Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-10-14

uepil SIMPLY proved that we had been
lll-Iniormed as to the military resources
which intimidation had enabled Juarez TO
command. 1t neither diminished the
gravity of our interests nor lcssened the
Importance OF our object 1t inflicted no
damage even upon our military reputation.
1t was then decided that Il complete army
corps, armed with formidable artillery
and adequate means OF transportation,
should be embarked for Mexico as soon
as the season would allow The money
expenditure required by this considerable
movement of troops and warlike material
was simply an advance made upon the
enterprise. Where 50 many people in
sisted upon seeing nothing but a little
glory to win, Napoleon III. had already
laid the foundations of Il completely new
system Of policy. While for everybody
else the Mexican war was mere military
question, he was limiting and determining
me part to be played by our soldiers, our
seamcn and our diplomats in this enter
prise which is to give TO France the COM
mcrcial rank she has right 10 hold
- In the actual state OF the civilization
of the world the prosperity of America is
not a matter of Indifference to Europe,
for this prosperity feeds our factories and
keeps our commerce alive. 1t is our in
tcrest that the republic OF the United
States should be powerful and prosperous,
! but it is not our interest that it should
thence 6Omineer over the Antilles rs
well as South America, and that il
alone should control the distribution 81
/ the products of the New World" This
I passage, from the Instructions given by
the Emperor to General 'Forey, victori-
! ously answers those who now ask why
we have been eXpending men and money
to found a regular government in Mexico
/ France must oppose the absorption
/ of Southern America by Northcrr
/ America she must in like manner oppose
( the DEGRADATION Of the Latin race on the
other side of the ocean; she must estab
/ lish the integrity and security of oul
! West Indian colonies. 1t is the interest!
which compel France to sympathize will
the Confederate States which have led ou
banners up to the walls Of Mexico.
! The recognition of the Southern State
/ VIII be the consequences Of our intervcn
ton, or rather our intervention has pre-
pared. facilitated and made possible
! diplomatic act which viii consecrate th
final separation and secession of thos
! States from the American Union. Th
thirty thousand Frenchmcn who to- da,
occupy Mexico or who are pursuiH,
Juarcz to San Louis Potosi, are tn
! advanced guard of an immense com
mercial army, and their bayoncts vii
open to our commerce harbOrs which hav
been too long closed upon it. Let IL
then hear no more of these mcndaciou
outcries over the emptiness of our project
in Mexico. What Napoleon III. mean
he means distinctly, he has long meant il
he will continue IN mean and 10 will
until il Is achieved. He means to regcn
crate our trans Atlantic commerce 10 re
store 10 it or create for it profitable ave
MUGS and outlets he means that our ma
tional industry in all time TO come sha
be able to provide itself with the mater
ais indispensable TO its success. This
his meaning, and he will pursue this pur
pose until he has accomplished il. Nov
that the solution is SO near at hand, ther
would be no particular merit in predict
ing it if the easy prophecy were not &C
companied with complete exposition c
the advantages which France is TO draw
from its fulfllment.