The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-15
Mexico I'm six Easy Lessons.

IL II an Ill wlnd whlcn blows nODOdy any
good. The winds from Mexico blow foul for
the Emperor Napoleon, but fair for the advo-
Gates Of republican institutions. The reports
from our own correspondents and from official
sources in regard to the repulse Of the
French army at Pucbla have created the
greatest excitement in diplomatic and
military circles here. They will doubt
less create q still more intense feeling
among the quidnuncs of Europe. Napoleon's
Mexican intrigues have been watched with the
closest and most jealous interest by the people
of this country, and the intelligence that his
first move towards The Mexican capital has been
checked by signal reverse is received here
with emotions Of qualification. How il will be
received in Europe Is quite another affair.
As soon as the Southern rebellion against our
government assumed definite shape and ap-
pealed to arms, the diplomats of Europe, and
especially Of England and France began to
display their gross ignorance Of the affairs Of
this continent So long as this ignorance was
passive it amounted merely to prejudice; but
AZ soon ~ it became active IL took the form Of
hostility to the United States. Contrary to all
ern confederacy was recognized a. bellige-
rent power In the Trent difficulty England
meanly attempted to preface diplomacy by
force and sent US proclamation prohibiting
the export Of munitions Of war by the same
steamer which Brought her formal demand for
the release of Mason and Slidell. Itisneedless.
however, to recapitulate the various counts Of
4 I'D ,okc b;cbxh ~.
United States will one day press to trial. We
have to speak now only Of that convention
against Mexico which was arranged by France,
England and Sp1n, and which was, in concep-
ton and execution, a deliberate and intentional
insult to our own country. The United States
has always been the champion Of republican
ism. An outrage upon any republic on earth
forces a quarrel upon us The design Of estab-
| fishing q European monarchy upon our very
borders was inimical, not friendly The invi.
tation to US to assist in imposing an obnoxious
and foreign government upon the Mexican
people was . courteous and studied affront
The choice Of q period when our hands were
tied by internal revolutions for the accom-
plishment Of such projects upon this continent
be pronounced smicable. In short, then, the
scheme Of intervention in Mexico was scheme
for the humiliation Of the United States.
England and Spain, in effect, confess this by
suddenly withdrawing from the tripartite alli
ance when this country, by series Of brilliant
victories over tho rebels, began to demonstrate
iis integrity and It's power. The diplomats Of
England and Spain had neither knowledge nor
presciencs sufficient to enable them to discov-
or the winning side at the first but they were
At least sagacious enough to learn the lesson
taught by the splendid fsats Of our army and
navy a. our civil war progressed. Therefore,
Palmerston and Russell, fearful Of Canada,
withdrew the English army from the Mexican
alliance, and England has assumed friendly
tone towards US. Therefore, Marshal O'Don-
nell, fearful Of Cuba, already threatened by our
Monitors, withdrew the Spanish forces from
Mexico, and now Spain endorses the cordial wish
Of General Prim for the success Of the United
States and prosperous issue to the
efforts of her arms" European diplomacy
has always been more . matter Of coward
| ~ fears and selfish policy than Of honest
amity and simple, Straightforward statesman
ship. Mentally or morally, one Of our unso-
phisticated, well meaning statesmen il worth
thousand sneaking, intriguing, Jesutical Eu-
ropean diplomatists. We have always erred
hitherto in believing European politicians as
honest as ourselves and at last we begin to un-
derstand our error, and shall be careful not to
repeat 1t. We see clearly that the way to i'm
press European governments favorably is not
to ask sympathy, but to compel respect This
plan has succeeded IN breaking up the tripar-
lite alliance against Mexico - no remon