Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-19
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From the Richmond WhigI
Lste news rom Mexico leads 70 the belief shat


From the Richmond Whigi
Lste news from Mexico leads TO tha belief thai
| the prospects for ssstisfac!ory solution Of the
| intricate problem which that country presents
foz the consideration OK the world are becoming
more encouraging. The bishops Of the be
Tarchy hsys "pronOunced," If not against tLsif
allies, the French. at least against tie policy
which the regency, of course with the eoucuT-
rencs Of the French military authorities, has ai
last svowed. It ma7, perhaps, seem strange
that this alienation OF psrly which hss besn
/ considered the chief reliance and supper. ct the
| intervention should bs regarded ss favorable
symptom; but, on a el0ssT examination, il ceases
/ 70 be remarkable. The support Of tho church
/ party was never source of strength to The
/ French intervention. On the contrary, 1t was
always sn element Of weakness That party,
/ ct the time when slued Intervention was re-
I solved on by the convention Of L5ndon, had lost
| lis influence in the country.
/ Always numaricsly inferior 70 the Liberal
psrty, it had managed to sustain itself, and
/ somstires 10 scquiTe q precaIious tsnure Of
/ power, only by BeaRs Of tbs immense wealth
/ which il controlled. The revenues of 3 church,
| opulent beyond imagination, were lEviShed for
/ the maintainsncs of tie hierarchy, or IN the
/ cause Of the military adventureTs who devoted
/ themselves to its service. Tho eoIhscati0n ol
/ ihs church property By she JusTez Government
1tripped the opposing parry Of its influs1cs Rnd
its power. It's total collapse, and complete sup
/ preston, sf.er receiving this vigorous blow,
/ showed its intrinsic EeEkHess When the allied
| heets appeared before Vera Cruz il no longer
made any sign Of resistance. It's armies were
/ dispersed, its chiefs were eKiled. Ths ConBtitu
! si0nsl party was in complete possession OF the
| Government and Of tho country.
! Under this state Of Affairs the allied Powers
/ rejected the idea thss they contemplated 3 con
! ouest Of Mexico or s violent change in its form
/ Of Government The combined expedition WEl
an scs Of international hostility and not, IN sp
psarsneo, of d6psstis intervention. Bat the
! Grrisrs psHsss existing in the mind Of Loais Ma
polson ives not SLOW to develop itself. Aitel
! the capture Of Vera Cruz and brieE advance
! into the interior hoSsliiies were terminated by
] the Convention of la Solsdad, and the alliance
WAS than abruptly dissolved by the Withdrawal
OF The British contingent and of General Prin
/ with the Spanish forces /. was only then thE
General FJrey, end n. Ssiigrey sVoTed th'
purpose of the French Government to persist II
! The enterprise until the nation should be reeeg
nizsd and q government commanding Itself K
the confidence Of Europe should be established
| But il vas 10. until the capture OF the city O.
Mexico that the fun extent snd nature Of Lhl
design were revealed. II was here that To-
| great mistake vas committed which deprive,
the movement Of much Of its prestige and sT'
Tsyei sgaiuss il the national aud patriotic senti
Easnt of the eeuntgy. General Eorey brOUgh
| With him TO Mexico the exilsd leaders of thC
church party, men who had made themselves
infamous by their cruslGes snd their exsctiOns
who were regarded "a tho representatives Of
trsitorous party, and as the allies Of toreigI
enemy.
