Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-27
The Franco-Me1ican Complication

The Franco-Mexiean Complication.
Reviewing the late capture Of Brownsville
by the conjoint forces Of the Me1icans un-
der Cortinas and the Ninety-frst Illinois,
the Aka OF Thursday says:
There is no allegation that the Ninety
first Illinois either entered upon Mexican
territory, or exchanged shots with the
French. They pitched into the rebels as if
they had a perfect right, and drove them
back towards Brownsville. II any nation
has grounds for complaint it is ours. Cor
tinas, Mexican Republican General, inYa-
ded our State Of Texas and captured town
called Brownsville, belonging to the United
States. Even il the four parties-French,
Me1icans, the Ninety-first Illinois, and the
rebels were all engaged at the same time, we
are still the aggrieYed parties, for Ford was
supplying the French with cattle, contrary
to the orders Of the President Of the United
States, to enable them to carry on 4 war
against a Government which we recognize
as legitimate in Mexieo-that is to say, the
Government Of President Juarez. We have
no official knowledge whatever Of the fact
that one Maximilian, Of Austria, sets up to
be an Emperor in the neighboring Republic.
At all events he is not in possession OF
Northeastern, Mexico, where these events
are reported to have taken place. There the
Government Of Juarez is acknowledged, and
Of that Government Cortinas is 4 regularly
commissioned officer. We may, five choose,
complain to President Juarez of the inva-
sion OF our soil by Cortinas, but it is not
very likely that we shall do so. No other
nation, so far as the evidence received goes,
has any ground for raising its voice at all in
the matter. 1--we do not open the question,
no one else can.
The second account gives no place to the
French at all in the affair, except that they
retired to their ships when they found Cor
tinaS descending the river in force The
quarrel was exclusively between the rebels
and the Mexic1ns. Cortiuas had levied a
forced loan on the people of Matamoras. A
rebel agent from Texas tried to interfere with
his proceedings, and went 80 far as to try and
induce the French to make common cause
with him. This being refused, he threatened
to invade the territory Of the Republic Of
Mexico, which still recognizes Juarez as the
National Executive, and remove the funds OF
the people Of Matamoras to place of safety.
CortinaI answered the threat by crossing over
the river in the night time, putting the rebels
to flight, and capturing Brownsville. He
then hoisted the Stars and Stripes, sent word
10 the eOeIal ~ oI9AOS VI
doings, and offered to surrender up the place
to him. Who has been injured by this pro-
ceeding in an international point Of view?
Neither Mexico, under either Of itI execu-
tives, nor France. The Government of the
United States alone is aggrieved. Texas, one
of our States, was invaded by Mexican Gen.
eral, and town taken but we are not going
to make any international trouble about it.
The parties who were driven from the town
were rebels. The result Of the invasion, too,
was to restore Us place which rightfully be-
longed to US.
II will thus be seen that from whatever
stand point, with the lights before US, the
affair is viewed, there can be no possibility Of
an international complication. This, like all
the hopes which preceded it, Of foreign inter-
vsntion, may be laid aside BY the Seces-
sionists. They will do much better BY trying
to rekindle in reality the patriotism which Of
late they have been protesting under con-
straint, than building up theories Of foreign
troubles which will never take place. They
had better submit to inevitable destiny, and
try and become good citizens at last.