Mr. WILSON. I cannot say whether they are doing anything or whether they intend to do anything. The leading nations of Europe are within a stone’s throw of the place where this Exhibition is to take place, and the in ventors and other persons interested in it in Paris. Situated as we are in this country, across the Atlantic from them, covering a vast territory, I think it is proper that the Federal Government should1do something. A word to the Senfrom California who interrupted me to state his views. We all know what the views of the Senfrom California have been in regard to the intervention of France in Mexico. He took the earliest opportunity to discuss that question in the senate in a speech of rare abilit, a speech that I heard then and read" immediately aftei', and I am sure it would be to the advantage of any Senator to read it again and again. I have no doubt that this intervention in Mexican affairs grew out of our weakness; that it was an unfriendly act to us; but the country was in no condition at that time to meet it as it on ht to have been met, and the Senfrom Ca it'ornia was about the only Senator in the body that proposed to meet it, or even to discuss the question. It is said that the French forces are to go out of Mexico. I believe it, and I believe they go outbecause of the same ground onwhich they went in the condition of this nation. They went in because they thought this nation was lost, that it was a'lost Power in the world; and they will take their forces out of Mexico and the Emperor they put there will go out of it at no distant day, because the U.S.A. lives and is a Power, and a leading Power, in the world. And now, sir, after we have failed during the last 4 or 5 years to take erhaps so old a part as we ought to have ta en, and as the French Emperor now proposes to go out, I do not think anything is to be gained by appearing bold and brave and defiant now. It looks to me like vaporing and bragging after the event to do it. ‘hat France will be out of Mexico before this Exposition takes place in A ril next, I have not a doubt; their armies will be out; and that this Emperor imposed upon Mexico will follow before many months I have not a doubt. This country lives. We are again a united nation a free nation. Our power is as complete today in one State of the Union as in another. France sent her forces to Mexico as an unfriendly act, in our hour of darkness and sorrow. We had unfriendly acts from GreatBritain; her colonies even mocked at us. She and they are getting the reward of their baseness now. I have very little sympathy for the fears or quakings of the men over the border andI would not be very sorrowful if there had been more occasion for fears and guakings than there have been during the last few days. However, I hope that this amendment will not be pressed u)OD us. At any rate, if it is I hope that it wi I be voted down, and that, as we have agreed to do, we will take the part we have proposed in this Exposition, and in doing iIt do not think we bow to the French emperor or any other emperor, but that we take our part and our lot an make our manifestation in this great exhibition of the industries of the nations. We have a vast country to be developed; we intend to be the 1st Power of the world in the mechanic arts, in manufactures, and industries, and ere many years pass awa I believe we shall be.