The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-02-23


, known csmmonly a. the docirinc Of Monroe, had
r i,ss mign ~ France, and IL il takes any nau :
name should bear the name ~ Turgut. II was
adopfcd by Louis The Sixiecnth, in the Cabinet ol
Which Nfgenncs vas thc most important mem.
( Der. Il u enpbaticdly The policy Of Frances "a
b (WHICH With ifansicnt dcviHiiuns, tle Bourbons
I the Ggst Napnlcun, and the houscof Orleans have
lever adhered.
ruE EMPEROR NAPOLEON ASp MExtco.
The late Prcsidcrt waspcrpriually harosscl by
run,fs that the Emperor Napoleon the Third
. desired formally tniccognzc the States IN rebel.
lion an independent power, and that England
held him back by her reluctance, or France by her
traditions ai freedom, or lac himself 10y his own
better Judgment and clear perception " events.
But the Republic Of McNico, on our borders, wasi
like ourselves, disincicd by rebellion, and frni
. similar cause. The monarchy OF England hsd
fastened upon Us slavery which did not disappear
with Independence Ia like mauncr, the coccs-
ustica policy established by the spanish Council
af the 1ndics w The days of Charles the FIN
and Philip tic Sccon1 reteincd its vipdr IN the
Mexican Republic The h'tv years of civil war
under whrl she had lanpuishgd, was duo to
tho bRptcd svairIn which was the legacy OF a
monurchy Just as here the inherit tncu Of slavery
kept alive political strife and eliminated in
citil wur A with Ms tlrrc could be- no quiet
hut through the end or slavery, so in Mexico
ilirro could he no prosperity until the crushing
itrnnuy of intolerance should cease, The party
uI slavery 10 the tutcl States sent ueir cms-
sarics to Europe To solicit aid aud so did Che
y
ilie ua Spanish Council Of tie Indies, but with u
different result. just NJ the RcpublicOu party
had made mn end Ol the rebellion, aud was cstab-
litlimg the bcst Government ever known iu tlnt
rpriOn, and giving promise 10 The nation ~ order
psace an prosperity, wor' was brought us, in the
moment ~ Our deepest nillicou, that the French
Emperor nuycd by desire ~ erect IN North
America buttrcss T. imperialism, would rans-
furm thc republic of Mexico into sacund0 genture
for the house Of llapsburg. America might com
plain, she coll MT then intcrpusc, and delay
seemed justif bic. II was seen That MCXicn could
mot with all It's wealth uf laul compcte IN ccrca
nrndncs with our hoi thwcst; nor, in tropical pro-
duets with Cnba; nor could It, under disputed
dvnas'y, attract cnpHl, or tr1atc pdblic works,
~ develop mines; or bcfrow moneys So that the
imperial system Of Mexico, which las forced al
once 10 rccugniz, the wisdom Of the policy uI the
republic by adopting it, could prove only an un
r nu &c atpg lia'n the Frnch tr asury, Tor the
support Of an Austrian advcntnrcr.
TnE PGRrgrcirY or REruBLtCAS ISsriTrTiONs.
Meantime, new series of Eion intnus questions
proNsup, aAd fordas themselves Uu thu cmsidcra'
tiun ui the tioughtful NlpnbGcuuism has learned
how Ia introduce to It's Constitution every Gle
mcnt of order, well as every element of Freedom
but tlrlS far The continuity Of US government has
sctrnctl bi depend bu The continuity OF chcnons. II
Is now 10 h. considered how pcpI,aiiy Is to be sc
cured against ITuiIn nGCupatton. Tho Successor
nf Charles the First OF England dalud his reign
from tho death Of his father the BnuibOns coming
back a1er long series Of revolutions, clnmed
that the bnuiS who became king was the eighteenth
Of That hnIn1. The present emperor af the French 4,
disdaining n title from election alone, is called the
third of his name. Shall republic have less
power uf CONTINUANCE when Invading armies pre-
vent u peaceful resort to the hNllut-b0xT y What
force shall IL attach to intervening legislation
What validity 10 debts contracted for It's over
throw These nomentous questions are by the
invasion of MexicO thrown mp for solution a free
State, onca truly constituted, suuld DO as undyiig
rs is people the Republic of Mexico must rise
again.
rue rorE or noME AND rGs RguguIioS.
II was the condition of affairs IN Mexico that in
vovedthe Pope Of Rome IN our difficulties 81 far
that he alone, among temporal sovcrcigns rcc0g d.
uiLed the chief of the Confederate States Us Pres
dent anl his supporters rs people aud in let
ters Ia two great Prclatcs of the Catholic Church
N the United States, gave couns,ls for peace ut u
time when peace meant the victory ot secession.
