Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-11-02
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Mexico and the United States.

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Our Government may for a time succeed
in playing the neutral between the contend
ing powers now struggling for ascendcncy in
Mexico,-but it will be of short duration, the
denouement being near at hand, when it must
be determined which Of the two. powers liti-
giant our Government shall recognize?
A Minister Plenipotentiary was originally
accredited by President Lincoln TO Mexico
in the person of Thos Corwip, who informally
abandoned his position, leaving his duties to
devolve upon the United States Consul at
Mexico. All the consuls sent to that co1n-
try we're also appointed BY Mr.. Lincoln, all Of
whom, were accredited to the Republican
Government, and have continued and been
tolerated by the Maximillan Government till
now, without any new commission or recog-
milton of the usurpng Government So it is
in reference to all like official appointments
from Mexico to the United States, they are
the appointces of Jureas, the almost van
quishcd Republican President; Macmillan
in the meantime receiving no recognition by
our Government, and sending neither minister
or consul to tile United States, suffering all
| intercourse as we'll as the channels of trade
to move as heretofore. .i.. US lht .oi nsr
Now however this state Of thing ngs is abouttobe
changed Maximian holding the power to com
pei our Govt to show its hand and choose be.
tween the recognition of his Government, OF
suffer the United States officials together witt
all our commerce to be driven out of Mexico
and will from recent indications accomplish
his purposefls', by interdicting all official
intercourse with the representatives Of the
United States ~ which has 10 already
teeE done, in the case of our consul ut the
City of Mexico, on the ground Of not being
accredited to his Government, but to one
which he claims to be obeolstc. 2nd, the
PSEUDO Emporcr has also issued decree, di
recting, that in all shipments of commodities
from the United States, the bills of lading
and other papers shall be countersigned b!
consnls Of his Imperial Government, er,thai
merchandise otherwise shipped, be refused
admittance into the Kingdom thus rendering
our copsuls heretofore sent to, that country Q
nullity, and interdicting all commercial rela
tions between the two countries, which here
Itofore have been extensive. ''' '''!5'j iiE
Thus we see despite the policy of our Gov
ernmcnt In her intcrcouls Sc With Mexico, sh,
lis overreached by the clear sighted Maxinil
ian, and aolens roleas and without delay
compelled to define her position between til,
bclligerents: to recognize, Maximilian or hay,
Inll our civil and commercial appointes sen
home--terrible calamity truly;r--and to sub
Init to aloss Of nll the commercial relation
ut present existing between the two countries
Now the question is, to which horn of tn
dilemma will Mr.. Seward cling? will he re
commission oil our officials to that Govern
ment, and receive ike, Imperial officials
, Should he. do 30, all the commercial relation
1ofthe country with Mexico may be maintaine
| lin tact, but Mr.. 8. and the Government /
4 that event will have to pay the penalty, yhic
: will be the loss the public confidence. b,
3 cause it would be an indirect recognition I
f the Imperial nsurpation, and a ffnalblow to til
b Repnblico 81, Mexico, But should Mr.. Sewar
Q not do this thing what then? iiWhy it involve