Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-10

Republican Government of Mexico, anC
therefore the President declined to receive
the letter or to hold intercourse with tn,
agent who brought it.
August Ist Minister Romero informs Act
ing Secretary Hunter that San Luis ArrayS
assumes to act as commercial agent at New
York without equator or other recognition
by the United States, and asks whether the
Government recognized the right Of Maxi
milan TO make such appointments, ol
whether this Government only sees in the
Republic Of Mexico a war between it and
France, with the recognition of Maximilian
as government de facto.
The charge, he intimates, may seem to
show that the Government of the United
States recognizes French Intervention in
Mexico. Mr.. Seward replies, August 9Th,
that no law of the United States prevents a
person from advertising himself as Consul,
but this government in all official CORES
pondenee has recognized no other govern
ment in Mexico except the Jaurez, and as
sures him that such a commercial agent can
perform no consular act relating to the
affairs of his countrymen in the United
States. To prohibit him from attesting in
voices and manifests, would be tantamount
to an Introduction of trade between the
United States and those Mexican forts which
are not in possession of the Republican
Government in that country. The consuls
of the United States who have their exeaua-
tors from that government, can only them
selves discharge duties as commercial
agents in ports which are not under the
control of the government in all respects
like the persons array, in some way, and to
the same extent as the claims do in New
York in respect to said ports.
Senior Romero, on the 18th, complains
that no positive answer is given to his in
quiries, and notifies Mr.. Seward that he has
submitted the correspondence to his govern
ment, and will wait for instructions, of
which communication Mr.. Seward makes
q formal acknowledgement on November
TN, without further explanation. On No
yember 9th the Secretary Of the State ad-
dressed Minister Bigelow, representing that
the presence and operations of a French
army IN Mexico, and its maintainanee of an
thare, is cause of serious concern
% the United States. Nevertheless, the OBJ
eetion of the United States is still broader
md includes the authority itself which the
French army is thus maintaining. That
is in direct antagonism to
he declared policy of this government,
ind principle on which it is founded. Every
lays experienced its operations only adds
ome new confirmation of the justice of the
riews which this Government expressed at
he time the attempt to institute that auth
rity first became known. The United
'tates have hitherto practised the utmost
on the subject. They still regard |
he attempt to establish permanently
oreign and imperial government in Mexico |
G nIcaI l0vva hIa os,1 oNfo
ons, they could not now agree to cOmpro- |
Mise the position they have heretofore |
ssumed and are not prepared to recognize,
r to pledge themselves hereafter to reeog- |
Iize, any political institutions in Mexico |
which are in opposition TO the Republican |
government with which they have so long |
nd so constantly maintained relations Of /
nifty and friendship.
He says in closing that it is hardly neces-
arY to say that we should not be dwelling |
0 earnestly upon this branch of political |
Citations if it had not been our convic-
ion that those relations at the present mo- |
lent supercede those of commerce in the /
onsideration of American people.
Mr.. Bigelow under date of Nov. 80, re-
orts the reading of dispatch from Mr..
eward to NJ. DeDrauyn and E. PHays, |
Tho thanked him, and he thought he felt |
bliged to say he derived neither pleasure
or satisfaction from its contents.
Mr.. Seward on Dec. 18th says it is the |
residents purpose that France should be |
informed upon two points:
lst. That the United States earnestly de- |
ire to cultivate sincere friendship with |
That this policy would be brought into |
jeopardy unless France could |
eem it consistent with her interest and |
onor to desist from the prosecution of |
rmed intervention in Mexico to overthrow |
he domestic republican government ex-
ning there to establish upon its ruins |
foreign monarchy, which has been at |
empted to be established in the capital of |
hat country, and in conclusion he said the |
-nited States will not recognize Maximil-
IN even if the French troops should be |
Fithdrawn from Mexico.
The papers submitted include a confden- |
al letter from Mr.. Drouyn D. PHays to |
Iarguis DeMonthOlm, Paris, Oct. Is, 1865, |
aging he had renewed assurance ofa strong |
esire of the French government to with
raw its auxiliary corps as soon as eircum-
tances would allow. The French govern
rent had been ready to adopt without a |
loment's delay the basis of an understand |
lg with the government of Washington. |
What it asked of the United States was to |
Q assured that it is not their intention to
npede the consolidation of the new order
things founded in Mexico, and the best |
uarantee the French government could
esire would be the recognition of the En-
eror Maximilian by the Federal govern
lent.
Secretary Seward under date Of Dec
S65, wrote letter to Marquis DeMontholm
i which he says: After review of all the
tets the President is gratifed with the as
Irance you give of the Emperor's good dis
osition. 1 regret, however, to be obliged
say that the condition which the En-
eror presents is one which seems to be
npracticable.