New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-11
official. which preceded tho commencement of


in France, or-wbeSe national honor and pa
tional truthiulness are SUP .oosed to have take
I'D their exclusive sbode-in England itself
was made 10 fragrant disregard Oh the truth
We have to 90 back less than five month"; to
tho first hint of Intervention. That hint wal
given in The London Morning Post of Sept
la. The PATHS Of Paris was, however, in
structed on the following day to deny thai
such thing as Intervention was meant Sub
sequently The London Times broke silence on
the 9th of September. and repeated tho hints
of The Post in o modified form-denying,
however. any concerted pan Of action between
the three Powers. And still further to confuse
and distract public sentiment, only few days
after The Times put forth its assurances, the
official Journal Of Spain repudiated joint inter-
vention in unconditional terms.
Yet, at the very moment when these semi
official falsehoods were sent abroad for public
bewiderment, the treaty was 90 far under dis
cussiou that in three weeks after it was signed
and sealed in London; aud on that day. the
23d of October, The Times, without any apol-
oey for the previous prevarications INDUCED In
by the organs Of the three Governments re-
spectivey, announced to the public that
Mexico must be rescued from anarchy, and
"put in the way Of self'government and
peace; the phraseoogy, as will be seen,
corresponding harmoniously with that OF Gen.
Prin, as reported to us BY this arrival. In
the face, then. of the early history Of this allied
business, we must decline being led into an
unquestioning faith in pacific assurances, which
are neither justified by experience nor war.
ranted by the overpowerDg demonstration
already made against weak and comparatively
defenseess State.
Nor does the manifesto of the allied Powers,
the text of which comes to US by this arrival,
inspire much confidence 10 the present or the
future. That document is filed to repeton
with high.sounding words, quite rs meaningless,
and we believe quito as worthless, As the prior
addresses of the Spanish Generals. The Mexi-
cans, it 10 true, are hidden believe that the
mission Of the allies is ono in the interest OF
peace. To Mexican people themselves, it says,
tho task exclusively belongs of constituting
themselves in o permanent and stable manner;
aud al appeal 10 made to them ~ lay hold on
:" the anchor of their salvation" which OF
course means the invading feet, and " fear
/" nothing from restless and turbulent spirits.
And again, continues the manifesto: 1--WE shall
preside over lmpassbly the glorious spectacle
"of your regeneration, guaranteed through
a" order and liberty" Now, if all this trash
could be supposed to nave any meaning, 1t
would amount to this: that the allied forces OF
England, France, and Spain have not invaded
the territory Of Mexico for the purpose Of
fighting, but 10 teach the political factions by
which the country 10 racked the advantages Of
order and liberty. This discipline, then, must
DO impaired in the way Of example; for if
there are TO be no hostile measures employed
in the process Of enlightenment, the Me1icsns
will merely be invited to initiate their iu-
structors. No mention is made in this State
document-surely the most remarkable in the
modern history Of diplomacy-of tho time which
will probably be consumed in this extraordi-
nary course Of training. Yet, time 10 supposed
generally to be q very essential element in
tho moral training both Of individuals and
communities. IL it, then, the case with Mex
ico that, while che is 50 far sunk 10 moral
and political degradation that she requires the
armed Intervention of three powerful nations in
her desperate situation, che is yet able to recon.
stitute herself "in permanent and stable man.
"ner;" So that the allies have only to preside
L" impasslbly over the glorious spectacle Of her
a" regenerationl" Can our readers gather from
such n parade of words any assurance Of paci-
fc intentions Tor anything to inspire so much
% an atom of faith in this proclaimed impsssi-
bility. If Mexico is to be regenerated, socially
aud politically, il will be the work of long years
of self.dsnial, seli.culture, and the hard teach
ings Of experience which often find their way
to tho understanding of communities, as Of ILL.,
dividuals, after low degree OF debasement has
been reached. But this farce Of maintaining
an invading force as impassve spectators OF
the process of sanctifcation is all insult to the
wretches who offer tho spectacle, and an open
defiance Of tho common sense of the world.
Meanwhile, it will be seen, the discipline
thus far which has reached the Mexican
people is tho discipline Of selfarmament. Not
less than $4,000 armed citizens have already
taken the field for active resistance; and while
the Allies are waiting at their headquarters
for al answer from the capital to their mani
fcsto, the people are reused to action for the
common veal. Taxes on personal income are
to replace those which the occupation Of their