Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-31
What Next

What Next.
The curtain has just flllen upon tie closing
,ctnes of the great American erama that has
been rirotiag the attention of the world for fre
ycals past or we SHOULD say rather. that the
eurtsin is just rising upon those scenes. For
verify, the closing scenes arc not yet oaer. The
acacuemer; Sas not been brilIiau. for tnc South
bu; of that, and the causes Thich led u it, there
il nc- L. use in speaking
Our srcculaiicns at present arc as to the Dexi
:,ar t., North amcrca. low tten s L contest
between the Uaito,i S:a,c- and Frapcc ip be avert
ed ? Not 4; IL. tina; ;rn sse. witaoat tho
form, po- or become s,;a::c.y i,,a5ioand Goats
n. eek The Cnitsd S,aiG. :'onsrcssnti' il les;
session refused 10 rOcocr May;mlt ir.i,-
roctly indeed. bu, yst nci,itel:. rFuck irsr:
the Consular ara f',i!a,aa.ic tr;i Il spPr-prih-
ton for diplomatic riiio.r to Maximi;i'a Csur,.
The Ncn York Herald, at tc i:mc. txulio;!: il,
..iis decision, and il the following w9rSs sigria-
cantly refarzcl to the policy OF whieb g=s ai
once IN indication and p.rt: alt remains,
thorofore, simply to be seen whether the powers
of Europe or We are to control on this continen'.
We shall soon be ready to tes; tai: question:
The cppor;ane time to which the Herald re-
ferred was Of course, The suppression Of the re.
bellon," und tho reunion of the American States
This secured, the "question" then to be Z" tested"
is, whether France anl England cannot be dis
lodged from the American continent. The daily
boast OF Northern papers has been that the vast
armies lately opposed in mortal conflict, would,
at the clOsc of their own struggle, be combined,
and march With united front against British au-
thority in Canada, lnd the Franco MACMILLAN
establishment in Mexico.
This menace has been too often repeated and
from too many soerccs. to be treated with indifcr
encc. 1t would 10 presumption and folly foT
France aud England to disregard If. To affect to
do so wiu:d he hypocrisy. Tliac they are watch
ing these rciteretcd manifestations oi impatient
purpose is not to hr doubted. England would
indeed, be delighted il she were f::s!y rid Of
Canada; but the peol.ie Of hor American prorin-
COS have, during the late war, given go many
proofs Of their attaci ilmeht, that she cannot, in
deconcy, cast them away; nor would hor prido
submit to have them W7estos ffom her by violence.
Napoleon, too, may wish he hal not attempted
the settlement Of Mexico. Taking bold adran-
tago of American distinctions, no stretched his
Ion: arm across the Atlantic, and pluckea down
from the Presidential scat, the. ruler Of : neigh.
boring republic, upset tho government, erected n
throne and placed upon it stranger from inland
Europe, who never saw America till sent hitbor
to play at king. In SO DUNG, he babe defiance to
the declared policy and purpose Of tho United
States, and insulted them in their presence, and
to their face. He accomplished what be would
bave had neither the ability to execute nor the
daring to attempt, but for the circumstances Of
which he availed hinself. In the presence of
their own great exigency, the Confederate Statos
scarce gave attention to the scenes in Mexico.
commenced with buster and endcl with dissimu-
laton Blu. his people have taken pains to
conceal tie lust of empire which seems to animate
tacm, and which, inri:orated by hate, has al
ready fastened its corctous desires upon Canada
and Mexico. Napoleon knows that the Northern
people rplo in this country; and those people
have declared, and Congress has registered the
tho decree, that they now dishonor Maximilian
and will hereafter dethrone hin.
While such arc tho exhibitions in Anerica
she Mexican question, Napoleon shows
somc significant signs that he is not m uncon-
ccrne.l spectator Dor destined - remain passive
waiter upon cyents. iIcis throwing m unwontod
mystery over his thoughts amG purposes; and
hys;ery in rulers is the covert in Nhich the lion
couchss, ana tr9m which ho springs upon his |
nr.y lie is rsvoSing plans which not to ne !
em!..rrs ,s- hy eon,ntmou;s. Ills discretion is |
NJ, v. i. h-mrsre. at r-.traned hy pledges. .
There is -etion in tii;e sii-noy. Thero s purpose
n t..is mystery.
If Easland az! Fr.ncs judge thc Americ.n
problem by :he 'r'!ina:y sta,,dar'ls "i human cA
,c.i,pce, any ,oic ndo they may f+cl as to the
fleet On their political incrs-i- q" ho re-uaisn of
y. American States, -"ud ic 1t sociuac based
.uun reasons which a hts!o.i.e ~"u c"usider
"A, ,,uatc and potential. The har t.. tho United
;,a,cs for bath those Goverpmcnts is not lsgais-
ID. Opportunity is all that the mad mob Of the
forth is praying for The people Of the South
I'm statcs though animated by no such hate, arc
conscious That they have hpun much wropsea by /,