The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-25
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The Mexican Question In tho French Cham.

The Mexican Question Ia tho French Cham.
bers.
The recent debate in the French Chambers
on the Mexican expedition, which we printed
in full in yesterdays issue, abundantly
justifes the views which the HERALD has again
and again expressed. The speeches Of MN.
Theirs and Tavre not only echo our sentiments,
but exceed In severity the worst we have
ever said of that ill-starred offspring Of impe.
rial folly. at Is truth-it is hstoryw ex-
claimed several voices at the conclusion of one
Of the most telling portions of NJ. Theirs ad-
dress. The exclamation, we hesitate not to say,
will be endorsed at the present moment by
nine-tenths of the intelligent portion of man
kind. The historical indictment SO admirably
drawn up by Theirs was spoken to and applied
with amazing force in the subsequent address
of NJ. Favre. The result of the debate, so far
as i has gcn', has been to exhibit 70 tho
world the aosolae folly, not TO say wicked
ness, of the expedition from the outset. and 10
bring that folly and wiokedness, il you will,
home to the chief Of the Stale and his irrcspon-
sible advisers. We do not cxaggerate when
we say hat the blow which has been dealt at
Napoleonism by this debate has been crushing
and painful. Nothing like it has happened
since the commencement of the empire. The
severity of the stroke, too, must be the more
keenly felt by the Emperor, that he very will.
fully aud very unnecessarily furnished the oo-
casion He has himself. and only himself, 10
blame If members have at last broken silence
and freely canvasscd The merits Of Imperialism.
Il is long since we said that Mexico might
prove the Moscow OF the second empire. The
comparison was too obvious not to strike
other minds. 1t must have been present to the
mind of NJ. Theirs when he mildly lkened the
Mexican expedition to the wars in Spain under
Napoleon; but be is to be pardoned If in the
circumstances he did not venture upon so much
holiness Tie opinion which we expressed at
tho outset Of that expedition is our opinion
still Nothing has occurred TO induce us to
change Il, and at the present moment we are
more encouraged to hold 10 II than ever We
have no desire to dwell upon the fearful sacrl-
Zee Of money and Of men which the expedition
has involved. We would even be silent re-
gardng the fate of the heroic but misguided
and unfortunate Macmillan. These are now
things Of the past Their fruit, however, rc-
mains No one Is more fully alive to this
truth than Napoleon himself. He has done
with the Mexican expediton-that Is to say,
no dreams no more Of creating q Latin
empire out OF Indians and half-breeds, thinks
no moro about counterchecks to Anglo-Saxou
progress, and IL sick Of king-makIng. But he
has not done with tie results Of that cxpedI.
ton. He has not done with NM. Theirs and
Favre and the millions Of Frenchmen Of whose
views they are but the exponents. He has
not done with the maohinatlons Of republicans,
Orleanists, legitlmis,s--all Of whom will take
advantage Of this Mexican blunder to work out
their ovn ends He has not done with shs
Managing effects Of lowering reputation tor
wisdom aud Invineibility among the nations Of
Europe. polh ia and out Of France his pres