Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-05
The Man Of lIYstery in Mexico.


Since thh death Of Napoleon the elder,
there has been no man on the continent Of
Europe better versed in the mysteries Of
state-craft or more cunning by nature
than the present Napoleon.
The French area people very difficult
to control They are irasoible, impetuOus
80 Of tyranny, lovers Of glory, enterprisiDg,
restless and possessed Of never quiet feel
ing that they ought to be the dominant
= race in the world. During the sixteen
years he has ruled over the French nation,
he has had definite line of policy which
he has pursued with oonstsncy and pur-
pose that prove him possessed Of the first
qualities of genius. BE has added i'm
rnensely to the material resources Of the
French people. BE has besutihed Paris
and multiplied all the avenues ofprosperi-
ty. His foreign policy has always had
reference to strengthening the papscy and
enlsrging the area Of French colonial
power. For years, Napoleon has watched
with . Jealous eye the advancing power o.
England, his rival Ever since Csnads
). was lost to the French, it has been an OBJ
ject with that ambitious people to establish
a colony upon this Western continent
The rebellion offered an opportunity tt
carry out this dream Of French conquest
Mexico was consequently invaded, and
now having been partially conquered
Maximillisn, heretofore respectable Aus
trisn Admiral, has been transformed init
Emperor Max the First. Already he If
= on his way sorOss the OC5EH anu IN q short
time will be installed in the Halls Of the
Montezumss to ruleover q people, who, &C
cordtng to Maximillisn.s speech in Paris,
have elected him BY large majority as
their lawful sovereign.
That speech shows most decidedly that
he is not only an Admiral who can sail
the stormy Adriatic, but that he is also a
man Of character and decision. He un-
doebtedly oo-operstes with his godfather,
Napoleon. It is not to be presumed that
the Emperor Of the French, having thus
ss5 far steadily pursued his dreams Of tropissl
empire, will relinquish his schemes now
that the happy people Of Mexico have an
Emperor. On the contrary, he will con-
tinue to prosecute his designs.
The question now is what shall be The
attitude of the Federal Government TO-
ward the new Empire. There is no mis-
Z taking the issue. We must either main.
g tain the Monroe doctrine or baok-d0mn
from it until the rebellion is oveFTwhen
hundred thousand restless soldiers Of the
Republic will take possession Of Mexico
in behalf of the United States Of America
We are mot surprised st the manner in
which the organs Of tho English sristOc
raSy aequiesce in the ambitious plans Of
Napoleon. The London Times Of April
18TH declares that the apology offered by
the Emperor Napoleon for invading and
occupying Mexico, is sufficient perfectly
justifiable in the eyes of Europe, cslculst-
ed to promote the interests Of Mexico and
to benefit the .eivilised world. The Times
seems especially grstifed with the ides
that the progress of the Anglo Saxon race
upon this continent has been greatly i'm
peded by this occupation Of Mexico.
Those sohauaou - sl-v-S--FvTOr nc
doubt aggravating, but we must bide our
time and subordinate all side issues to the
suppression Of the rebellion.