Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-10

Mexican Affairs Important and Significant Cor
re,pOndence with Frnnce-French Troops Must
be Withdrawn from Mexico -MaNimilian not
then 90 be Recognized.
WASHINGTON, January 9-The President to-day
transmitted to the House of Representatives. in COM
pance with the resolution of 18th ult, requesting
information in regard 10 steps taken by any Euro
pean power 10 secure recognition by the United
States of the sO-called Mexican Empire, report from
the Acting Secretary Of State, and the papers by
which it was accompanied.
The first of these papers is a communication from
Senior Auego to Mr. COrwin, of March ID, 1865, in
which he desires TO ascertain whether the habta
ton recognition of our Consus can be obtained
Tie also says that the Government, which was that
Of Don BenitO Juarez, does not exist, whether de
facio or de jHre. A memorandum, by Mr.. Seward,
notes that the Marquis de hOnthOlon on the nth of
July called at the Department Of State, saying that
a special agent had arrived from Mexico bearing
letter from Macmillan to the President of the United
States, which paper made certain explanations rela
tive To matters the Rio Grande. The Secretary, af
ter conference with the President returned the letter
10 MontholOn saying that the United States was in
friendly communication with the Republican Gov
@'N''N~N-N
receive the letter or hold intercourse with the
agent who brought it. On August 9th, in reply
to q communication from Mr. Romero to Acting
Secretary Hunter, asking whether the Government
recognizes the right of Macmillan to make the ap.
poiutment of commercial agent in New York, in
which position Don Louis Arrego was acting. Mr..
Seward says that no law OF the United States pre-
vented person from advertising himself as Consul,
but that this Government in all its official cores
poudence has recognized no other government in
Mexico except that of JuaTeZ, and assures him that
such commercial agent can perform no consular
act relating TO the affairs OF his cOunrymen, i'll the
United States. To prohibit him from attesting in
voices and manestoes says the Secretary, would be
tautamount TO an Introduction of trade between the
United States,and those Mexican ports which are not
| in the possession of the Republican Government of
that country.
! On the 9th of November Mr.. Seward addressed
letter to Minister BigeOw, saying that the present
operations OF the French army in Mexico and its
maintenance of authority there is cause of serious
concern to the United States The authority which
the French army is maintaining is in direct antagon
ism to the policy OF this Government and the prn-
ciple upon which it is founded He further says that
the United States regard the attempt 10 establish
permanently, a foreign and imperial government in
Mexico, as dsallOYabe and impracticabe. They
ale not prepared TO recognize any political instim
tons in Mexico which are in opposition to the Re
publican Government with which We have so long
and SO constantly maintained relations of amy and
friendship.
Mr. Bigelow, under date of November IA, re
ports reading the despatch to N. Drouyn de
rIIuys who thanked him, though he felt obliged to
say that he derived neither pleasure satsfac ton
from it, contents.
Mr. Seward, ON Dec 10TH says it is the Presidents
purpose that France be respectfully informed upon
two poiutS-iirst that the United States earnestly
desire 10 cultivate sincere friendship with that Gov
ernment secondly that this policy would be brought
into immediate jeopardy unless France could deem
it consistent with her interests to desist from the
prosecution of armed intervention in Mexico, to
overthrow the domestic Republican Government
existing and establish upon ts ruins the foreign mon
arcly, which has been attempted to be inaugurated
in the capital Of that country; and, in conclusion,
he says that the United States will not recognize
Macmillan, even if the French troops should he
withdrawn from Mexico.
The papers submitted include confidential letter
from NJ, Drouyn de rIIuys to Marquis MontholOn,
dated Paris October, 1855, saying that the French
Government would withdraw the auxiliary troops
as soon as circumstances would allow it. and the
best guarantee the French Government would have
that the Federal Government would not impede the
consolidation of the new order of things in Mexico,
would be the recognition by it of the Emperor
| Macmillan