The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-03
GnEENv1LLE, s. c., July 27, 1867.
The French Assembly, the Emperor, md
Mexico.

Mexico.
To Americans the debates in tho French Cham
bers must be quite novel and entertaining. We do
not wonder that q great Observation-Disclosures
once said that language was given to us to con-
ceal, not express our ideas. Certainly Il French
man of the present Second Empire" has cause to
appreciate the value Of words in this respect The
great study seems to be, how not to say really
what You mean and yot to seem to say it. On the
10Th Of this month there was rather exciting de-
bate on tho Mexican question. Napoleon was
alluded to in terms that his partisans did not con-
slider at all complimentary, and more than ono
attempt was made to rcprcss tho freedom Of
speech. The presiding officer has queer way Of
putting in" and pronouncng upon the ortho-
doxy of a speakers utterancos. NJ. Thicrs, tho
well known historian, took prominent part in the
debate, and in tho course of his speech he gave
an interesting history Of the French enterprise in
Mexico. The three notions that lay ut the root Of
the Mexican expedition, according to NJ. Tnicrs,
were an exaggerated idea Of its riches from which
to reimburse French losses; IN idea that the Mex
leans were tired of revolution and desired Il moll-
archy under European prince; and satisfaction
| to Austria from whom an Italian province had
been taken, and, as compensation, MI empire was
to Be given it, Thicrs had from the first oppos-
ed this enterprise on tho part OF Francs, but
speaks of MACMILLAN with great respect, and says
of Carlotta ''Let us hope there il rccompcn5c
above for souls who have suffered much earth.
He thus speaks of an additional Object OF the
French Ill gong 10 McSlcOi
"Wc went there to organize the latin race in op-
position to the AnSo-Saxon Franco has with
drawn, and AZ to the AnSlo-Saxon race it is tr-
| umphant; and we arc reduced to form Ropes that
| it will overrn the Mexico from which we wished
to cxpc it to aycngo what we could not ourselves
| ayonga. [EXclamations on some benches. Hear,
hear to the left Of the speaker Aud what was
the result Last year the face of Europe was pro-
foundlv changed, and France having the weight Of
Mexico on her hands, was unable to Interfere.
Dare I speak of tho Chamber? If it did not re-
sist, that was from sentiment of respect, to the
consideration due to Goycrnmcnt-tO the Chief
| OF tho State [Hear.l And 1 draw this lesson
from it, that no greater service can hG rendered to
the chief of the State than to resist him on Ger
tain occasions. Cheers OH some OF the benches.
| / have always been among those who in France
| have suucht liberty under monarch; but there
! arc two species. The first, where prince governs
through ministers, but without consulting them
in fact absolutely. Tho other, chief or the State
having respectful and devoted ministers, but con.
certing and arranging with them. they dcfcrrn4
to him with respect and i'll case of difference, sup.
porting themselves on public opinion. Ibis latter
is the one to which have devoted myself for more
| than forty years. and the one wish for my cCun.
try; and 1 am sure that the true friends of tho
Government will desire that it pass as soon as pos
sible from the first form to the second.
Beng called to order, NJ. Theirs reiterated tho
sentiment amidst great applause. While, how.
|
smoke of Juarcz as man who had ''stampctl NJ
indelihe stigma upon his hi name" and of Maxi
81 cakers, however different their views on othcl
subjects, concurrcd.
The speech Of Jules Favrc was even moro fiery
most defiant He accused the government Of fasc
representations to the Legislature about the OBJ
jet OF the expedition, and afterwards about its
prorrcss: OF cowardy trcac!icry to Alaxim.liau; o
having held confident language when it knew thai
success was hopeless; of having caused the dealt
men. Nr. Fayrc said that so long ago a. Scplcm
bcr, 1865. the French Government considered
Maxman's position to be nntenabIc, and enter
taininr. as it did, that conviction he charged il
with having taken none Of the precautions whicl
prudence dictated, and with having prevented th'
Prince from leaving Mexico: At this point uc
discussion. NJ FaTra SAID:
Wo alu all unanimous in ,onr feeling resncct;na
the saucninary events of which that country ha.
been the theatre; but the French government ha.
been wanting i'll wisdom and in calmucss by pub