New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-16
EUROPE.
con,,ru.d fr ON First Pese.

Snyoaiions In which conversations which Tad win
~, Bigcow are reated Our observG'l0ns oOrc espeoi
sny nnon the DEGREES Of the Mexican Goyelnmest
,siaSs o tbe admission Of negroes oOonss and the
Iturbde family. have not before me the ohcaI teH.
Of the American documents and 1t s therefore under
fhe re,erygon OF the uteTiOr reflections when tey
NAV suggest that deem II eypedent 20 define the hcns
of the explanations. 10 which the questions nave lus
eDtioned have given rise between MI Beei0~ " SLe L
nyseM These explanations are BESIDE s'ateu az ~ ~
dispatch which had the honor 10 address YOU on ,no
10Th November last. and j shall coDIne n3sei: ~ -.
ssferencc thereto 10 reviewing that part oi in
relative 20 these questions. ,,
When the United States Minister came 10 aeqnaihi
me with the opinions Of the Washington oao.ne nsu %
70 that declined all official controversy cry oh ,o
scts of foreign Government acting "h luIi lhOeIeLu
vnae and that could only receive as slmpe hlosut
son kpy communication be might "lsh 10 make OF 'Ae
subject r. -, o-.or. ,,o r,.ron.
,bihty FOR resolutions emanating from the free iDa'
tiye of the Mexican Government. To admit sucH a
Siseussion would Justify ITS beng said. contrary 70 a.
our declarations and The attitude we had rlRoi9IsH
ebstryed that consider ourselves invested III ~,
ico with sovereign rights. Now the support VIZ ao ~
40 the Emperor Maxmilian and the Mexican ha.Ion -
precisely intended 10 aid them 10 constitute %
to their wishes an independent power fcspoi spoiinLs
its acts. This reservation very clearly esla auouV"
observed 10 Mr.. Bigeow IN the course oi oii, @ =,
.rsaion tba the measures pointed out by Lam were 0i
purely administrative order ara u'd n1' eIlco; "
me 10 constitute aDy Of those eNcep'Oud! ueiOtaos
S,om General principles which may sometimes perhaps
~nhoYiye Government TO intervene ~ the interior AZ
fhirs Of a neghbornR country. Every Stdte regulates
- n thinks fit the admission Of emgl3nts upon JUS Ter
Titory whether black white, and the conditions oi
the colonization Of its soil IL is evident that these
sondions offered 10 strangers, only apply TO the per
cons who have freely accepted them 30 also 'he meA
1oan Government has only exercised rgnt ncohtest
ably belonging it in declaring that IL its eyes c
war no longer existed on its territory Gnd ceasing to
recognize in wandering bands the character OF Oeiee
rents il has promulgated against them the severe pen
slies which have been applied in every country og the
suppression of brgandage Still less IN my opinion can
Il be questioned respecting an act assgnlngn lc STATE
a particulsr rank TO particular family. IN any
ysse the effect Of these measures did not so
beyopd the Mexican frontier. and did not therefore
appear 10 me to constitute any grievance oi
1iieh foreign Government could complain
II however an opposite opinion should be entertained
.t Washington, / can understand that some uncer
taiuty might be felt TO the means OF causing e re-
slsnatiOns il might be thought proper TO Draw aP 20
reach the right quarter. But, tdefnItvey. because
does not snt the Federal Government 10 recognise tie
e facfo Government of the Emperor Maxiulhan as eA
i,tipg by right and as upon the other hand, II V0ud
seem 10 il ridiculous address itself 70 The power
considers as legal but which has IN fact disappeared
could not admit as a consequence that there was
srouud for finding fault with Us 10 escape embarrass
Sspt and for demanding at our hands e1panatlons OF
acts emanating from the sovereign authority OF Tor
sign Government
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