New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-29
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 99, 1863

q, 1863.
sent out during the present war, knowing what
terrible havoc could have been made ny one
such vessel as the Confederate privateers
The mines of Mexico would not repay France
the cost of such war, even though we leave ou'
Of the account the loss Of this great and growing
market for the product of her peculiar industry;
an industry which, providing the luXuries Oh 'ne
world, only thrives when her consumers are
prosperous But France has not yet lofeot'en
her old NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. older than Bona
parte or Orleans, or Bourbon. She Las notye'
stined, under the embrace OF the new aliiaDce'
her old jealousy of the marine power oil Eng'
land. The time is yet too recent when iihpen-
Gus Britannia ruled the seas and vas law
unto herself in all things maritime, utterly re-
gardess Of the rights Of all the world beside
Every American vessel which France would
destroy in such a war would so far help to reefs
tabish this old monopoly, under which she
chaicd so vainly and so long and the strength
of which was only broken by the bold hearts
and gallant scamanship Of the Navy of the
Young Republic in the War OF 1872
Nor vet has France forgotten the revolution
of I7-9 and the old hatred of Slavery which was
the first fruit of her own emancipation from
not dissimilar scryitude TO a proud and cruel
ieudai arstocracy. Tie Emperor would be mad
to throw the sword If France into the scale with
the whip of the STAKEHOLDER. He las never yet
dared in grave matters to run counter to the
settled opinion of the French nation. We have
little 10 complain of in tho course pursued by
Napoleon toward this country. No pryatcer
has vet sailed under thetri-color Of France; and
it is not impossible that the pirate which has
sought the protection of his harbor may never
again leave it on destructive enand.
He has proposed diplomatic Intervention, ana
basperhaps pcrsistently ught toindice England
10 Join him in this course; but we have no night
10 think i; strange that be should have cudeav-
ored to make some arrangement which would
stop the progress of a war which has caused
great suffering TO no uncomfortable portion Of
his people. On the contrary. il was naiura!
that he should 80 far listen 10 their petition a.
to make the effort, even though he Pre,udsed Its
fruitle,sncss; At least, he had ~ answer 10 re-
turn Ia the sufferers.
hit it will be rcplied-thcre ia his invasion OF
Mexico. We oaer no defense for this unjust
and uujustfable wrong. II Is counter 10 our
proud national theory Of the sacrcducss OF
American SOIL To the Monroe doctriue Of
non.interyention by European Powcrs in
the Affairs Of this continent; but it must
not bee forgotten that the Monroe doctrine
has never received the assent OF European
Powers. and thst the base of the argument Is
American power. Yet. if the Union is 20 be
severed. and the Southern Confcderacy to pre-
vail, II Is better far tina, Mexico should fall into
the protection or under the sway Of non-sl.ve-
holding France than become the prey OF the
merc;less and rapacious STAKEHOLDER, or add TO
the wealth and power Of the Golden Circle Of
the Gulf.
Blt II Cavrur vas right In his estimate Of The
character Of the nscrutabc Man of Destiny
that his policy was not based on fixed aud
chnngelcss views, but was constantly adapting
itself to the altering conditions Of the world
polties--it H. not reasonable TO suppose that
Napoleon in occupying MeXcohas rather sought
to take advantage Of the secure tenure which
the then expected success of the Southern Re-
bcllon afforded, than deliberately take lcour.c
which promised mar with the Un.cl State
even in "a distant future.
From one cause only is there Aay danger
If Il war with France-ihe neglect 20 occupy
our own frontier moderate force on The
Rio Grande, under "a judicions odcer. would
obyiAie the only probability Of such war in
removing the danger of French force cross.
inc tha, river into Texas territory and COM
polling the Uuitid States in solire-pect TO-
dssigre war. Wien the posts Oh the line of this
river shall be garrisoncd the fort at Brownsville
reiittcd and occupied and q moderate naval
force stationed OH the coa,t-thcn the En-
pcror will be- flowed, if he h.s auy uuirendly
intent in that direction, 70 make an open
and incNcusahlc demonstration ns the first
act Of hosuui.rs This he cannot do and
maintain himself before France. whose syn.
patty with This country Is still warm. The,
danger from that quarter is perhaps already
ayertcd.