Yet cvunts mlvO as they arH ordered. The bless
mgs Or the Pope at Il ,ml on tie head of Duke
MnSimlan could not revive In the nineteenth CEN
tury the ecclesiastical policy Of the sixteenth ami
the result Il ouly new proof that there oan be no
prosperity in the State without religious freedom.
sThnSGTn OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM
WhQu IL cNms home ~ thu consciousness Of tn
Americans that the war which tacy w1rl waging,
was u war fur The liberty of all the nations of the
world, for ffccdoriitsaf they thanked God for the
severity of the triad to which hc put ihrif sincerity
and dncrvcd themselves fnr their duty with AN mex
orabl1 Will. The President was led along by the
greatness or their Ser-sacrlilcng example and
as a child in dark illght, on rugged way, catch
gs hold of the hand of Its father for guidance aud
support, he cung fast tO the hand Of the people,
and moved calmly through the glnom, While the
siRtesmlrshipn nf Europe was scDaing at the hppo-
less vanity Of their efforts, they put forth such
miracles Of encrgyhs the history pt the wtrlf had
mover kunwn. Tho navy uf the Unitcd States
drawing into the public service the willing militi
of the seas doubled its tlnnage IN eight months
aud established an actual blockade from Cape Hat
lsras 70 the Kin arandc, In tbs course OF the wal
il was Increased fiscfold in ltfcn and in tuunagc
while tue inventive genius Oi tile country devised
moro effective kinds OF ordnunce aud new forms u
naval architecture in wood aud iron, There went
into the field for various tcrms Of service, about
! two million lUon and in March last the men IL
service exceeded n million that Is tn say, one q
every two able -bodiud men tnok sumo part IN Ill,
war aud at QUO time evcry fourth able bodied mat
> was in the fluid, In Que single nnaih one hun
drcd and sixty five thousand men were recruited
into service.
Once. within four weeks, Ohio organized aud
placcd IN the field, forty -wU regiments OF infantry
nearly ,thiTay -siS Thousand men and Ohio wa
like other states in the East aud in the West, Th
! well-mounted cavalry numbered cghly'fnur thou
sand of horses there were bought, first aud hist
I wu.thirds of million. In the movements u
tneps science came IN aid of patriotism; 50 that
\ 10 choose single Instance out of many, an arm!
ItNtn My threo thousand strong, wlti It's artillery
trains, baggage aud animals, were moved by raj
from the Potomac To the Tennessee, twelve hundre
. mites, in seven days. lG the long marches, won
dcrs Uf military construction bridgcd the rivers
4 and whenever an army halted, ample supple
. awaited them at their ever changing bnse. Til
vile Thought that life is tho greatest Of blessing
+ did not rise up, In six hundred and twenty-dv
n battles aud severe skirmishes blnod flowed lik
1 water. Il stream,d over the grassy plains
+ stained the rocks; the underground Of the forts
u red with it, and the arni y marched on with ma
+ jestc courage from one conflict tn another, know
= ing that they were dehung for G0d aud liberty
a Tho organization Of the medical department met ii
II infinitely multiplied duties with extctneSs an
I despatch. At the newS of u battle, tn best sur
q geons OF eur cities hasteued TO the h,d t. ocr III
Icalnus aid Of the gre ttest experience AMI skill
;, Tie gcntleSt aud most refined of women len hninC
nf luxury and ease 10 build hospital tents near t
armies, and serve as nurses to tho sick aud dying
Besides the large supply of religious teachers b
|. tho public, the congregations spared to the
Il brothers IN the field the ableSt ministers. TIL
:, Christian Commission, which expended Eve aud
A halt millhns, seat tuur thousand cergymen, chose
nHl ul the best to keep unsoea tho religious chat
a actrr vt the men, and made giNS of clothes an
II food aud medicine, The orglnlzlu ton OF privai
4 charity assumed unheatd of dimenSionS. TIL
Il Sanitary Commission, which had seven thousau
socetys distributed, undcr the direction OF mn
e paid bnari, spontaneous contributions - "a
81 Ntu0Uut OF Htteen millions, in supplies or money
It a million aud a half in money FINN Chilnml
5 alone aNd dotted the scene or war frrm padnca
n To Port Royal, from Belle Plain, Virginia,
h Brownsville, Texas, with homes aud lodges.
II ruE BNNNCtrArinN PROCLAMATION.
c The country had far its allies the RIVER Missi,
IN sippi which would not be divided aud the rang
s. ut maintains which carried the Stronghold
II the free through Western Nrginnla aud kentnck
~ and Tennessee Ia the highlands of Aiabami