The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-24
France and the Mexican QuetlOn-M.
ThleES urges the Abandonment OF
MeX4S.

France and the Mexican QuetIOH-M.
ThieES urges the Abandonment OF
In the French Chambers, on the I'd
inst, n Theirs delivered g great speech
on the budget, and strongly condemned
the Mexican policy Of the Emperor
He said:
After the two great wars Of the Crimea
snd Italy, they hsd come to little ware;
little in regard 10 the number of men
engaged IN them, bat great on account
Of the difference, which rendered the
expense very considerable, and of the
serious complications which might arise
from them The Mexican war had a.
ready cost more than the Italian, and
if il went on, the consequences might
be even more grave. All (he continu-
ed if you would evacuate Mexico,
should, for my part, be very glad.
know very well that il would-paFdon
me the expression-hurt the selfiove
Of the Government Perhaps | shall be
told not It's self-love, but its good faith
In keeping engagements. Be careful
how you say that Because. If you
speak Of phghted faith, you will lead
me TO believe that you have committed
yourselves 70 engagements which last
year you protested you had not entered
into, when / entrsated you 10 keep
clear Of them Therefore, il is that /
DO not cay good faith, but selfloVe. At
ter saying that he ought not to be
thought 10 offend the Government in
adopting the language used by IL. de
Caulincourt TO Napoleon J., at Dres~
den, 10 1913 N. Theirs concluded:
'Sire, agree 10 this peace; it will doubt
less cOst your self-lOve something, but
your glory nothing, for your glory ia that
o. France, and she can afford the resolu-
ton proposed 10 YOU and also citing
the recent example of Spain in re
nOuncing FOR the interest OF the coun-
Try, an expedition which had no chance
Of success Appreciation on several
benches If, therefore, reckoning the
glory OF France evreything,snd the self
love OF the Government nothing, they
would screw up courage TO eyAcuate
Mexico, then no doubt a saving of
st!esst fifty millions might be effected"
IA FRANCE CONSIDERS TIE MONROE DOC
rEiNE DCEs not APPLY, AND THAT AMERI-
cas- 100 EXHAUSTED TO FIGHT.
lfom "a ranee. June B.
Dc vac not the aid OF few filibusters.
uuoisei Aiucd and destitute of every
i-'ne, iiat the emissaries of Juarez
hoped ID obtain, but the support of
North Ame,cl throwing its sword into
she scale ohcvents This they have
'H.ina to procge, and the declarations
of President JAhpson leave no 6o,,bt
81 ms de3lse motto create new embar-
EASEMENTS, or ofag new wars on his
country, which has already sufficiently
suffered from the ratricidal struggle be-
tween the North andSouth. We should
look IL vain 70. any sotive or pretext
sufficient 70 induce tin United States
% engage in the risks q foreign war
Why should they 60 70 Nefy France in
Mexico, and England IN Canads. "a
some people SO foolishly suppose they
in virtue Of what right sra Of what
fact should they commence loatil;ties
ugaiust The Mexican EmpireN Some
reply in vi-;Ue of the Monroe Det,.;r,s
add their pretensions 10 excludeV,I,,r,.
paaus from meddling in America, az.
fairs ="
"e have no occasion again 70 disc.s,
this Mon'oe Doctrine, so manifesto
contrary TO the principle of populsa
sovereignty, which is the basis Of mod
ein popular law. But. be that doctrine
true or false, who has violated il in the
Mexican question France went 10
heHicot 20 demand subtraction for out
RACES ana injuries inflicted on her eiti-
Fens She desired that, for the future.
an honest regular and stable govern,
meUt should guarantee her trade and
French residents from Il repetition of
such wrong But she never thouRht
OF setthng in those distant regions. and
d only anxious 70 get away from them
as soon as possible. After her victory
she let the Mexlcans Tree 10 choose
whatever form Of eoyerpmept thev
pleased. They preisTred the Empire
20 Republican Dictatorship. order 10
anarchy
The populations made known their
decision. Democratic North America
surely viii not deny TO Mexico the free
exercise of popular rights. The En-.
pire OF Mexico, established by the Mex
iclns, IS Lot foreign Government. and
the Monroe doctrine has nothing TO do
with the case. Besides, il Maximilianls
Governments hostile to the UnitsSi
Ststes2 Far from il; he has done mo-
thing 10 iniute their interests or an
croach on their rights. What prptext
then, I've VIII not say what cause \ for
conflict can there be between &he two.
countries The idea of attrilnating ~
the Washington Government. the infen-
ton OF employing in a faairn wsr
either with Mexico, Franco or Eaglsnd
the armies now without soecupstion
since tie defeat Of the SoSskh Is raf,tad
10y lite very ahsurdity Aa,esdv The dis
banding Of four hundred thousand sol
dieF, and the measures taken 70 re-
duce the military efiecuys force within
very narrow limits, contradict this pre-
tended policy But have not the
United States as much need Of peace
rs Mexico. aud far more than England
ami France
The United STATES, with their 81 600 !
u5l Of inhabitsnts have arrived at the.
period OF heavy budgets The inferesE
OF 'Ler debt the requirements Of their
iahhe service, and the maintainancsI
o. standing army Of 10000 men.
iai-e Their ANNUAL expenses TO the MIN
lmum figure Of 1000, 100000 franss
i DIS -, IN comparison % the population.
more 'nan the budgets Of England ana
LfAncR IN these conditions a prrldent
9lals looks twice before throwing itself
"i.i.oU' seFioas cause into the eomph-
eaten OF foreign war And it such
war broke out how would the Waited
sA.,1 hvef Labor is there disoryan-
l.ea oy the sudden enamel patton of the
aiA'es- The South j. de Vascated and.
uAtfeh- W here would ,the rnanufao
lures OF the North b. unuorta3 ,
" mere would public credit Gr d means
q reviyingf
How would American ounDs,r-,r,t;,,, b..
Supplied! A confliet win Fnslsn5
would close 10 them the ; .ro'ST-s;..,.
markets Of at least two-tbiI ~ 80 ~.
globe--lndis, Oceanica, Chm a. "a v-ali
Is great Britain. A conflict " in F,.,,'.a
would close 70 them, beside the grest
European markets, Rll the ms ,yement of
our expectations, and all OF { aar elegs,,t
ana useful industry. King Cotton bas
eessed 70 dominate the nat .ons of En-
rope with North America For four
years We have been acoustic med 10 find
the precious textile elsew' nere. The
situation Il reversed; Eur )pean indus
ny can do without Ames lea: but the
leller, on the contrary. "a n no iongar