From the very beginning, hs appeared to Get
under the Inspiration of these men. Marques
| and Miramon WeIo plsoed in command of tss
Mexican coatingsnts sn assembly Of NO!s
! bles, composed entirely of sdherents Of tia
church party, was hastily assembled, and by
this assembly Maximilian was proclaimed En-
peror OF MEXICO. Taess symptoms OF aflls
lion with the hierarchy, coupled with the atlel
neglect OF any attempt to coneiHAte the Rati0na
| sentiment Of the country, IS represented By the
constitutional party, and Wish tho triumphant
| entry Of tho archbishop into the cry Of Aexieo
| confirmed the fear that the mEiu iscs, or a.
least a. important collateral jeet OF the inter
vsnlioB, Wsg TO restore the inhaence Of the hier
Grchy. and 70 TesciDd ihe decree By which ths
church property had been conhscEted. Nothing
! could have e more powerful eject in sr0usng
/ public opinion sEsl1st the inssrTentiea shan aEl
! apprehsrsion Of this kind. The con6seeti1n
| and sale Ct ths church property had interested
| c large proportion of tie Eoslth and intelli-
! Eeucs Of tie country on the side Of the JusIez
| Government Just 90 long IS the titles to this
| newly acquired property were meRsced by the
| Dev-tTdsT of thiugs.
Il was not strange therefore that, Up to : very
recent period, there vas no exhibition Of sympa-
/ thy for the Intervention beyond the lines oeeu-
pied by the French forces. Il is rue that many
/ municipalities have ratified the action Of tie
/ Assembly of Eois6leg; but thsir ratification has
! been extorted a. the point Of the bSYonet. Vera
| Cruz aud Pue6la and Mexico, Q1sTetsro and
San Luis aud all the cities and towns iutsTven-
| iny have given in their adhesion 3 tea L upire;
/ bat as yet nos one bsf o. the country soknoWl
/ edges allegiance 10 the new gOvernmsnt- a
different policy might have made the task easier
| Ths rsctli Of Saligny and sbe substitution oi
| Bszsriue foE FOTey indicate an appreciation Of
/ this fact on the part OF the French Government
! General Alnonte, the p esident OF the Regency,
| is man Of enlarged yiews and clear understand
| ing and General BazETine has for scme time
| shown symptoms of desire to rid himself Of The
| odium attaching TO his Asxican allies, and tC
/ sdopt 4 very different line Of operations. Had
! il been announced when the French first enter
/ ed the capital that the degree Of cOufseston
| would be confirmed, and had the leaders Of ths
I Constitutional party been invited 30 attend the
! Assembly of Eoisbes, il is probable that the
! JuArez Government woRld have found itself with
! out resisting power, and that, by the adhesion
! Of DJblado and VidaurTi snd other eminent
| Mexlcaus, the country would have bean psFsua-
/ ded into cheerful GcqaieScenca.
! Tee recent decree Of the Regency affirming
tao validity Of titles acquired under tho law q
c5nfycAii5a may theTeioTs be Tsgsr6ed as = totRl
1 change Of policy and q change which must, in
/ is results, prove beEe6esl to the government Of
| Msximilisn. It certainly rspels ths scivs sup
l port Of the church pSrtyi but that party wAl
| weak, beaten, and pEowerless. II could mol
/ lend asSistauce-it was fsgced to borrow sup
/ port. On the other hand the Expire viii gain
or at least eonciliats the stT0ngsT party in thS
| Countrywide party which had shown itself ns
/ turally and morally the dominant party; snC
| which By the forcs of events, had become thC
national party Tle prospects fof : speedy anC
| permanent solution Of the Mexican question are
| therefore, becoming very much clearer. VIVA
ulterior designs mSy be entertained by France
| whether or not she viii demand cession OF {
part of Mexico ss the price OF past or future as
| sistsnee TO the new government, remains yet Il
be revealed. But at all events, it is certain nov
| that MsximihAn will accept the crown OF Mexi
CO, and that by the FIRST of April he will TeAel
shat country. If.hs sanction the recently sdOp
ted policy, and, doubtless, il was not entered OF
| without his consent, he may rsliy around him
| party having Z national character, and snthclen
strength to enable him to maintain himself with
0us fogeign assistance.
The DeaIh OF DahIgreH.
We find the following paragraphs in the Rich
nond correspondence of the MJbile Adpertiser
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