Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-12


ican soldiers who hayebecoms ebarmed
with life Of danger and adventure vii
be decisive of the fate of Maximilian'
Empire in Mexico. He will be unable
to retain his throne, though be has all
the eapower of3France to back him. The
organization of Emigration Societies ID
our larger cities, and the enthusiasm
withI&hich our dischafged vetetansiare
joining them, indicates the feelings "a
the people. France has been regarded
ss an ihterioper IN Mexico, BY al our
people, and many have been the ydWs'o 'of
our gallant soldiers, ,yhiIe sitting around
their camp fires Or trudgiDg along their
weary MARCHES, 80 drive the French out
Of AeEico asseoa as they bad sueceedf
ed in putting down the 5 rehelhopt
France thought TO take advantage of our
distressed eireumstances and fsecnre
foothold on the American continent that
would assist IN extending her Empire
in the East, and enable her 10 rival
Great Britain in colonial wealth, and
power. Our ability to Suppress the 'rn9si
gigantic rebellion the. World ever saw
was regarded as powerless, and the
division of The. United States into
two jealous Confederacies was conceived
to be the only possible Termination
of the terrible struggle. Had the
Freneh2estim Of the FPatEiotism1 pf
our people and the power of our Govern
ment been correct one, France would
have been rewarded for her mean;
ness IN stepping in and seizing
a weak sister Republic, and annexing Il
to her Empire, as has no doubt been Ma.
poleon's intention from the start But
Napoleon misapprehended both hoar ge4
pie, and the Government. Basing his
operations in Mexico on this miaAppre-
hension, he has committed fearful mis-
take, one that may cost his Empire mil
slions- of-treasure- and thousands of iives
il il doeslnot coat him his throne. We
firmly believe that, had the Emperor Ma
poleon- thought our Government would
be successful n putting down therebal-
lion, he would have recoguizad tho SoaAh-
ern Confederacy in the honrof its appa-
rent success, and thrown the weight Of
France against rs. Had he done so,ths
result of our struggle might have been
different, though we doubtit The Amer
lean people bad determined W-their
hearts5 that the Goyernmant sheald be
saved desritethe malice of rebels or the
envy Of foreign nations, and the accu
mutation Of difficulties would only have
stiFened their nerves and 6SsdAthcir
hearts TO extraordinary exertions to over
como them. : But Napoleon postpon-
ed recognition because he deemed
ii unnecessary to sauthern sue
cess and did not desire to turn the rage
OF q brave. a. seF-saerifoing, warliks
and1 ingeniods people against him and
his empire, until the recognition would
have been of Httla advantage to the reb-
els and dangerous tor France AS it is,
he has aroused the animosity of ouf peo-
pie, who cannot forget his invasion of
Mexico, and bis recognition and kind
treatment oK rebel privateers. The
"Stoaawall rs yet upon the high seas
sent out of French pod to prey upon
and destroy American commerce.
F. These facts are the secret Of the great
rush TO join the Mexican emigration So
eieaies. Soorpwe win hear Of American
soldiers in Mexico, and shortly after of
the expulsion Of Maximihan and his
French guards. mot great length of
time will eIapse before some one of the
Mexican ports viii be captured from
Ihe5 French, and Immediately follow
iAg 7will be Z seen the unfurling
OF the Mexican flag upon evexy sea.
French commerce viii De chased from
ths5ocean, and Mexico will develop into
a first.class maritime power vii 70
pidiiy that will startle the werld sAn IN
fortunate hour wss it for Napoleon, when
he recognized insnrgent rebels as legal
beligerants and protected piraticAl erui-
sers aswar vessels of friendly GosGFn-
ment, whieh@usyer-sawz q Confederate
port. he senfthem cut on their mission
of pillsge and murder we'll supplied
with fueland provisions. He knew they
had no ports in which they could dispose
Of their prizes, and that burning them was
all the privateers could hope to accom-
pish. IL will be different with the Mex
lisan privatesrss France, with sll ber
naval power, viii be unable TO prevent
Mexican cruisers frora entering Mexican
ports with French prizes. The business
will be found to pay, aud the Gamber
who. win desire to engage in it viii be
exceedingly unfortunate for French iner.
chant vessels, aud French foreign trade
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A writer in the New York Eceui.o
Post in speaking of a moaument fc
Abraham Lincoln, suggests that no spot
I can be found so eminently Citing for it,
site as that upon which ForI's Theatf,
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