The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

Jared any better under party than the other
sttutonssts and churchmen proved for all practical
and murdered by BOTH with equal reckessnsss and II
assured that the materials required for the
in the factions which have dasosted Mexico for the
thirty years. cannot pretend to dispute so probable
an assertion.
France however, is probably thinking Of herself as
well of Mexico Though she does 'go to war for an
idea, she may be expected TO argue that II French
troops and French money are expended IN the expedition
Mexico France may reasonably calculate the profit
as well the glory OF the snterDrss We DO not deny
1t. On the contrary wish her a success. The occu
patton Of Mexico by French troops will certainly be
costly France but 1t may perhaps be agreeable TO the
French nation and it cannot be otherwise than bsne-
cia to the rest OF the world In Mexico France may 40
infinite good with little chance Of doing harm except to
herself. There is no "nationay 70 be suppressed, no
feeling Of liberty to be stded popular voice to be over
powered The Msxicans have shown such incapacy for
ssfgovernmen that 1t would be absurd to invest them
with the dignity Of political Independence. they are
ever to be organized as State is clear that somebody
must do for Thorn what they cannot do for themselves
We may say in fact that this result has been every
where contemplated inevitable, though the specula-
Of the spectators. The AmevcGns knN0 perfectly tcJ
that Aerico could neuer 0a bat they recoed on Us falling
some Tine thai their old Colony was dispossbe and the
chagrin which 10 visible in General Prim's language
arises, doubt rather from e Uay in shcn Spain has
been superseded IN the office than from any dislixe to ths
cad proposed. Everybody knew, probably from tho
beginning that unless the expedition to be mock
cry it must end in the Intervention Of some Power with
co Assurance prepared TO 60 the greatest lengths
the Office has dsvovsd upon her, and, her appropra
ton Of the ambitious duty loft no place or rospect 70
Spain, the Spaniards have retired.
Il would be useless TO speculate the course Of events
under these conditions TO forecast the shape q
the compensation which France will naturally expect for
her sacrifices and her trouble. Whether the eleva
tion OF Austrian Prince 70 the Mexican throne
may enter consideration into some
transaction Of European policy, or whether French
rather than Austrian influence may be ulti-
matey represented in the kingdom are questions
which We are not concerned in raising. We are per-
fsety prepared to find that France Is reckoning on some
equivalent for her outlay and her exsrtons, and
we neither deny the justice Of such expectations nor
gard with alarm the results Of the enterprise If the
energies oft French nation crdmped By the limits Of
the empire, Merico offers admirable field for their
employment Commerce and colonization may there be
developed together and nobody, sure, who con-
sdsrs the of the country for the last thirty years
will deny that the people must be gamers by tho change
We should not undertake such enterprise ourselves
but suits the views of neighbors to do SO, we
honestly wish them success French army of 0ccs.pd.
ton will nd mach better employment in Aerico than in
Rome.