The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-30

nis.r sentiment Immediately after commissioning
NJ. corwin 60 Mexico he wroie to him tAaggst
ISiIj o. rcfIaia, from renewing assurances CIV
en- by the ifccein administration to Mexico, thai
tn, UDi,e States would support IFS nationality ssd
independents; against all foreign interycntion. The
pcn,icncy of Mr.. Stewards little with the South
was the Gauss assigned for postponing the Monroe
doctrine To a more eonvenicntscas0n.
.Psu'lcncc," wrote Mr.. Seward requires that,
in order surmOunt the evils of faction at hotne,
vs. should not unnecessarily provoke debate with for-
cgn countries, but rather repair, as spoadiiy as
possible, the prestige which those evils have ISM
paired.
French intervention, og which Mr.. Corwiu warlf-
c,i MIR. Seward in vain, soon after this, per
h,ps hastened by fdllcr Developments Of Mr. Sow
ards policy Of abstcnton. The pro3ees OF an eta-
pire next ventilated in the public toarnBs, but
Mr. Seward tc thnt there was no dnuger of that
9 ii had been discarded "
Finally the empire came aud during tho whole
o. tho series of events which ended there, Mr.
Seward only put forsh tho Monroe doctrine aud the
American idea in form of advice and sugs,sstioas
h France TINT il wuild be fousd -neishfr easy
desirable TO establish "a perrHeaest fosesgn nr
lionarchial government Ia -MsxiaassasthRzrxtAa.
;:r,s sssat n = ossld by p<slisIsa r-
sessitv lend TO unsieasans difsFeuesr- lseswcsa
Francs aud the Unifef States, and ''eshere AsHer-
i;an republics: IL wouid cow the seeds that might
ripCn into collision
Notwithstanding these gentle cxpossuiations,
Franco went on. aud the empire became u fact As
events were hurrying il on, Mr.. Seward, still very
dcsirous not into collision with France,
while his domestic troubles lasted furthtr separated
his Government from any specially American inter
est in Mexico nv directing Mr.. Dayton to inform
the French Cabinet that the United States claim no
interest in Mexico more than in other foreign ma
tions nj war.
lie accordingly wrotc ON September 20 1865, as
fJlowS:
The United States hold ia regard TO Mexico the
same principles that they hold in resartl te all 9th
or nations. They have neither a right nor n dis
iesitio iutsskeun ~ force in the Internal aussfs
Of afezs,s, whether to establish or maintain re-
iabc or even II domestic government there. or to
overthrow An imperial n foTeign ono u .Acxico
,honScs to establish or accept 1t.
The Frcach Cabinet seems to have W .atcd =
more spccilicd cuga gcmcCt and pFoioundcd DIS
tinrt question to Mr.. Dayton in u conversations
HID wit, him by VI. Drnuyh deEhuys on octobcr
: The :,.-~,uut of it .srnt forward by Mr.
Dayton ~ Mr.. seward the 9Th. Ii " worth
s;otiny that between the dispatch of Mr.. Seward,
dated frn'u Washington, September %, aud the
s.oufcreucc with NJ. Drouyn ale hhyus ut tParis,
ihcrr Is 4 slsacc of thirteen dsys--iust tho period
Tor II quick arrival by mails-an the response Is
sent the next day. Mr.. Dayton reports:
IN. Drouyn dc L'huys went on to say that the
dangers Of the Government of the Archdnkc wouts
come prmeipalIy from the United States, and
shc sooner wu show ourselves satisfied aud tnnni-
cst a willingness to enter into peaceful relations
With thc Goyernrueni, the sooner would France ot
-sady t. le;sve Mcxiro, which France would in any
went do s il with propricty could, bu
yhatsit would not leat or tcmpS tho Archdukc iut0
lsficuty. aud then desert him before his Govcrn
incut is settled. He added, France could not de
that. lie said that tho carly acknowledgement Q
that Government would tend to shorten, or perhaps
to end all tho troublesome complications of France
+ in that luarIcT
Mr. seward was equally prompt in answering
this dispatch. The reply Is dated October %, jus
! fourteen days afterwards. II is ~ renewal of th
assurances that the Uuitcd States hArc objection
Du r.rincIc to the recognition Of any Goycrntnen
that NAV b. established in Mexico. Inc says;
uoi
purpose or ,lrsire interfere with their proceed
ings or control Interfere withShcir free choice
or disturb, them in the enjoyment of whatever in
/ sttution nf government they may in tho .excicis
| OF absolute freedom. establish.
