The New York herald., 1864-07-24
Full History Of tho Affair in lts Connection
wi!h "ths Spanish Marriages"
Louis Napoleon's Blunder Moro Eyre
g:eus Than Was at First Supposed.
rxSvacts from . Speech by Senator John 4.
DIX, Delivered In January, lS4S,
k. 10. -

BOW attempting It's execution. 1t has long bsen favor
No idea tho Of France and Spau-in the
latter dating back the time OF the Condo Arsnda while
b France the idea first broaohed by NJ dc Mofras,
n 1884, IN official pamphlet published under the aus
Dioes OF M Guizot Minister Of Foreign Affairs to Louis
Philippe Marshal Souit President Of tho Royal Coun
oil lhe whole subject well set forth IN . speech
made by Senator John A. Dix on the Goth OF January
Is4S In the Senate the United States, that repub
lhh the important extracts bearing on this subject
from advance copy Of the Senatorial speeches and
sher addresses OF General Dix, being published by
Asssrs Appleton h Company, OF this city.
The speech was upon the conduct OF the war with
Mexico, as to whether should withdraw our forces
from Mexican soil, leaving The subjects Of Indemnity,
boundary ana commercial relations TO be settled by
future negosiaton whether should retain posses
sea OF the territory then held including the city Of
kexico, until such negotiations had been satisfactorily
concluded In treaty Of peace and friendship. General
DIX In Of tho latter alternative and hts argu
aents, which will be found at large In the forthcoming
volumes In eminent degree the compactness
precision Of statement and complete mastery Of all the
sacts bearing his subject for which the speeches OF
General Dix have been conspicuous II is,
AOwevor, with those portions Of his speech which
refer to the designs OF France and spain-the former
more especiay-for the foundation OF an empire under
European protection on the ruins OF the Mexican repub
Nc that have to DEAL and the extracts which
proceed to give will be found possess the highest
historical interest.
Speaking OF the danger OF foreign interference in Mcx
can a1ars-a danger to which President Polk had
alluded in his message to that session OF Congress
General Dix Observed
Senators doubtless aware that the right OF inter
vsntion in the affairs Oh this continent was formally as
peyd in the French Chamber OF Deputies, in the pear 1916,
~ H. Gutset Minister Of fbrefon Atdrs, as the organ Of
0e oopcrnmfot France He regarded The great Powers
On this continent divided into three groups, namely,
Great Britain the United States and the states OF
Spanish origin and he declar0 that belonged to
France 10 pro.ct " the authority OF her name, the tndc
yendence Of Nae and The eenbrium of tie great political
Forces Amerca'' To this declaration have thought
not out place, 10 connection with the subject under
discussion TO call the attention of the Senate. =
Am in error IN suproeing this sub ect derives new i'm
porance frsm our xistDR relations with Mexico of
We States Of Spanish origin, which H. Guzot grouped
scssher as constituting one Of the great political forces
70 be maintained Sir more tnan once In the progress
& The war the governments o. Europe have been IN.
serpose between US and Mexico Is IL not, theD appro
eriate briefly @ state what this right OF Intervention s
- II has been asserted In Europe; what II has been In
Practice and what 1t would be likely 60 become r APP
Ped 10 the States OF this continentS trust II will be
Asusidered.
ssnator Dix here gives elaborate review OF the
growth Of the doctrine OF ntervention maintain the
Balance Of power showing to be Of essentially modern
srgin ana productive In instance, of evils
chan those which II called in to remedy He takes
ground, also, that such Justification bo advanced
for tho balance Of power' theory pertains rgidy and
TO states Wlthln CrClo OF
Action 1t is only BY neghbors for the protection OF
aeighbors against neghbors that can upon tho
broadest principles, be righruliy employed when II
araverses oceans, and looks TO the regulation OF the
polite concerns Of other continents, becomes ggan.
