The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-03
France, Mexico and the United
St4Aes.


during our civil war. has demonstrated! 10
us that the security OF the American Re-
pu ub!ics against foreign invasion and con-
quests, depends on their own power, and
that the safety of each is bound up in the
integrity OF al. We have seen with what
alacrity England welcomed the Southern
rebellion aud at once assumed that the
Southern Confederacy was established
Her leading statesmen openly avowed
their desire for tho dissolution Of this ma
tion. Prominent representatives Of the
ruling classes declared the South was fight
ing Lnyl9no'e battles. She gave the rebel
lion tho moral aid OF her sympathy. and of
the eg pectstion Of her recognition. She
gave it material aid by allowing armed
vessels 10 DC ti,ted cut in her ports. She
seized upon the Trent case Rs sn uppoy,u-
nifty for war. refused in advance all neso-
tiatAoa or arbitration, and ordered neY feet
TO the american coast. She assumed yir-
tue upon her not having directly interven-
ed TO defend the Confederasy, and she has
given Us abundant reason TO think she
would have done this but 70: the firm be-
lief that its SUCCESS was sure without her
direct sid.
Promptly upon The outbreak os the re-
bellion the French Emperor proposed to
England en- alliance to enforce the divis-
ion OF this nation and establish the South
ern Confederacy. The ulieEior ccnse-
lis of this imperial robDer, who never in
tervehes in foreign nationali,ies without
taking a share fO. h,s plunder. His en,is-
saries Immediately Instituted in,rigues for
the severing Of Texas from the Con fedora
cy, ard unnexing it to France. Anexpe-
dltion Of the Allied Powers, made ostensi-
bly, to enforce payment OF certain claims
against the Republic Of Mexico, was, upon
the outbreak OF our civil war, ny the
French Emperor, who was the only one Of
the three powers that had no homes. claim
against Mexico, changed into scheme for
the conquest CT the Mexican Republic, ana
the subjection Of It to the condition Of =
French province.
In his letter to General Forey, he avowed
the main object Of this conquest TO be tho
setting up OF q barrier against the growth
Of the United States, and the restoration Of
the ascen5 ancy OF the Latin race III Amer
ica thus roclsiming his treachery to the
allies whom he had first drawn into the
Mexican OK pedition, and the avowinH it's
hostility TO THE country, and disclaiming
any pretense of excuse in seeking the vel
fare Of the Mexican people; }or why should
they be subjected to invasion, con qu est and
robbery by foreign power, to set up
barrier sga.ns, another foreign power, and
OF what Interest TO thcm ia the " tendency
Of the Latin race In America, that they
should be conquered to restore i;7 In that
way the aecendency OF the Latin race
meant the rule Of the French.
France and England have both shown by
their conduct during our troubles that they
do not regard our Government ard Re-
public rs having the rights Of legitimate
government, and that they look upon all
the American Republics a. subjects for
their cutting up and conquest. They re-
cognize an insuYrection week old Is enti.
tied TO the same rights as our Governments;
and they look upon the efforts Of this Gov
ernment for self-preservation as something
presumptuous, unreasonable, as q public
disturbance, and as permitted only by
their toleretion.
The rapaci:y Of Spain was also excited
by the scent OF our dissolution, and by .he
rush of France for the plunder, and she
made haste TO invade Dominica and attack
Peru. None Of these invasiors Of Ameri-
can Republics would have been under
taken but for the conviction that the Great
Republic was permanently weakened by
division.
There is no reason TO doubt the reports
that Maximilian has ceded Sonora to
France. It Is according to the custom Of
the French Emperor, who first invades q
country under professions Of d!sintefest-
ed regard for its own welfare, or liberty, or
nationality, az he did in Italy. and then,
having set up prince, takes from him q
oession of territory. Thus robbery by one
transfer is changed into honest possession.
When this cession was first reported, con-
neoted With French title Of nobility "a