Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-02-03
Prom The New York Tribune.
FRANCE In MEXICO.

Incycdulity as to The new French acauisi-
ton in Mexico would seem TO be vanauished
by the ciIcumstantislity and positiyeness Of
the statement put forth through The Demo.
cratic Press of San Francisco, evidently only
at second hand from DR.. Gwinn himself
That statement imports that Macmillan |. Of
Mexico, for and in consideration of the blood
and treasure expended BY France in conquer.
ing his empire for him, mas coded to n apo
leon III. Lower California, Sonora, Sinsloa
and other portions Of Northern Mexico,
wherein Durango, chihuahua, and perhsps
New Leon and Tsmaulipas are inclndsd. In
other words Napoleon and Macmillan are
dividing the swas, and the former has in
trusted his shars Of the booty to DR.. Wa.
II. Gwinn, once OF Mississippi, later Of Cal
itorn'a, and nOw OF tho outside world in
general. who is to be his Vicsroy or Gov
s-nor General, under tho title of Duke Of
Sonora" And Gwinn has already com
menced toliing the dscosafsted secession
ISIS who once shared with him the rule of
California into his new satrapy by proffsrs
Of rich mines, ample privileges and good
times generally. California rcjoices in the
prospect that many Of them will go. OF
course, Max. only cedes the northern hnf OF
his empire temporarily, or until he can paw
off the heavy dvhi iucuIrcd in coh7ucrinc
Mexico for him. but this will deceive no enc
who recollects how the French come to be in
Mexico at ALL That debt could navsr have
been paid any how, and it's liquidation i, no "
more hopeless thsn befora There was o
bare chance that the unworked ninss of the
Northern departments might somehow have
enabled Max. to reduce, if not discharge his
debt; but that has now vanished. Napoleon
has taken has pay; the rest Of Maximilian's
creditors will wait long enough for theirs.
Gwin is man of very considerable ahil.
iiy, sixty years old, thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS,
as great spenGthrift as his new master, with
passion (llke that master) for gambling ads
venture. lie will attract colonists, and de-
velop the resources Of his viccreyatv, but
hcswll never send dollar to the French
treasury. On the contrary, his dnkedoin
will outvie all the horse lcechcs' daughters
in crying Give " Give - to tia uuror
'unatc Finance Minister at Paris. France
may derive some trade from this grab, espec.
tally if it is made 20 include Mata,noras and
one or two other ports on tbs Gulf; bu, not
one dollar Of all that her ruler has spent: in
Mexico will ever come back to her treasury.
Ia not all this menacing to VS.?
In our view, not at all. We have bat to
be patient for few years and Emperor Max,
Duke Gwin, and all their rc,inue, will vanish
tom the sell OF Mexico. That country vii.
not support these aspiring agnates--cannot
De made to yield the revenue absolutely Le;
essary TO their existence as potent,tcs. We
might hold them en- their thrones by trying
to push them off; but We shah be wiser and
let them severely alone, and that seals their
fate. Neither Emperor nor Duke can wrench
from his subjects the means of maintaining
his sway, and France viii very soon tire o!
supporting either. Only let them alone, and
they will both be needy fugitives in Europe
within very few years. Patience!