South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-01-19

""HeS' I'LL" 10 declare national nun-intc,
course between the two nations. On In
10Th, MIR. Chandler called up the above re-,
"!"non-wlcn it was tabled by vote @
20 TO II.
Mexico and tho United States
washington. Jan. 9.-Thc President 10
day transmitted TO the House of Reprcscn
tatlvcs, i'll compliance with the resolution o
the 18th ult., requesting information in ~
gard TO steps taken by any European now
or I" secure recognition by the United State,
OF the s"-cal!cd Mexican empire, Il rcpor,
from the acting Secretary Of the State and
the papers by which it WAS accompanied.
Inc lrSt Of these papers is c"mmunca.
'ion from Senior -Nrrrgn to Mr.. Corwin.
OF March md, lSGj, in which he desires FL
ascertain whether the habilitation rccorni.
'i"h OF orr C"nsuls can be obtained. liz.
ais" says that the Government which w,s
that OF Don Bcnito Juarcz does not cxist
whether ii" .f'''ip or Mr jrrc \ mcmo,an.
i'Im by Alr. Seward notes that the Mar
IuiS 'c Alonihol"n IN the 18th of ,Julv
called III the Department of State savinu
that a special agent had arrived from Mex.
lco, bearing letter from Macmillan f.,
the President of the United States, which
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matters on the Rio Gr,ndr The Sccrcta
~ after conference with the President, re-
turned the letter to Monthulon, sayin. that
the United States was i'll friendly Commit
nication with the Republican Government
Of Mexico, and the President declined to
receive the letter or hold intercourse with
the agent who brought it. On August 9th,
Ill reply t" communication from Mr. Ro-
nero to Acting Secretary Hunter, asking
whether the Government recognizes the
right Of Maximilan to make the appoint-
mcnt Of commercial agent i'll New York. in
which position Don Louis Arrego was act-
ing, Mr. Seward says that no law of the
United States prevented 4 person from nd
vcrtlsins himself as Consul, but that this
Gover1mcnt, in all its official correspond
once, has recognized no other government
IL Mexico, except that of Juarcz, and as
sumcs now tha' such Il commercial agent
can perform 10 consular act relating to the
affairs Of his countrymcn. The United
States, to prohibit him from attcSting in.
voices and manifcstos, SAYS the Secretary,
would be tantamount to IN Introduction of
! trade between the United States and those
Mexican ports which are not in the posses
sion of the Republican government Of that
country.
On the 9th of November, Mr.. Seward
addressed 4 letter to minister Bigelow say
ing that the present operations Of the French
army in Mexico and its maintenance of au-
thority there, Is = causc of serious concern
to the tnitcd States. The authority which
the French army is maintaining is in direct
antagoni$m to the policy of this govern
mcnt and the principle on which it is found
cd. lie further says the CmitSa S t,t;1S, Il
card the attempt t. ,o'.Di!"" t'' 'o
ico, rs dlsallowablc and impracticablc.-
They are not prepared to recognize any ro-
litical institutions III Mexico which arc i'll
opposition to the Republican Government
with which we have so long and so constant
" maintained relations Ofamty and friend
ship.
Mr. Bi.clrw, under date Of November
1Ith, rcpnrtS reading the despatch to VI.
Drown dc L'IIuy<, who thanked him,
though he felt obliged to say tI,at he dcriv
cd neither pleasure nor satisfaction from it*
contents.
MIR. Seward, on December 10th. says it
is the Presidents PURPOSE that France be
respectfully informed upon two points
First. That the United States earnestly
desires to cultivate sincere friendship with
! that Government.
Secondly, that this policy woull bc
! brought into Immediate Jeopardy, unless
! France could deem it consistent with her
! interests to lcsiSt from the prosecution Of
! armed Intervention in Mexico, tonvcrthrow
the domestic Republican government OK
listing there, and establishing upon its ruins
the foreign monarchy, which has been at.
tempted to be nausuratcd III the capitol OF
that country; and, i'll conclusion, he says
that the United States will no rcc"gn!zc
Maximlian, even if the French troop:
should be Withdrawn from Mexico.
The papers submitted include Il conlilcn
tial letter from n. Druuyn Dc j. lIuyS t.
MARQUES Mcntholon, dated Paris, October
1863, siying that the French Government
would Withdraw the auxiliary troops ~ sooI
n. circumstances would allow it, and thu
best guarantee tho French Govcrnmcn
would have that the Federal Goycrnmcn
would not impede the consolidation Of til
ucw order Of things in Mexico, would j.
the recognition BY it Of the Emperor Max
imilian.
TuE Cot NTKY ~ DASGEE.-Thc Rich
T monl correspondent Of the New York Tr
bunc, who signs himself a. VI. d. la
found mare, nest. \ new rebellion
evidently in process Of incubation. Thi
time, however, it will be a female rchcllio,
The Sims arc not to be mistaken. ca. VI
D. saw them with biz own eyes, and, lik
a true patriot, he sounds the alarm. Say