The New York herald., 1862-12-30

The WAR IN MExIco-FmM AND DETERMINED
ATTITUDE OF ITS GovERNMENr.-In another
column will be found manifesto from the
Mexican Congress, which will be read with the
deepest interest and qualification by all the
well wishers of that unfortunate people. For
the first time in the last thirty years it affords
evidence of the most perfect union of sentiment
and patriotic devotion amongst all ranks and
classes of its citizens. Its tone is earnest, dig
ni6ed and decided, free from the turgidity and
boastfulness that but too often distinguish
Spauish-American documents of the same cha
racter, and calculated not only to stir to its
profoundest depths whatever of patriotism is
left in the national heart, but to make . most
favorable impression abroad.
Avoiding all discussion of the designs with
which France first invaded the Mexican SOIL and
the exposure of which at once led to the with
drawal of England and Spain from the expedi.
ton, it takes up the point on which the French
were subsequently compelled to rely-that
the war was not undertaken against the Mexi-
can nation, but against . single man-President
Juarez 1t protests against the Inauguration
Of such principle in the dealings
of one government with another, asks
by what right 1t is required Of the Mexican
people to dismiss from Office Presidens cousti-
tutionaIly elected, and expresses their arm de-
termination to msintain him in his present posi-.
ton until the close of his term, and never to
accept nor permit foreign interference or dicta-
ton in their affairs.
This il language betting free and united
peoples; for such, from oil the indications that
reach us, we may now assume the Mexicans to
be- II fully bears out the view taken by that
noble minded statesman and soldier, the Comte
de Reuss, when he refused to be a party to the
political fraud contemplated by France, in con-
currcnce, rs it now appears, with Austria, to
force the Archdukc Macmillan upon them as
king by means Of q fictitious election controlled
by French bayonsts. And now whom. under
an equally dishonest pretext-that of the per-
sonal enmity Of Juarez to the Emperor--it is
sought to carry out the other objects Of France,
the Mexican Congress boldly and unquaifedly
gives the lie to It, and declares that II will carry
on the war to the last extremity sooner than
yield up to foreign dictation the ruler Of its
choice. We can Judge Of the effect of these de-
slarations in Europe by that produced by the
explanations Of General Prim in the Cortes
and elsewhere. They will serve to render the
Mexican war more unpopular than ever with
the French, and Will raise storm that II will
be difficult to resist against the expenditures
which the large reinforcements necessary to
carry II through will involve. The timely pre-
parstions made by our own government
to defeat the schemes that Louis Napoleon
Is said to have in contemplation. will
still further open the eyes of the French
people to the risks and dangers of
these ambitious projects Of their Emperor. II
their only object be, as 10 pretended by 50, ie,
to relieve the pressure Of the distress which
threatens him with revolution at home, it would
be far cheaper-using Mr.. Cobdens sugges.
tion--to feed the starving operatives of France
on turtle and champagss than TO persevcre In
enterprises the cost and consequences OF which
are beyond human ken.