White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-05-18
Ho. for Mexico.

to another-never content unless lsboring
under some exciting enterprise. The
rage is now for Mexico. In all the large
cities, East and West, the Mexico fever
is raging. and thousands are volunteering
to go to that country as armed em;grants
The Mexican General Ortega is in New
York, experimenting the movement, and
it is believed that during the summer.
fully 200. 600 men will volunteer. The
design isto aid the Mexican people against
the French usurpers, and Gen. Rosecrans
is spoken of as the probable commander
Of this force. Our immense army is now
being disbsnded, and thousands of off
GERS and men will not be content to settle
down dgain into the quiet paths Of peace.
Mexico is good opening for them and
when these disciplined veterans once go
to work, the reign Of Maximilian will be
brief.
Our Government is in no wsy connect
ed with this movement, but it has the al
most unanimous approval of the people
of the North. They cannot forget the
lousy course of the French Government
toward the United States, when eur hands
were full. France encouraged the rsbels
all in her power, except by open alliance
and recognition and would have gone
that length. had England consented to
unite with her. Her very first move.
upon finding the United States in trouble,
was to deliberately set at defiance the
Monroe doctrine. by seizing upon Mexi.
co, converting it into an Empire. and
place European ruler upon its throne.
She harbored and supplied rebel pirates
with ammunition and stores in her Forts,
while refusing similar favors to United
States war vessels; and when the rebel
pirate Alabama sailed out to meet the
Kearsarge, the French cheered her on her
way, as if she were national vessel oi
France. Paris has been the headquarters
of Slidsll and the rebel financial agents
and but recently, French member OF
the Assembly was hissed down for ad.
vocating an amendment to on address ex-
pressing sympathy with the United
States. Now the tables are turned-let
France take care of herself.
Louis Napoleon has been proposing an
alliance between France and England
against the United States, for the prctec-
tion Of Canada and Mexico. lie is play
ing at a game Of cunning. He knows
that as long as Canada and England be-
have themselves. there is no danger from
the United States but he knows there is
great danger to Mexico. and by the pro-
posed alliance, be would secure the aid of
England to hslp him out Of the scrape
England appears to see it in this light.
and has rejected the alliance.
And it is absolutely necessary to the
peace and safety of the United States,
that the French scheme in Mexico should
be closed ont, and that it should be done
by the loyal men of the North. Through
out the rebellion, the rebels have proba.
bly, smuggled as many supplies by way
of Mexico and across the Rio Grande, as
they have through the Southern ports,
and have received incalculable aid, in
many ways, through Maximilian's do
minions. Mexico, under the present
regime, will be the refuge for all rebel
leaders, outlaws and adventurers, who
will make constant raids upon our Dor.
ders, to the danger of the peace and safe
ty Of our frontiers. They will incite In
dian atrocities on the West, and doubt
less hatch other rebellions in the South
Indeed, the French have already contem-
plated the chances of seizing upon Texas,
and Of making from time to time acqui.
sitions from our territory, as our dissen-
sions and internal wars threw it into their
power.
Mexico is one Of the finest and richest
the sun ever shone upon. From
IFS earliest history. it has been possessed
BY lazy. listless population, who Gave
injured rather than improved it. Such
we're the original inhabitants, the Span
iards, the mongrels who now inhabit it
md such will be the French, and the i'm
'ecile, gambling. .whiskey drinking. brag-
yed chivalry Of the South. who are re-
ysrding it as speedy asylum. In the
,ands of an ente-prisiug. industrious
people, like the men of the North, Mexi-
% will make tho finest country in the
world, and large humber of wealthy,
prosperous, free States, soon to become
members of the American Republic.
Then, let our Government observe o strict |
neutrality toward France, but let the men
# the North, as individuals, emigrats to
Mexico, AMI "run the machine"
A STRONG TEAM.-The papers are al
eady runnins up Presidential tickets for
s6s. Here is ours. We will guarantee
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