The Portland daily press., 1865-11-20
BY TEIEGRAPH.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
From. Washington.
WASHINGTON. Nov 10

.kE aTn2 WASHINGTON, Nov. 10,
This evening large crowd OF the friends of
Speaker lColfax repaired to his quarters and
complimented him with serenade. In re-
Spouse to the earnest calls, the honorable gen.
tleman addressed them at length.
sy ann ~. WASHINGTON, Nov. 80
Much importance is attached to the state
ment that the evacuation OF Mexico by the
French troops may be looked upon as a fbino
decided on principle. 1t will not be uninter.
estine TO recur to the fact that about two
years ago M Drouyn de PHuys said to Minis
ter DAYTON that the dangers of the govern
ment OF Macmillan would come principally
from the United States, and the sooner we
showed ourselves satisfied, as manifested in a
Willingness to enter into peaceable relations
with thatgovernment the sooner would France
be willing to leave Mexico and the new gov
eminent to take care OF themselves, which
France would, in any event, do as soon as it
with propriety could but that it would
not lead or tempt the Archduke into diff
Guilty, and then desert him before his govern
ment was settled. He added that France
could not do that. '
Mr. Seward, in reply to the narration of Mr..
Dayton, instructed him to inform the French
Government, that, in the opinion Of the United
States, the permanent establishment of a for
eign monarchical government in Mexico will be
found not desirable. The United States, con-
sistently with their principles, can do no 9th
crwise than leave the destinies OF Mexico in
the keeping of her own people, and recognize
their sovereignty and independence in what
ever form they themselves shall choose that
this sovereignty and independence be demons
trated. an .,t., r.q,-,.1- ..si s.,,,-,,,l .,, /.
1t was previously declared by Drouyn de
PHuys that, as to Mexico, the purpose of the
French Government was to take the city to
give some kind of order to the condition of
things there; repay themselves for their debts,
expenses, &C., and then leave the country.
The text of the Convention concluded be-
tween France and Mexico, to regulate the
conditions of the stay of the Frsnch troops in
Mexico, for the purpose of establishing order
and consolidating the new Empire, was done
at the Castle OF Miramon, on the 10th day of
April, 1854. 1t provides that the French
troops at present in Mexico, shall be reduced
as soon as possible to a corps of $4,000 men,
including the foreign Legion. The corps, in
order to be ia safe guard to the interests which
led to intervention, shall remain temporarily
in Mexico on certain conditions Among
them was one that the French troops shall
evacuate Mexico in proportion as the Emperor
shall be able to organize the troops necessary
to replace them. t....tr...,5....f.,.rr
The foreign Legion in the service of France,
CoanptoCu vi C,ooO mCli, oudu uCSCItuclCSS Ic-
main in Mexico six years after all the other
French troops shall have been recalled. From
that moment the Legion shall pass into the
service and pay of the Mexican government,
which reserves to itself the right Of abridging
operations of the employment of the foreign
Legion in Mexico.
It was stipulated that the expenses of the
French expedition to Mexico, to be paid
by the Mexican Government, should be plac-
ed at the sum of two hundred and seventy
million for the whole duration of the expedi-
ton, down to the LIST of July, 1884, the same
to bear interest at the rate of three per cent.
per annm. From the LIST of July all the ex-
charge of Mexico. r 4 Il, ii. 80
The above is given merely toshow what was
originally declared to be the purpose of Napole-
on, in establishing monarchy in Mexico and
he conditions in part, upon which he furnish
ed material assistance.