The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-10

DO We Nnnt Another NhfF
WE ART an impulsiyo peop'e-forcigrer' CAL ne
sonsaiionsl-and It is not arrange that tho SeNicAn
.'omigrAton" scheme which has i-en developed |
within the lart few dsys shotli mno, with InIu-
lar approval The usu-ration Of the Mexican
governmon, by an imported Emperor Ia contrary
o. ,hc principles 4 tho Monroe Doctrine" opposed
tolr American idea Of "msnifest destiny" and
shc-ef1re sailing " the pride " ou- people with
out stopping v reflect upon ,he probaiic cons'-
quoncef ,hcre is general disposition " favor n
pror. hsyins Tor It's oNJcc, the cNpulsic1 Of MAN.
bILt,S by d.sbandcd sol hers Of TIE Union ARMIES
In thir matter as m thJsc o. ordinary CUISINES, u
p well 10 count the cos, before pr ccrdn * TOO hr'
The agents o. JtAruz are oGeiinl one thousand
dollars In gold and eight hundred scros Of the rich
lauda Of 5onors 70 cvcry soldier who shall "emi-
crate ~ Mexico In such = manner a, tho ngeuts
shall prescribe. The Inducements 20 oaicsrS arc
still more tempting, and graduated according
10 rank Tho sem grants" arc to ~ upon h,s
expedition fully Gmsl and provided for any
emergency. Now The fact canno, be disguised hM
the tendency Of this proc, cd ng Is 10 cause tnu,y
between This country AMI Frtncs. TIE hcIi.An
Empire Ia , creation u Lovm N,r.LE3s; t.s pro.
tsctod by the French Gag and ~ iar tie present
.ques.lon is concerned It ia sdspendoncy Of France.
Tho soldiers now being enlisted by the agents u
JrAnrz are, therefore, going 70 Mexico With tho
purpose Of driving the soldiers Of France from thai
oo1ntry. Tie CouRRtER Dis ErArs UsIS the organ
In this country u the French Government aud
who's editor has lately received testimonial from
EAPoLEor for his sbe advocacy u Proneh inter.
sts-'oroshAdo~s the view In which this emgrs
tion movement will Ia regarded hy France. II
serts, very plainly, that tho French Government
will lOok upon IL ~ breach OF neutrality, and
hints tie probability OF rupture in tho posceful
relation, now existing te,wsen the two countries
as a consequence. Plainly, then, the whole.
sale trlEmsn, Of soldiers IN this eoun-
try, for service under JUARaz, 10 cal.
cniated 70 ombroh this country in difficulty
with France, aud II ID well to consider whether
this il desirable At the present time. We have no.
= doub. tina, Mexico will one day bo an integral
par, Of the United st.tos, and thu, iv accession
simply question ~ time hut do we need n now
--io we need II So much a. 10 incur the ri.k of a
foreign war in acquiring ~ II we hal not an
ample field for American energy and industry "
We had not already enough undcvo.Jpod resources
for tie use Of all our spare capital, thcn would
no, hesitate to answer the question Aihrmstively.
Blu, on the contrary, need every and every
dollar in the country to assist In developing tho
territory already ours. The suppression OF the re
belliou has opened up field for enterprise W ssI
rich and far more desirable than that Of Mexico
and whatever OF surplus labor aud means We have
can find abundant and remuneranve employment
ihere. Aud further, new States and vast
territories invite sll who In quest OF homes
40 go thther and aid in bringing them
up TO that standard which they arc at some tine
in the future destined 10 reach. In fact, we al
ready have far moro ,err,ory than we can develope
for many years Why, then, should We trouble
ourselves .bou, either Mexico or Csnadsi The
policy Of Government Is 10 extend It's tor
ritory aster than wo can AnsricaniEo H. II
Mexico were even now part OF the United States,
Abe emigration thiiher would not be strong enough
10 infuse American ideas into the people simply
because there are greater attractions nearer home
for any surplus populsu WI might have. Tie
people would still be MoYicans, they would still
hold 10 their peculiar vicwA and being very rect.
less people, they might cause more trouble 70 The
country than thew would be worth. Under thes,
circumstances il would not 10 pol,ic for our Gov
crnmeni, Al the present time, 10 endanger II,
Iesceful relations abrosd. The Mexican question
will find It's own solution soon enough, and
.hc Empire Of MANIMiLIAS eau Al best be only
temporary. Even II this open recruiting fol
Ju.RFr should he stopped, there would still be
thousands Of soldiers who would find their way to
Eexico, and tho result would he Just as graufyins
10 tho people ~ though IL were accomplished in
manner less offensive to France. Whom wALEEH
was engaged in his hllbusiorug expeditions III,
Government used every possible mesn. TO prevent
his iorces from embsrkns, We, they managed e
Stavsy, aud ihc country maintained its credit
81 'n,utrRlity."