Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-07-12
England and Mexico.

subject OF European intervention in the affairs
Of Mexico. We regret that want of space
forbids our copying the article entire. As it
is, We must content ourselves with brief
synopsis Of the ColOnist's views and opinions.
This subject is now attracting very general
attention in consequence of it's having become
known, that our Government has recently adj.
dressed circular to the Governments of Eu-
rope, protesting against the establishment of a
monarchy in Mexico. There can he but one
option among our people on this subject /;
they never will consent to an armed interven-
ton, that shall have for its object, the change
Of the Government of Mexico to monarchy
The C0lonist insists that its Government
had no other object in view in forming an ALI
ance with France and Spain, than to secure
the payment of the debt due from Mexico to
her citizens, and the protection Of their rights
guaranteed by former treaties.
1t shows that England was much the larg-
cr creditor. Indeed the claim of France was
entirely insignificant when compared with
that of England, the former being but a little
over quarter of Il million, while that of the
latter was over scvcnty-two millions. 1t fur
tler argues that if England and Spain were
satisfied with the securities and apologies Of
fered by Mexico, France should have been,
and that the fact they were not, shows clearly,
that France had other views than simply col
Letting the petty sum Of S2G4,000, and it
very properly suggests that "tho leading
statesman Of Europe" designs to make a con-
quest of Mexico. 1t then shows that the
French have never had much success in col
onizaton and that her conquests would not
be productive of as much good to the race of
mankind, as those effected by the Anglo.Sax-
on race, and arrives at the very wise conclu-
sion that it would b. far better for Mexico to
be under the control Of the United States,
than any other power, and much better calcu-
lated to subserve the interests of England.
The Coloni@ says emphatcally, that Eng
land don't want Mexico. That she is already
ovcrbur.hcncd with territory, and this is UNI
loubtedly true. 1t admits what we have
never seen admitted before by an advo-
cate of monarchical government, that it was
at the instance Of the British Government
that the Monroe doctrine was set up by the
United States; and arrives at the very logic
al conclusion, that if Mexico should be una
bic to emerge from anarchy without foreign
intervention, his government would regard
the occupation of Mexico by the United
States with much moro favor, than its occu-
patton by either France or Spain, the only
European nations that have put forth such
prctensions.
We feel quite sure that the Coloai1 ex-
presses the true sentiments of the English
nation, and as much fault rs the American
press has found for the past few months with
the part taken by them Oh the subject OF our
internal difficulties, we think the sequel will
show that we have judged thcm too harshly
and too hastily. That the great part of the
Englisl, nation desire the pcrpetuity of our
y
trust them for faithful allies in time of need,
than the Emperor Of France, there can be no
doubt. Indeed, recent developments show
that while the Government of France was
making great professions Of friendship for the
United States, it was making formal PROPOSE
ions to England to join in putting stop to
the war by metliati0a, which meant nothing
more nor less than armed intervention in IA
vor of the Southern Conicd,racy. This was
scheme to get possession Of Mexico by the
aid of tho South, under the hypocritical dis
guiso Of putting stop to "nurderous frat
ricidal war;; but had the proposition been
acccdcd to by England, it would have added
hundred fold to the horrors of the war, and
this, Louis Napoleon knew full we'll. But
what cares he for tho loss of million of lives,
If he can but accomplish the objects Of his I'M
hallowcd ambition!
Our nation is certainly under great obliga-
tons to the English ministry for the rejection
of tho proposition. and for her perseverng adj
herencc to her policy of neutrality. 1t is un-
reasonable for us to expect that they will be
able to suppress manifestations Of sympathy
for the South on the part Of her citizens, and
to prevent their aiding them with their money,
when Sc disposed. The same allowance
should be made for the English Government,
we asked them to make for ours in the time
Of the Canadian rebellion. Our citizens gave
them men, money and munitions of war all
along the line, when but small minority Of