Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-23
Mexico nader the French Protsctorats

vgs he hldsouI var q ud, charged With tbs
won't lsrsat5 Of human PAssons had burst in all lie
onseA fairy in America, Napoleon, no doub', bad
Ofet ksd viii longing eye touards rob, but d.s-
II cd and nl-gOveInsd Mexico. Jsslcus as was the
] Uai Cd States Of any nirr gsmsns CT the Monroe
D cts e., 70 have carried Su, bis d6sg0s before The
WE-rom ma tor hoE divided .ss No ii and South W,rS
plineal might have had the 1hse. OF uniting ell
pa les az the PrOpses Of foreign var Bas hOstltss
wen h, HIr.a aaj Slg.h once commenced and Il .
? bsliOL" assuming = Eagatuis beycnd tie 6K-
pSStA iOls Of prophets who had pred oed i.s be-
i.g ersasd OuS in ninety days, both sides we're too
much absorbed IN The desperate contest to notice any
even, 70, actually COnnss.,d with tie war.
SsSnS the favorable opportunity, N.p,leOn, a er
he nj slOn Of the Tissy Of sOledAd con Rsneed hcs
tile operations sgsnst the Republic Toe city Of Vera
u 1nes In bis possession, and the between the
NOrh AID South P,,v-nsDg any interference Si.h his
dSs gns BY toe Uaitsd SsAs, the way the capital
was Cpn 10 his s0r61ni army. PsablA falls and next
proclamation Is issued b. the victorious Gen. POrsy
Hep The Ct Of RsxOO!
Isl trues the Q Sn0EoAshDents OF tie French UPON
American soil we're Io.esd the Abolition Congress,
even reas wade thAt 'Aftel" the subuS .ton
Of the souih they should 10 expelled Nor we're war.
Ike threats confined 70 France alone Engand fer or
s1Tp-sed SYM a,hy With the REBELLION, had IL hut.d
70 her ta CaradA unsafe, and thai in SAe,tf war
her m,Iehaas marine would be sWeps from zee seas
i Is hardly probable that Victoria vas alarmed or that
P0Ons kasss snOss together at these 0Arlu threats
Tley Lad been ss,OstSmSi 10 thjssot Of bOmbass ron
Their nsOlsaI oVesg,OWo, ballying nsighOOs over n
water, ton the tms CT It's inception a. = nation aid
ell ~.
down tie rebellion was in progress ,heir Ansrosn pos
a.siaus W.re safe.
England France, Hhilst dssir1us Tor ID sepus-
zion e Ween the North and South 10 be permanent
hom poiNeAl motives ANXIOUS foI tbs struggle to
Be 2oOUg,d Indefinitely, o., any rate until ,xlsus.
ton tas placed both behgsrents il she positions OF
supp ants aud labscle5. Indeed the late Cs,ison Of
ths EugLsh Admiralty Curt may BE- REGARDED more in
The hg.g OF S6s.re tie past Of the Br,lb IA lon
70 furnish the OF Wresking Vsngeance CO its
haired rival As vel Of prolOngiBg TIC var than a.
are o, justice Bon sides reduced 70 = hsplss,
eondidoa by the exhaustion consequent upon long
ana wasting war, would fall prey 10 European "a
paO. y Fiane0 would help herself 70 Texas an L "a
i,ls gaud 70 Maine, aud those 81 ties bordering On
Csraas, AID, psraaps, tie Western Tsfrit Jses Gai
C4iOrniai and he york OF "sObbling up would COZ
tlus unu nct spa; remained of Independents te,rl-
tory.
Napoleon doubtless ,xpeots that MsGi viii bssas
gTea. sA SEQ siIOa 80 France IldA to EnG LAM
Il tas introduction Of the indusr al arts oaa secure bis
fOosbOld in Ihst county, then may We 1Ok Tor The
dsPlay Of unWonisd entsrpra'. All the advantages
Ct climate and coil Napoleon VII make subssFVieu, 10
his EOl o., md from the successful workings Of ShGh
he doaos.sss anticipate tbs NOS enduring results