The New York herald., 1865-05-06
To THE EDITOR or THE DrARo.
The cession OF Territory to France.

SENIOR ROMERO TO MR. SEWARD
MEXICAN LEGATION IN THE UNITED STATES or AsEnIcA,l
WASHINGTON, Feb. Q, 1895. I
The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
Penpotenary OF the Mexican republic has the Of
Secretary State of the United States for the purpos,
of protesting in the most explicit and formal manner,
against the cesson that the exArchduke Of Austria,
Ferdinand Maxiinan has made is about TO make
the French yernmen OF various OF the States OF the
Mexican republic
Tie undersigned will be permitted to recall TO the
Honorable William II. Seward, that in the interview
which he had the honor to have with him the 10Th of
Mexico on Tie 2s,h Of December last the latest date yet
received in this country from that city, In which the
information was communicated, by well Informed and
thoroughly reliable person. that the French agents In that
city had proposed 10 the misguided Mexicans who sur
round the usurper an arrangement that the Emperor Of
there should be ceded TO France the Mexi-
can States Of Tamaulpas, Nuevo Leon Coahuila,
Chihuahua and nearly all Of sonora with the peninsula
Of Lower California, the dividing line being formed by
the river Yaqu on the Pacific and the Panuco on the
Gulf mp 20 their respective sources, and by STRAIGHT
line thence from point the other That render
acceptable the ceson OF so considerable part OF tho
Mexican territory nssurance given that France
would establish in the ccded territory military colony
which would be under her immediate prot ction, and
which would place the rest Of the country under cover
from the hlbGstcr attacks OF the United States That
would be the means OF hluidating the Bo.caed debt
which France claims against Mexico, and would facilitate
the raising Of three hundred millions for the treasury Of
the Csurper II also added in order to render less
sensible considerable loss OF territory that the States
!
name, having always been dominated by chiefs who
have respected the orders of the central govern
mcnt OF Mexico and that, they destined to be
Lost either by falling into the hands OF the French, OF
the United states in such alternative II not to be
doubted FOR moment which extreme would be prefer
ebc.
In the same letter II was stated that this arrangement
had not yet been submitted 10 the usurper aud II
n;maed that II was probable that he might hesitate,
ald manifest opposition TO II, before ccplng
A. But, IL was added this would, however. be Of no i'm
portancc ;or either the usurpcr had no win OF his own,
L
Of his protector Besides, IL not TO be presumed
that no specially Interested in the fate OF country
which not his own where less than four years ago
he unknown even By name to the immense majority
of the nation, which he himself only knew by name 10
which he had been carried and where he is sustained by
foreign bayonet where the blood OF the Mexican
patriots who defend thor independence is still b'ing
rhcd TO satisfy his blind ambition for power which, for
his own punishment, he exercises only in name.
The und rgned always has believed that the Emperor
OF the French would terminate IN this manner his inter
vcnticn In Mexico, when he should become convinced
that would not be possible " hold the whole republic
French colony, aud he had the honor Of express
| ing himself 10 the Hon William H. Seward In the com:
rnunic1tion which he addressed 10 him the 2ith Of
December, 1862 and which the President sent to the
House OF Representatives among the documents relative
| Of the 4h Of February 1858.
What was then however, merely conjecture although
wei founded, has now through the passage OF tine aud
| the development or events, come 10 he fact
The news received from Mexico from entirely relia
bic source has been conirud by news received simu
tnnfously from San Francisco In California, and from
Paris and this coincidence together with other ante
cedcns which the undersigned has Of this affair leaves
not the slightest doubt that u the proposed arrangement
has not taken place Il Is on the of being verified
This certainty Ubligcs the undersigned In pliance
With his duty the reprcscn ative OF the Mex can
nation, ~ protest energccaly against all
made 10y The ex-Archduke of Austria in The Of
Mexico, with the Emperor Of the French, or with any
other government by which the Mexican territory IL
sought to be aienated hypohecated. by which the
responsibility OF the country OF the undersigned Is any
way compromised.
In addressing himself to the government Of the United
stat = the undersigned does not believe IL necessary TO
detan himself in manifcsting that the oxArchduko of
Austria only rcprcs nts in Mexico the Emperor Of the
French, by whose army he carr cd TO that republic
aud s sustained in ~ and that for this any
rangenent made betw the ex-Archdule and the En-
pcror of the French has the same obligatory fore and
no other Tor the Mexican nation, that concluded
between the said Emperor Of the French and General