New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-06

|cmpirc and that the Confederates were fighting
not for Slavery but for independence, and their
predictions that we could not succeed. are Gu
muative proofs of the same general design.
% The wish was father, Harry to that thought. y
Now, then we want to be and remain at
peace with Great Britain. The unfricndly
predictions OF her statesmen we can afford to
overlook, since we have signally falsified them;
their eager bestowal of belligerent rights on a
power not yet in the gristle, and which had not
In drilled regiment in its service nor an unbor-
rowed dollar in its treasury, we will keep to
look at when Ireland or India shall next be in
lcommotion; her refusal to let Us into the ring
!of anti-privateer governments we will thank
her for, since we are out of our recent trouble
and we may want to do little priyateerlng
Yourselves the next time we are at war; but our
vessels and cargoes burned by her Alabamas
may better be paid for and have no hard words
about them. "Short settlements make long
|friends;" and we want to remain IN amity with
our British cousins for many years to come.
The least that they can decently do is to oiier
to submit the question of their liability in the
premises to some mutually friendly government
and agree to abide its award. And, whenever
this offer shall be frankly made, We shall urge
Jour Government to accept it cordially.
III. As to France in Mexico, we deem her
position unfortunate at best, and would like to
help her out of it, Napoleon has won his ele-
plant mot very fairly in a rattle, and the huge
beast threatens to eat him up. 1t is best, per-
haps, to avert our eyes from the past with its
|ialsifed assurances and broken promises, and
think only of what is practicable for the future.
Macmillan is in Mexico; we wish he were not,
and cannot doubt that on this point his own
wishes as well as his patrons accord heartily
with ours. But he cannot gracefully back out,
nor can his patron serve him with notice to
quit. He will hardly like to have US undertake
THAT duty. But what he ran do and what we
think our Government might agree to do, is to
let Mexico henceforth alone. There is Maxi
Imilian: there is Juarez; there are tho priests;
There are the people. What we suggest
as fair and just arrangement among out
siders is, that we henceforth let Mexico
alone, guaranteeing her independence against
external pressure. and saying to her chiefs and
people, Flight out your differences if you can
| not peacefully adjust them: We will aid neither,
but recognize the victor and establish friendly
relations with him." Meantime, some of our
disbanded soldiers may struggle into Mexico and
partially offset Max's Belgian and Austrian
Ilevies; but let France withdraw her regiments,
while our Government agrees not TO send any,
and there can be no occasion for any new war.
If the Mexicans like Max's rule let them enjoy
lit; if they choose to be rid Oft let them throw
liz off. Let France and the United States form a
| ring and there can be no doubt of fair play 10
the end of the struggle. And what better trib'
unal can DO found or formed for this dispute
than one composed Of the Mexicans themselves
We are most anxious that our country shall
Ihonorably and properly avoid the complications,
the burdens, the perils of a European War, and
| have endeayored 10 set forth basis whereon
such calamity to civilization may be worthily
avoided. If any has better, let him bring 1t
TO the light.