The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-11

ing Mexico the Presidents has mate
| public some important oorrsspoadonce
in regard 70 Naximilssn infamous dc
cree Of outlawry, This manifesto.
which was promulgated on tho 81 o.
1 October, declared that toe contest for
! supremacy in Mexico was viriusllv
I ended, and in the future sll hiberais
found with arms in their hands would
] be summsrly executed. In other
words the natives were to be pu. to
I death Tor attempting 10 delead their
i homes and hresldes. against ioreirn
j foe Nor Vas this edict staple proc
I lsmation scare, but made known set
! tied policy Ehich MsvimiGan had de
hbeTaiely decided upon. BIinister Ro>
Nero, in a letter 10 Secretary Seward
informs us, as previously reported. that
! the "usurper having surprised aud
captured a Liberal iofce ten days after
J the Issuing Of bis manifesto, proceeded
10 put 20 death Generals Artega and
I Salzar, and Colonels Diaz Paracho.
Nlla Come, PEREZ Miieciia and VII
lanos, hge lieutenant colonels. eight
commandants, aud q number Of sub1r-
dinate officers These men who were
thus bruIally murdered In open viola
ton Of al the laws of warfare, Civilizt-
ton and humanity were educated gem
tlensn, officers OF the regular army Of
the Republic. They were not soldiers
Of fortune, deserters from the Imperial
camp, but the commissioned officers Of
a recognized RepUbuc, who had engaged
in warfare against the invader from
the hour he had landed on their
shores. Neither were they charged by
their captors with outrages, or viols-
tiOns OF ths rules Of war, anu so execu-
ted IN retaliation. bat haEinilan
coolly murdered them Ia cold blood,
simply because they were endenyOring
10 rescue their iatuarlsud from q des-
potic power. and % throw OF a loreign
woke The euuals az warfare c9rtMuly
reveals no more Infamous or damnnble
deed. When the southern insurgents
offered a reward for Gen. Butler. dead
or alive. we were Mortified at what we
considered the barbariiy on their part
But here is a usurper putting 10 death
. whole hattahOn OF deieuceleas officers
who probably surrendered as prisoners
Of war, for they certainly would uoa
have Welded and laid down their alms .
had they supposed that speedy dleta Z
awaited them Nor would thls murter
policy have ended vita the santa Anna I
Amatlan prisoners had not the Ll0er- 4
ais compelled Maximilian to stay bis /
bloody work by resorung % retalia- I
tson. This brutal Emperor, who de- I
lights in treachery and carnage, who /
attempt pts,with the assistance Of expatri- .
ated rebels. 10 re-cstab bl1h IN Mexico tho I
.accursed system Of slavery, oEerJhrOVn I
in this country, wUuld have piled his
hellish work until this day could be
have done 50 with impuaIty.
OF course. such an infamous and dil- /
bolical policy could not be passed by /.
unnoticed by our Government Weac- .
cordingly find Secretary Seward, under |
date Of the Sd and 2Slh Of November, I
instructing Mr. Bigelow 10 call the at /
teution OF the French Government 10 /
these "proceedings, which are so repug
uaut TO the sen ntimsnts Of modem CIV
ilization. and tho instincts Of humani- I
ty.f Minister BiEelow performed his I
mission, and in 90 doing, eii1its "a most /
important declaration IRON Napolcons /
w NY said b. Drouyn
de L Huys. IN reply to his representa- /
tions Of MaximiEau' cruelty. do you
not 90 to President Juar5z We are
notthe Goyern1aent of Mexico. and
YOU do us too much honor to trust US
as such We had TO 60 to Mexico with
an army % secure certain important
interests, but we sre not responsible for
Maximihan or his Government lie IS
accountable 20 you as 10 any other Gov
ernmeut II ne violates its rights, and
Won have the same remedies thrgo
that we had
We are then 10 infer from this ssser-
ton Of bis Minister, that AapOlpon
wishes il to Re understood thst be is no
longer accountable for Naxiniliau
conduct OF policy IN Mexico Pho latter
must in the future stand on his own
footing and place no further reliance
upon France for material aid
lf such be really the decision a.
which Napoleon has srrved-and we
cannot see that tle explicit language
Of his minister admit5 OF any doubIai
nterpretation-then he has iudced,
alsrulsd q 9 resistance OF his schemes
h1tl 81 home and abroad, bsched Oul
Of Mexico, and . Or ghter day has
dawned upon the Republic standing
alone, and unsupported by French bay
onets, tue Emperor cannot hope 10
maiaiain the ground already secured
much less prosecute further conque Is.
Fhe question OF his overthrow and ex
pulsion is then only one OF time, as
suming thst Napoleoa abide8 BY the
determination expressed throl zu
Drouyu de Hugs, and all We have %
do Is 70 watch and wait
eanHhie, having nov obtained en-
explicit declaration that AaEimilian,
and he alone i8 accOuntabls for I'M
perial rule in Mexico, it IS the duty Of
our Government o present 10 him the
strongest protect againt further aci5 Of
iuhumanity and harnaTism.
A member Of the Nashville Board Of
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