Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-23
SECOND EDITION
-FOUR O'CLOCK. p. NJ
WAR WITH FRANCE.

/ Post OF yesterday has column editorial
leader, couched in language not the most
amiablo towards great and friendly dis
posed power, especially in view Of recent in
dications made through Its own Washington
correspondence Of disposition on the part
Of NAPoLEoN to get out Of Mexico, which
contained more truth than poetry and also
the peace rejecting speech of Mr.. BroELow,
our Minister to France, formerly one of the
editors of the Post, delivered at the recent
National Thanksgiving dinner in Paris.
The Post prOpounds several questions We
give few specimens, as follows:
"our mercantile community begins to feel
injuriously the effects Of the Mexican COM
plication-or rather OF the delay Of our Coz
ernyew TO settle ii. Men whose ventures
extend over periods Of q year or two are wait
ing with nervous anxiety to know whether
We shall have war with France, or whether
the Emperor will get out Of Mexico with
out being kicked out"
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Already the second part Of the Napoleo-
mic plot for our annoyance appears. Spain
attacks Chilli"
"But are we to be bullied as England has
been? Shall we permit this Emperor to
threaten two continents at once? Shall he
have the satisfaction Of making us, too, feel
most Of the evils Of war, without the risk
Of making war on us Is he to terrify Amer
leans as he has done Englishmen for the last
eight or ten years."
The italics in the extract from the Post
are ours The statement that our Govern
ment has delayed to ''settle" the Mexican
complication does great injustice to the Pres
ident and the Honorable Secretary of State.
The Post should not forget that this Govern
ment is yet involved in home complications
difficulties that would have destroyed any
other government on earth. 1t ought not,
therefore. to be expected that under such
trying circumstances we arc to plunge the
country into another war, especially with a
nation that already has foothold upon the
continent, and whose ships are blockading
ports so near the soil of tho United States
that standing upon it the French flag can
easily be seen floating from tho French
feet. Notwithstanding all this, the Ad-
ministration has manifested constant
"a'cntulneSs' ana mas devoted itself ear
nestly and firmly to the double work of uni
uhs our people nj nome and resisting
aggressions upon the continent from abroad,
no matter from what source they emanate,
or by whom they were instigated. They
have accomplished much by the wise and
Pacihc policy that has been pursued, as the
record OF the State Department will, in due
time, show. 1t is sufficient to say, at the
present writing that the French Emperor is
as anxious to get out of Mexico as the most
devoted advocate of the Monroe doctrine is
to have him, He will not no anv soonar NV
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o'a'es' Us h"s'ahu nus oeeh' nor tern'
ned Americans, unless we except the editor
Of the Post. Not only Is this true, but on
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triend MAMMALIAN are tho persons who arc
becoming terrified" not from anything
that wo have done particularly. but mora In
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our military and naval strength and the
prospect of an early reunion of all the States
and n return of TINT uri,v or so,,;r,.
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auions 'no "hoio 'PeoP'e "n'on constitutes
greatness and power and which commands
respect and incites fear abroad.
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