The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-01-27
No.. %

was In friendly communication with the Re
publican government of Mexico, and there
fore that the President declined to receiv,
the letter or hold Intercourse with the acen
who brought it
{ August 1st, Minister Romero inform.
Acting Secretary Hunter that Don Luis AR
rOyo assumes to act as commercial agent in
New Ork without an exeQuatur or other
recognition by the United States Government
and asks whether the government recognized
the right Of Macmillan to make such ap
polntment, CT whether as he believes is the
case, this government only sees int he repub-
lie OF Mexico, a war between It and France
| without recognizing Maximiiian even as q
government de fdcto The eharee he infi-
mates may seem TO show that the Government
OF the United States taeitiy recognizes French
Intervention in Mexico
Dir. Seward replies, August 9th. that no
! law Of the United States prevents a person
! from advertising himself as consul. but HAT
! this government IN all Its official correspond
ence has recognized no other government in
Mexico except that Of Juarez, and assures
nlm that such commercial agent can per-
form no consular act relating to the affairs
! OF hIs cOuntrymen IN the United States To
/ prevent him from attesting invoices and
manIfests, says the Secretary, would be tan
tam0unt 20 an Introduction Of trade between
the United States and those Mexican norts
which are now IN possession Of the Renubli.
can government of that country The con-
suls of the United States in Mexico who
have their exequatur from that government
only themselves discharge duties as com
meFeIal agents IN the ports which are not
under the control of that government in all
respects like those which the person Arr0vo
IN. the same way and to the same extent
claims to do IN New I OEk in respect to said
ports.
SenOr Romero on the 18th complains that
no pOslt We answer is given to his inquiries.
and notifies Mr.. Seward that he has submit
ted the correspondence to his government.
and viii wait for instructions, of which
communication Mr. Seward makes a formal
acknowledgment Nov. 7th, without further
explanation.
Nov. 9th, the Secretary of State addres,
ses Minister BlgelOw and represents that the
presence and operations of a French army
IN Mexico, and its maintainance of an au-
th0rlty there, Is cause of serious concern
TO the United States. Nevertheless the OBJ /
Jection OF the United States is still broader |
and includes the authority itself which the |
French army is thus maintaining That
authority Is in direct antagOnism to the pol
ICY OF this government and the principles
on which it Is founded. Every days expe
rience of its operation only adds some new
which this government expressed at the time |
the attempt to institute that authority first /
became known The United States have |
hitherto practiced the utmost frankness on |
that subject. They still regard the attempt |
TO establish permanently a foreign and I'M |
perial Government in Mexico as disallowabls /
and lmpracticable, for the reasons they could |
not now agree to compromise the position I
they have heretofore assumed, they are not
mr. 4 10 I
selves hereafter to recognize any POLITICAL /
Institutions in Mexico, which are in oppo-
sitlon to the Republican Government, with
which we have so long and so constantly
maintained relations of amity and friend
ship. He says in closing, that it is hardly
necessary to say that we should not be dwell
ling so earnestly upon this branch of polit-
ioal relations, if it had not been our convie-
tlon that those relations at the present
moment supersede thoseo of commerce in the
consideration of the American people.
THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER DIsPLEAsED
Mr. BigeIow, under date of Nov. 80, re-
ports reading the dispatch of Mr. Seward to |
NJ Drouyn de Lhuys, whe thanked him,
though he felt obliged to say that he derived |
neither pleasure nor satisfaction from its
contents
ANOTHER REPRESENTATION To EKANUE-RECoG-
NITION REFUSED.
Mr. Seward, on December 10Th, saws It Is |
the Presidents purpose that France should /
be respectfully informed upon two points
First that the United States earnestly desire |
to cultivate sincere friendship with France |
second. that this policy would be brought |
into imminent jeopardy unless France could |
deem it consistent with her interests and |
honor to deSist from the prosecution of arm /
ed Intervention in Mexico, to overthrow the |
domestic republican government existing /
there, and to establish upon It's ruins the /
foreign monarchy which has been attempted /
to be established in the capital Of that |
country and, in conclusion, he saws that the |
United States will not recognize Maximiiian !
even if the French troops should be with
drawn from Mexico.
RECOGNITION ASKED BY FRANCE-rERMs OF |
WITHDRAWAL
The papers submitted include confiden-
tial letter from NJ. Drown de Lhuys to the |
Marquis de Montholon, dated Paris, Oct. Is, |
1868, saying that he had renewed the assur- |
ance of the strong desire of the French
Government to Withdraw its auxiliary corps
so soon as circumstances would allow it
The French Government had been ready TO
adopt without a moments DELAY the basis of
an underst& ing with the COVER 1ment of
Washington What it asked Of the United
states was, to be assured that it IS not their
intention to impede the consolidation of the
new order Of things found in Mexico and
the best guarantee the French Government
desire would be the recognition Of the En-
peror Macmillan by the Federal Govern
ment.
TERMS aDECLISED.
Secretary Seward, under date Of Dec. 6,
1865, writes letter to the Marquis de Mont
holon in which be says F" After review
Of all the facts, the President is gratified
with the assurance you give of the Empe-
ror's good disposition. / regret, however,
to be obliged to say the conditions which
the Emperor presents is one which seems to
be impracticable"
| To the Poets cf the South Mr. Wm.
/ Gilmoi Simms purposes to collect apd pub.
/ ish all the poems of merit put forth 10 the
/ several States Of the late Confederacy dur
/ ing the process of the war Of secession. and