New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-20
who have sho tortured and robbed until Europe has
| last lost patience"

who have sho tortured and robbed until Europe hasst
last lost patience"
orTRAGEs UPON FOREIGNERS BY THEcHURcHrARrY.
The Conservative party has not ceased. IN fact 10 be
guilty OF snch wrongs 10 foreigners were most likely
to provoke the intervention OF France England, and Of
SPAIN we VIA recall few of the most recent OF these.
An aid de-canp Of President Zuloage in 1853 publicly
and IN the grosest manner usn!ted NJ. RraseEIe, cap
tain under the First Empire and attached 10 the Chan
celery Of France. Shortly AFTER twenty high clerical
officers. among whom was Gen. Miramon attacked and
beat three Frenchen in the streets Of Mexico. Later
and while himself invoking the Intervention OF France,
Niramon ordered one Of hs generals. slyeio RGmirez
at Zaeateeas. -, NJ Lacloix, who had refused
to pay an Illegal tax. In 1852 Gen Mar.
guez ordered tho frightful massacres Of Taou-
baya and robbed q conducta ON the road 10 san Bias
Lastly on the 18th of November, IeGo bfirrmou. in
broad daylight aud by main force, carried off $3.50 OO0
from the English Legation. For forty years" Gays
The report In which the Assembly Of Notabes c's Ort
the motives which determined II to proclaim the Arch
duke Macmillan Emperor of Mexico for fort years
Mexico has been governed by brgand1, yaeabonds and
inceldiares."
for FORTY Years Mexico has almost always been governed
nv the party which to-day proclams the throne IN Mex
leo Ii has too forgotten too that t"ehiytwo oil
the tbirtyiye members of the Superior Couhch were
formerly Ministers or Judges OF the Supreme Court
that two Of Tie three high personages WHO compose @
Regency Rave been Ministers ard intt ono % in.ii
Cen Saas was at one period, IN is4;
We DO not certainly pretend that tAe LlpefI PITY
has been without fault 81 Thonyene had ample ground
for saving in his dispatch Of the 3Oh October Ieo az
dressed to NJ Dubois de Saligny, that The mea VI
the Government OF yuarez in le6l few months De'TIe
intervention TO obtain means, displayed ne same ..s
position to abuse authority oil those which Lea pre-
coded IT, But the abuses with which Jnsrez ava ms
nisters are reprOached should not lead US toloe,t
The excuses committed by their opponents, ana We
have declared 10 them that If NO Ihay hFHinsle.l
treat the former enemies there Is 10 good reason 10
consider the Others friends whose past Il any Guai
for thcIi future coNuuCt.
Perhaps il is 20 be regretted that chernls.'pceo
have not permitted us to change the situation; sup,
pose for instance. that Juare1 bad been our any ara
that be had aided efficiently and energe;icay
Dee has opposed NJ, there ~ doubt that Mexico Hruh
De to-day az peace.
This hypothesis leads Us to regret that the premature
the French camp certain Ieiicans who are
we'll known deprived opportunity OF present
ng ourselves ~ ncdiaols. Perhaps there ~ yet tine
a. appeal anew for agreement With conditions ae-
ceptahle 10 Ill. and Of nature 10 Put Al illlleofo
end To- the civil war aud to Intervention. Before
stating what In opinion, these acceptable condi'
ions are think II useful 10 recall ali that has been
said as tho purpose Of the Trench ln.e.F nt:on VIC
viii then sketch rapld picture II tie existing sita
ton and viii deducc from this showing ere only
possible solution OF tho question.