The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-31
Rsported HexIran Movement.


A few days since we had a report
from 8Iazatlau, Mexico purporting to
come from Capt Beauregard, brother
Of the General, and private Secretary
to DR.. Gwin, TO tho effect that several
Of the thinly settled, but large States,
Of Mexico, and embracing about halt
Of the Republic, or Empire, had been
coded to France, and that Gwin had
been appointed Vice Roy and in day
or two aiterward, we had the same story
repeated, circumstantially, from q cop
perhead paper in San Francisco, and
which is in the interest of DR.. Gwin;
aud now We have additional evidence
in the following private letter from the
city Of Mexico, 20 merchant in New
York, and which has been published:
Cry o. MEXICO, Dec 26, 1864
I have int mated to you that 8
cession Of territory was probable J
now know positively that negotiations
are pending with Count Monthol,n for
the ceEsi0n 70 France Of a stIip Of ter
ritory stretching across from the Gulf
Of Mexico to tie Pacific, and embra-
cling the peninsula of Lower California,
Sonora, on the right bank of the river
Yagui-that is to say, The northern part
OF this S.ate-the greater portion Of
Chihuahua, the whole'of Nuevo Leony,
Coahuila, and the greater part Of Ia
maulipas In fine, the line viii be
drawn from the mouth Of the above
mentioned river TO the PanucO, the linn
Its Of Mexico being reduced by the
course OF these two rivers to their
source; and "A line drawn from one
point 70 the other This idea Of NapO-
leon, once attained, viii enable him to
ssv, This is the most glorious act Of
my reign, and even his enemies will
not be able 10 contradict him.
Msxinilisn, however disgusted he
may be with this arrangement, neither
ean nor dare oppose II for, besides pro
teCtiug the empire against the attacks
Of the liliibu5LeTs, it VIII produce the
total liquidation Of the claims Of France,
and ID will give him, it is said, three
hundred millions with which to meet
the laDidiy increasing expenses Of his
government aud enable him 10 enter
upon that vast system OF German i'm
migration which Is MS dominant dream
And. as upon the other hand, this strip
OF territory has really hardly belonged
10 Mexico more than IN name, DONNA
ted as 10 hes been by three or four I'M
controlable men, and as it is any way
destined 10 be loss either by being
taken by the French or 10y the Yankees,
the advantages OF the arrangement
console Macmillan for the great blow
It inhicts upon his pride.
Of course If, rs stated 10y the San
Francisco paper, the cession was made
conditional and only to continue till the
claims OF France were liquiG&ted, it
might as well have been made abso-
lutte, if DIaximilian can never pay a
dollar SO that # there is such an ar
ranrement, we may consider the States
indicated above AZ absolute FreAch ter
ritoriea, unless some power shall inter
yene 10 snatch them from them
We are inclined TO pat sonle faith in
these stories; and If true, no one need
be surprised to see the Vice Royalty of
Dr.. Gvin speedily populated by dis
appointed rebcls-including many Of
their leaders.
In this connection il may not be i'm
proper to refer to the rumors which
have lately been flying thick, that Kirby
Smith is about TO cross the Rio Grande
Some Of these stories are to the effect
that, by an arrangement with Napoleon,
be is TO transfer 10 that monarch
Texas and Louisiana but we have no
idea that such an attempt will be made.
The Emperor is swsre that he could
not maintain a war with the United
States, that tho result of hostilities
would be TO sweep bis commerce from
the ocean, rs our navy is no longer en-
ployed ia blockading the Southern
COST; and he knows, too, that if he
holds Sonora it is only by sufersnce
from the United States; and therefore
ne will not risk hostilities which would
certainly ruin all ms schemes on tins
continent, aud bring financial ruin,
and perhaps political revolution at
home No doubt but Napoleon would
be glad TO see rebels iminigrate to his
new dominious but he would hardly
attempt to take slice Oft the United
States, and run the hazards OF events
However, the whole subject Is yet
greatly mujdled, and no clear idea can
be formed Of matters, Till We have fur
Their light on the subject