Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-12-13

been established. The total esti.
mate of military appropriations is
$2,205,669.
In the month of April last, as
Congress is aware, a friendly ar
rangement was made between the
Emperor of France and the Presi-
dent of the United States for the
withdrawal from Mexico of the
French expeditionary military
forces. This withdrawal was to
be effected in three detachments,
the first of which, it was under
stood, would leave Mexico in No
vember, now passed, the second in
March next, and the third and
last in November, 1867. Imme-
diately upon the completion of
the evacuation, the French Gov.
eminent was to assume the same
attitude Of non-intervention, in re-
gard to Mexico, as is held by the
Government of the United States.
Repeated assurances have been
given by the Emperor, since that
agreement, that he would complete
the promised evacuation within
the period mentioned, or sooner.
TWAS reasonably expected that
the proceedings thus contemplated
would produce a crisis of great po-
litical interest in the Republic of
Mexico. The newly appointed
Minister of the United States, Mr..
Campbell, was therefore sent for
ward, on the 9th day of Novem-
Der last, to assume his proper func-
tons as Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States to that Re-
public. 1t was also thought ex-
pedient that he should be attend
ed in the vicinity of Mexico by
the Lieutenant General of the
Army of the United States, with
the view of obtaining such infor-
nation as might be important to
determine the course that might
be pursued by the United States
in re-establishing and maintaining
necessary and proper intercourse
with the Republic of Mexico
Deeply interested in the. cause Of
liberty and humanity, it seemed
an obvious duty on our part to
exercise whatever influence we
possessed for the restoration and
permanent establishment in that
country of a domestic and Repub-
lican form of Government.
Such was the condition Of affairs
in regard to Mexico, when, on the
22d of November last, official in
formation was received from Paris
that the Emperor Of France had
some time before decided not to
Withdraw a detachment Of his for
ces in the month of November
past, according to engagement, but
that this decision was made with
the purpose Of withdrawing the
whole of those forces in the en-
suing spring. Of this determine.
ton, however, the United States
had not received any notice or in
formation; and, SO soon as the in,
formation was received by the
Government, care was taken to
make known It's dissent to the En-
peror OF France.
| cannot forego the hope that
France will reconsider the subject
and adopt some resolution in re-
gard to the evacuation of Mexico
which will conform as nearly ar
practicable with the existing en-
gagement, and thus meet the just
expectations Of the United States.
The papers relating to the subject
will be laid before you. 1t is be-
heved that with the evacuation of |
Mexico by the expeditionary for
ces, no subject for serious differen-
ces between France and the Uni.
ted States would remain. The
expressions of the Emperor and
people of France warrant a hope
that the traditionary friendship be-
tween the two countries might III
that case be renewed and perma-
nently restored.
THE FEgIAES.
On the 9th Of June last, in VIC
lation of our neutrality laws, a
military expedition and enterprise
against the British North Ameri-
can Colonies was projected and at
tempted TO be carried on within
the territory and jurisdiction Of
the United States. Ia obediencel
to the obligation imposed upon the
Executive by the Constitution, tol