Year: 1866

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press, must again touch upon topic OF great
interest to us in Europe. | mean the Mexican
question, which is as troublesome to the second


empire as was the war in Spain to Napoleon l.
To tell the truth, the last dispatches via New


York have caused much sensation, both in Paris


and in the departments, and / cannot hide from


you that feeling Of much irritation is taking the


place of the anxiety caused by the publication OF


the dispatches of Mr.. Seward to Mr. Drown de
rHuys.


Besides the financial question plays a great


part in the affairs of Mexico. The holders of the


Mexican bonds are beginning to get uneasy at the
rumor of Maximilian being left without French
support, and are much opposed to see him aban.
doned by the Emperor. They say to the gov.
ernment sit is you that encouraged us to place our
money in Mexico; it is your Journal the Moniteur.


that made US believe that every confidence was to


be placed in the new empire; it is, therefore, your
duty to protect u.s." Moreover, as the discount


banks, which have taken the Mexican loan in hand.
nave many friends in the Paris press the result is


that the articles daily published only keep up the
quarrel and ian the flame of public opinion.
| THE MAAELUKEs OF THE CHAMBERS,


Ana other hot-headed patriots, wish to urge the
government not to recall the troops until the
| United States have formally undertaken to recog-
hize the new Emperor as the legitimate successor
OF Juarez. To keep nothing back from you, l
must inform you that this conduct of a certain
traction of the Chambers is only sham, the object
of which would be to give the official orators an
opportunity of playing the part of mediators and
OF keeping the balance between the ultraradicals
who would wish to see Mexico evacuated immed
ately, and the moderate liberals who desire, it is
said, to leave the troops on the other side of the
Atlantic even should war with the United States
be the result For my part I am convinced that
we shall remain on good terms with our old and
trusty allies, and the following is the reason:


THE OPINION OF NAPOLEON III


Was at first favorable to war. Whatever the
United States papers may say, the Emperor is not
and can never be favorable to the great American
republic, as an Imperial government can never
have much sympathy with liberal one. However
his Majesty, after wisely rehectng how prejudicaI
war would be to his dynasty has decided upon
remaining on good terms with America The
Cabinet of the Tuileries is also aware that the
Gear is only waiting for favorable opportunity
to attack Turkey, therefore it is not very likely
that it will engage itself in war with two such
powerful countries.


Monsieur Drouyn de rHuys will therefore have to
gulp the latter pill this is, however, lesson for
US. What makes the situation still more compli.
Gated for the ministry, is the revival in public
opinion and the passive resistance to the govern
ment, which is daily increasing moreover, public
functionaries are beginning to show less energy
of which the following is an example:


On the first Of February note appeared in the
Monteur, forbidding the newspapers to discuss the
debates in the Corp Legislatf. The Presse im
mediately declared for the ministry and the
example has been followed by other papers which
are beginning to be saucy. In the departments.
there seems to be kind of opposition forming
against the presses and there is no doubt but that
the majority of electors will vote for the oppo.
siton in 1863. The government will neither make
a coatp d'etdt, nor grant license to the press. 1t
was thought that the debates in the French Cham
bers would be very tame this year, but it appears
that they will be very animated, as Monsieur
Olivier will attack the government with great
vehemence.


PROJECT OF AN ADDRESS OF THE SENATE


The only passage of the project of an address
to the Senate which can in any way interest YOU,
is that touching the Mexican question. 1t is as
follows: " Your Majesty informs us that the Mexi.
can expedition will soon come to an end, and that
you are now negotiating with the Emperor Maxi
milan to fix time for the recall of the French
troops. This is an assurance for US that our com,
mercial interests will be protected in a country
restored to peace and security by the Intervention
of our arms. AS regards the United States. if bv
misunderstanding, the presence of the French
army on American territory appears to them less
orpsrtune than at period now become illustrious
in the history of their country, the firm tone of
your government must have proved to them that |
1t Is not naughty and menacing language which
has been the cause of the withdrawal of our troops
France has never allowed herself to be dictated to,
but it chershes the friendship of her ancient ally
What you ask for is neutrality and the right of
nations.n


The rest of the address is of little Importance
except the following: "The French people saw
the old women sitting in the Luxembourg are in
the enjoyment of such complete liberty of action
and thought, that justice is now and then obligedt to
check it, in the interest of morality and religion ),


BIsMARK, THE PRUssIAN MINISTER, AGAIN.


The naughty premier, seeing the deputies of the
Prussian chamber get more and more saucy every
day, has found means to make a coup d'etat,
Aware that the judges of Berlin, who it is well
known had such a reputation for independence in
the time of Frederick the Great, had yery much
degenerated, and would not object to be the in.
struments of tyranny in the hands of the execu
tive power, he has had recourse to them, and tbe
upper courts have decided that members can he
prosecuted for language used in the chambers,
This is particularly directed against Herr Won
Grabow, President of the chambers. who has often
spoken in manner anything but pleasant to the
ears OF King Wilhelm. The liberal party now be-
gin to see that it is being charged too dearly for
the glories OF the Deppel, and would like to tax
the bill.


Her Majesty Queen Victoria opened Parliament
on the 9th of February.


QUEEN vICToRIA's SPEECH


A slight paragraph alludes to the relations he.
tween England and the United States. The fran.
chise will, it appears, be enlarged, and there il
a talk of doing away with the punishment of
death.


1t appears that the Pope, Victor Emmanue, and
the Emperor of Austria are on pretty good terms.
So you see that our European potentates ALWAYS
hatmonize when the necessity for it occura
Thus, O'Donnell has had the best of il in the
Spanish insurrection; in the hour of dangar
lsabella's premier promised everything, but now
the danger is over he is as desperate as ever.
ihere is hanging and shooting going on everv
day. The press is gagged, and the public meet
nss are suppressed, as strong governments are
never overfond ofcontradictions, which often nnts
spoke in its wheels Snain and prnus;o o,o