The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-05

Rg@ The allied feet of England, France
and Spain, destined to act against Mexico,
for redress of the injuries and losses sus-
tanned by these governments and their sub
jects at the hands of the people of the Re-
public, has already sailed for this country.
1t is expected that the united force will
assemble at Havana between the 18th and
goth of this month. m
The attention of the public has been d.
verted from this important expedition by
the troubles of the day, but we cannot fail
to view with intense interest, the first for
cible interference with the affairs of this
continent by the leading powers of the Old
World. We cannot but believe, that be-
hind the ostensible object of the expeditions
each nation has Interior and far reaching
designs, which may eventually interfere
materially with the welfare of this govern
ment. 1t is impossible for the administra-
ton, after having just concluded treaty
with Mexico, to join with the powers of
Europe in establishing a new order of
things in that distracted country. And it
is a matter of surprise that those powers
should have deferred their expedition
against the Republic of Mexico, until the
Government of the United States was hope
lessIy involved in a mighty struggle to sup
press vast iusurrection. So far as Eng
land is concerned, we may well call in ques-
ton, the purity of her intentions. At best,
our relations with that country are in a
delicate condition, and the Mason and Sill
dell matter will not, by any means, serve to
render peace. between the two countries
more probable. We are not so certain but
that England is using Mexico as a pretext
to keep her fleets in the waters of the Gulf,
without waking any alarm in the minds
of our Government aud people, to use them
if necessary, upon our Southern ports.
The Monroe doctrine is as sound to-day,
as it was when Monroe enunciated it, and
it would be we'll for those nations to con-
slider that the rebellion in this country is
already in its death throes, and that at the
conclusion of the war, we will have mil
lion OF men drilled and armed, ready, il
need be, TO drive from the continent the ar
mics of European schemers against the in
tegrity of our government. The great ex-
petition which now is steaming across the
ocean to subdue sister Republic, may be
for ought we know-the. opening act OF
great drama, in which the thrones oil
Europe will be overthrown, and republican
institutions reared in their places 1t is
possible that the hour is approaching, when
not only the slaves Of America shall be
free, but the masses of the Old World,
down-trodden for ages, shall assert their in
dependence, and the great truth of the
Declaration of Independence, that "all men
are born free and equal" shall become the
foundation of new governments across the
sea. However, this may be, the result oil
this war viii prove to the world that Re-
publican Institutions alone, can give
strength and stability to government and
happiness and freedom to the people. L
will show that not only is a republican
government powerful enough to crust
treason at home, but able, if need be, t.
protect itself from the assault of foreign
powers, and protect a weak, sister Repub
lie from the Vaccinations and designs O
foreign monarchies, Gan ~