The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-01

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wAsHrvoroS, Sept 49, 1858. !
0R-Your confidential despatch Of September Z, No.
"a, has been received and carefully considered
n is well understood that through long period,
closing in 16G0 the manifest strength OF this nation was
s:uiicient protection Tor Itself ana ior hssco aga,ns,
shattered In 1861 by faction The first fruit OF our CIVIL
new, and In effect though not Intentionally 20,
IN unriendy attitude assumed by Great Britain France
and Spain, all virtually and the two nrst named Powers
ayowcdly, moving in concert
whiie cannot confess to fear on the part Of this
government that any ono or all OF tho maritime Powers
combining with tho insurgents could overthrow IT. yet II
would have been man,estly presumptuous at any time
nce this distraction seized the American people, 10 have
provoked such Intervention, or 10 have spared any
allowable means OF preventing Il.
The uncrasiug Efforts Of this department In that direc
sou have suited from this ever pres mt
D. II In its communications tho majestic efforts OF tho
government 70 snbdue tho insnrreciion and 70 remove
o tenn ptation which onered to foreign Powers have
net figured largely 10 impress my correspondents
With the conviction that the President relies always
sncc q those who i is apprehcnded may become iis
eromos, IL because the duty OF drawing forth and
directing the armed power Of the nation has rested upon
special duty Of holding watch against foreign insult in
Gcsion and Intervention. .aan TaI
With these general remarks proceed 70 explain the
Presidents viows in regard 20 the first Of the two ques
Mons MISUNDERSTANDING, the attitude Of France In
regard 70 the civil war in the United states
The subject upon which propose TO remark, in tho
second place Is the relation Of France towards Mexico
o."tcn IN fcRaIu 70 MEXICO, the same
prncpes that they hold In regard 10 all other nations
fhcy have neither right adsposton 10 intervene
by force IN the Internal alAc OF Acxico, whether to
establish aud maintain srpublic or even domestic
government there, OF 70 overthrow imperial or
foreign one n ~ xico chooses 10 establish or accept H.
The United states have neither tho right nor the dispo
stou 10 intervene by force either side In tho lament.
able war which going on between France aud Mexico
ON the contrary they PRACTISE In regard 10 Mexico in
every phase OF that war, the on.interventon which
they require all foreign Powers TO observe regard TO
the United s,ates But, notwithstanding this self.
res,rsint this government knows fo well that the In.
herent normal opinion OF Mexico rfayors government
there republican in form aud domestic In IT'S orgauiza-
tIon In preference 10 any monarchcal institutions DO
Imposed from abroad. This government knows, also,
chat this normal opinion Of the people OF Mexico results
largely from the Influence Of popular opinion in this
county md Is continually ipvigoracd oy Il
The President believes, moreover that this popular
opioion OF the United States IL Just IN itself and
emineny essential The progress OF civilization on the
American continent which tislznlon, u believes, eau
and will, VI left free from European resistance,
work harmonlousy together with advancing rehne-
nent on the other continents This government believes
Shat foreign resistance attempts TO control American
sivizaon must and will fail before the ceaseless and
ever increasing activity Of MATERIAL moral and political
forces which peculiarly belong 70 the America CONT
nent Nor 90 the United States deny that, IN their
epiron their own saety. and the cheerful destiny 70