The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-27
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RATEs OF sUBsCRRTIoN.
ATTITUDE OF THE GovERYSfES,;-TrrT

WARDS MRXICo.-A fourth volume of
state department correspondence. is
published: An effort has been made to
determine with, Spain Whether her
maritime Jurisdiction extends three or
six miles from. the coast OF iCuba-a
matter. which came near making n
quarrel several times during the pur-
suit of rebel pirates by our cruisers
Our minister to Spain was also instrnc.
ted to deny tleEalumny tlIatthe United
States were instigating and aiding the
revolutionary movements in San DO
mingo, and to remonstratel with the
Spanish government against the con-
tinued tolerance of the slave trade,
The position taken toward the MAXI
milan usprpation hns been positive
and consistent throughout Itshasbec
called and treated as revolutionary
government, and communication has
been maintained with the Legitimate
republican government. In March,
1864, Mr.. Koerner, our minister to
Spain, inquired how he should regard
the Maximilian government. Mr.. Sc
wnrd replied:-
at is the policy of the United States
to refrain from recognizing revolution
aIy governments. It has not recognize
ed any revolutionary government in
Mexico, while it has justly respected tho
belligerentr rights of the parties engaged
in war in that country. You will, of
course, follow the policy which prevails
here, and you win hold no official inter
course with any representative at Mad
rid of any revolutionary government
TINT has been or shall be established
against the authority ofthe government
of the United States of Mexico, with
which also the United States are main-
'taining diplomatic relntions.'' a'i'r
Ina subsequent dispatch to. Minister
Koerner, Mr.. Seward said: ~
"I can very confidently assert that
the United States are not seeking or de-
string any conquest here orabroHd, and
that, on tho contrary, they seek and de-
sire n othing more in regard tofany pnrt
OF America than that it may safely re-
main under the caro- of its own people,
IN the enjoyment of republican institII-
'hons. The United States already have
abundant territory and all that they
can improve. They believe that their
position would be strengthened more
by the establishment of free and inde-
pendent governments OH the continent
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tension of their now already very large
domain.i ..t.,.-er -,
There are intimations that the Gov
.ernment has private assurances of the
intention of Napoleon to withdraw all
military support to Mnximilian., This
will make it necessary for him to aban-
don his experiment and leave the Mex
leans to renew their attempt Mt self
government. The withdrawal of our
troops from the Rio Grande is said TO
have been ordered Immediately upon
the determination OF Napoleon being
communicated Phe explanation.sts
probable enough, although it rests as
yet upon conjecture mainly. At any
rate, 1t is evident, both from the diplo-
matte correspondence and the intima-
tions made by Mr.. Seward in his late
speech at Auburn, N. V, that the Cow
ernment does not intend military inter
ference in Mexican affairs, and yet has
entire contidence in their satisfactory
solution.