The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-01
The Monroe Doctrine.
AN ENGLISH WARNING TO NAPOLEON AND MAX
LIAM.

AN ENGLISH WARNING TO NAPOLEON AND MAX1M-
LIAM.
From the London Times, April IS.
The debates in our own Parliament on the North
American colonies will enable to appreciate the spirit
in which the French legislature has just discussed the
affairs in Mexico The French subject, indeed
embarrassing than ours Whatever NAV be our obliga-
tions advantages at any rate inherited them We
have national duties in the matter, but national re-
sponsbilties But the Canada of the French IL manu-
faeture Of their own, accomplished under the eyes of
the present generation They provided themselves
deliberately and at great expense wM he iabitie'
which Mexico entails upon them, and with little apparent
advantage in return. Mexico is not even French
colony, and yet If it attacked Canada might
be attacked IL mus, be defends by French arms The
French Minister, in justfying the policy Of the
imperial government on this question, was at the pains
of repudiatng calumny the 'acc1saton that France
had received recompcnse for her Intervention in the
shape of a len upon the province of Sonora We do not
why the Emperor Maxmiian should have offered
such remuneration to his patrons His own prcdcccs
sor Juarez offered the very territory President
Lincoln for f3 900, and the French have spent Mt
least four times this their attempt to regcnerate
the country. As it is France has only hs Idrrea
ofhe conques and the yet unfuled obligation OF main
tanning it, that the dissenents in the French Chamber
complain OF the disngennousness OF the government in
Disgusting the state Of affairs and its bad faith in not
bringing these affairs TO an end NJ Roaher on behalf
of the administration was successful In rcbuttng the
latter charge, and reasonably candid In disappearing the
! former.
by the French In commencing this enterprise but TO all
impartial observers Of Mexican affairs the actual progress
made by the French in the reconstruction of the State
must appear great could fairly have been expected
II Is just eighteen at this me since the troops
OF tn United States were lighting their way up from the
Atlantic coast to the capital OF the rcpubl and from
that moment to the arrival Of the French the country has
been without any government competent to discharge
the most necessary functions OF administration
The French found society in state OF the most hdcous
disorganzaon with security for life property and
prospect of stable dcspotism The people after
generation Of experiment. had proved themselves in
capable Of sefgovernmcn and II had become necessary
to aba'e the political nuisance in the interests Of the
civilized world The French took this task upon them
selves and after sweeping away the bryands In their
path they introduced sovereign in the person of the
At this conuncturc however, as in our own debates the
contingency Of peciat ccn,p,co ion unavoidably g
Confdeat Sae both, shud en The int, yenion If
Franz, and NE IS diishnien Of nndrchy w inpddag
&c SERTED empire, and decirin0 he donfdI y Nor
miiioRS Such thncs are certainly talked about at New
York, and post ~ ut RichBnd and II anything of the
kind were really to occur the liabilities of France would
be jor5da w increased But NJ Corta rather anusingy
depre ated any such alarms and perhaps his argument
though somewhat novel may not be illfoundcd He had
lately been Mexico and he had observed that in the
country itself there far less uncasness this
than ia Europe The Meyicans have very modest opn
ion of themselves, and cannot believe that anybody
would Will ngly have anything 10 do with thrm. They
say that when the Amer there in 1s47 they got
away again soon possible, and that when Juarcz
tried hard the other day to sell great province TO Mr.
Lincoln the President would not have il at any price
There may be something In this At any rate the Amei-
Gun Ainisr in Paris has gipen the Emp rors gorcnmen
Ire str ngct assurances to The efo T. and so NJ Rou
her thinks the future may be contemplated without
alarm.
That there should, however be party In the French
Legilaturc adverse 10 the whole policy OF this inter
ycntion, and anxious to terminated almost any
conditions at the earliest possible moment IL exceed,
ingly natural The truth is the Mexican expedition
popular in France expeditions usually
IL not popular with the army, though the
campaign was succcssfu nor with the clergy, though
the Church party In Mexico favored and we
can well understand how II would be condemned by
politicians OF liberal school. We in England
tent to recognize the public spirit which prompted the
enterprise. We should have had objection 10
France rccompensed for her pains though could not
mag ne how the bargain could be good one II was
sufficient for to know that the Mcxcans, who had put
themselves outside the pale Of law had nothing To com
plain or and that any reorganization OF the State upon
principles OF civilization and order would be benefit to
the world There must, presume, have been sonc
attraction In the task or Spain would not have been 30
ready TO undertake IL but that s affair Of We
showed opinion Of tho matter; had at least
good against the Mexcans other nation
but looking vt the prospects Of the suit declined to
prosecute IT, aud withdrew. Fronce ret hd founded
empire and has pen perhap' tc'y millions y unds
Rouher thinks there Is good security In Mexico for
all this outlay and we cannot impugn the presumption
Mexico OF the richest countries Ia the worldrch
IN all that can call national wealth into being. There is
certainly reason, far capabilities are concerned,
why France should not be repaid handsomely for her
advances but Of what avail even precious metals In
a country where the mines cannot be worked thor
produce transported from town 10 another II In said
that the road from Mexico 10 Vera Cruz Is actually
safe-a phenomenon unknown for many year but far
more must be done before the Of the
p,rc can DO turned 10 full account Order must be-
fore opu nee, and the Mexicans have chance of
tabish ng IT, They have got sovereign, and though
he is foreigner like the King OF the Greeks he has
brought foreigners with him, and will, no doubt
be glad to dispense with those who there before
him III he cnlsis few leves from abroad
his army that more than the Americans have done
and NJ Rouher distinctly tells that far as French
influence goes has not been exered In favor OF any
particular faction but rather Of libcraI, conservative
party, freely composed. The Mexicans, IN short may
govern themselves as soon they will and they
could have hoped ten years ago for so good 4
chance Of national regeneration.