. William H. Seward's travels around the world. our embarkation forhome is so short that we shall be unable to visit IJolland. An in-terview of especial interest was that with M. Drouyn de Lhuys,who was the successor of M. Thouvenel as Minister of ForeignAffairs at Paris during our civil war, but was replaced later by M. Drouyn de Lhuys is a gentlemen of fortune, nowresiding at Paris, unemployed, and the newspapers are disputingthe probabilities of his being called to office by President is a tall, stout man, not much, if at all, beyond sixty, with a mas- 702 EUROPE. si
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. our embarkation forhome is so short that we shall be unable to visit IJolland. An in-terview of especial interest was that with M. Drouyn de Lhuys,who was the successor of M. Thouvenel as Minister of ForeignAffairs at Paris during our civil war, but was replaced later by M. Drouyn de Lhuys is a gentlemen of fortune, nowresiding at Paris, unemployed, and the newspapers are disputingthe probabilities of his being called to office by President is a tall, stout man, not much, if at all, beyond sixty, with a mas- 702 EUROPE. sive head, an open countenance, a very kindly as well as intellectualexpression, and manners at once courtly, frank, and simple. Hespeaks English quite well. The conversation ranged on topics farand wide, its chief one being the relations between France and theUnited States past and present. M. Drouyn de Lhuys, though inthe ministry during the period when he had to treat with the ques-tions growing out of the French expedition to Mexico, was not. DKOUTN DE LHUYS. engaged in the inception of that enterprise, and, indeed, had alwaysbeen opposed to it. He is the only statesman, excepting PresidentThiers, whom we have met here that seems hopeful of France. Hesays the worst part of the road is passed. France must give up herdream of national aggrandizement and military glory, which arethe sources of all her misfortunes. He thinks that she will do so,and will rise to a higher position than ever. DR. EVANS. 703 It lias been an especial pleasure to make the personal acquaint-ance of M. Laboulaye, who is now a prominent republican memberof the National Assembly. He was a warm well-wisher of theUnited States during our war, and his Paris in America hasbeen read with interest throughout the United States. He seemsdepressed about the present state of France. Acknowledging the cheering encouragement which M. Labou-laye had given us in our civil conflict, we thought it our turn to in-spire him
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