The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-22
The fc:y TSin:stor TO n:aAjso.

The following speech of General Jo!i =. I+;ii4. 80
ccnsl- appointed Minsta. 20 The Ecr2J; of fa-.eo VII
be -cui witt. great deal "f interest ~ s!';rs scl'
officially the views Of the Go"oruri"n: concerning Che
Mexican question
NJ friend General Fitzpatrick aaiJ something Il ref
erence to Moxico and foreign intervention 1t is Z
question that vet? easily decide for ourselves
50 far as concerned believe that Saxinilian III
holding Mexico to-day is art and parcel of The rebellion
against the Government. Cheers. Whom the rebellion
was first organized there Thought of Maxmilian
entering Mexico Frence did not dreaiaof setting her
foot I; the soil of North America or any where else
But when il assumed the proportions which It did
when Napoleon looked across the brny deep and saw the
,rca struggle going in this c0Untry-Dooyng that
c@uld not succeed. cnvyng the tcac ana prosperity
D: this great peoples having with so,;e ~ Ills neiShbor
the strongest objections to our iU- OF 6ovric and
desiring that il shoud and crufnbo and igll.
they have often said not capable OF SELF
government he first conceived the idea of taking pos
session OF Mexico we had failed it would have proved
their words true. and the world would i9ve been rolled
back thousand gears L: ts advancement III c:viza
ton AID human liberty. Seeing ts and knowing tid-
they seized the opportunity and planted themselves on
this SOIL that they g hit he the first n recognize tho
Southern Conede,ac:, and they expected to bc the first
to recognize them If they botl succeeded against the
Government OF the United States. Sut they came a
little too late Cheers and laughtr The bottom. went
out 0: the rebellion than they Thought it wo'd
AMI |hximiiian himself standing there alone
CHEERS and iaughterland tho old American eagle look
ing across with keen eye at him and saying, "Masi
nian you must trembc in that state OF yours. for o
long shall you remain there (Treniard0us applause
That was part of the rebellion: it's part OF it to-day.
and the Government Of the United Sa;os has only
say to aIa1imiliRn, "Sr you must pack lp dud.
and trayel." daughter. ending in another treinen
dous outburst OF cheeriDg.) The Government
hes no. suppressed the rebellion until it does
this l''Thats So /, for ono, don't propose to
give that State to Maxinan; l. for unc in favor Of
our Government saying to him. You were induced
by this rebellion TO take possession OF that country nnd
to attempt 10 establish yourself there; will no; permit
you to stay there; you must get out g. that country and
leave to its people Cheers ! unaa faYor OF this
being ln.., END hope Ihs. tiu next Congress, when
se,nbed will at eas have the courage, by resolution.
TO say 70 the President of the United States and to the
country, that MGxiuliian cannot remain there any
longer And when the United States OF America notify
him to leave you will say Little gentleman, get up and
dust Loud laughter and cheering.l This IA ! duty
that believe government owes to u.s. that 1t ought
to perform and the IL is performed the sooner,
In my Judgment will the rclSllion be at end And
not only with reference to Maximian not only would
have HIM loave this continent, ht would say to all
countries w,,c hive insarforet viii 70
dfont thgi. these Is no nation that particu-
larly wants 70 go to war with us now tLanghter')
We have certainly the respect Of ourselves and my
impression Is we have the respect of all the Powers
of all the earth besides The way to settle these ques
tons upon just and proper basis Is to make just aud
pro,cr demands to stand erect before the world ana
demand our rights and submit to no wrongs. t"Good
ssThats the talk" and chcers.) This ought to do
this we must do Unless do the United States OF
America will certainly fall il their estimation, and IN
that of all the other Powers upon EARTH We are not the
peope who desire to see ourselves placed before the
world in such light as 1t seems to me failure IN MA
king these demands would place us.
These words spoken freely in the heat OF political
address, but they consistent aud enbody the ex-
preston Of II deep conviction.
ly gentcInanly thongh not highly polished, OF sound
Judgment good temper courage decision and reslsct
for law and superior authority. He is eminently the
man foxthc place. and Mexico the place for the man.