The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-07 00:00:00

MEXICO AND IHE UNITED STATES.

The following despatch from Mr. Seward on
Mexican affairs has appeared in the Archives Liplo-
matiques. It is addressed to Mr. Dayton, the
United States Minister at the Court of the Tuileries,
and is dated from Washington, March 3
" Sir,—We observe indications of a growing opi-
nion in Europe that the demonstrations which are
being made by Spanish, French, and British forces
against Mexico are likely to be attended with a
revolution in that country, which will bring in a
monarchical Government there, in which the Crown
will be assumed by some foreign prince. This coun-
try is deeply concerned in the peace of nations, and
aims to be loyal at the same time in all its relations
as well to the allies as to Mexico. The President
has, therefore, instructed me to submit his views on
the new aspect of affairs to the parties concerned.
" He has relied upon the assurances given to this
Government by the allies, that they were seeking
no political objects, and only a redress of grievances.
lie (lota not doubt the sincerity OI the allies, aria
his confidence in their good faith, if it could be
shaken, would be reinspired by explanations appa-
rently made in their behalf, that the Governments
of Spain, France, and Great Britain are not intend-
ing to intervene, and will not intervene to effect a
change of the constitutional form of government
now existing in Mexico, or to produce any political
change there in opposition to the will of the Mexi-
can people. Indeed, he understands the allies to
be unanimous in declaring the proposed revolu-
tion in Mexico is moved only by Mexican citizens
now in Europe.

" The President, however, deems it his duty to
express to the allies, in all candour and frankness,
the opinion that no monarchical Government which
could be founded in Mexico, in the presence of fo-
reign navies and armies in the waters and upon the
soil of Mexico, would have any prospect of security,
or permanence. Secondly, that the instability of
such a monarchy there would be enhanced if the
throne should be assigned to any person not of
Mexican nativity. That, under such circumstances,
the new Government must speedily fall, unless it
could draw into its support European allies which,
relating back to the first invasion, would in fact
make it the beginning of a permanent policy of
armed European monarchical intervention ,injurious
and practically hostile to the best general system of
government on the Continent of America ; and this
would be the beginning rather than the ending of
revolution in Mexico.

" These vieWs are grounded upon some knowledge
of the pontical sentiments and habits of society in
America.
"In such a case it is not to be doubted that the
permanent interests and sympathies of this country
would be with the other American Republics.
"It is not intended on this occasion to pre-
dict the course of events which might happen as a
consequence of the proceedings contemplated either
on this continent or in Europe. It is suffieient to
say that in the President's opinion the emancipa-
tion of this continent from European control has
been the principal feature in its history during the
last century. It is not probable that a revolution
in a contrary direction is likely to he
an immediately succeeding century while population
in America is so rapidly increasing, resources so
rapidly developing, and society so steadily forming
itself upon principles of democratic American Go-
vernment. Nor is it necessary to suggest to the
allies the improbability that European nations
could eteadily agree upon a policy favourable to
such a counter-revolution as one conducive to their
own interests, or to suggest that, however studi-
ously the allies might act to avoid lending the aid
of their land and naval forces to domestic revolu-
tions in Mexico, the result would nevertheless be
traceable to the presence of these forces there, al-
though for a different purpose, since it may be
deemed certain that, but for their presence there,
no such revolution could probably have been at-
tempted or even conceived.
" The Senate of the United States has not indeed
given its official sanction to the precise measures
which the President has proposed tor lending our
aid to the existing Government in Mexico, with
the approval of the allies, to relieve it from its
present embarrassments. This, however, is only a
question of domestic administration. It would be
very erroneous to regard such a disagreement as
indicating
any serious difference of opinion in this
Government or among the American people in their
cordial good wishes for the safety, welfare, and sta-
bility of the republican system of Government in
that country. —I am, etc.,

" WILLIAM H. SEWARD."

COLONIAL PROGRESS.—The Montreal Gazette
records the birth of " a quintette of girls" on the 29th of
March, and states that the mother, a French Canadian, is
herself one of four, all still living. The five children are
"doing well," and the same may be said 0 the mother,