Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-05-31


are not the representatives of Maximilian
and his empire, bat of the government
which maintains itself in the northern
provinces. We, therefore, as a govern
ment, hold, up to the present time, thai
Maximlllan is not SO firmly established as
to require recognition, and that the old
government is IN our view the true govern
ment still
Now comes the serious question, which
has never yet been practically settled
shall we assert the Monroe doctrine by
against Maximilan?
we Will not at present try 10 answer
this question, for it is quite sufficient to
point out other ways in which the matter
may be brought TO distinct issue 1t is
impossible to doubt that which the next
few months volunteers will pour out of
this country into Mexico by thousands
There will not necessarily be any viola
ton of neutrality laws. No nation ind r
takes to prevent the e@ress Of lis citizens
with private intent To take service in for
eign wars. Enlstments within oGr hur-
ders would be violation oi those laws
But the Mexican armies will unque<tiun-
ably receive vast accessiCns. both of Off
GERS and men, from the North and from
the South. This will produce a rapid
change in the shape of affairs II will
strengthen the cause of the Mexicans, and
place upon Maxlmilian tile Necessity of a
corresponding increase Of his forces. This
can only be done by foreign aid, and the
question therefore viii at once present 1t
self to France whether she shall continue
that support which she has been furnish
ing.
France stands in an interesting relation
to Mexico. The Emperor Napoleon is
shrewd and far seeing, but il may be ques-
toned whether he anticipated the sudden
termination of our civil war tins spring.
Nevertheless there has never been mo-
ment since he began 10 intervene in MeNI-
co when he has not had open p line of re-
treat. He formerly kept very prominent
the idea that if it should ever appear that
he had mistaken the wishes of the Mexi-
can people, and they really did not desire
his intervention, he would at once with
draw. This amusing humbug of the
wishes of the Mexican people " was the
foundation on which he established Maxi
milian's throne No wonder that the
throne is shaky 1t will be wiihia the
line of possibility that Napoleon, when
even before the Mexican armies are
strengthened as we have iurimated, NAV
Suddenly perceive the chauLe in the
'' wishes of the Mexican people" and
judiciously closing ms eyes to the acces-
sions of force from abroad, Withdraw with
fiying colors from Mexico. He may in
short take the track which he has always
kept open. If he does this, the throne
and dynasty of Maximilian will be - airy
nothings' and his empire an amusing
episode in the strange history of Mexico.
If on the other hand, Napoleon chooses to
demand of the United States that she keep
her citizens within her territories and not
allow any of them TO 60 to Mexico via
Santa Fe, or via Matamoras (Which .iu-
arez will soon take if all goes well with
him), then it is highly probable that he
will find this country in condition he
little expects. There is not one man iii
ten thousand, from Maine to Mexico, who
would not rejoice in the declaration of the
Monroe doctrine as holy part of the
national creed Nor would the fear of
foreign war produce one particle OF change
in that joy. On the contrary, we are
bound to inform our foreign readers that,
from our point of view, which is in our
opinion one of calm and impartial vision,
the people of this country are more ready
to plunge into foreign war to-day, with
all our debt and all our responsibility,
than they ever were at any former period
Of our history. This is plain fact And
be it remembered, by Napoleon and all
others interested, that the voice of the
people here is the voice OF a king. There
fore if the Emperor of France espouscs
the cause of Mexico for the year 70 come,
it seems to US highly probable that he will
! have TO meet one of two contingencies
The first is the flow of. volunteers bv
/ thousands TO the Juarez ranks, comprising
| veteran soldiers and skiiful, experienced
! officers and the second is the possible
result of complaint on his part, namely,
! the open declaration by our government ot
the Monroe doctrine, backed by the sword
! itself unsheathed among the shouts OF all
people of all parties. Let us hope that
/ France will be wise in time.