The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-08-03

withdrew, and he secured, the quiet
and the moral support of England in
his aggressions by means of tho ALI.
ance against the United States.
4 Thanks to the American soldiers, this
alliance for concert OF action in our afs
fairs failed. 1t may have even held
the hands softhe French Emperor. un+
tilIhe- opportunity had passed, and
thus have defeated his intention. Bat
we have the right to judge it by its
purpose. We cannot but regard it as
unfriendly. But though allied in pur.
pose to sealthe division of the AmeI..
lean Republic, the relations and feel
ningS Of the British and French toward
this united nation are quite different.
England would prefer to have our
power crippled by division. Mr.. Roc
buck declared the sentiment of the
governing class on this in his late
speech to his constituents, when. he
said that his course had been govern
cd by the desire TO break upthis Re-
public, which, If it continued united,
would one day rule the world. And
English statesmen of higher position
than he, declared that the South was
fighting their (England's) battles
But if the Republic is to continue,
England has profound respect for it.
She desires TO continuethe most friend
ly relations with it, and she has no
cause to fear our disturbance Of her
Canadian provinces, and therefore on
her part no cause for war or i'll feeling.
She merely owes us reparation for the
injuries inflicted in the war through
her means aud aid, and she owes to
her own character and to us penitence
and self modification Tor wishing the
destruction Of the only free Govern
'meht to which she can look for ALI.
ance against despotism.
But France fiDds in our restoration
a cloud of immediate trouble, On
such conditions the French Emperor
would not have invaded Mexico, nor
Maximillian have taken crown
which would make his head SO uneasy.
Such conditions are. a standing, cause
of apprehension, and from apprehen
sion comes preparation Tor war, The
necessity Of keeping up great arma-
mcnt, the impossible task Of preparing
for danger Of unknown magnitude
in fact, a state Of ever threatening war
Our peace brings a standing mopacc
to the French usurpation, and that
without any word or act on our part
The moral effect of the establishment
of the great American Republic j;
dangerous to the foreign occupation O
a neighboring republic, whether We
desire it or not. Louis Napoleon ap
preciatcs this, and saw at once that
our tranquility was his in quictude,
This moral power should be allowed
to work its effect. After tho invasion
of Mexico bad been made, the Frenct
Emperor declared that its object wa
unfriendy to tho United States-tc
place barrier to our growth, and t
restore the ascendancy of the Latir
race in America. We need not pre-
tend to regard it as otherwise thar
unfriendly. When his Minister dis
closed to ours that he intended to in
wade Mexico, he repeatedly assured
him that it was with no intent of oc
, cupation or of ofsubyorting the Govern
ment, and not even Of setting up
pnppet ruler under French protection
! We should continue to affirm our con
vlction that q foreign dynasty canno
bo permanently established in Mexico
We may let Mexican rcpublicanisr
: work, and French military prepara
ton against our moral power 90 or
J There arc olemcnts that will not b
quiet and we can bide their w6rkin
and our own timc, with confdenc
. that they will work out the Frenc
exodus and the establishment of th
Independence of the Mexican Ropub
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