The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-12
GENERAL DIX AND NAPOLEON.
Enstsb Opinion Of the Ministerial and Impe.
rial Speeches.
Prom the London News, Dec. gil

Ftul speeches.
from the London News, Dec 27l
stranger reading tho speeches made and the compl.
ments exchanged Al the reception Of General DIX,
the American Minister by the Emperor Napoleon,
might easily suppose that the relations between France
and the United States had long heen Of tho
most agreeable character. There is trace Of po
lical difference between the Two governments to DO
found In tho speech OF either the Minister tho Sow.
eregn-thcro is not even tho siudious which
sometimes marks the intercourse between States which
have no ground OF disagreement. The courtesy Of
General Dix entire and even exaberan he Is charged
10 express tho best wishes OF his the En-.
peror and Tor France: he has TO speak OF the good
understanding ct present existing between the gov
ernmens and the desire Of his coanrvmen to entertain
and strengthen tho most cordial relations with Francs;
and he refers "a tho past il is only for the purposes Of
calling "reminiscences uf kindness and good wil The
Emperor, on his part In these "reminiscences
The friendly intercourse so on existing BET ween france
and the American Union And all this said, no,w:ih-
8 Gnd.ng that tn, two governments have been for
many years ENGAGED in STRIFE IN which the scfestcen
OF each Committed q success -ossary humist.
ing the other, and although only just month before
General Dix Predecessor had received from his govern
q despatch thai IL was enormous
expense THROUGH tho Atlantic cable ard sisstaful
the Emperor that The French government was obliged 10
deny all knowe1.c OF II after u had been published IN
the American and HiropeaD newspapers.
II The the nv on which thu Emperor Napo-
leon ated In 1858 had been sound the Mexican Empire,
established he firm basis Of the national interests
and the national WILL would have been unasnabn In
-utficed 10 Justify the OF tn, world, Of The
grea. body Of The peace loving people NJ the UDied
states, an si'empt TO s1beert government which was
dinusing lie ble ings ~ and order the
II the Mexican STATE and either The French troops would
hav. been Withdrawn, As having longer iDssslon To
perform navo remained N Mexico 1T tie charge of
prs empire But the schane was foredooTed
from very Inception, and without any external inter
iersncr The Aicllduka Maximiiian could carry
nn'hng but ana debt and fact on TO Mex co,
which already well nj b rnined by those evils.
Ne. co was overruD by Enr,rean troops and
niAfga expenditure supports for cnupe Of years
by nj fare gn oans, and then the fabr Of the
empire sank Win the subsistence OF lie founditor II
the ruin OF the Mexican empire from strictly
internal iha, gives the Fren Emperor evcnse for
al hdrawinr and the American government IN oppor-
t,n ~ OF os,eptatious interference. greater political
RMS AXE could not have be made by a ropean po-
entate than p,ce tho interests ~ his t1te whn
reach OF government powerful the Uni'ed suites
would have remained after the sion IL the
SOUTH and own 10 ia remoteness from European
pcatons comparatively secure from retaliation. The
government Of tho United States makes sccr Of the
advantage It ends in having dependencies OF European
governments lying Ia lis neighborhood, and which Il
as pledges virtually in It's own hands OF their
fr sndy conduct. When the French troops have been
withdrawn from Mexico French policy will have raned
an important sion Of freedom, which NAV 10
compensate the imperial government for sumo loss or
dignity.