The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-20

Significance Of Gen. Logau,s Mission
70 MeXieo-MaNimilian's Notice q
Omit.
From the Lonion Ness. Nov 81.
President johnson has chosen s. singular
TINE for accrediting new Minister b tht
Government Of NeNico-i. c. To- 1uare- as
resident Of tho Mexicau Repuhlic. The
fortunes Of the republican cauac were never
30 low as at the moment OF making this ape
pointment- The French and Be esn TROOPS
have been 30 successful iu hunting down ils
aiherents that she ArchduAc NaXmllsu
,aolsnt me ume appropriate ior auuouuc-
Z ing talt iu i1 urc persous 'ouud IN arms pre-
tending % be soldiers viii be dealt with
uF ms oiiciais as robbers and pirates. it
Is true shat since he issued that notification
one NeNicaa city has been besieCcd, and
another taken by thc Republican tarccs.
ana that the Arc8dukes iIapsuicut threat
has resulted 10 nothing bat The slaughter of
81 number OF French sollIer8 who were cap
lared 1y the trCops oi Che naronal party.
4 hui there was some warraut for the ATcl
dukes assumption in the extent ol country
which tac French bad oycrrun. and through
l eot Whch they have overturned every SYM
| Dol oi republican authority. And ihs is
/ the time Presidcnf J,hus1n has chosen for
D
I WitA nm hls own private >ceretrry, ta sep-
resent hiin at tac amhuIaio-y ana almost
might've court oi President 'uarc-. Hishp-
puntmeut VIII confirm many iu their 1pin-
lon 90 the iuyrie-atc ccccutici,y %, She
american character, and 0f The imposs.bH-
ny OF accounting upon any rational princi-
pies OF the acts of the people aul novoTn-
meut Of that country. Most persons VII.
agree, howcver, ihat VIXEN the Americans
d'viate most from common ways there is
method n their madness.
We cannot perceive however. thnt this [
la5t te. Of the American Government in |
wolves any departure from the principles /
which lt has publicly declared, 0- the poll |
three years. President Johusou sees moth
ug iu Mexico but a state Of war between
The representative Of the nation aud the
French aud other nyadcrs aSd this rev
appointment is o notification that In che
opinion o- has Government no succcss Boa She
Ic.a can olliterate Che rights oi tlc MgXi- d
cans % She national independence which
Louis Napoleon ard the Arthduke Mako
nl.llau have cousp.red % overthrow. The
ArchGuke Maximilian has been jrvirg tU
make the world believe chat ht is 90 thJ
head ot a government which has superseded
that 90 the republic. but Mr.. Johnson c0u-
|
Co 80 opiuiol ON that subject. and the sp-
poiuimeut of General Logan IS lu intimat.ou
that MaNimaiau Is merely thc head Oi s.
foreign invasion The American Govern I
mcut could NOT have adopted a cheaper oy
more harmless mode of defining its Uo .tiou.
], ls one which preserves the neutrality ui
the United States, encourage the r5TubU-
cans iu Mexico, and pro ours state of
things m that country which can only end
DO the downfall of Che throne thst has been .
set up at the exponse of ao much blood and
treasure.
Bat although the appointment OF General
Logan may betokou up Immediate change
In the policy Of the American Government.
Do evidences dlspcs tiUu which sooner Ur I /
later must produce the greatest of changes.
.t has hitherto been assumed that time
must work iu tgvUr of the Archiu-c Maxi a
uiIan- At present, however, 30 does nos z
.eem 90 have d1uc so, sud this last maui- B
sstlou oi American policy Is O. warning 90 4
tl whom 10 may couceru, Chat such a re-
ult Is not to Dc expected. fine, which
brings tine Archdukc MaximiIan no nearer
by the only Government
rom which he la9 any thu- 90 fear, s fast !
Increasing his cmtarr.ssmCI According !
o statement which has been published on
.ood authority, che aggregate public debt oi
Mexico is upward ot s.Ziy-three millions
terlug. the annual interest on which is
ioarly four millions sterl uE, while the eu
ire revenue of the country was only two
Millions sterling IN 1864, and is estimated
'y the Mouiteur at four millions sterling tor
500. The expenditure, exclusive Of inter-
40 ou the de1t, being four millions, it is
'.alu that the dehcIt musi have been six
uuilous sterling lest year, sud win bc four
nulious sterling this year. 10 these feuroH
be accurate, then, the financial prospects of
he country sre gloomy beyond precedent
This view OF the case 0grccs exactly with
bat which We have always maintained.
The Americans argue that f the Mexican
'eop.c are with Maximilian, he has mo- fur-
her use for foreign armies. And the fact
t those armies being retained. so for c1u-
radicts the assumption OF popular consent
o his Governmeut, as 90 render It imrossi-
'le t0r Mr.. johnson 20 acknowledge BE- The
french Government says that NlZimiiian /
an maintain himsa'f agaiust domestic foes /
{ the Americans viii lct him alone, aud ask
0r his recognition by them iu order t0 The
withdrawal OF their troops. The Americans
eply Withdraw, and lct as see how much /
he alleged consent of Che people s worth
This is o. state Of things iull of danger, for 10
3 evident that the people OF the Union are
getting more rcitiess everv month iu view
u The success OF the French, and o. w.Il Dee
lo wonder NJ the American G1vrrnr emit re-
ioubles lts eNeruous to pressure Che with
lrawsl Of Che French army, iu oider t1 avoid
) collision, watch would seem Otherwise
inevitable.