The New York herald., 1866-04-25

The Mexican Question-Prestdent john
| sons Settlement with France, and His
| Ultimatum TO Austria.
A grateful sense Of satisfaction will be i'm
parted to all sections and classes of the Ameri-
can people in the Mexican correspondence
which we published yesterday. After many
months of letter writing between the two gov
ernments, in which every device of diplomacy
is exhausted by Louis Napoleon, he gives way
to our infexible requisition Of non-interven-
ton in Mexican affairs, and gracefully retires.
We perceive, too, from the calm and deliberate
manner in which this great victory of Ameri-
can diplomacy has been achieved, that Presi-
dent johnson from the first clearly foresaw
that the game was entirely in his hands, and
that there was no occasion for any hurry in
its solution or any excitement or apprehen-
sion.
Louis Napoleon gracefully retires from his
Mexican adventure, which, with the collapse
of the late Southern confederacy, became to
him fading castle in the clouds; but what is
the position in which he has placed the deluded
house Of Austria! 1t is position at once ludi-
crous and humiliating. A prince of the house
of Austria, under the protection Of Napoleon,
and with the escort Of French army Of fifty
thousand men, is set up in "the halls of the
Montezumas' as the Emperor of Mexico. An
election is held under French bayonets, from
which Maximlian is proclaimed Emperor by
the will of the Mexican people. He is thus
recognized by France as an Independent sove-
reign, though still the ward of Napoleon But
Napoleon, from the remonstrances Of our gov
ernment, is constrained to withdraw his bayo-
nets and leave his Austrian protege to the will
of the Mexican people. Maximilian then pleads
the necessity of European troops. "True,"
says Napoleon. "They, however, will be sup
piled You by our brother, the Emperor Francis
Joseph" 1t is understood, accordingly, that
Austria is to fill up the deficiencies resulting
from the recall of the soldiers of France, and
that ten thousand Austrians, as the first install
ment, are awaiting at Trieste transportation
| for Vera Cruz
| Now, considering the present complications
| between Austria and Prussia, with Napoleon
as thesprompter of Bsmark behind the scenes
the stupidity of the Hapsburgs in this Mexican
|
and all the indications connected with the pres
ent situation of European affairs point to q
settlement with Austria by Napoleon the Third
of all the outstanding balances against her
from the time of her decisive alliance against
Napoleon the First. They involve the sacri-
fee, first, of Josephine, and next, of Maria
Louisa, who was given to and accepted by
Napoleon as a certain bond of peace between
Austria and France. The perfdy of Austria in
joining the Holy Alliance which carried the
first Napoleon to ST. Helena remains as an out
standing balance to be settled by Napoleon
the Third, and that he meditates settlement
which will cut down Austria to a second OF
surface of European politics.
Tn this nostnre of European affairs, Austria
it appears, is preparing to supply the places o
the French troops to be withdrawn from
Mexico, and by an arrangement too, will
Napoleon. What, then, will be the course o
Francis Joseph when informed from Mr.
Seward, through our Minister at Vienna, as i
appears be is by this time, that the sailing o
the first detachment Of Austrian troops fol
Mexico will be the signal for the suspension O
diplomatic relations between the United States
and Austria, and that General Grant, il neces
sary, may next be called upon to enforce
the doctrine Of European non-intervention in
Mexico? In this dilemma Austria will doubt
less apply for redress to Napoleon. But wha
Len Napoleon can only advise his imperia
lrotIcr and catspaw to follow his example
Macmillan must then return home, the laugh
ing stock of all Europe. There will be matter
here for misunderstanding between the i'm
perial houses of Paris and Vienna, from whcl
} we may expect resumption of the work o
Napoleon where it was left of in the lat
Italian war.
With the success Of JEFF Davis we shoul'
have had, no doubt under Napoleon,
reconstruction Of the map Of North America
with the downfall of Davis and the Mcxica
offshoot of his Southern confederacy we ma
look for reconstruction Of the map Of Europe
;. and that Austria, the stalking horse OF No
poleon in one hemisphere, will become bi
: victim in the other. In any event the dplc
A matte solution of this Mexican problem q
J., Washington is an achievement which wi
place this country in its proper position rs
y leading and positive Power among the grca
: nations of the earth and as the arbiter of th
!. affairs Of this continent
p IxCENDIARY FREs.-The extraordinary an