. Retrospections of an active life. replied that she wishes Mexico and the Archdukewell, and if they can live in peace with the United States shewill treat them as any other independent nation, but she willhave no responsibility in any way whatever for any step thatmay lead to a war between Mexico or France and the UnitedStates. The recent speech of Earl Russell confirmed this story,which comes from a reliable quarter. If we have good luck at home for the next two or threemonths I think our affairs will assume a very different andmuch more cheerful aspect. I congratulate you and the President
. Retrospections of an active life. replied that she wishes Mexico and the Archdukewell, and if they can live in peace with the United States shewill treat them as any other independent nation, but she willhave no responsibility in any way whatever for any step thatmay lead to a war between Mexico or France and the UnitedStates. The recent speech of Earl Russell confirmed this story,which comes from a reliable quarter. If we have good luck at home for the next two or threemonths I think our affairs will assume a very different andmuch more cheerful aspect. I congratulate you and the President upon the result of theelection in Maine. Similar results in New York, Ohio andPennsylvania will have a prodigious moral effect here, espe-cially with the Emperor, who knows how to appreciate thevalue of popular support and the want of it in conducting awar. Yours very truly 1 This did not actually occur until 1865, when the Emperor found himselfobliged to abandon Mexico and Maximilian. Drouyn de Lhuys was thensucceeded by Lord John Russell FRANCE AT ODDS WITH RUSSIA 75 BIGELOW TO SEWAED Paris, Sept. 22, dear Sir: There is a reasonable prospect that the attention of Euro-pean nations is destined soon to be diverted from the NorthAmerican Continent. The long and extremely clever paperaddressed to the Western powers and published, since the lastpost to the United States, is justly regarded here as the com-mencement of an era in European politics and as inauguratinga very grave modification of Russias relations with the otherStates of Europe and especially with France. The press(official) is very reserved in its allusions to it, while theprivate judgment of it is, quite universally, that it will makethe Emperor furious. Many think it will lead to a war, and allsay a war would be certain to follow promptly but for theeffect which an engagement of the French arms in Europemight have upon the government of the United States. It is generally believed, however, that t
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