The New York herald., 1863-08-23
THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF NEXICO.
Prince Napoleon's Organ Condsmning the
Emperor's Policy, and Showing Its
Inevitable Result TO be a
War with America.
The Spanish Press ON the Ameri-
can War,
&C.. &C.. &c.


can War,
&C.. &C.. sc.
Translated for the New YORK HERALD from l'Opinio
Rationale, August B..
We are about TO dnd ourselves placed, IN Mexico, in
situation perectly analogous that which mai
for ourselves at Rome, the liberals, who vain
ask US ogo forward ana ne reacnss, & whom we relus
us to day Mexico Just as the black party apiauded
at Rome 1879 But Marshal foroy continues to spea
OF liberty religious worship If he refuses TO th
property OF the convents If he permits himself to resis
the Archbishop OF Mexico, he must expect to tn
party which had so warmly acclaimed US treat us so0
as treated at Rome by the Merods and the An
tonels. And then matter how little the situation
may be complicated, we may calculate on General Ba
zaine. who is charged with the maintenance Of pub
tranquility writing here that Il teen Thousand
small force for him, and demanding reinforcements
We do not yet know what the government of Mexico
will be, whether it VIII be monarchcal republican
place the heavy burden OF rehabilitatinr q bank
rupt nation In any event, We have to believe
that that aborious work will fall entirely charge.
In fact, what they little deficient In everywhere
but at Mexico more than anywhere else. capable
Aoa Be- for as 70 opanis dc army ths enanees fgo,c
se sssffss issHss s. s esTs 3 s:ss
and success is to rebound to glory It bc ad
mitted that by fair return, Its failures will be imputed
velance, will have to be devoted to Mexico and hence
will come embarrassments, difficulties and
the responsibility OF which we will be longer free
decline.
In vain shall ask ourselves whether it Is useful or
for France TO far to seek grave
Its internal affairs its European work. Tor tho
sake undertaking education at remote point, and or
unnecessarily cArging ourselves with desperate
gagged and that the honor OF the ae does no. perm. Us
10 abandon the work commenced THIS prospect much
e less mcoIragirg as plain that bssides questions Of
'nernd rcy graue and compli
coted-Me1co Is deined ihin rery years. perhaps
months 10 raise for US grave foreign difficulties iuiA the
1msa Saei and @ dToo u.s. perAap into an absurd a~d
His curious and characteristic ba snconteaabie fact
that IN France at e present day knois eracy uhy
hare gone Me1ico 1t Is simply piece OF obstiuacy
that has grown serious by the very obstacles which it
gre 70 France an American india 10 B. oouerned and sro
cd as England governs and eztois Asatic India? No
os s M Saa N M ;ass af s
ed t. certain connection difficult to BE- defined NTH tae
erests hat are passing in North America
Every one has remarked the soictude unexpected
enough which the French government has evinced for
the Southern conederacy and It's oftrepeated attempts
upon the English government, fortunately repelled BY
the latter TO give united recognition the saveholding
republic OF which Mr.. Jefferson Davis Is the President
Public opinion in France not understood the reason
this preeronce. In principle the south Is founded
upon institution that Is immoral and profound
y opposed ideas and our manners 1t is the South
that has commenced the rupture with the North. I'm
doubtedy In the point OF view or the production Of cotton
the sou;h can nssIe.. VS. But tAa qeaon Interests Eng
this time iecoQ1H the South; ana IL is she ,cho has
:sa9 sssrd ;r s is" ard0r Of ne French 2evsrrn =,
ON the 0tcr hand, and admitting that the South may
form separate State, and that the recognition Of France
her IN doing SO, ti certain that in
MEXICO will be still more disagreeable 10 her than II can
Dc TO the republic or the North In fact sIavehodng
South has only chance of living and OF resisting the
hostile brethren from whom socks 70 separae that
Y expand aud propagate around Il its domestic institu
pn Slavery restricted. will be secretly undermined or
v{6epty overthrown by the North The South can live
only B., assuming the offensive. II long recognized
that nd It's Efforts 70 acquire conquer Cuba Mic
aragua and Tho smah Central American republics and the
ahe tionn nf n COn9ummAcd.
enough that the South the necessity that
weighs upon and that drvss 70 conquest and to the
IT, therefore. The South should succeed IN consummat.
ing its separation Il is NOT doubtful that Il would regard
with tho greatest disavdr tho French flag floating over
the soil Of Mexico and protecting II from ns avowed
.cevc:ousncss. Our Mexican establishment will then
not the casi provoked by this expedition
that the French should persist 10 seeking .
