The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-25

ing man may Jusiiiy Ia his eyes The fact OF his steal
lug ioL ON tho ground that impcTous necessity i'm
PEELED IN thereto" ILn retort OF tie Mcxican Minister
was at" would he IA her that % father overwhe m
cd with debts who, Win only "a small at his dis
posa scarcely snicient to hanian his chi dren, en-
ploycd Il IN the par hao OF bread instead Of the pay
men, of his bill" The Mexican government was nc.
tuav 80 poor at this time at could not pros de their
Minister TO France enough money TO pay his passage
hoiac
ing Gat no,hns but anarchy-not' great priuci-
ples-had been established by this long and dis
maj period Of revolutionary contests between liberal
and almost obsolete ideas, were wiling at the very mo-
ment when the battle had been finished the victory won
and liberal proyrcssi' government established over tho
land which had been long TO pr IS to the
wall the libcras.s and throw cloud over the ris ng
sun Of Mexican sory. The liberals exhausted OF trea-
sure, with uavght left them but their good swords
an after sangunary and terrible struggle OF nifty years
for principles which every civilized nation has inscribed
In iis code Of laws, now found themselves likely to be
assaed BY wave from those very Nations which pre-
tended ~ teach them The science Of government II was
destined u dash upon them retard their progress and
add It's dcsoaon to he land which Europe had already
cursed.
RENEWED ACTIVITY OF THE CLERGY TO BRING
ABOUT A FOREIGN INVASION.
Meanwhile the clergy were active with their Machine
tons hiramon WINS busy IN Spain, where ODonnci,
the Primo Minister, lent willing 70 tic faIterng
hope That Mexico was now rady IKE ripe peach 70
ieel disposed, by the aid OF little force TO place upon
the throne OF her former vceroyaty The hopo was too
much In common with tho Spanish dream OF restored
colonial rule 10 be treated lightly and expedition was
already upon hs OF organization for the benefit Of
W,
and for the insult minister Senior Pacheco.
VINO had been expelled from Mexico for medding IN the
politics Of the country.
CAUSE OF THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN FRANCE AND
ENGLAND.
We come 20 the causes Of the union OF France
and England In this expedition, whose inception
mt Of clearly mathematical demonstration, owing to
the lack Of documents which behind the scenes
may hops a least TO show why France deemed ito
the inarucons 70 General Forey I'd Of July 1852 After
tho mask had been thrown on and France had been
left alone In her pursuit. Of conquest tho Emperor Ma
polson Sin tho present state OF the civilization Of
the world tho prosperity Of America Ia not matter Of
indifference 70 Europe for Is that country which feeds
our manufactures and gives an impulse " our COM
mere. We have an interest In tho republic Of the
United States being powerful and prosperous but not
Gulf Of Nex,co, thence command the Antilles IS we'll ~
south Amenea aad be the only dispenser Of the pro.
precsrous ia the lot OF branch Of manufacsurs which
compelled 10 procure s raw material in single market
all the vicissitudes Of which Il has 70 boar. -
III, on the contrary, Mexico maintains her indepeu
eminent be there constituted with the assistance Of
rae s1e' on ID. 'n other nave ads Os' tho Atlantic
all liz ssrsnssh and is prestige wv. "; , :hSi
ssyS snS &c our ssss
established friendly influence the centre Of Amer
Tea and that influence by creating immense markets for
nensshis for our manuiactaTes mexico.
thus regenerated viii always DO well disposed towards
only out Of gratitude, but Also because her
tercsts will be In accord with ours, and because she
will IND support In her friendly relations with European
PowenL"
Here then, wcre the true causes Of the expedition
which, condensed meant the commercial ana po-
litical aggrandzement Of France and the inter-
great repsblc. There was. however, ono more
element all powerful with the French Emperor
Il ~ss the glory Of tho Catholic faith throoehout
Chrstendom, ~ the champion Of which France nov
stands foremost We cannot forget that Pepin
OF Charles MArts, wanted the crown Of Fnnee
uaA that vnaAA tatS~ Inn.
became King .ad sGs rops wa: freed from
Stephen IL visited France, anoiniod Pspn with the
holy OIL" In the monastery Of It Denis and thus In.
