The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-10

that OF Don Heate Juarez, does not exist |
either de fdcto or de j,lre. A memo
randum by MfASeward notes that Mar
quis Montholo1, on the 7th of July,
called at the Department of State, and
saying that special agent had arrived
from Mexico, bringing q letter from
Macmillan to the President of the
United States, which paper making Ger:
tain explanations in relation to matters
on the Rio Grande. The Secretary, af-
ter conference with the President, re-
turned the letter to Moncholon, saying
that the United States was in friendly
communication with the Republican
Government of Mexico, and the Presi-
dent declined to receive any letter or
hold any Intercourse with the agent who
brought it. On August 9th, in reply to
communication from Romero to Acting
Secretary Hunter, asking whether the
Government recognized the right of
Macmillan to make the appointment
of commercial agents in New York, in
which position Don Louis Avega was
acting.
Mr.. Seward says that no law of the
United States prevents a person from
advertising himself Consul, but that
this Government, in all its official cor
respondence, has recognized no other
| Government in Mexico except Jaurez,
and assures him thatsuch commercial
| agent can perform no consular duties
relating to the affairs of his countrymen
in the United States. oprohibit him
from attesting invoices and manifests,
says the Secretary, would be tantamount
to an introduction of trade between the
United States and those Mexican ports
which are not in possession of the Re-
publican Government of that country.
On November 9th, Mr.. Seward ad-
dressed Mr.. Bigelow, saying that the
present operations of the French army
in Mexico, and its maintenance of au-
thOrity there was cause of serious con-
Germ to the United States. The author
ity which the Frenol army is MAIN
tanning, and which is in direct an tagon-
ism to the policy of this government is
the principle on which-it is founded. 1t
further says that the United States re-
CARDS the attempt to establish perma-
nently foreign and imperial govern
ment in Mexico Is dsallowed and
lmpracticable, and they are not prepared
to recognize any political institutions in
Mexico, which are In opposition to the
Republican Government with which we
have 80 long and so constantly main
tanned relations of amity and friendship.
Mr.. Bigelow, on Nov. 80, reports the
reading Of the despatch to Drouyn de
L'Huys, who thanked him, though he
felt obliged to say that he derived neither
pleasure nor satisfaction from its con-
tents.
| Mr.. Seward, on Dec. 1G, says that it is
the Presidents purpose that France be-
respectfully informed upon two points,
viz: First-the United States earnestly
desire to cultivate sincere friendship
with that government. SecondIy-that
this policy would be brought into i'm
mediate jeopardy unless France could
deem it consistent with her interest to
desist from prosecuting armed inter.
venti0n in Mexico to overthrow the
domestic Republican Government
existing there, and establish upon its
ruins the foreign monarchy which has
been attempted to be inaugurated in the
Capitol of the country, and in conclus-
ion says that the United States will not
recognize Macmillan even il the French
troops should be withdrawn from Mexi-
co.
The papers submitted include the con-
fidentlal letter from Drouyn de pHuys to
Marquis Monthalon, dated Paris, Oct.
9th, 1855, saying that the French Gov
eminent would Withdraw her auxiliary
troops as soon as the circumstances
would allow it. The best guarantee the
French Government would have that
the Federal Government would not
impede the consolidation of the new
order of things IN Mexico, would be q
recognition by it of Emperor Maximil.
ian aIf