M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18

y represents in Mexico the EuDeror
o the French, by whose army be- was
carried to that republic and 10 austain
ed in it, and that, for this reasons,
any arrangement made between the
EK Archduke and the Emperor Of the
French has the same obi 1atory rorcs
anil no other, for the Mexican nation,
that oGe concluded between the said
Emperor Of the French aud General
Bazaine, the COMMANDMENTS chief of
the French forces in Mexico, would
have. t bee
The Undersigned has not believed
It necessary to await the official news
Of the conclusion Of such arrange
nent, IN order TO protest against il.
1t is OF a gravity and transcend
ence, not only for the interests of
Mexico but for all the American con
tinent, that he has believed he would
be lacking in his most sacred duty to
allow a siugle momen. To psss With
out taking such step. -t,
The undersigned deems it cnnvens
tent, in justification OF his course in
this affair, TO recall to the Honorable
Secretary OF State Of the United States
an occurrence somewhat similar 70
the present., in which the repr essnta
tives of the French Government 10
Mexico protested against q treaty eel
ebrated between Mexico and the Uni
ted States, of much less transcend
ence than the present, upon oulv the
vague news, more or less we'll found
ed, that they received, that such trea
" had been concluded, aud before
they had official information of ito
celebration. 5 Jgltg
AiEer the rupture Of tue European
lslies ut Orizaba, and when France
alone remained making war upon
Mexico, the Minister Of the United
States ip that republic concluded 0
treaty with the Mexican government.
by virtue OF which the United States
were to loan to Mexico eleven mill
ions of dollars, Mexico hypothecs
ting for the payment of the sum, the
pnblic lands Of the republic, the un>
sold national property. before called
ecclesiastical property, and tho bondS
and notes outstanding for such propsr
ty already sold.
This treaty was signed in the city
ct Mexico, on the 9th Of April, 1862,
and as it ia lei to receive the ratifca.
ton of the Government of the United
otates, was, of course, never official
ly published, aud only rumors, more
or less we'll founded. with respect b.
its object and stipulations, were cir.
culated Notwithstanding this, the
representatives Of the Emperor Of tue
French addressed to the Mexican Gov
ernment, under date Ct the 15tn OF
April, already cited, note,ln which
thsy stated that they hal been inform
ell that said Government, had conclu}
ded a treaty with foreign govern
ment, in which there was sold, ceded,
transferred, or hypothecsted to the
latter part Of the lands and public
revenues OF Mexico, to the whole OF
which lands aud revenues they as
sumed France had a righ! by virtue
Of the fraudulent reclamations OF her
sabj9cts.
A copy fthis protest was inclosed
to the Honorable Secretary Of State
by the undersigned, with the note
which he had the honor to address 10
him on the 81 OF June, 1868.
The undersigned avails himself Of
this opportunity to renew to the Hon.
H. Seward the assurance Of
his most distinguished consideration.
NJ. ROMERO.
To the Hon. WILLIAM II. SEWARD
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