New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-26
EUROPEAN INTERVENTION IN
MENECO.


The enlistment Of Austrian and Belgian
troops, with the consent Of their Governments,
in the service of the Emperor of Mexico, for the
purpose Of defending the new monarchy, and OF
preventing the restoration of republic In
creaSes the number of those European Govern
mcnts which assume responsibility for the
overthrow Of Mexican independence. In the So
luton of international difficulties, precedcnts are
coming to be more and more important; and
the Governments Of Austria and Belgium would
hardly acquiescc if, at some future time, Re-
publican Government should invoke against
them as precedent their authorization for the
enlistment of troops in the service of the En-
peror of Mexico. Both Austria and Belgium
have Republican party, and if, in case OF
Republican Instruction, the Government OF any
Republic should see fit to give its express
authorization TO the enlistment of volunteers for
the support of republican insurrectlon, 1t would
be in strict harmony with what these two Euro
pean monarchies have done with regard to the
Republic of Mexico. 1t would be well for these
Governments to remember that Austria, though
at present one OF the great powers OF Europe IS
not larger than the State of Texas; that Iei.
GUM is of the size of Maryland; that not only
the United States and Mexico but most of the
South American Republics largely exceed Aus
ria in territory, and bid fair, sooner or later to-
exceed her in population.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies had re-
a 4. Lilo fort "a
Mexican army The debate did not directly
concern the character of the war between the
Emperor MAMMALIAN and the Republic, but thc'
conduct OF the Belgian Government toward the
recruits Some of the speakers, however, took
occasion to give their views on the establish
ment OF the Empire. One Of the lead
ing men of the Liberal majority, II. de!
Brouckere. considered The Emperor Max
imiliaD, more than Juarez, the represent
alive of liberty, the defender OF order
The continuance of revolution in several
provinces he compared with the resistance of
the Vendce in France, of Don Carlos III Spain,
of Dom Miguel in Portugal. That these three
the yendee. Don Carlos and Don Miguel
represented an ultra-couscrvatiye resistance TO I
Liberal and Democratic progress, while Juarezl
represents a Democratic Republic against, toI
say the least. less liberal constitutional mon
archv, seems not To have occurred to this speaker,
who may be regarded as the representative of a (!
small and decreasing party, which is 20 strongly
attached to the constitutional monarchy as TO 1
be hostile to Rcpubhcanism everywhere.
The partisans Of constitutional monarchy inl
general, cannot be charged with this narrow
mindcdness. The leading liberal paper OF Bel
GUM, the Independence Beige, well replies TO
NJ de Brouckere, that, even surprising Maxi
milan 10 be destined 10 give To Mexico liberty
and happiness, "it must not he forgotten thatt
a people has always a right TO repcl these ben
eiits, and that il does not belong t0l
a foreigner TO impose them Ii some dayI
a neghbor should take il into hisI
head to pity our lot, and if be should say to the
Begians You are hot truly free, you are not
happy; an going 10 give you what you need,
should even have TO compel you by gunshotsI
to accept liberty, and by cannon-shot to accept
happiness, what would NJ. de BrouckereI
reply He would protcs, against this cartridgc-5
generosity, and his protest would he the con-
demnation of the Mexican expedition"
The Democratic party Of Europe, which has
inscribed upon lis banner the principle of
political and national sell.government. and
regards the Republican form OF government -
the truest expression Of this principle, sus-
tains the cause OF Mexican Repubhcanism with
greater perseverance than most of the MexicanI
chiefs, and would gladly assist in its reestablish-