The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-10
The United states, France, and Mexico.


From the Times.
The diplomatic correspondence concerning
Mexico, just furnished to Congress by Mr..
Seward, throws a flood of light upon certain
important questions which have for some time
excited the public interest. 1t brings out in
fine relief the action of our State Department
upon the most momentous subject 1t has recently
had to deal with, and dispels the clouds OF fiction
and falsehood which have been raised during
the last six mouths, and have been used as the
means OF assailing the foreign policy of the
Administration. In the latter point of view,
we lind special value in these documents; for
almost up to the hour of their publication we
had occasion to repel accusations of the most
varied and variously false character-noW
charging Mr.. Sc ward of conniving with Louis
Napoleon in his Mexican schemes, and then
OF trying to plunge us into war with France in
behalf of Juarez-noW charging him with
fraudulent attempts to bankrupt his Own
country by assuming all the debts OF the French
invasion, and again accusing him of attempting
TO destroy Mexico by plundering her of half her
domain-now charging him with a deliberate
purpose of overthro wing the Monroe doctrine,
and then with greed OF territory that could be
satisfied with nothing less than the entire con-
tnent-now pretending TO reveal the terms of a
treaty which was chiefly intended to enrich
himself through the Imperial treasury, and then
telling about another scheme to secure the same
purpose through Liberal bonds.
= We trust, since the official documents are
now within reach, that they will receive a care
full study by the tribune, Herald, World, and
EUening Post, and that each of these journals
will make such retractions of their recent
charges as they may judge to be required by
their own credit and by the justice due to the
foremost of American diplomatists and states
men.
We find information in these diplomatic
dispatches upon the three great topics of
interest connected with this Mexican business
first, as to the recent conduct and future course
OF the French Government; second, as to the
recent action and current policy of our own
Government; and, third, as 10 the probable for
tunes OF Mexico herself, after all her misfor-
tunes.
The French Emperors policy has unouestion.
ably appeared rather tortuous. He disliked ex-
ceedingly to renounce totally and forever his
grand Mexican scheme; he dlsliked still more to
give II up because of what seemed dictation on
our part; and he could not tolerate the thought
OF giving IL up without saddlng on other
SuoulueIs hS Whole or a part of the debt which
ne Iound nad Injured TO him instead of the anti.
cipated, glory. The frmness of our Government
GompeNeu q declslon on the main point; but the
emperor SUI thought he might fnd an onnor
tunity of ehecting an agreeable arrsnooptpo
concerning secondary matters. This wasbintn5
at, on several occasions, in verbal and OH o1
communications from himself and Lis minister
but we learn OF no response having been oivav
that offered him any ground of encourage ment
When, as late as last month, it appeared that h,
was going to fail to carry out The first part o
his stipulated aTrangement-to withdraw n de
tachment of his troops in November-the subiec
was pressed on his personal attention by oul
Minister; aud the Emperor, while attempting tC
SHOW that he had been ompelled to modify on,
point in his plan by military considerations
reiterated his determination 20 execute faith
ally hls promises.