The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-16
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EUROPEAN INFLUENCE.

There 10 suspension OF ho .tilfties in
Mexico, TO b followed, In all probability,
ny = peace, A. aoIne sort OF .ettlsMsnt Vt
Mexican 8 ffiirs by the allies.
What th At settlement may be IL OF little
consequence to the e sin fact tn 8. the Gov
ernmsnt OF Mexico Is 10 b administered in
some form by Europeen II rf1cncss. Il may
b by the setting Rp OF new system. IN tie
name Of the Aaxicau psople, with q native
Executive, or the more direct appointment
AurOpean Prince a. ths head Of An elective
American monarchy. In either and any
Government must come from abroao, and,
by necessity, the direction Of its Policy
will have The same origin. A monarch.
cal i0nasnce has established Itself in
Of The great Northern Republic, which
Such an event would, i've years ago
have ktndled into blszs Of resentment, one
half 10 sullenly dumb, because their power to
resist 10 broken, ana the S)athsrn portion 10
sadly aequisscent, because there is 40 choice
left them except between the imperial and
rcya. nservatism Of kur0ps andths chaotic
bacba rtsm into which the brutal democracy
Of the North have dsxenerated, and anything
10 preferable TO the rule or the nsis b horhooo
OF our deadly N0rthe, n eneMlss.
There was an American Union once. in
which the Southern people had faith a. the
bsnsfcent uarcisn Of liberty and happiness
for the people Of conssntiEg ard ccntented
c0mm0nWealths. lts unlimited expansion over
this continent was its manifest dessiny, an d
every app each Of foreign influence over TIE
AFFAIRS OF the neis hb boring States, was jralousiy
watched as q movement against the genius CT
American freedom. One oy one, ana psacs
fully, they were all, IN the anobstfuctsd pro
gre4s Of events, TO bs drawn by the force OF
our successful example into the circle Of
sovereign States, where the majesty OF irre-
sistibls might, ss power alnsng the nations,
should DO ha.monious;y blended By the work
lnEs OF self 60 vernment In divsrsloed onmu.
nitss, with perfect security OF All y ,reonal
and political rieh.s. We would cot allow
the m IN arches Of old kurope, with thei1 70.
jec I'd theories Of popular rights, aud Their
obsolete naxims OF ar rbitrayy control vsr. .the
consciencss and minds Of men, torear 4round
ne In this new world artificial barriers to ar
rest the natural spfsad OF their regsnsIattrg E
inr q atptioEs Tue sentiment vas Universal
amorg Aasficans, but uowhsrs Was Is more
warmly On tsrtained and vigorously supported
for the policy Of America InAR In the south
It Woald prevail with the same ard0r and
c'sil ont the came sappoHt, II the NTH and
not exuDs uisnsd The mtss,on OF the Great
Republic was lost, when they 70 WhJQ Ii fetl
torxok II d eorranted assd desfrss ed the
Rapcoi.c Itself ths sragt o. j-ct ri desire fs-.
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IL my be- resam "a aosef ore isisaii .ipos
ti.. IN y is.s Il. unr JsY ~ caDJ >ciureu Ne
HGi0n, walea was cfra.rG ~ lived tor the
blrss,s gs 81 WHICH H. wsr ksusGt to Os TIE
uAiaal,Lg souycs aud WhOse sxpaEsi0a was
arusat,y desired as he n, n,sitfpiI A.tos Oi those
hlsssiags and % guxro which al 10roiGu tns
ilusnc { were kesnly watched foS. = bersstyt.
~, has become m enemy and perACatOs Ot al
WnicA made ~ value - mankind. 1nLt thay
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