Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

everything, that the commissaries of
Juarez hoped to obtain, but the support
of North America throwing its sword
into the scale of events. This they have
tailed to procure, and the declaration of
President Johnson leave no doubt of his
desire not to create new embarrassments.
or bring new wars on his country, which
has already sufficiently suffered from the
fratricidal struggle between the North
and the South. We should look in vain
tor any motive or pretext sufficient to in
duce the United States to engage in the
risks of a foreign war; Why should they
go to defy France in Mexico, and Eng
land in Canada. IA some people SO fool
ishly suppose they intend
IN virtue of what right and of what
fact should they commence hostilities
against the Mexican Empire Some
reply, in virtue of the Monroe Doctrine
and their pretentions to exclude Euro
peans from meddling in American af
fairs We have no occasion again to
discuss this Monroe Doctrine, So mani
festly contrary to the principle of popu-
lar sovereignty, which is the basis of
modern public law. But, be that doc
trine true or faise, vino has violated it in
the Mexican question? France went to
Mexico to demand sat isfaction for out
RACES aHd injuries inflicted on her ciii>
zens. She desired that for the future, an
honest, regular and stable government
should guarantee her trade, and French
residents from arepetition of such wrongs
IS 1t sha never thought of settling in those
distant regi,ns and is only anxious to
get away from them as soon as possible.
After her victory, she left thu Mexicans
free to choose whatever form of govern
mtnt they pleased. They preferred the
empire t. a Republican Dictatorship, or
der TO anarchy
The popu atoms made known their
decision. Democratic North America
surely Will not dany to Mexico the free
exercise of popular rights The Empire
of Mexico, established by the Nexicans,
is not IL foreign government. and the
Monroe doctrine has nothing to do with
the case Besides, is Maximilian's gov
ernment hostile to the United States,
Far from If; IL has done nothing to in
iurc their terests or encroach on their
righs What pretext, then, 1--WE will not
say what cause for conflict can there
BE- between the two countries? The idea
of attri5uting to the Washington Govern
men' the Intention of employing in a for
eign war, either with Mexico, France or
EnEl nd th. armies now without occuua-
ten, since the defeat of tie South. is re-
futel by its very absurdity. Already
the di<banding Of four hundred thousand
soldiers, and the measures taken TO re
duce the military effective force within
very narrow limits, contradict this pre-
tended policy. Bat have not the United
States as mach need of peace as Mexico.
aud far more than England and France?
The United States, with thei. thirty
four millions Of inhabitants, have arrived
at the period of heavy budgets. The
interest of their dsbt, the requirements
of their public service, and the mainte-
nance of a standing army of 100, 900
men, raise their annual expenses to The
minimum of figure of l,6OO. .OOO. 900
francs. This is, in comparison to the
population. more than the bud of
France and England. In those condi-
tious prudent State looks twice before
throwing itself, without serious cause,
into the complications Of foreign war.
And if such war broke out. how would
the United States live? Labor is there
disorganIzed by the sudden emancipati IA
o. the slaves. The south is devastated
a ID narren. Where would the manuf,c
lures Of the North he supported Where
would pu!lic credit find means of reviv-
ing:
How would American consumption BE-
supplied y conflict with England would
close to them the productive markets of
at least two-thirds of the globe-India,
Oceanica, China. as we'll as Great Brit
ain. i conflict with France would close
to them, beside the great European mar
kets, all the movement of our exporta-
tions, and all of our e!eg ant and useful
industry. King Cotton has ceased to
dominate the relations of Europe with
North America For tour years we have
been accustomed to find the precious tex
tile elsewhere. The situation is reversed
European industry can do without Amer
Ica; bat the latter. on the contrary, can
no longer do without us.-La France.
June Sd.
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