Ito whose attacks tho French ag II Mexico
will inevitably have TO repel n, then, as hiened. and
6redition 10 Merco and he policy pursued in r. p 70 III
outhern confedrdcy, IL must b. dchn0pie that f~
y.eo connection sseap asdsn aa o s10 Aaons Tn
Mexico, and e South succeed, will s,.ass Il. ,,o y.
of conqes, that hare bai Suspended be AZ Lri ,dr nn
,pe shall hdre o repel inpitaie inpcsi0 .s W.T. "'
T, on the contrary, me SoSth succi.<S 65 -. ...,, .
pubic be reco',aid, cannot 49, ono ms H.. g'ea s,.
erv which i will have aboiSs Of spreading sav
msnate Our transatlantic psr d .. nome" a. sn.; ss nrr WI
pse ~ sss au.hss influence, Of maintaining ntac
a ~ ,,.ng em,,rr .c Monroe doctrine, and, perhaps
SIX huadred .h0o and soldiers who have contracted tn
.a la, - and whom the close OF the civil war wi
we DO not dread war when It rs useful when is just
the SUCCESS OF great cause, when the blood she
ae redemption for great injustice. and the price OF
reat stop towards tho normal reconstruction Of nations
But rcaly TO provoke certain war with North America
certain both hypoheses whether OF separation or
reconsttution-and all for thu glory OF weaving
old colony which diplomats have mistaken Tor ayouI
nation, would appear TO US 50 deporaoe 30 sehscess
rortinp oct v Al
and aptitudes OF our country, that Is no uIhont IN
found apprehension that zoe see our GOVERNMENT pung
pihoutcure and, ,oere, M Ut Of disrdcon tnfo
faat cgws. AZ this moment the whole swarm Of col
tractors is buzzng around IL Nothing Is spoken Of bu
railroads and canals to be built mines OF gold and silv
to be worked But alas "au that gitters is not gold
and If ne Government ,oiH hdsten 10 Ero by
temporary facifca ION a Arico BY promptly conauuti
dte,e the best ooprnms possible and bringing back Of
IL il give advice e. IL lend skifu mcn IL has an
to spare, but IL Il MT mgfe Gef np IN guardianship
sohich hs present gene mould no see the end Abos
ing the expenses Of the expedition otherwise II "
sooU have expended a Thousand millions TO gain ba
three hundred millions II these three hundred miili
are lost. So much tho let US pass them to
account OF profit and loss, and III m nd enadoe Hindh
untnocn oay AZ tie end Of Wheh TO be seen only
certain ,rith North An rfcd
lei as bring back our troops Europe no ~iii
al aay loss fr enIiounen and Il Mexico falls back Az
into disorder let not France bc drawn into soiidar
which nothing justincs, nor be parayzed by trans
isniic Algeria which she would have 10 protect agai
cnierprsng and formidable neighbors.
Opinions or the spanish Press on q
American War.
Translated FOR the Ngw YORK HERALD from La DscusI
OF Madrid
What win be the result OF the strirc' Eur,
Ia full ol shadow, and there Va time, perhaps 10
beyond II before the events which succeed each ot
with incredible rapdity. -Four days ago profound 81
bad seized upon the minds Of all who In favor OF
North, aud darkened, so To speak. the sentim
oi humanity and justice which liberal labor sho
10 avor OF the abcliticnsts.' AL appeared Il
Tho tortrcsses Of Nicksbu,g and Fort Hudson
npty n
within their trenches had iaen cast down with
brave soiders the vacr, the faith and the constat
which victory produces. And behind those dsas
was scen in the perspective the inevitable fall q \
Orleans and with II the undispatei possession OF
upost Necessary aud useful part 0f the Mississippi q
,reat artery OF the United States through which iows
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