The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-31
ninlomatio observation-disclosures.

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pany correspondence, transmitted to the house of rep
resentatives on the 9th inst:
/ To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, compliance
with the resolution of the house of representatives OF
the 18th uIt requesting information in regard to the
steps taken by the socaed empero: of Mexico, OF by
an European power obtain from the United States
recognition of the so-calIed empire of Mexico and
what aconhss been taken in the premises by the gov
eminent of the United States transmit report from
the acting secretary of State and the papers by when
1 it was accompanied. ANDREW JOHNSON.
! Washington, January 5, 1866.
The first of these papers communication from
senior Arrero to mr Uorwn, dated March ,, 1865, in
which he expresses a desire to see Mr. Seward extra
officially and to ascertain whether the recognition OF
consus be obtained because of enbarrassments
which exist in consequence Of their nonbabtuation
while in Mexico, that the exercise of tFeir sanctions
has been continued without embarrassment to the
American consuls and stating that government, which
was that of don Beno Juarez does not exist de acto
or de jare
memorandum by Mr.. Seward notes that marquis
de Montholon, the 18th OF Jnly called at the de-
partment of State saying special agent had arrived
from Mexico bearing letters from MaximiHan to the
president of the United States with papers making Ger
tain explanations relative transactions on the Rio
Grande, upon which the United States government had
made representations to the imperial government OF
France The secretary, on the l6th ult, after confer
ence with the president returned the letter MOntho
len saying the United States was in friendly commu
nication with the republican government OF Mexico,
and the president declined to receive the letter to
hold intercourse with the agent who brought it.
August list minister Romero informs acting secretary
Hunter that senior Luis Arero assumed to act com
mercia agent in New York, without e&equater or
other recognition by the United States government
and asks whether the government recognised the right
of Macmillan to make such appointment whether,
as he believes in case this government only seesin the
republic of Mexico between and France, without
recognising Macmillan even as government de tdcto
The charge he intimates may to show that the
! government of the United States recognises French
Intervention in Mexico. rsres
Mr.. Seward replies August 9th; No law of the Uni
ted States prevents person from advertising himself
as consul but this government in all its ohcal COR
respondence has recognised other government IN
Mexico except that Of Juarez, and assures him such
commercial agent perform consular act relating
to affairs of his countrymen in the United States. To
prohibit him from attesting invoices and manifests,
saws the secretary would be tanamOunt to an intro
duetion of trade between the United States and those
of Mexican ports which not in possession OF the
republican government of that country. The consuls
of the United States IN Mexico who have their exeqna-
tor from that government only discharge dates com
mercal agents in ports which not under control OF
the government in all respects like those which the
person Arrero, in way and to the same extent
ciaos to do in New York. In respect to said ports,
senior Romero, ON the 18th ult., complains that no
nositiva answ,T is given to his inquiries and notifies
Mr. Seward he has tted the correspondence to ms
! government and will wait for instructieeS VI Which
communication Mr.. Seward makes tornaai achE""f
edgement, November Z, without further explauatloh'
On November the secretary of State addresses minis
ter Bigelow; and represents that the presence OF
French army in Mexico, ard its maintenance of an
authority there is a of serious to the
United States Nevertheless the objection of the
United States is still BROADER and includes the authority
! itself which the French army is thus maintaining in
direct antagonsm to the policy of this government,
aud the nrinrnlpS which founded Every davis
4; experience of its operation only adds some
frmaton Of the justice of the views which this gov
eminent expressed at the time the attempt to institute
that authority first became known The United States
have hitherto practiced the utmost fraukness that
subject. They still regard the attempt to establish
permanently foreign and imperial government in
Mexico disalowabe and impraccable for this reason
they could not now agree to compromise of the situa
ton they have heretofore assumed. They not pre-
pared to recognise pledge themselves to recognise,
any political institutions in Mexico which are in oppos-
ton to the republican government with which have
SO long and SO consistently maintained relations of
amity and friendship He says, in closing, that it is
hardly necessary to say that we should not be dwelling
SO earnestly upon this branch of political relations if
it had not been conviction that these resolutions at
the present moment superscde those of commerce in
the consideration of the American people.
Mr. Bigelow, under date of November So reports
reading the dispatches of Mr. Seward to Mr. Drown
dc Hugs, who thanked him, though he was obliged
to say he derived neither pleasure satisfaction from
its contents.
Mr. Seward, December l6, says 1t is the presidents
policy that France should be respectfully Informed upon
two points First that the United States earnestly
desire TO cultivate friendship with France; and second
that this policy would be brought in imminent jeopardy
unless France could deem it consistent with her inter
est and honor to des from the prosecution of armed
intervention in Mexico, to overthrow the domestic
republican government there existing and to establish
upon its ruins foreign monarchy which has been at
tempted to be estabishedn the capital of that country
And in conclusion he said, that the United States will
not recognise Macmillan, even if the French troops
should be withdrawn from Mexico.
4 The papers submitted include a confidential letter
from Mr.. Drown de L'IIuys to marquis de Montholon
dated Paris, Oct Is, 1865 saying he had received
surances of strong desire of the French government
to withdraw its auxiliary corps circumstances
: would allow it. The French government had been
ready to adopt without moments DELAY the basis of
an understanding with the government at Washington
That it asked of the United States was to be assured
is not their intention to impede the consolidation of
the new order of things found in Mexico and the best
guarantee the French government could desire would
be the recognition of tue emperor Na&mlllan by the
federal government
Secretary Seward, under date Dec ., 1865, writes a
letter to marquis Mouthoon in which he says: Alter
review of all the facts the president is gratifed VII
the you give of the emperors good dispos-
tion | regret however, to be obliged to say the
diton which the emperor presents is which seems
TREASURY REGULATloNs.-The following are the
treasury regulations for the removal, under bond,
without prepayment of taxes, of taxable products
manufactures within the limits of the late nsurrec-
tionary States:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Oct. o, 1865.
L. Articles subject to taxation under the internal
revenue customs may be removed from any collection
district, organised since April 1865 in the States
lately in Instruction. for shipment to either of tie
ports of New York, Philadelphia Baltimore. Boston,
Cairo, st. Louis, Cincinnati or New Orleans, on ex-
ecution, by the shippers, of satisfactory bond in
double of the taxes due thereon. Such bond to be
given to and approved by the collector of internal
revenue of the district whence the articles be
removed and to be conditional that the shall be
paid to collector of internal at the port of
destination, upon the arrival of the goods at such
port.
9 Permits for the removal of merchandise bonded
under these regulations accurately describing the
same by marks, numbers, rate and total amount of
tax shall be executed in quadruplicate by the collec
tor of internal revenue other officer receiving the
bond one copy of which shall be delivered to the
shipper of the goods, copy transmitted to tte col
of To tho collector of