Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-28

embarrassment. The country possesses Immense praci
csly nexhaustble resources They invite foreign lab
and capital from all countries to become naturazed
and incorporated with the resources Of the country and
the continent while all attempts to acquire them by force
must meet with the most annoying and injurious hindrance
and resistance. This s equally OF Mexico and Of
every portion Of the American Continent 1t 10 more
than hundred years since any foreign State has success
fully planted colony in America strengthened
It's hold upon any previously existing here. Through
all the social disturbances which attend change from tho
colonial state to independence and the substitution of the
democratic for the monarchica sysem Of government it
still seems to US that the SpanshAmerican States are
steadily advancing towards the establishment Of perma
nent institutions of segovernment 1t 10 the interest Of
the United States to favor this progress and to commend
to the patronage OF other nations 1t is equally the in
terest of all other nations, it, confidently believe,
this progress offers to mankind the speedest and surest
of rendering available to them the natural
Of America"
On the 9th of May Mr.. Seward wrote to Mr..
Dayton as follows:
"The United States have not dscamed and can never
under existing circumstances dsclam the interest they
feel in the safety welfare and prosperity Of Mexico any
more than they can renqush ds0wn their sentiments
OF friendship and good will towards France which began
with their national existence and have been cherished
with growing earnestness since. When the two ma
lions towards which they thus inclined found
gagged in such Mr. Drouyn de PHays has describ
ed the United States only deplors the painful occur
renee and express in every way and every where their
anxious desire that the conflict may be brought spec
ny CONSISTENCY the BtaDlty
perty and welfare of the parties concerned The United
States have always acted upon the principle Of for
bearance and neutrality in regard to between Pow
ers with which our own country has maintained friendly
relations, and they believe that this policy could not in
this more than in other DO departed from with ad
vantage to themselves to the interests of through
out the world"
The Government of the United States having
been invited by the Government Of France to join
in the representations made to the Emperor Of
Russia in behalf of Poland by the Courts Of Paris,
London, and Vienna, we find Mr. Seward, after
taking the instructions Of the President" writing
as follows on the 9Th of May last, in explanation
of the traditional policy Of our Government in the
matter of Intervention, as being sufficient reason
why we must decline the invitation:
1t is true that Washington thought time might come
when, our institutions being firmly consolidated and work
ing with complete success might safely and perhaps
benecaly take part in the consultations held by foreign
States for the common advantage of the nations Since
that period occasions have frequently happened which
presented seductons to departure from what, super
fciny viewed, seemed course of isolation and inder
ence. 1t is scarcely necessary to to them One
was an Invitation to congress of newly emsncpAted
Spanish American States another urgent appeal to
aid Hungary in revolution aiming at the restoration of
her ancient and llustrous Independence; another, the
pr ect OF joint guarantee of Cuba to Spain 10 concur
with France and Great Britain and more recently
invitation to cooperative demonstration with SPAIN
France aud Great Britain in Mexico and later STILL sue
gestons by some of the Spanish American States for
common council of the republican States situated upon
the American Continent. These suggestions were sue
cessvey disaowed by the Government, and its decision
was approved in each by the deliberate judgment Of
the American people. Our policy of non-interuenhon
strait, absolute, and peculiar may seem to other
nations has thus become traditional one ohich could
be abandoned siho the most urgent occasion amounting
10 manifest necessity Certainly it could not be wisely
he eXiat a n
local, although trust only transient rbance
deprives the Government Of the counsel of portion OF
the American people, to whom wide departure from
the settled policy of the country must in any be
deeply interesting"
On the 2lst of August last we find Mr. Dayton
writing to Mr. Seward as follows
In this connection / should add that Mr. Drouyn de
Hugs took occasion again to say that France had pur
Mexico other than heretofore stated that she did
not mean to appropriate permanently any part Of that
country, and that she should leave it gefs
were satisfied, and she could do so with honor In the
abandon of conversation somewhat familiar took COCA
sion to say that in quitting Mexico she might leave
pnpp behind her He said the strings i0oud Be toe
long to coT He added they had had enough of colonial
experience in Agers that the strength of France in
her compact body and weldefned boundary. In that
condition she had her resources always at command
There is much force in the suggestion applied to this
which ia emphatically military power
"You will put upon this conversation Mexico your
own construction, and draw your differences 1t
sepined 70 me- however tDnt MT Dfouyn DO I6uys was
disposed to avail himself of the opportunity relieve as
far as possible the suspicion and distust which Gov
srnment might from late events naturally entertain OF
the purposes of France in that country"
On the 31st of August last it appears that Mr. |
Seward wrote to Mr.. Dayton as follows:
You will perceive that the course of events Mexico
giving rise much speculation, well this country
in Europe and this speculation takes direction which
may well deserve the consideration of the Emperors Go
vernment for it indicates disposton in quarters
produce alienation between this country and France
This Government has said nothing upon the subject
,epf what contained in previous communication made
to yourself and it lends materials encourage
nent to the debate to which have referred
have told you in previous desp atch that the inter
,sts of the United States 10 Texas not overlooked
,are nooo add that preparations ha0e been made ohic
Trust ,ou be .ecuat IN establishing the national
hovty in that State"
On the 14th of September last Mr.. Dayton
writes Mr.. Seward the following report of con-
versaton he had had with M. Drouyn de PHuys
In the course Of conversation reference was made to
he almost universal report that Government only
rpaits the termination Of domestic troubles TO dripe
he French Of Me1ic0 This idea is carefully nursed
md circulated by the friends Of secession and Dong
injury ruth the Gopernment. The French naturally
conclude that they hare trouble iciM mould be
,a(est choose their NJ Drouyn de- PHuys re-
asked him if it true the public journals
hat the United States had made formal protest against
The action OF r aDce in Mefco and he had told him that
such protect had been made / told him that,
10 was concerned, had received orders to make
such formal protest that relying the constant
of France as to s purposes in Mexico and its de-
termination TO leave the people fires to their form OF
and To hold or coIonize any noron