The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-15
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wEpNEgpAY. NovEMRER Is. Les.
The United States,Justiied.

The United States'Justified.
From the London Times, Oc,. "A.
s,me ten days since we published q tele-
graphic message from our American CORES
pondeut relative to communication from
the Government Of the United States to that
Of France on the subject Of Mexico. In a
letter which vas sent at the same time, our
correspondent explained that the Presid snl's
| government had been Informed by its Con
| sui st Alexandsia that it was the intention
Of the French Emperor TO hire from the
Pasha Of Egypt certain Egyptian or Nubian
regiments--in fact " an army Of negroes =
| for service in Mexico, and that, in conse-
| Quence, Mr. Seward had demonstrated in
the strongest manner in a dispatch 70
| France. his statement was met here with
Immediate and violent eontr. diction, and de-
elared to be untrue, absurd, and, in fact,
mere eanard. IL was announced, seemingly
on the authority Of the American Legation
in LOndou, that no such dispatch had bee 4
/ sent that 10 remOnstranee against the en-
ployment Of Africans had been made that
/ any communication Of the Americsn Consul
| 90 his government must have been made
some two years ago withrelerence % an ola
| transaction-the sending some Nubian
troops with ths French expeditionary force
which was engaged against Juarez. But it
seems now thar those from whom this au
thoritative contradiction proceeded did not
take the trouble 20 acquaint themselves
with the facts before they made it. It is
stated now positively that the American
Consul did lately make such cOmmunica-
ton with reference to some future employ
ment Of Africans supposed 10 be meditated
BY the Emperor, that Mr.. Seward has sent
| a dispa'ch and that the affair has formed
the subject Of difference between the tsO
governments. The intelligence given by
our correspondent Is substantially correct,
and the incident shows HOY little reliance is
10 be placed on the contradictions that are
ever ready 10 be given 10 any piece Of news
that is thought 70 be dissgreable.
Why there should be auy concealment on
the subject we cannot see. Both govern
ments are strong enough, and ought 10 be
| courageous enough to let their p, Icy in
this important mat er be known to the
world The P1trie, in admitting the re-
ceipt Of a communication from Washington,
| says that, ss it is without object, il has since
been abandoned in other words that, as
there is no intention of sending Africans TO
Mexico, the dispatch Of Mr., Seward may be
considered as Withdrawn. II this be 50, it
is certainly happy thing for both countries
and Mexico also. The scheme Of employ
! ing these Mussulman Africans to keep the
fects no credit on whoever conceived it. It
is so obviously contrary TO sound policy that
We cannot but doubt whether any such
scheme ever received the deliberate sanction
| Of the Emperor If the rep esentstion Of
| the American Consul be correct, n IS more
| likely that the idea was conceived by subOr-
dinates, perhaps by some one connected
with the Algerian Administration, or enc of
the French settlers or officials in Egypt.
Even the employment Of a certain
number Of these Africans during the
campsigns against Juarez would be
no precedent at all for such an Oc-|
cupation as the French are accused Of
meditatiug. The French landed to redress
certain wrongs they we're pre- eut in the
country as bellgerents, and, consequently,
had a right 10 use Whatever militsry means
were at their disposal. They might take
Nubians 10 Mexico as we took a Turkish
contingent 10 he Crlmea. Even so, the act
was, we think, scarcely well-ludgsd. But
at present the case was entirely different,
The French are now no longer carrying on
war against the Mexican Government. That
government IS in the hands Of the Emperor
Naxim1iau, aud the French are there e1ly
as protectors Of his throne. Juarez is al
most abandoned, and ell that the French
have 10 do nov 10 10 act temporarily as a
garrison 10 the empire, 20 rspre.s disorder,
and allow the Emperor Macmillan time 70
conciliats his subjects and his neighbors.
Now, il there be one thing more than anoth-
er likely to endauRer the new Emperor's
throne, It is the introduction Of these bar
barous legiCns TO the country. The scheme
seems as If it were conceived PuTpOsely TO
unite the animosities Of both races in the
New World. The hatred Of the Spaniard
for the Mussulman and the dislike Of the
& 81 A fec
haps, as strong autipathies as can be found
on the globe.
If. then, the United States Government
have had reason 20 believe that any persons
either in France OF Egypt We're pressing on
so l-advised scheme, they hsve been, we
think, perfectly justified in demonstrating
against it. But, putting aside this Mussul-
man contingent, there is certainly nothing
in the present temporary occupation Of
Mexico BY the French which can give the
smallest cause Of complaint to the United
States On this subject We can only repeat
the opiuion we have several times expressed
thai the establishment Of order in The
Mexican territory BY France has been
benefit to the people which inhabit it, 10 the
world in general, and, above oil, TO the great
mercantile communities Of England aud the
United States The population OF iOd0lent,
iIiterate Spauiards and half savage Indians
win most certainly be far better off under
AIsximilian than they have been for the
Iast twenty years at least. Spanish govern
ment was bad, but it was at least a govern
ment; there was some strength in the rul-
ing power, and tradition and rout ne which
kept things fairly steady. The influence
left by the old country enabled the hexi-
cans Of the first independent generation to
manage prettv we'll, but the people Of our day
r.,srru la Of rtoiutair iucr civil
society on republican principles. Mankind
will not let themselves be the slaves ofnames
and phrases They viii not submit forever 70
bloodshed and rapiue because they are per-
Detrated BY chiefs who call themselves
Presidents, and pretend to popular election.
Nor can foreign nations continue 10 allow
their own citizens who visit friendly ter
ritory for the legitimate purpose OF com
merce to be maltreated and robbed. Every
conceivable evil Of snarchy existed IN Mex
;co prior TO the French expedition, and
though we do Dot approve the principle Of
such enterprises, We must admit that the
ircumstances Of Mexico we're so exceptional
as 10 excuse all that Napoleon has done.
The uporlle OF the UBited States cannot bet
Ter snow their regard for the interests Of
civilization and good governments than by
letting matters take their course in Mexico,
for il IS Quite certain that the French have
no aggressive We've, and that their occupa-
ton viii be solely directed TO the maintain
ancs of the throne which they have estab-
lished and the order which they have re-
stored. II the Americans abstain from in
reference, Mexico may in a Few years be
prosperous as the other New World Empire
OF Brazil, aud become q splendid field for
the enterprise Of the world. If, on the con-
trary, they seek to overthrow the present
attiauauf anarchy will rule AGAIN in the
country, and the conclusion OF the world
will be that the United States see with
jealousy the recovery of the " sick man Of
the New World. and desire that be SHOULD
90 from bad to worse, snd finally leave then
a coveted inheritance.