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How to Get 80 War with France.
The New York Post says Mr.. Mont
gomery Blair, who, with some eceen-
tricities, is yet an able and far.seeing
statesman, in a speech at Hagarstown
on the 10Th inst, repToaehed some
members of the administration with a
wrong and mischievous coursein regard
to France and Mexico. Mr.. Blair said,
what we have on several occasions
urged, that the way to keep the peace
between ourselves and Napoleon is to
cause him to clearly understand that
the American people win not submit to
his interference upon the continent
''Do I propose, then," asks Mr.. Blair,
to send out veterans to put it down at
once2 | do not believe it will not
be necessary. But it is necessary, to
prevent war, that the French Emperor
should be no longer deceived as to the
feelings of the American people in re
gard to, his position there, We need
not say what we are able to do. He
has seen that We are able to hold the
territory which our fathers bequeathed
US. We should make it manifest also,
in a becoming manner, that We mean to
maintain the government which they
framed for us, and the principles which
they asserted as snecessary to preserve it
asserted too, when they were com
paratively a feeble power, in defiance
of the allied powers of the whole con
tinent Of Europe
We shall not need armies If we only
make the Emperor comprehend that he
must "get out Of Mexico" Cause him
once to understand that, and no physi-
cal force VIII be needed. But take any
other course, temporize, and compro-
mise, as the State Department contin-
ues to do, and We are assuredly on the
straight road to new war To tell
Napoleon, as Mr. Bigelow recently did
at the instance of the Secretary of
State, ''We (our governmenA do not
like Of course to see monarchy estab-
lished in Mexico; we prefer of course re-
publican Institutions but we respect the
will of the people; we can understand
how Mexico, thatwss for long time rul-
ed by monarchical government would
like to return to that form of govern
ment, and we would not go to war for
the sake of form of government" to
say this to q Prince whose whole course
in Mexico has been such shameless
and inscriptions act Of usurpation
and false faith, that even England and
Spain Withdrew with disgust from his
alliance-to use such words ss these to
the Emperor, is certainly to encourage
him in his course; if he depends upon
the words of the State Department to
inform him of the sentiments of the
American people, he cannot but gross
ly deceive himself This Yankee pro-
test, he may say to himself, reminds
one of the donkeys address 10 his mas
ter: Don't beat me-but if you want
to you may
Now, whatever the State Department
may say, the truth is that the Ameri-
can people, without regard to party,
are united upon this one point, that
the French must leave Mexico. We
doubt if the ablest man in the country
could get thousand votes if he stood
on platform of submission to the
French usurpation. And as the De
partment of State continues so serious
ly to misrepresent the spirit and de
termination Of the people upon this
question, we think it the duty of the
press to speak out plainly, and let it be
known in Europe that the course of
the French Emperor grsvely endangers
the peace of the world.
There is a small party in this coun-
try which no doubt views the Language
and conduct of the Secretary of State,
ia this matter, with eomplacency, and
that is the stock-gamblers. These per
sons see very clearly that such words
as those of our Minister to Napoleon
tend directly 10 war-and It Is in the
excitements of war, in the depression
Of credit in the disturbance Of useful
industry, that the gamblers IN stocks
have learned tolook for the sources o.
their extraordinary profits. But the
American people want peace, and theJ
see with impatience and With growinJ
alarm that the attitude Of our govern
E ment towards France is such as car
tend only 70 war. Fortunately, 70 US,
E Mr.. Blairs words, we have al the heas
Of our government man of courage
judgemsntand constancy-of pstrioI
ism-whom we may well hope neithe
( the fear Of France, nor the eorruptiOl
!. Of stockholders or jobbers, nor til
4 Establishments Of political aspirant
: nor their party machinery, can sWeEV
: from the maintainance Of the longse
E tied, wen approved policy Of his cOul
: try