The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-23
Letter from the Empress Charlotte on
the Mexican Clergy.

The following letter from the Empress Char
lotte, dated January, 1865, appears in a
pamphlet Just published by NJ Aymot, Paris,
under the title Of '"The Relations of the Court
OF Rome with the Mexican Government:"-
"Yourlexeellent letter, repeat, has afforded
your remembrance and of the friendship which
does not cease to unite us. To speak frankly,
tion is far from being bright. l do not know If
you are aware that the Pope, who has
sprighty disposition, often says OF himself that
he is q jettdtOTe. 1t is certain however, that
ever since his envoy set foot on our land, we
have only experienced bitter notifications,
and we are in expectation OF quite as many
more ere long. Energy and perseverance, 1
believe we have; but ask myself il difficulties
of this kind continue, whether 1t will be possi-
BILE to overcome them. This is, in truth, the
actual state of things, The clergy, mortally
offended by the letter of December o. are not
TO be easily overcome. All the old abuses
combine to evade the orders OF the EN-
peror regarding them. In this, perhaps,
there is no fanaticism, but there is in II
such steady and manovoring tenacity, that
believe it impossible for the persons who now
other system. The question is, what is to be
done with them? When Napoleon obtained
from the Pope the dismissal OF the emlgrant
bishops, they were living abroad, and as they
were holy persons they were resigned. tnose
whom we have here would reaoiiy leave Lnen1 snld
the State would not be an equivalent, and their
ideal is to live in Europe In the possession Of
eseablish the position of the church. There is
TO be a revision OF the Church property sold
a second apple OF discord-for in consequence
of acknowledging the reformed laws, we nave
brought the conservatives upon us. NOW we
are going to have upon our shoulders the lloe
rails and the Rllottees. AS there can be but one
weight and ono measure for all, those VINO
have been guilty OF illegal operations must
give up their gains, and am afraid that
this work of repRIation and of justice Will
excite as much passion as the loss OF their pro-
perty did in regard to the clergy. In the midst
Of all this Oajaca Is not yet taken, and this
troubles the public mind II unhappily any
thing should go wrong there, the shell would
hurst in several pieces During the last month
we have been passing through very sharp
crisis If we pass through IL successfully, the
future OF the Mexican empire may be brilliant;
IN not i do not know what we must expect.
During the first six months everybody con-
sidered the Government perfect but touch any
thing set about anything, and people curse
s,on Tits Nothing that Is not TO be dethroned
Perhaps YOU would think, with me, that No
thin0 is manageable substance, because 1t IL
~nthing: on the contrary, you come against II
81 e0ery step In this country, and II is stronger
eSau aiinost all the forces of the human mind
Srha PvTaunids of Egypt We're less difficult tC
5aiSe yhan the Mexican Nothing would be tC
soome However, everything would be
~ Seeondary importance Were IL not fol
W. main fact that the army rs ulminish'
inS and with IT the nateflai force o
ths' Government am ever aissiu tt thht w w
re grSsping the shadow ior tne SUBSTANCE: i1 ~
az aakt the CORPS Legislatif In France WIN sPeal
doupt tnS 49, IgiIl be nothing more OF less thar
out, puI S1I,s sDeeches. Here, however, there ar
sO. sOuhulhh55 ~ NAV com promise the success OF IN
is0Ts 0r, wwhioh France has founded ana "nich