dissoluby linked tho throne Of France TO tho Vatican
Tho influence has never teen lost and France, by her
power has In latter years become the exponent Of tho
church militant In Europe: the mantle Of spain ~ the
In the restoration OF the Catholic pswer Mexico
healthy oondtion must find Of the most power
full Of the Of tho French insrvcstion and tho
chair Of &c. Peter propped up, IL to-day, by French
bayonsts u not backward In demanding Of Ia faithful
adherents tho regeneratse Of the Mexican church To-
day France has done In Mexico what Bnlault In ths
Corps Legsatf 7th February, 1888 aid she had done
In China =" We have pcsetrafei into heart China
70 protect, and 70 open n worii 1, Our commerce"
Another powerful for the French occupation Of
sovo other W. hsss wss
the rule o. The Emperor Napoleon III tho policy OF
France has been 10 extend In all directions her colonial
interests, and In common With her great pvai England,
whose policy she enulaies 70 gain either by
force purchase Of all the psanf-a, and controlling
points upon the globe Al the sGassus Of suex in tho
face Of engineering dTi-ulties pronounced by English
engineers issurmousabls, the scenes OF France
cuts through from the Mediterranean 10 the Red Sea-
aud recommending the waters united by Ramcsrs H..
than Of centuries ago. reopns this old
10 the riches of the Indies and adds glory "
the greatness Of France. II 10 the with MeIico
the with Egypt the east Fnsce seeks the
mouth OF the Rsd Sea snohsr great point for the con-
troll Of that Ea Inda route has fallen into Der posses
scn while IN tho Corps LegisIaiif Frsnch minister
and snhcent possession takes under our flag rapid
march towards . brilliant future"
THE MOTIVES ALLEsxD FOR THE INTERVENTION.
veaton the cres bubbles upon the urea, ocean Of
other interests which aha her glory pro-
vdng her efforts successful from the then cond
ton OF the great rep1blc she bad evcry 10 believe
they would be. BlIault In the speech quoted above
ssys OF Mexico There, also great political are
contact, and IL Is sot spporsane 70 neglect them %
Pressed powerfully by che emi~sarcs Of the clergy TO
make good 'hsir esSss IN MEXICO agAins, the Liberals
have detailed, France ma dAtory In deciding u b.
come an scs,ve psrcipa.t q The enterprise We shall
this unless spain should conceds her the fescmost
position not only deesder Of the faith but In respect
% the commercial and colonial policy which 20 largely
controlled the expediuea-
OBJECTS or SPAIN.
The objects which span bad werr, In compliance with
the wishes of The Merriam cl,urrh, establish the Old
spanlsh crown, by the creation Of monarchy Mcxco
with the enihronemsnt 81 the Count Of Flanders.
younger brother of the hes a King eopo6 of belgium
who to e~poue aspsasrh insAnta and thus - a Ma
dnd ministerial journal proclaimed In December 1901 -
'af the throne Of Mssloo not 10 N occupied BY
Spanish prince would ~ Ieasi 10 prc-sd by spanish
prnoessn Moo In 1851 beiore the date Of the allied
taty Of inserventos, vrote 20 the Spanish Asbassdor
at Pans The government shosId cnncesl that this
may be n suitable ocrason for awakening ancient
reeollections and placing upon the tbrons 81 Meseo
a prince Of the blood a The Boarbons more or less
intimately united 10 that house . Son following
this tsepteuibcr TO- 1871 came The spanish invita-
tion 70 the allies W join IN the Intervention
In the unhappy revolutionary condition Of Spanish
America u has been the dream Of Spain restore her
former yceroyai depcndcnelcs 10 her crown. NJ
eaast here, eret monarcbies urdef tho rule
~ bourbon primes Spain has never ceased 10 hug
this dsuAon and rave rise the shrh for three
year a,e lately wagcd unnecessarily sza nst Ban Do
uingo under the idea that the erin child ready 10
receive again the lash and rod which lof made
her hOrror proverb Spain selves the Cblncha Islands
Peru protss;s some trouble the premises and
srain demands ss,0oOoo Indemnify Chile refuses 70
saiite b~ isg and kran declares war, Only 20
shoF ~ mankind h0w weak tho qscksascr -
the New World has made her bones rho takes
M ersous Of tie intellectual giant ~ Ia Manila and