The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-26


President Another such demonstration, under
the auspices of our merchants, will complete
The 6.isasi baswaAn Hnason and this metropolis
Since Fanenil Hail. once the cradle Of liberty,
has become the cradle Of sedition and dis
union, let New York rally to the assistance of
President Johnson and insist that bis policy,
which recognizes the rights Of the white man as
well as those of the black, shall be faithfully
and successfully carried out and obeyed at the
| North as well as at the South.
| France and MexIco-A Friendly Offer
and Explanation.
| we of the United States have made up our
minds on the Mexican question, and we take it
| that other people understand pretty clearly
what we mean to do We are acting on prin-
CHILE, and stand on ground peculiarly our
| own What we threaten to do we will surely
| do, one day or other and do it right thorough
| ly. We have called upon the French Emperor
to withdraw his troops from the soil of this
| continent, not because there is nothing adj
mirable or excellent in French civilization, nor
because the presence of French troops is not a
| positiye good to that worthless, wretched
| neighbor of ours, but because nothing can live
! in the atmosphere of this continent which is
not, so to speak, homogeneous and kindred
with the spirit of its people. This must be
| clearly understood. We admit all that has
| been said in favor of Macmillan personally.
| He is an amiable gentleman, and deservedly
| admired by those who have experienced his
liberality and benefited by his generosity;
| yet, and more the pity, he never can purchase
our good will, because he represents and is
| the embodiment Of an antagonistic idea. TO
us of the New World the history Of the Old is
| lesson which we endeavor to profit by. We
| cannot permit the growth here of a system of
| things which our fathers fed to avoid; else
| God has given us in vain virgin scroll where
| on to write new record and new history.
No hereditary monarchies upon the soil of
| America, from the frozen ocean to Cape Horn
Universal suffrage and the right Of the people
to elect their rulers are the doctrines upon
which all the communities Of this continent
must rest; and those governments which are
not of this creed must perish.
At the same time we are not unreasonable.
II is perfectly clear that the Mexican people
are not up to the mark, not yet sufficiently civ
ilized to control their own destinies. They
need policing, and they shall have it; but they
must have il OF the right kind, and il we choose
we can do it just as we'll as France. Our SYM
pathies in this question are enlisted on the side
of American governmental ideas and princi-
pies, and not purely and simply on that of the
Mexican people, who are as dust in the scale.
Tie soil of America must be kept uncontami-
mated and no people on this continent shall be
permitted to invite or foster form OF govern
ment antagonistic to ours. 1t is unfortunate
that the Mexicans, and, in fact, the bulk of the
Latin races everywhere, have shown them
selves unable to take care of themselves In
the case of Mexico twenty-seven revolutions
and violent up-turnings of the government
during the short period Of forty years, more or
less, offer sufficient proof What is worse, there
| is no cure for the evil, for the population has
| deteriorated irretrievably through the process
of miscegenation. AS in Venezuela, country
aimilary torn by pO ,,:,.:sl 2onylsiOns where
the population y g mixed g! .na' soous one man
in seven Is white, it is extreTe,y "'"'u'' 70
distinguish pure. blood. Miscegenation has
done its work most thoroughly, and SO degene-
rated the old Spanish race that these wretched
descendants must be cared for by others or
perish miserably and scandalously. We grant
that Marshal Bazaine and his soldiers-for.
after all, they are the real government of the
country-have done much good to Mexico,
more, in fact, than all the native governments
since the country became Independent. The
difficulty is that Napoleon and his lieutenants
have gone too far and established
monarchy. 1t Is precisely for this sim
pie reason that our newspapers and peo-
pie have made such fuss about
the Monroe doctrine, and published and spoken
great deal of nonsense, too. But we have no
really hostile feeling towards France-our first,
fast friend and oldest ally. We only want to
get rid Of the system she has planted in
Mexico-that is to say, in America-at mo-
ment, too, when our national government was
in trouble and had Its hands full. We ask her
to withdraw and take her system with her, for
II cannot flourish on this soil. We will do all
In our power TO facilitate matters and be per-
fectly fair and friendly in coming to an UNDER
standing. We will take care of the Mexicans,
so that they may not disgrace themselves in
future as they have been doing, and we will
even allow portion Of the French army to re-
main till the claims due by Mexico are paid,
debts which the Congress Of the United States
shall guarantee, II our offer Of arrangement be
accepted by Napoleon. Can anything be fairerf
By the way, just to save time and further
parley, we offer the same excellent advice, in
the same friendly spirit, to Spain and the other
European nstionalities having possessions any
where in the waters or on the soil of America.
They had better make preparations for depart
ing at the earliest moment-the most convenient