The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-08-16
Mr.. Seward and the Mexican
Monarchy.

eta us into some Of the Cabinet Sc "
;rets, and throws great deal OF K
;ght on the diplomacy practiced by i.
he willy premier to keep of fore'gnlh
hands while the Federal army was b
engaged in war with the Southern
States. Mr.. Blair, who is engaged Is
in making speeches preparatory, it is i
said, to announcing himself as can. Il
didate for Congress from Maryland, i
recently stated that Mr.. Seward pro-
missed N. Thouvenel to recognize the
Maximilian government in Mexico
provided Louis Napoleon would re-
frain from taking sides with the
Southern Confederacy in its struggle
|for independence, that Louis Napole-
on has fulfilled his part Of the bar
gain, and that Mr.. Seward, now that
Che Union arms are victorious, has
"got his back up and refuses to
come up to his contract. We have
not heard Governor Stewards reply to
these grave charges Of Judge Blalr.
We do not hesitate to say, however,
that there is every reason for beliey-
ing that the charge made by Juoge
blair is true. tbs hardly to be sup
posed that man would risk hls rep
e utation for veracity by making 9
r statement which could be so easily
8 disproyed if untrue. If such pro
position was made, it was most assa
!, ,redly known to every member Of Mr
ILinccln's Cabinet, and If Mr.. Seware
!. should now deny having made IT,
; half dozen competent Witnesses stan'
: ready to rebut bic denial.
i Moreover the transaction IS .
,aEmnch like what We should expee
from Mfr. Seward that we can readli
believe it to have originated VII
L that astute and accomplished sipa
We mat. His government was engage
ve. in a terrible struggle with q BRAY
and determined foe, and the dang
was great that foreign nations won u.
on.linterpose their power tn pat an ei
for to it, and to mar the integrity OF y
Na- Union. France, as the most intere'
ing |ed, was the more likely to interye'
first; hence the desire to conchla
,l;c the French government, and the ina
n ner of doing SO was one which
hos ~ pealed directly to her own lnteres
m m,re She had set up a monarch'cal ge
- ernment On the Western Collsiat
by the power Of her own bayone
was sustaining itby standing arr
lius and was willing to make many s
ion, rifices to secure its support BY
'ers only power opposed to its establ
laye ment, and one whose former po'
lent. had been antagonistic to the veg
asedl ton Of any such government on
bar American Continent. 1t was, tn
fore, a fine stroke of policy IN
Seward to buy off French inter
ton for price which Loais Napo
anu considered a very high one inc
you The French Emperor accepted
may offer and the Southern States
. a's subjugated for want Of bis assists
e"'' We see nothing at all improbab
the story SO far; on the contrary
right Stewards well known ioo' p',n'S
Cum. visible throughout the whole ira
been tion.
II this But, since the war 's over an
,gham Federal government now has nc
my on Earth to fear, tue sta
things is q little different from
great which called forth the arrange
unau- between the representatives 9
Ferry. two governments. Mr.. Sewar
IS four far from being concerned with r
wagon to war with France, would !
9 thlss lighted, we think, to pick q q
e regn. with the French Emperor, and
extor- bring about an opportunity to q
Police a number Of old grudges; viii
ne mat Monroe doctrine appears IN eye
pped. beautiful than ever and more
,,.,,, Of being sustained by the f
~ ,he the government Of the United
Therefore, it is BY no means
sing that the student OF Ma
and Of Talleyrand should re
e0'One this time to carry out his part
a,t.,.,t nn,1s fho fact that he