The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-10
THE MEXICAN EMPIRE.
Eject OF tho Congressional Decla rat lon
on tho Monroe Doctrine ana Rccogni-
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from the london Times, ApriI col

from the London Times April pol
Our correspond nce from America contains two pieces
OF very important intelligence. In the federal House OF
Representatives proposal had actually been made for
the recognition of the Southern conederacy and though
Il was OF course not approved IL received sup
port that motion directed against one OF its advocates
could not be carried. In the Senate the Committee on
Foreign Affairs had deliberately refused 10 main
tain the late resolution o. the House OF Repro.
eentatives condemnatory OF onarchcal govern
men, IL Mexico THESE proceedings tend 70 show that
the Americans are at length recedng from those views
OK universal empire of the sake OF which than Tor
any other cause the war IS maintained. The House Of
Pere entatves In resolving that the United States would
never recognize or tolerate monarchy In Mexico, did but
assert the famous Monroe Dacrine lis patyes piicu
The occupation oil Mexico by European forces and the sub
stuton of an imperial for republican form Of govern.
mcnt In that country do really constitute eroctly such
against which The Monroe Doyine ,ods o,iqi.
natg dcc,ed; ,ohtie, If 10 dircst the question of an
obeifJ II had been openly declared 10 the hy
which the exl edition was Justified thai IL had become ne
csa'y 10 re the aggressive of the United States and
confirm the Latin race position on the
tnent protest Therefore against this now successful
enterprise naturally TO be expected but this protest
the federal Senate has refused to support. In other
words. that branch OF tho federal Congress on
which the cgnizance OF foreign affairs especially
devoves declines 10 say tia the Monroe doctrine be
maintained. ant expressly told that in his forbeor.
few years ae' ud have been almost easy to OBJ
tain vote for the dissolution Of The Union for this
surrender though be but temporary, Of principle
The discussion House OF Representatives may be
courage change OF political sentiment Perhaps
there were always many members In the House who
believed the war hopeless and peace on the terms Of
separation, Inevitable; but there always much
readiness TO put such sentiments on record
These events are certainly remarkable, and other
symptoms are perhaps, discernbie Of change In the
spirit OF the federal states. The democratic party how.
rivals the republicans its open popular
declarations in favor OF the Union. TIE fedcras
told. cling TO this vision o. the old Union only be
cause they arenty love H. but because they cannot tell
what TO do without IT, They think secession
only divsi but subdivision up the last form Of dis
memberment They i'm CINE, profess to imagine,
that II ,t or door 70 foregn 'npnsioa and conquest,
hat in tnbl FIR Irniop
they are fighting not merely for American empire but
ior national m II docs not seem 70 to them that
tracted and oppressive would be far more
likely to produce division than the spectacle secession
which had been contemplated possibility from the
first origin or the nation AS far public
aud party passwords anything they bent
the Uioa. though one party advocates force and tho
other processes TO rely upon persuas n There annaafs
as yet t. Be no party out Of doors boil enough 70 say
not only felt bv al thinking persoSs in the North
Sut IA proclaimed BY the press that taxes must
20 nv 10 earnest aud without decay. The imitation Of
currency nsequcnt Mr. Chase's paper issues has
produced such an effect on prices that the working
classes are in commotiop, and deprec,ting tho
they hoe TO set themselves right. They have
gained "strikes," in order to procure an advance
currency, and the law directed against these combna
lions has been reafflrmed. The premium gold. how
ever had just touched higher point than had been
ched before and there OF fresh
the Conederates II Is but reasonable to suppose that
II events should continue In this course the war
may really decline in popularity and the advo
Of peace be cmboldened to appear IN greater
numbers Al the same time, such is the ienacty nth
,c ch the people Of the Northern Satss chung TO their
I'd OF Un,oa and empire and such is the eoscity Of me
pu lie mind al tn first turn of fortune that another nth
mU perhaps haze me pace party r'h eren more sendr
chanc dsceaddncy than they TO al present.
A INC orr does encourage the federdls than hair
DOM deeds 10 dsheares them and II General Grants
On .rans dgans Richmond should be attended lcith
a partial his exhdVsino may acquire
impetau and rua its course AZ ruinously as before