New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-10
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ON TIE
MEXICAN WAIs.


Mexico which, in compliance with a resolution
Of the House of Representatives, was laid be
fore that body on Feb. 4, are of great interest
Though they contain no new disclosures OF
startling facts, they shed much light on the
origin of the war, On the designs Of the French,
and Oh the condition of the unhappy Mexican
people. We briefly refer to some of the more
important points.
According to the opinion of Mr.. Corwin all
of whose letters leave on the mind OF the
reader the most favorable impression as to the
earnestness of his efforts to ascertain tho true
state of things, there was from the beginning
great difference between the claims Of En-
gland and those of France. Mr. Corwin writos,
March 90, 1862, that he knows, from very
careful investigation, that " the money demands
of England are in the main, if not altogether,
just" and that he ia not surprised that "her
patience is exhausted" The old demands OF
France are comparatively very small, y while
those dependent upon claims Of more recent
date are $50 enormously unjust as to be to-
tally inadnissible."
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of Vera Cruz, it was resolved to hold out the
olive branch to Mexico, aud this vas at once
accepted. A preliminary arrangement was
agreed upon between all the parties concerned,
at La Soledad, on Feb. ~, 1862, that nego.
tatious for the settlement of oil the grievances
of tho Allied Powers should be opened at Orr
zaba on the 18th Of April. On the I'd of April,
"a conference took place at Oriznba between
tho English Spanish, and French Commissions
ers To discuss their several claims aud determine
the future character of their dealings with Mexi.
co. The proctS rcIjdi of this conference ranks
among the most interesting documents OF the
volume. England aud SPAN were desirous IN
compliance with tho treaty OF London aud that
of La Soledad, TO come to q hnal settlement
With tho Government Of Juarezj the French
! Commissioners, although they had signed the
Arrangement Of Soledad on the 10Th Of Feb
ruury, were on the "a Of April determined not
TO take part in the conference appointed to
Orizaba for April Is, and promised Gen. Al.
monte their aid in the establishment Of a
monarchy. The English and Spanish Commis-
sioners Ind heard this. to their great surprise,
from Gen. Almontc himself, aud they declared
this procedure Of their French colleagues as n
violation Of the Convention Of London and Of
tho prclimnaries Of Soledad. The Pnslish
Commissioners minated that NJ. de Saliguy
must have signed the agreement with the in
tention 10 break it, Sir Charles Wyke asked
NJ. dc Saligny whether it was true that he
(Saligny) had said that he considered the pre-
liminaries as Of no more value than the
paper on which they were written, and CommO-
dorc Dunlop inquired "wby Mr. de Saligny put
his signature Ia the prellmlnares if no did not
consider himself bound by iti" The only an-
swer Of the French Commissioner 10 their in
quiries was, that abe had no confidence in
what emnDated from the government Of Mexi.
co." and had no explanations to give Tespect.
ing the motives that prompted him to sign tue
proceedings Of the conference" England aud
SPAN supported the demand of Mexico, that
Amonte and other Mexican monaIchsts should
tad no shelter in tho lines of the allies. The
French Commissioners declared him 10 be
distinguished friend Of the Emperor, from
whom they could therefore lot withdraw their
protection. As to the preliminarics of La
Soedad, they declared that the Mexicans had
violated them by various acts, and they an.
nounced their determination not to treat fur.
ther with tie Government OF Juarez. The
English and Spanish Commissioners, seeing
that their French colleagues persisted in op.
posing the removing OF the Mexican eIiles and
in refusing to take part in the conferences at
Orizaba on the 18th Of April, announced that
they would retire with their troops from Mex
lean territory. They easily arrived at q full
settlement Of their claims, and lett 10 tho
policy.
The French Commissioners took very little
pains to bring forward proofs for their AS
scrt0n that tho MeXicans had violated the
prelnnaries of La Soledad. They only say,
IN a letter dated April IL, 1862, IN general
teens. that it was the Mexican Government
which had destroyed, with ito own hands, the
preninarIes of La Soledad. BY abandoning
itself every day to tho same culpable acts
against the properties aud persons vi tho sub
Jects OF has Imperial Majesty" aud that re-
cent facts, such as the assassination OF various
French soldiers on tho road To Vera Cruz,
aud even in the euVlrOns of Cordoya, furnish q
new proof that the Mexican Government has
neither the will nor the power to CON.
ply with tho obligations imposed upon all
civilized governments.'' TO this vague
charge the Mexican Government replies, that