aC assumption which, for the Independence OF nations,
tr the Interests of humanity the tranquility Of the
Cd World and the New, should be significantly rcpelled"
example Of the abuses to which foreign interven
ton invariably leads. cite the following PASSAGE
no y,an .r tla
vsotionfor will not call II rsbG They viii be found
n the dsmembermcnt Of saxony the annexation OF the
republic u Gepoa TO the Kingdom OF sardinia and the aD
sorption OF Venice by Austria There another aud
more aggravated case Of abuse To which events
have gwen new prominence In l7I2. Russia, Prussia
and Austria under the pretence that the disturbed cond
Mon o Poland was dango Gus 70 their own tranquility,
y among themsc yes In 1893, notwithstanding her
diminished proportions she had pecome more dan.
csrous, aud they seized half OF what they had
lsn TO her by The nrst partition SIR, she
tnued % grow dangerous az she grew weak; and In
~ that remained. In 1915 the i've great Powers at the
Coogress o; Vienna, from motives Of policy and not from
and portion surrounding territory with popa.
iion OF about one hundred thousand souls into repb
with guarantees OF its independence iu perpetuity.
Russia pledged herself at the time maintain
share Of the spoil as the Kingdom of Poland and
trm, win consttltionsl Cover nmeut. she
kept her pledge seventeen years. and then virtrally
smpire The little republic OF Cracow was all that 70.
tnsued as a monument Of the dsnsmbered kingdom. A
U
Che threo Powers OF Eastern aud Northern Europe
~ violation OF their soemn guarantee and assigned 90
Austria he name OF Poland, the fountain Of many
aoSo and animatug rccolec lions s no longer TO bo
1ound on the map oi Europe. ane three quarters OF
sartnry VIII ch ntervened FROM The inception
ton OF this sufficient to con.
nsaor even to obscure lie true character. The very
Rhgpitude OF the sptce over which II spread only
serves 20 bring II out IN boi2er aud darker relief from
'yaEen o. history.
And h, continues Senator, ~ the United States
NJ he progress u tncse 1sUrpstions, has not remon
str Md against thom, aud c.aGtutea hy her IN erposi
lion a. MAINTAIN The Integrity of tho states thus dsor
ganvd aud dismembsrod IN rseatiDn OF every rule of
rght md every suggest Oh n xaice ana humanity
kscouss nc haas ben fathfai, aeans al Of
eynpoihy .oqnpst the tnys V ndtsre, a. ps pr,n-
Spte " uto, Hnsrg from all interference ioith the
uss Of Bso op<eh Poicer sohith ta1 en- tsstdy 10 he
sond ti0a Of hc atorey Of hs fiote 90 whch keg beop
5us pasn Is pfssssed nreotned 10 ez1,nd 20 hs con
kues,s aud 10 gfose.Vts sipur sy ef bdanccs 10Th
81 Us danger OF aos@ and usurpatt0s hold u bc
duty in1are on sa rounds res bsc< may o. pre-
pared 10 resist all h1aoteai GyIl,caion a. IL % me snds
ypcndent Std es ia his hs'lssphcre
Mr. President, the Aeiaration of NJ. GaiZot could
hardly have made w,1out The previous
~ the government of sNEh hc was the organ. The
ssns occupies the shrone OF francsihe
miniser ssnds bcore az thf exponent o hts opinions.
In tho declaration to be rcgardad mere Idle
Aon Ia words ~ design never intended W oe carried
$50 praoucey let ms answer the question oy Inc ntef
81 possib reference crcumstshces France was the
coadjuor Of England IN the stisuts 70 induce rexas 10
eeone annexation TO tho Union Fstsng IN tina, sne as
ssmp'ed 70 aoecmplsn the SAND "6leci Indirectly by
Yof-oauihg Mexico 70 recognize Tie Huepe'uence ot
hxsx, oo condition that the latAsr stsnd remain
"a independent state These were offered 10
s.s tnau twelve montbs before NJ Gun ts declaration
vss made tapd the coincidence POM Of tims s rc
makable baos ON Oreoen ana California wa putlnhed
~ Parts y o.der Of me ksnp of france. under ne dss
s,7 II hd saa Souk, PresidD OF the tcpncii. and ~
csiiol Atns ter Of Fbreicn tfars, and wyits by n
= ssffa, mho 'eas coa asd & . re F.,r.h Lsscnon ~
audi eeriaiay conalns como remark ablo passages.
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