Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-09
France and the United states.


The acquisition OF California by the United STATES ia re-
gsrded as an object OF paramount Importance by all who
nave "Ao =" opportunity OF aseerainng its great value both
inunsieaiy ana IN commercial point Of view and we
Ae Tor granted that the favorable opportunity offered by
the mexican War will not be permitted 20 be lost without
obtaining the eeSon Of territory from ,h.,
as the price OF peace and indemnity Just and
i'ng deferred claims OF citizens against IL s
only deemed important that California should belong
United S'atss but supposed even more essential
to our interests that Great Britain whose hands it will
doubtless speedily fall If fail acquire it, shall not
arises how will this expansion OF limits viewed by
other European Powers and especially by French gov.
ernment whose Prime Minister recently undertook TO
apply to this Continent nappeablc maxim Of European
policy, by reading homiy upon the necessity of main
'aning undisturbcd "the balance OF power1 We confess
we had feared. well from this on the part of
VI. Guzot from the marked anxiety Of the French Cab
net TO preserve with that OF Great Britain cordial un
Demanding which has 50 long existed between those par.
ties that, in the OF attempt the part of our
government acquire additional territory the direction
OF the Pacific by the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mexico either by
conquest by purchase France would be found uniting
with Great Britain in protesting against its
and possibly resisting by Recent intmauons
however, cmanatng from entitled the highest
respect calculated relieve all spprchensons OF this
and to Justify the opinion that France will be rather
pleased than otherwise seeing California .ed to the
United States.
One OF these ntims;ons is article the Courier dss
Etots Unis, the French paper published New York. the
editor OF which supposed be high favor with the
French government and intimately with its opin
ions and wishes. That paper desrcs that il France shall
interfere in the affairs OF Mexico all, will be only
friend the United States. and in the form OF an appear
to our magnanmiy and fOrbesanee toward weaker neigh
Dor; and it adds the following strong why the
French government should adopt this policy:
"Not only has France no major interest in preventing
the entire or partial conquest OF Mexico by the U. s. bat
she might possibly, both IN political aud commercial
sense. find interest in such conquest Mexico Just
under the exclusive influence England who uses
her politically and commercially she would one of her
colonies. She has monopoizcd her mines, her mar
ke her revenues, and she those province.
which about TO fall into the hands vi the o. s.
Well. better Tor France that California should be luns
to America than to Ensand Is better the influence OF
the Cabinet w ashngon than that Of St James should
prevail IN NeAieo' tor the hrst naturally the political
and maritime friend ct France, the second Is her enc
my We have eVey thing 10 lear from the omnpoienco
u England, and nothing from the power O the U. On
contrary, the development OF the latter power is in IT.
self advantage for Us, inasmueh peril for our
eternal adversary In the hands OF the Americans the
great eyiEers Of the world the wealth OF Mexico
would De augmented Ien-tod. That country would offer
to Europe markets ,en-iod more extensive than and
those markets would De under monopoly French com
would ind advantages in such restoration OF the
mercantile equilibrium, Just proportion that Of Eng
land would o-e BY H. The uSfekeJs and Producers Of
nauons, subject 70 yeEauoa and SPosuou under
this exclusive regime, would beaed sy freedom aud
great shadow oi the starry dag"
But perhaps su. authentic indieauon,of the feel
ns purposes the Preach Government Is TO be found
volume recently Published BY NJ Dafoi de MOrfras in
France BY order told by the New York Courier
and Enquirer Of LOUIS Philippe and under the suspces
MarshAl Sou and VI. Gui15I which It Is maintained
that France has every thing gam pOtiesIy and
mercay, by the incorporation OF Mexico with United
States" VI de Morfras says
England would then soon see the sort Of poIiti |
cal sovereignty which she has managed TO impose up
Mexico, and the commercial monopoly which she e1
ercses there, both at annihated. She would be
weakened precisely in proportion 10 the strength
which the absorption OF this would upon the
Union Hence she has already taken pains exaggeTate
the results OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the United States by
pretending that l. important for France well as all
the other European powers prevent great extern
sion the democratic element America lest it should
latter from the upon old world and
thus endanser the existence OF thrones. Bot France re-
peat, monarchicsl institutions be re-establshed
the Spanish republics, would derive much greater bene
hts from Their incorporation with the Unitsd States.
These exracs-Partcunrly the last-ssusy US tina, |
NJ Guzots imaginary balance OF power" will not
tempt him interfere hoslely should the acquisition of
California be made by government the SINE qua non OF
peace with Mexico. IL i grave enquiry, however
whether relations with Great Britain may not be seri
ousy complicated by the probability Of event. which,
for the very that France will look upon it so COM
pacenLy will necessarily excite her jealousy while it will
defeat her long cherished designs that quarter Of the
globe.