The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-16
THE u. s. AD MEXICO.

THE u. s. A-D MEAlCO.
The President on tuesday last transmitted to
the House of Representatives, in compliance
with the resolution of the 18th ult requesting
information in regard to the steps taken by any
Europeau power to secure the recognition by
the United States of the ocalled Mexican Em-
pire, report from the Acting Secretary of
State, aud the papers by which it was accom-
panied.
The first of these papers is a communication
from Seuor Arrego to MIR Corwin, dated March
29, 1865, in which he desires to ascertain
whether the Mobilization recognition OF our con-
suls can be obtained. He also says that the
Government which was that OF Don BeDito
Jaurez does not exist, whether de .fdcto or de
lure. A memorandum by Mr. Seward notes
tina, the Marquis de Montholon, on the 18th of
July, called a: the Department Of State. saying
that a special agent had arrived from Mexico,
bearinya letter from Macmillan to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, which paper made
certain explanations relative to matters on the
Rio Grande The Secretary, after conference
nth the President, returned the letter to NJ T..
Montholon, saying that the United States was
n friendly communication with the Republican
Government of Mexico, and the President de-
clined to receive the letter or hold intercourse
with the agent :hat brought it. On August
9th, in reply to communication from Mr.
Romero to Acting Secretary Hunter, asking
whether the Government recognizes the right
of Macmillan to make the appointment of COM
mercal agent in New York in which position
Don Louis Arrego was acting, MIR Seward says
that no law of the United States prevented
person from advertising himself as Consul, but
that this Government, in all its official cores
pondence, has recognized no other Government
in Mexico except that of Juarez, and assures
him that such a commercial agent can perform
no consular act relating to the affairs OF bis
countrymen in the United States. To prohibit
him from attesting invoices and manifestoes,
says the Secretary, would be tantamount to an
nterdiction of trade between the United States
and those Mexican ports which are not in the
possession of the Republican Government OF
that country.
On the 9th of November, Mr. Seward ad
dressed letter to Minister Bigelow, saying
that the present operations Of the French army
in Mexico, and its maintenance of authority
there is cause of serious concern to the United
States. nlI9e"authority which the. French army
is maintaining is in direct antagoDism to the
policy of this Government, and the principle on
which it is founded. He further says that the
United States regard the attempt to establish
permanently fore 20 and Imperial Govern
ment in Mexico as disalloo,sSabe and Impractical
ble They are not prepared to recognize any
political institutions in Mexico which are in op-
position to the Republican Government, with
which we have SO long and SO courteously main
tanned relations of auity anu friendship.
Mr. Bigelow, under date Of November IA,
reports reading the dispatch to NJ. Druyn dc
LHuys, who thanked him, though he felt OBJ
liged to say that he derived neither pleasure
nor satisfaction from its contents.
Mr. Seward, on December Is, says: 1t is the
Presidents purpose that France be respectfully
Informed upon TWO points: First, That the
United States earnestly desire to cultivate sin-
cere friendship with that Government SECOND,
That this policy would be brought into imme-
date jeopardy unless France could deem it con-
| sistent with her Interests to desist from the
prosecution of armed Intervention in Mexico, to
! overthrow the domestic Republican Government
existing there, and establish upon its ruins the
| foreign monarchy which has been attempted to
be iuaugurated in the capital of that country;
and, in conclusion, he says that the United
States will not recognize Macmillan, even if
the Preach troops should be Withdrawn from
Mexico. The papers submitted include conf
Dental letter from NJ. Druyn de L'Huys to
Marquis Montholon, dated Paris, October, 1865,
saying that the French Government would
| withdraw the auxiliary troops circum :
| stances would allow it, and the best guarantee
the French Government would have that the
Federal Government would not impede the con-
solldation of the new order OF things in Mexico
would be the recognition by it OF the Emperor
Macmillan.