The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-03-16
Foreign Intervention in Mexico,


The New York Courier Il Enquirer has a
very sensible article on that portion of the
Queens speech which refers to Mexico, and the
active movement of the English and French
fleets at Vera Cruz. 1t says:
The hostile demonstration which the Queen
il made to announce is to he a demonstration
not against Zuloaga, but against the Juarez
government. which holds possession of Vera
Cruz and all the ports both On the Atlantic and
the Pacific. That in fact is the only govern
ment which is assailable by any foreign force ;
and when the Queen states that she has 'sgiven
Instructions to the commander of my naval
forces in those seas to demand, and if necessa.
ry, to enforce due reparation," it is equivalent
to saying that the Juarez government must be
attacked. By as much as the Juarez govern
msnt suffers, by so much Of course the Zuloaga
government gains,
Our own government cannot look upon these
demonstrations with Indifference Hitherto we
have maintained complete neutrality between
the contending parties. Juarez has sent min.
lister to Washington, but no assurance has been
given that he will be recognized. Were there
no foreign interference. this laissez faire policy
ON our part would doubtless be carried out to
the end. But it will no longer answer. We
have as much to complain Of against Mexico 10
has either England, or France, or Spain. The
| files Of our State Department are loaded with
claims which she has refused to requits. and
grievances she has neglected to redress. They
have not been pressed against her, because our
people have looked upon her more as an object
| for pity than for indignation. Her weak, torn,
wretched condition, has always been q controll.
! ing argument for iorbcarance.
II We could afford to practice this. 80 could
| the Powers the other side Of the water If it
was right and just on our part. so would it have
been on theirs. Least OF all did it behooye them
to make hostile demonstration 1T lust the
juncture when the party with which nearly all
the intelligence and worth of the nation are
identified, was in the field and about to
achieve both military and . moral victory
whice would. in all probability. have put IN end
TO revolutions, and secured an enlightened and
stable government both able and willing 10 oh.
serve all national obligations. The time chosen
demonstrates the purpose-the purpose Of inter.
| vention in the civil wars of Mexico.
The action of England and France in this
matter is not one whit better than the interven.
ton Of the holy allience OF the last generation
to put down the free constitution OF Spain. Il
is done under different guise, but in effect it
is precisely the same thing. Both England and
France now asseverate that they have no de.
signs of selfaggrandizement in Mexico. Ex.
| 0e99y.
crate that they had no such designs in Spain.
But the plea, though true enough, did not save
them from an English condemnation and no
more will a similar plea induce Americans to
look with equanimity upsn foreign interfer-
ence OF this last alliance, the direct result of
which must be the suppression of free institu-
tons in neiyhboring republic.
There is occasion for most decided Diploma.
tic action. Our government cannot, without
protest. see the constitutional party Of Mexico
thrust to the wall by foreign arm It mat.
tiers not what the pretext is, the act is an inop.
perfume and UNI arrantable interference, which
our government cannot let pass in silence
Prompt and decided representations must be
made against any action by foreign powers tend
ing either to help or harm either party now
struggling for the ascendancy in Mexico. The
neutrality we impose upon ourselves we should
claim from others.