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


transaction of European policy, or whether French
matey represented in the kingdom, are questions
which We are not concerned in raising We are per-
fset prepared to find that France reckoning on some
neither deny the justice OF such expectations nor re-
gard with alarm the results Of the enterprise Ms
energies Of French nation crdnped By TIE limits Of
Ms empire, Merico offers an admirable fed for their
employment Commerce and colonization may there be
sidsrs The state Of the country the thirty years
will deny that the people must be gamers the change
We should not undertake such an enterprise ourselves
but it suits the views of neighbors to do so, we
honestly wish them success. French of occupd.
ton ,0H nd mach better employment in Aer'co than in
R0ms.
The English Cabinet ON General Prim's
Letter.
from the london Post Government organ) May 20.l
Tho turn which the Mexican question has just taken,
and the complete divergence Of the courses respectively pur.
sued BY the French penpote,iaries the hand and
the military and diplomatic representatives Of Spain and
Great Britain the other may well call forth mingled
feeling of regret surprise 1t must be matter of re-
greet that the moral influence the Mexican expedition
should thus be weakened by dsnon amongst the three
allied Powers, and il may well be matter OF surprise
one Of those three Powers TO pursue separate military
for the very object that has been distinctly re-
nounced and abursd in the convention drawn up to do
fine the character and limit the extent Of the common
operations. . 80
The Mexican expedition undertaken by the British
government in union with the governments Of France
and Spain for the attainment Of ends which every
government must secure unless 1t would abdcate the
functions for which alone exists and acts AS the first
condition OF all domestic policy il to protect the lives
and properties Of the citizens the first condition Of all
foreign policy to obtain adequate protection for those
citizens Of the state trading with or settled n foreign
countries. It's justification rested on the same necessity
which had compelled each OF the three European govern
mens claim and enforce in the respective cases Of
Naples, Greece Chind Cochin China and Morocco rspa-
ration for tho wrongs endured in these States by
English, French and Spanish subjects. The convention
Of London, whilst giving legal form to the joint
decision and proposed cooperation Of the three
European Powers to obtain Pscunary Indemnity from
tortion and downright robbery committed by 1t on the
persons and properties Of their subjects ealusy guard
cd against the possibility OF the expedition being made
to serve any Interior ends Of ambition either Of the three
Powers themselves, or Of the political parties in the
Mexican republic It expressly stipulated that the
right to demand and obtain rcparation for the
injuries done to French, Spanish or British
subjects should not be made pretext for
meddling with the Mexican constitution admins
tration. As regards government any other
line of action would have been simply impossible.
US from interfering BY armed force in the struggles Of the
Italian people, hich lei to insist the early .oih
dra,0al g tie French corps q occupation IN Syria ahicA
question directly affecting as the American ctusl ,odr
country, has ys. dictated the resolution 10 Observe from tie
North and South could not, without the most garing in
consistency, have been violated in Mexico by making
the expedition subssrvient either to European am,
clear right and duty of protecting hs own
Spain were, perhaps, greater; the .pccuniary in
terest Of France was certainly rated at mnch
higher figure. Nevertheless however different might
DO the degrees Of political interest stake the three
European Powers had equally given their consent 70 the
principle Of the &c Of L0ndSn oy which was
the Mexican republic should be carefully avoided
We have occasion to remind readers Of the
cessive incidents in the Mexican expedition revealing
either strange Misunderstanding q curious misnter
pretaton the part OF the French dplomatsts Of the
terms Of the convention OF London The disapprova by
IF SOledad
the difference between the French opposed to the
English and Spanish mode Of viewing the Mexican ques
ton England and Spain have limited their action to the
purposes originally determined by the convention OF
London Satisfied with obtaining the PREPARATION due 70
their subjects, they have neither directly midi
rectly interered in the political affairs OF Mexico. 1t
DO matter OF extreme regret that like course has
been pursued by France There has followed in the
train the French expedition certain General Amonte
accompanied by other Mexican emigrants who, on their
arrival at Vera Cruz mad secret OF their intention Of
overthrowng the Mexican republic and Of substituting
monarchy, with the Archduke Macmillan OF Aus
tria at Its head The remarkable letter mrn BY General
Prim the commander of the Spanish contingent, on
known IN its full ,ztsn the consequences Of this most
ii.juiged Atmonk mission. II has totally d-
verted-as regards the operations OF the French
diplomatic representatives and military agents-the
petition from its original scope. The Mexican govern
refused to treat with the penipotenares Of the
Allied Powers until General Almonte and the other
grants sent out OF the country Their refusal
acknowledged as legitimate and just BY Sir Charles wyke
and General Prm for the latter Is better known
readers that than by his title of Count Reuss
Both the Spanish and English penipotsntares regarded
the note Of the Mexican Minister OF Foreign Affairs Of
the Sd Of APRIL by which he demanded the removal Of
General Almonte and Lis companions, as proper and
reasonable request The two French penpoten-
taries, NJ NJ Jurien de Lagraviere and Dubois
de Saligny, the contrary, positively fused
10 consent to General Alnonts's removal Their
note, OF the 9th APRIL, in reply to that OF
the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs, shows that
General Almonto had not only the sanction OF. but
direct invitation from tho French Imperial government
before he set out in the train OF the French contingent
10 tho expedition. Under these circumstances. both
General prm and Sir Charles wyKe announced to the
French peniposntiares, their colleagues, that they
could take any further part in tho joint expedition
aud learn that the troops OF the Spanish contingent
have since all re-embarxed for Havaaa. The French
contingent remains pursue its military operations
alone. After successful cavalry engagement 1t entered
orizaea on the morning Of the goth. Meanwhile, we
to be expected) that civil has again
broken out in Mexico. A letter from Vera
Cruz OF the 18th April published In the Pdt1e informs
that the monarchcal party In Mexico has acknowledg
cd as its leader General Almonte that i've Mexican
dsrs and have issued proclamation in which the de-
position Of Juarez from the Presdentshp Of the republic
Is declared that soon as the French contingent shall
have occupied tho capital General Amonte will DO pro-
Claimed the head of the provisional government, and
that Constituent Assembly, 10 he summoned by uni
versal suffrage, will make known the dsnitve wishes
OF tho Mexican people. II anything more were wanted
Justify the resolution taken by the English and Spa
nish psnpotentiariss Of withdrawing from the expcd
ton IL would think, be found In the attitude thus
assumed and tho part Played by General Almonte with
the direct sanction of Franco.
TINS course ~ TTocesntnQ gre1iy 10 De dep0red Inc
Mexican government may have been In the wrong on
many previous OCCASIONS but we are bound TO admit
that in the present instance Is completely the right
The French Imperial government, in its past
strances and demands 10 Mexico may have been wholly
in tho right, but in the position which IL takes up IL
Is unquesonably in the wrong. We observe, In the
letter published IN tho Moneur In which the last phase
OF the Mexican question narrated attempt TO rep
the protection accorded to General Almonte
bound up with the honor OF the French flag; that II
could not have been withdrawn without insult
to tho French eagles The honor of France is really
not implicated at all In the question, or, II
IL is implicated in quite another fashion In carrying
out the clearly expressed terms OF convention the
honor OF great State Will nsnctively suggest the
cessty of strict adherence 10 the terms aud the spirit
which that convention has been framed Let SUPP
pose the Of England and France entering into
venon OF which the scope should be strictly limited
70 obtain reparaton for certain supposed wrongs done
by Austria to English aud French subjects by OF