New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-27
FRANCE MEXICO THE UNITED
STATES.

1890
the subyerson by French bayonets of the Mex
lean Republic, with the establishment OF an un-
limited Monarchy instead, under an Austrian
Prince as Emperor is a demonstration essen
tally and grayely inimical to this country.
Commenced under fraudulent prctenscs, stimuli
taneously with the outbreak Of the long-plotted
and formidable domestic conspiracy against the
integrity and power of this Republic, Great
Britain and Spain were at first lured into COM
plicity with it by professions and assurances
long since repudiated and proved to have
been utterly insincere. Mexico was to
be required merely to fulfill her treaty
engagements and tho natural obligations OF
good neighborhood, and the most explicit
pledges were given that in no case should the
right OF her people to independence be violated
By the imposition upon them OF an alien rule.
When disguise was at last thrown off, the new
pretenses whereby the old ones were supplanted
scarcely vailed the hostility to this country
which pervaded and ytalized the whole bust
ness. "The rehabilitation Of the Latin race,
or whatever wa, the equivalent phrase put forth
by Napoleon, meant antagonism and defiance
to the power and prestige Of this country, if IL
had any meaning whatever.
But our hands were temporarily tied, and oil
tho world knew il. But for that, there would
have been no French invasion OF Mexico
Whatever our good wishes, We were utterly
unable to extend helping hand with sword
in il to Mexico. Assurances Of our sympathy
were ils; she know, and oil The world knew,
That the Empire Of Ma1milili was our natural,
implacabc foe: its creator had clearly implied
this in his Dephic utteranees already. And II
has seemed TO us the plain dictate alike Of wis
dom and of dignity that We should hold our
peace and bide our time while We strained c'sry
nerve to make a speedy end Of the Shareholder
Rebellion. A great nation temporarily ie,tcred
and powerless to effect cherished purpose only |
degrades itself and proclaims It's impotence by
in screechy objurgaiions and intern
perate epithets. II is hard 10 be unable 70 do a.
we would it is childish TO proclaim that We would /
do far otherwise if We could. Our exceptions
to the French proceedings in Mexico have
already been fairly and clearly taken. The
civilized world is well advised that we protest |
against the establishment by foreign bayonets of
an Empire in Mexico, and has no doubt Mt all
that our ambassador came away on furlough |
lust prior to the advent Of the Austrian usurper
for that precise reason. Fifty solemn official
assurances that Mr. Corwin's physician had per-
cmptorily ordered him home at this precise
juncture on peril of his liiS would be simply /
breath and paper wasted
We cannot, surely be plausibly accused of
any binding Partially for President Lincoln or
Seward. They have made mistakes,
and we have freely exposed them. Whatever
support we may hereafter give to the personal
aspirations Of either will be rendered for the
sake Of our country not of the individual. We
DO not deem Mr.. Lncolns denomination I'D.
visable; and We know that We might render it
still less expedent than it is by joining in the
current clamor against Gov. Stewards French
diplomacy az set forth in the official correspond
ence we yesterday published. But We cannot
help asking what attitude toward France in re-
gard to Mexico the traitors in arms for our Ma
tional ruin would have our Government main
tain; and, when its course disappoints and
battles hem We conclude that it cannot be far
wrong.
For three long years, the crafticst of these
villains have been hard at work TO embroil us
with some great European power in the hope
of thereby substituting blockade of New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. for
that Of Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston and
Mobile. They feel that to involve us in for
egn war Is to insure the triumph of their trea-
son. That our Government has thus far denied
them the qualification Of their darling purpose,
is one Of its highest claims to our appreciation
and support We trust that it will do so deter
minedly TO the end. We may have humilations
to endure, as nations as proud have had ero
now; We may be often and bitterly reminded Of
our crippled condition. if so, let us eat our leek
and bide our time in silence. In spite of morti.
fications, and of tho temporary subversion Of our
prestige and cherished policy abroad, let us de-
vote every energy, every resource, TO the over
throw Of that deadly treason which threatens
our National life
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