Year: 1865

wesd have beee IN lmpossibrty. The people ueitnfr
It's conduct With the exception Of Great Britain whose
corce solely derived from the greater lberay Of Its


moment exist with such drain on her purse and on her
population as the United States have heroicsy and en
S.S i sustained % not TOO %Sch = S Sa.
centEsted into the short OF time In khgand that
the expenses OF the rebellion have been IN the United
the issue would not In the wars Of the beginning Of this
century have been in Englands favor as Il was


now triumphans beyond . doubt and tho glorious ex
ample Of free people overcoming every dimcuty,
tampng under foot every obstacle, and in spite Of
sxertons that would have parayzod any other country
going on progressing Is set before the world 80 unmis
takably casar that even the greatest partisens OF
despotlsm and arstocracy do not now dare to deny II
What have above stated 10 not by any means, to be
taken as merely tho expression Of my personal opinions


the universal opinion Of all the we'll informed per-
meet and lis echo finds Its response In the hearts
Of all classes Of society," especially the masses whose


You must no doubt have often remarked the despond
wont speak OF the state Of the federal finances All
sorts OF predictions Of ruin were indugcd In change
although It cannot be denied that in war Of such
engaged immense sums Of money must have been
thrown away yet the energy OF the country has not
batting the greatest rebellion recorded In history your
citizens have increasing their wealth and their
nesns large debt no doubt has been contracted but
able TO meet that debt than they before the srug
gle commenced. To those who know the boundless
sources Of the United States tho debt never appeared
anything They feared for the issue Of the strug
gle but here, In Europe the world has been aken BY
surprise-surprise unmnged with fear The present
Cabinet here however, 10 in that condition Lord
Russell particularly felt It from the Hrs and II he did
not appear 70 have done 30 As ia Is might nave
did long struggle against the current Of opinion In Par
hament The decline in the price Of gold in New York
achieved has proved that the federal government 10
q solvent a. II s strong More Of this win be impos
no doubt TO be able 10 send you sono interesting
tcuars or tho change In public opinion. Tho voice Of
ance Parliament acting again It's proper part reflect


Tho affairs Of the Mexican empire have taken no
change for tho botter since last letter. The Pope 10
- inexorable before; and the Emperor Maximilian
seems 70 be still going making his preparations for his
return TO Europe Another feature In the Is his
now pertnacIousy declaring the family compact by
which he resigned bis claim 10 the throne Of Austria


whch his Ssr rn %
incose copy Of The advertisement Of IT, an extraordi-
ernment Were Napoleons object TO ruin the finances
Of Mexico he could not have hit better plan than
st fourteen per cent per annum when with % French
government guarantee could be had for I'VE per cent


70 a.
time, and that France will Immediately enter posses
sion nclose an extract from which you will see that
the Mexican Minister in Austria has had his passport


enclose the leading article of TO- nights yoos which
which you viii Sss that tho rupture between II: Pope
and haximilan 10 complete, and tho atters abdicaton
and return 70 Europe s . mere question Of time.


The Emperor Napoleon goes dsnnitvely In the course
OF few days 70 Aigers; and 10 curious test Of the
state OF the dread many feel he should


meet with any accident while thcrc In truth kingly
government draws 70 Close and the sovereignty Of tho
people begins make itself felt heard and dreaded all
over the world. Woe TO those who have long tram
pied ts majesty and paid heed 70 the. happiness
Of the peoples for the people Of the Old World when
they shall once moro resume the power they have for
Thousands Of years been unjusy deprived Of will push
them from their seats