The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-14
THE MEXuCAN. OUESIlOW.
u~nortaut statement III the Views Of
the Lincoln Government.

The followiue circular latter has been adj
drsssrd ~ ne ABOLITION Secretary seward 70
the ssvsrata American lssAtlons abroad IL
10 uAnslasion from French vsrsion, which
appears In tie Archives DiplomAUquss
WAsalHsfea, Monday. March ). lsss.
SIR We obeerve indications OF growine
impression IN Earops that the dsmons,fa sion
made By the SpAutshc French ana Da,u'. !.
revelation IN that coantry. which shall bring
abo at the td&rodaosiOu OF monarchicaI gov
eminent and the Assumption OF me crown
Sy sss ,a c:.e. q the World &:
sires 70 nfe1efv 70 ioyAa relattOns ~ we'll with
the allieD a. with Msxtco. Tne President nae
Therefore directed me 10 soomis % The par.
ties intsrssssd ME views On 'ns No" aspect OF
Tne Pr,stdsns has relied upon the assurance
given his 0overumsut py the Allies. that they
~srs N ,b c.ar.:s Of nor he
a. tertaine no dooAt o. the aiucertty of the
Abliss, and lfrAis Acon0dence In their good
Nth had beon disturbed. II would b restored
BY The frank explanations given by them that
the 0overnnsnts,of France. Spata and Great
Britain have 10 intention Of In tervshinE 70
procure enAaGs In the cOnsti tutional form Ct
Governments NOW exisslng IN Msxic }. or any
political change which should be IA opposi
ton 70 tAesW,ll Of the Mexican people. In
short, hs has canas to believe shat the Allies
Ale unaDAm0aDr In, declaring that revolution
proposed 70 Mexico 10 solely prom pied BY GER
tain Aseican citizens who are now In Europe.
Nevertheless, the President regarcs II AZ
his duty to express 70 the Allies, In all kind.
neas and cAudor, that q mOnArchical govern.
ment ssta6itshsd tn Mexico, in the presence
OF foreign A.sts and armtes, Occupying the
waters and the soil Of Mexico, has no promise
Of security or permanencs; In the second
place, thai tn6i stability OF such monarchy
would b. enhanced IL the throne were assign.
cd to psrson a3sen to Mexico; thatin these
circumstanc<s the nsv government would
instantly fall unless sustained BY European
alliances, which, under the Influence Of the
drst In vasion, would be practically the be-
aiming Of a permanent policy Of armsd IN
tervsnIion by moEarchical Europe, at o. CO
iplurious and inimiral to the system Of gov
srnw.nt generally adopted by the American
continent.
These views are based upon some know.
ledge OF the opinions and political habits Of
American society There can bs no dou ot
tb At in thia matter the permanent intsres .
AID the sympathies OF our country would ce
OH the sideo the other Americ IN repu olics.
We muao not be Understood as predicting
on this occasion the course Of events which
may ensue, both lp America and in europe,
from the steps which are contemplated. It
10 enough 70 say that. ia the opinion Of Ii .
PRECEDENT, the emancipation OF the American
continent from the control of Europe has
been the principal characteristic OF che past
half csntnry.f ATS not probable that rsvo.
luton in'the opposite direction can succeed
In the age which imm sdias-ly follows this
p0rlOO, huu WAAIo INC puRu'dIirA VA
increases 20 rapidly, while its resources de-
velop In the same proportion, and while So
ciety forms Itself uniformly according to the
principles OF the American democratic gov.
ornament.
Ii - unnecessary to Indicate to the Aliea
" improba Me II IS tina. the nations Of EE-
rope would secep. chesrfuily poiicg favor
able to e similar eOua ter revelation, :hGs in.
compatible with their own proper Interests
Nor 10 II necessary to point on. thai, notWitb-
standing the care OF tho Allies To avoid add
Ing by means OF their laid aud mari line
forces the interna! revolutions of MeAico
presence OF thsir frees Ia the country, how
ever diff rent the cbjec: they may have pro.
posed; for wi hout their presence IL may be-
cor sidered Us certain that such revolutions
would probably not have bean sttem pied or
even conceived
The Senate Of the United States has Ger.
talnly Bof accorded its Off cial sanction 10 The
pr scise m ea:nres proposed by the President.
10 lend our aid TO the actual Mexican Go yeEn-
nen;, In order thatthe later might. With tbe
appreciation Of the Allies, extricate iise.ffr
tie present smbarrassmeutA. But this is
strictly u question Of internal Edrniatsra
ZION. There could De u % greater error than to
See Ia this Disagreement divergence o; CptG
ION IN cur Government, or III the AIN eTcaE |
people, In regard to .heir cordial wishes for |;
the safety, welfare, ard stability Of the Re
publican Govern u sut In that counuy.
lam your obed't serv't,
.------ WV H. SEWAkD