In rcsp,cI TO the specific recognition asked fa
MaximiIian is AN Indispensable condition, withou
which France cannot lcaYc Mexico. Mr.. Seward re
plies. not yet, because the war not yet endet
in the si,vcrsion of the former Government, ant
for this 'tlc United States not mt ibcr
ty to consider the question of recognizing aGovern
! mcnt which, in the further chances of maj
I come into its place" But he concludes thus:
| ." The United States, consistently with tbe
principles, cannot do otherwise than leave tbs des
! tinics Of Mexico to the keeping of its people
and recognize thcir' sovereignty and Independence
: IN whatever fur,a they themselves shall choose tina
this sovereignty and independence shall be mani
Ecsted.'
! This rapid interchange Of notes, two being inter
| changed each way ut intervals of only foHrtces
| days f,.r each, SHOWS the Importance assigned q
the understanding which was desired by both sides
! II l. perfectly plain that Mr.. Seward rrnounced
all ground of opposition to the establishment of
! monarchical government by foreign interference
except the question of the time when it should
I bc considered tn bc actually established.
- this position ef affairs, Ekc popular branch ID
/ Congress. transccnding it's proper functions
bTaucis oC the Goyernmcnt prOnouu"es, by unani
! nous vOtc, that the recognition of an Empire in
MeXeo is not in accordance with the sen timents o
/ the people. The declaration moved by Mr.. III
Winter Davis, of Maryland, violent psrfizan o
! aud abolition, hut very decided adversary o.
Mr.. Linccisi and Mr. Seward. II contains i.
/ questionable vote Of censurn the position to
which Mr.. Seward has advanced in the question
/ and adroitly took hold of popular passion
ccSsfay that the only course leN for the friends o
Mr.. I.iucoln tD adopt WAS to join heartily in the
WuucaiiUn of tho principle, and look subsequently
or the of nverting it, consequences from The
| Icads nf the President ard Secretary. The ready
cxpedenfs are 10 insist that ME. Seward has only
meant to fewporisc and stave of collision until the
civil Is terminated aud tho United States In
condition to resume their old position and that
| N reseryiiig the question whether and when the
Empre is sufficiently established to be entitled 10 be
recognized Mr.. Seward covered enough ground TO
keep the control Of the matter in his hands. In
s,,n alton of this view, IL Is said that Mr.
Seward has made haste to castion Mr.. Dayton not
ts give the Frensh ,Govern,ns@t aey a~sarafce oi
There Is in all of this very scEi,us con sxssenecs
which The promoters of this movement did not So
riousiy considur. The popular branch Of Congress
has been hurried into formal declaration that the
son dill on on which alone the French Government
rests tn security Of the Government Of gaximil
san from the hostility of the United States, without
which security France cannot quit ico, will not
ne accepted by the Amcrcaa people The Admia-
isration srinks before tho national manifesto and
,f il did not, and should have the bardihood ts ex
orcsc tho constitutional functions Of recognizing
The empire, IL could no longer he accepted MS a
of peace, satisfactory evidence that the
empire is safe FROM United States hostitics. am
s.t loss to csnjccture how Mr. Seward is to make
his peace with the Emperor, or TO divert that sa-
,.acious monarch frora taking the steps which he
tnay think necessary TO put tbs barrier Of friend
ly people between the threatened Mexican Govern
rncnt and the mcnacing North.
A GALLANT -ACT.-The Charleston Mercury of