The New York herald., 1871-03-23
FRANCE AND YHE UNITED STATES
President Grants Message on tie
Mission to Germany.
CRITICISMS CT TIE rRggECCI rERlgg..'CC.I PRESS.
Tho Americans Charged Witn Ingrstisudc
disappointment at the Message.
BoRDEAUx, March ..

The Presidents Recommendation respecting the
American Legation at Berlin has produced a pam.
ful irritation among FrcnchTlel. The leading four.
nas-I may say ell journals, without exception
have severely commented on the incident as enc or
extreme proyoca'ion. However this may be, tho
document has reached here very inopportunely. Tue
GtsOnde the paper OF NJ. Lavertuion translates the
whole Of the communication, and then goes ON 70
state:-
The President OF the United States has palnf.,I,y
surprised us with document In whoa he says
that 'ihe successes obtained by Germany cannon
fan to excite the sympaihes Oh the American peo-
pie" MT. tran. seems quite delighted with the
work accomplished oy the great, hooest and gen.
erous Bismarck. Truly never was our lsollted
position more complete or more terrible. The lrst
magistrate of the American republic is worshlpping
our executloner. Evidently something vas Waut-
Ing to complete our misery.
La France contains, under the heading or "An.
otner Disiilusion,n the following article, witch
have translated for The EEnALD:--
The cruel trial through wnich our country is pass.
ing has brought to lighr the sentiments by which
the New, as well as tue Old World, is animated TO-
ward u.s. How often have not the French Journals
expaliated On the traditional synipathies e1isang
between France and the United Statesf There was
once sort Of bond uniting the TWO, which, how
Lafayette but in the existence Of winch G au moro
or less believed. 1t Is true that on part it was
alWays corIlaltfy ana admiration fOr the great
American republic, to which we extended Eelping
hand at .Is birth. But tae United States have
imagine that this change only dates from the
expedition TO AeZleo labor under great
Of Louis Tailippss reign the Americans did e'S nos
conceal thoh contonpt for the weakness mani
rested toward tnem. These people forget tnat
there was grand Illumination IL New York at the
news or the postpCnemenL o. enc attack agalast sc.
hastopoi. They forget thai duglng the val Ia itsy
Austria nad the syMpath.os OF the American jour
After tho 4tn CT September when everybody
seemed 10 oelieye THAT tue proclamation OF the
empire Is accused OF having alianated, there was rs
y were an oateurst oi confidence In the official in
burne, carried away by personal sentiments In our
favor, M gave coqnte1anee to tbis hope, which, how
present onon sIi essta ' any III Iusoa @ on the the
subject the document which Is before us viii iDnicS
Cruel disappointment
raise 10 the iirst raDK the representation OF tue
United States in the new German empire has
created cut Of this simple measure an opportunity
Tor a solemn special message which all those who
atnncipaea wonders M from our change Of monarchy
o oS nsd aea q a Ws % 70 a nd
ponder
All you believed that the government at Wash
What You term the similarity Of institutions; bit
5sn lss3H vB.s $sS H. ss rs ~.
discoveredY On the Side of seFMany Yes that that
Prussia, that feudal empire, whose foundations arc
laid In blood, s the counterpart of the United States
IN europe. President Grant puts all lla ingenuity
TO work TO set forth the resemblance, which 10 mis-
Imagination exists His singular lucubration
5s ith5s !ss ss n s s a'rs Il yxiisS, s & the
sentimen.-the political idea. Those who persist in
deceiving themselves VIII, perlepss. gay t9et Grant
and that he wanted % secure the votes tf the great
number o.. Germans who have settled in the United
states. Away with such deluaions Grant has only
given expression, clulnsy perhaps, to the general
sentiment OF the people OF the United states, and
me1ined. y . T.: Il y ( - -
Ws must put an end to Illusions aud false reason.
ing. Everything with US must be unione ana built
up anew, OF homo as well as abroad. France who
only prolted BY lief poWef to free the nations and
spread generous Ideas throughout the world has not
peen forgiven for tho deej5.of Which she IL Justly
proud, ana the hour when her m3iortUnts have
tqnched the extreme limit Is precisely that which i5
CHOSEN by the people whom she has aided TO ex-
press with emphasis their sympathy toward her
most 1mplacable enemies. France has too often
thought Of others; 1t is time now that she shan
think OF herself.