hands at q |
most unfortunate time-at the very time when |
he wanted them free for larger game. Accord |
ngly the Emperor was exceedingly uneasy all
that time in relation to these questions of |
Nj Xico and the United States; impatient al the
slowness OF Maximilian; but complaisant, gra-
clous, and ever ready TO make promises at
Washington If the United states could be kept
stu IN that way. In the end of that same sum.
mer IN August, or in the early days of Septem-
ber the Emperor Napoleon had q personal con-
terence with King Victor Emanuel, near the
Italian irC ntIer; and as the results of the con-
versations at Blarrltz are seen now in Prussia,
so The results of this second conference are seen
IN Italy. Both nations are arming, and France,
j okng on quietly, waits to do what 1t has been
said in the Emperor's suite she would some day
do-'Ret Belgium and the Rhine without firing
q shot" -.F '0. ..
Frapce win have the Rhine for her frontier.
Acknowledgements OF France at the expense of
any one Is the grand object and purpose of the
present Napoleon, as OF the first, only the pre-
sent Emperor pursues the purpose by means
very different from those that best pleased his
uncle. The manner of the present EmperoI's
pursuit of the grand object illustrates happily
The difference between the two ways The first
Napoleon would have depended almost solely
on war-On hard, magnificent fighting. But
Napoleon III perceives that France cannot fight
the power that would be united against HIM on
this issue, and he combines diplomacy and war.
He combines them in a remarkable manner.
Exactly what changes have been made in the
plan since Bismark became part of 1t Is not yet
known. Before that 1t was tolerably clear.
Mexico was the cornerstone. The connection
between Mexico and the Rhine country Is not
at first obvious; nevertheless, the expedition to
Mexico was The very basis OF an arrangement
whose ultimate object was to give to France the
COY eted country. The fighting part of the pro.
g1amme was to be done III Mexico. A splendid
tTansatlantc empire was TO have been built up,
with Hapsburg on the throne. This Hapsburg
is ch ldess. This splendid empire, with a throne
guaranteed DV France N
balance against Belgium and the rickety, dan
gerous Belgian throne, and the succession to
MaXimilan's empire was to be given to the Bel
glan heir. Then, upon the death OF Leopold,
the consolidation OF Belgium with France would
have taken place. Prussia's consent was to have
been purchased by the Elbe duchies, Austria's
by the Hanuba princpallties, ana the German
people were to be soothed by the gilt oil univPr.
sal suffrage, irst as Blsmark lately proposed it.
The difficulties and want OF success in Mexico
have made material changes neees ary, and these
were arranged at BiarrItZ. In IT'S main European
features the great diplomatic campaign goes on
very we'll yet, and II the present Emperor has to
fight at all tor it ne will not fight as the other
did; one against all Europe; but he Will feht
with three or Jour allies against the one re-
tTactory power that threatens to break up the
plaL. just now it looks as ii this would be
Austria. That power, seeing Russia and Turkey
III the way NOT seeing the acquisition of the
pTincipalitles very clearly, holes too ,enaciousy
to The Elbe duchles, and she may have to be con-
Yinced OF the excellence OF the plan by the
united power OF Prussia, Italy, and France.
The position of England presents a notable
evidence Of the super ority OF the present EN-
perOrs method over the method OF the first
Emperor. Diplomacy puts out of the question
arower that war could never deal with. With
England aside the first Napoleon believed that
he could beat combined Eurcpe; consequently
he was always desTous to avoid collision with
England and 10 cultivate her friendship. But
he never had any success in il. She was always
in the number of his enemies, and at last gave
HIM the finishing blow. How different is it
now! The power that once ''loughJ Tor all and
paid Tor all" only looks on. She is ALWAYS
either neutral in the Napoleonic schemes or she
is the active ally Of those very purposes that
she once combated at such terrible expense.
1t is true that the diplomacy OF the present
Napoleon has had in this the assistance of great
changes in England herself. 1t was the Tory
against France. The people OF England, so far
as they had any utteranCe at that time, were
against the wars and desired that their country
should remain neutral. 1t was in defiance of
popular sentiment that the ministry dragged the
nation in1o the Holy Alliance Since then the
liberal element has grown stronger. 1t cannot
be deted now. The grand start it had in 1852
the growth since that enables it TO demand now
a great modification OF the Constituton-shows
II to be party strong enough and rational
enough to keep England out OF war until some
in. Nevertheless, great credit is due to the
admirable diplomacy OF the Emperor that ena
bles him to override that vast power of British
prejudice that grew to gigantic proportions in
the former wars. If Napoleon III shall accom-
plish by diplomacy what his uncle failed to ac-
complish by war, he will leave a better fame in
Europe.