Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-28
DAILY SENTINEL.


The leading Administration journals profess
20 believe in the utter impossibility of France
subduing Mexico The New York Tribune
heartily endorses the following paragraph from
the Post, radical Republican print Of the same
CITY:
with renewed strength we may yet see the
people OF Mexico extricate themselves from the
snare Of diplomatic chicanery and foreign force
and cunning into which they have fallen, and yet
vindieate efiectually their right TO be a free and
independent people.
The Tribune also concludes its own article on
the subject as follows:
"Jaarez has not yet lost the confidence Of his
people. The national cause is not yet given up
entirely lost. Invaded by one of the most
powerful aud warke nations of the world sup
piled with the modern implements of war. and
themselves comparatively uDarmed and defence
less. the Mexican people have made gallant
resistance. The Frencbman really holds to day
only the ground which is covered by his pickets
Neither force nor the Establishments of the i'm
perial conqnerer have completely crushed the
spirit nor altogether won the heart of the Mexi
can from his native independence The people
Of France already chafe at the expensive and re
sutless expedition, and the first new phase Of
European complications may be seized as pre-
text for the total and final withdraw o. the
invading armv.
A contemporary. in canvassing the foregoing
comments of the Tribune aud Post, remarks:
Should any person. looking at our present situa-
ton, express a dopbt as % our ability to conquer
the Southern people. he would be stigmatized at
once as traitor by these loyal newspapers And
yet JUAREz and the national party IN Mexico are
but n beaten. scattered. irresponsible mob. com
pared to JEFFERSON DAVIS. his organized govern
ment and effective armies: while our progress in
comparison TO that of the French, taking into
consideration the time employed, is not very fiat
terng. The Southerners have for US at present
rs active hate as the Mexicans have for their
European invaders, and the native imperiallsts
are at least as strong the Union men in the
coded States: while. if we believe the Administra
ton journals, almost one half of the northern peo-
pie do more even than ''chafe at this expensive and
resultess' war Upon what basis then can the
Tribune ground its doubts concerning the French
success in Mexico, and at the same time main
tain its naughty assurances Of our triumph in the
SOUTH
II u Only og pursuing poacV tnat suaIl MAKE
% and our government less repugnant to the
soutnern peop,e tnan We now are, only by e1
1ding TO them brotherhood and equality under
Constitution. as its ends. that we shall b,
enabled to carry on this war with better pros
poets OF success than LOUIS NAPOLEON can at
tain in Mexico. Ii. while we push on the war
Ne hold out to the rebels such promises of re-
Cancellation and peace that they shall grow
willing to withdraw from the horrors Of civi
strife and yield TO the sway of the Constitution
and laws Of the United States. then we shall b,
suecessful--in no other way we be truly sue
cessful. for the pillars of our Government Cal
have no foundation cut in the good will of th,
governed.
sFor our own part. looking calmly at the ques
ton. we think France will succeed in driving The
whole national Mexican party INTO the Pacif,
ocean, before we. acting such policy tn,
Tribune would advocate, shall have driven tn,
Confederates into the great Gulf