The New York herald., 1863-05-26
ne Result fn Europe OF the French
Defeat I'm MexIco


4 Defeat Ia Mexico.
Napoleon the Third embarked in the Mexican
expedition with the firm conviction that five or
ten thousand French troops were able to over
run tie country He deemed it quite improbs- !,
bic that the Mexicans could resist any disciplin-
ed force and judged that, ~ the United States
government had with q few thousand troops
captured and held Mexico, 20 might he with his
picked regiments, the vic.crs of Palestro. Ma.
genta and Solferino 80 -Af st'Af ds9s2 =
I England encouraged this dc!usion. and when I
once she saw Napoleon fairly launched in tho u
affair she FASTENED to abandon him to what her z
statesmen were aware was hard task Blinded
by ambition, overlooking the immense distance I.
separating him from the field OF operations, he
made the fatal mistake of not withdrawing from
the expedition the moment that England and d
Spain withdrew from it. Disaster followed this
ster, and whereas he thought the capture OF
Mexico an easy matter, he found himself COM
PEELED to send thousands upon thousands Of re-
Inducements, to spend millions Of treasure; in
fact, to make such sacrifices that now TO with
draw from the expedition were move he dare
not make. The people Of France have from the
commencement viewed the Mexican expedition
with i'll favor, and they now complain of its
failure with intense bitterness. Il is fortunate
for Napoleon that the terrible deieak
which has just overwhelmed General Forey at q
Puebla will not be known in France until sitter
the, elections. which take place st the end AZ
this month"; else he would have seen all the op- q
position candidates elected to the Chambers,
spite of his utmost efforts. Asit is, the oppose
sition members-ules Fayre. Emile Olivier,
Plichon and others-will attack the policy or
The government with fierce energy the moment
they hear Of the defeat; and hear of IL they
will, spite of all the efforts which may be made
TO keep the evil news from the public s.saa
Napoleon will find himself forced to take J.
some decided stand as regards his. future moyo- !.
ments, else he will be hurled from his throne !
by some speedy revolution. The people viii =
learn that his power is not supreme; and his .
prestige will surely fall TO the ground. anlesA
be al once assumes some bold stand in Europe. g
The news of the Puebla defeat will affect the
French people as did the first rumors Of the \
retreat from Moscow. In their anger and an q
noyance they will turn against those who have :
brought upon them the disgrace, and then woe
to Napoleon, unless he gratiies the pride of the
nation by some bold action in Europe. He
will have to head the revolutionary movement .
which he started in Italy, and which is now e
convulsing Poland. He will have to see that
not only Poland becomes free and independent,
but that the Hungarians also be freed
from the yoke of the Hapsburg; while
Rome and yenetia must, by his influence,
become part of the great kingdom of Italy.
His disastrous defeat in Mexico, we repeat, will
inevitably force upon him immediate action in
Europe of such nature as to cause the people
of France to overlook the consequences Of the
Mexican expedition. He will find England the
great stumbling block In bis way; but he can
escape her by making with this country ~
alliance and using bis influence to bring shout .
the cessation OF the Davis rebellion. He mus
Europe they will meet with no recognition, saal
that their only chance for future prosperity d
a speedy reconstruction Of the Union. Then let
him leave England TO our tender mercies, and
we will see to 1t that she no longer be allowed
to stand in the way of reform and libera gov,
ernment in Europe. % dosasaa 5se.isoqsh a
We shall have the will and the means tho
moment We have put down the rebellion 10
teach England lesson she needs and fully
merits at our hands; and, by keeping her quiet,
we will give Napoleon ample scope to further
the great plans which the revolutionary party
in Europe have evidently formed. The rotten
monarchies, we know, dread cessation Of our
great civil strife; they would gladly see ~
divided; but we know that, sooner or later.
we must conquer peace, and then woe b
those nations which have shown US III will o. p
stood between US and success. We Win
surely punish the treachery Of those who,
while claiming to be our allies and friends, have
in all conceivable manner granted encourage
ment or aid to our rebellious subjects. There
never was so grand an opportunity for a Euro
pean monarch to make himself powerful be-
yond all other nations on that continent ~ there
Is now for Napoleon to establish himself 6rmly d
upon his throne by an alliance with this govern
ment We should keep him clear OF England;
we would guarantee that her interference In
Europe should cease. With our powerful navy
and immense land forces We should dictate 70
her course consistent with our ideas Of ad>
vancement and progress, and we would see that
she followed that course, and that hereafter hsf
treachery and deceit be no longer allowed 10
stay the welfare of those nations in Europe
now longing for reform and constitutional gov
ernment. ri fla .H .1 aa a
Napoleon must abandon his Mexican expedi-
tion. He will learn, as will all Europe, that
II is impossible for them TO come TO this conti-
nent and successfully repress a people. wo
taught the Mexicans how to fight, and they are
improving day by day in the science Of war, a.
the French have found out TO their cost. We oan
have no foreign Powers on this continent Tho