Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-26
Mexico and the United States.

too. have spoken out upon the Mex
lean question. They are for telling
Maximilian, in plain language to
leave, and OF letting the French EN-
peror know that this great country
of ours is not to be triiled with. 1t
was scurvy and a very arrogant
trick that this same Emperor played
upon Mexico and the United States,
and it should not be allowed to win.
Let us look at this matter in the
true light.
This continent is settled by a
number of independent States, all, or
nearly all with republican forms OF
government. More than forty years
ago the United States declared
through her President. Mr.. Monroe,
that European governments should
not come here and establish their svs-
tens of government. as 1t was the
| desire To devote this continent to tree
government. We did not at all rel
p, ish the idea of having mouarchlc>
planted here, and that by the great
monarchies of Europe.
lst. This could not be done except
by an &C; of gross injustice 70 some
feeble power, as in the case OF
Mexico.
%. a monarchy sustained by for
eign hayoncts. and foreign money
) and influence, could not fail to cast
baleful influence all over the con
tinent. The glitter of courts attracts
. the ambitious, the snowy, the pleas
/. urc-seekiug, all in fact, that ARE no
. lngrained republicans, supporters o
free government on principle.
Sd. Give the great monarchics :
foothold on the continent and il give
them a double advantage in time o
, war 1t forces upon Us the nccrs
+ sity of keeping up, at great tx
t lection. In time OF war Franc
Il would lie a much more tormidabl
and dangerous belligerent, as til
To- owner of Mexico, than without. Tn,
I possession of such vast country
t. Astounding in resources, gives her
5 new base, and almost at our Yer.
a door.
't Vattel. Wheaton, and all othc
: writers on the law of nations, lay
> down as a principle that II - III
r right and duty Of nations to exercIs
is proper forecast and guard vigilan
e. ~ against future danger.
20 For instance, Il a particular l~I"nC
- neck of land, or harbor i so situate
;. as to be Indispensable to our countr
:, in time of war. it is the duty OF I'll
government to purchase It If poss
BILE, and il this cannot be done
III take it. if necessary, by force # arm
ie But the principle for which we Al
t. contcnding is not denied by any ON
If our government should att"mp
II. TO subvert any one of the Europca
:. monarchies. we would most assured
of ly meet the combined opposition {
II Europe. Why is 1t that We A"N
he not the same right to interfere witt
and thwart their designs on this col
tinent But if our military leadeI
have taken ground in favor of Gn'
~ ing the French from Mexico, our p
tn
litical leaders have given them to II
derstand that they may 90 on al
do as as they please and We Will n
interfere. Mr.. Seward has tax,
this ground. and has been all Il
time writing honey notes to II
French minister, assuring him tn
there will be no interference on 81
he part with the designs of his mast
w in Mexico that the expression OF
contrary view by the United Stat
- Congress does not alter the case,
. it is one Of those cases that congre
l. has nothing to do with. Some of Il
a. New England papers support II
49, views of Mr.. Seward, and lately ii
,s, Chicago Republican, established II
der the editorial control of Charl
a. Dana, has become the leading a
Oh vocate of Mr.. Seward doctrine
lou the West.
What will be the upshot of t
A matter we know not. but We mu
We wledge that things begin
nd look little squally.
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