The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-16
The Mexican and Fenian Republics.

this bill.
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The Mexican and Fenian Republics.
It's anticipated that when Mr.. BLAISEs
resolution, in the House OF Representatives
70 brand all attempts al guaranteeing Next
can or Fenian bonds as unworthy the dignity
Of Congress. comes up again in that body,
there will be a lively time. There are said 10
be strong influences al work in Washington
ON the Mexican project There ought to be
equally strong influences at work on the Fe-
MAN nroiect. The bonds Of the Irish Re-
public present AS good an opportunity for q
;,aicions investment as the bonds of the
Mexican Republic. There can be no doubt
,hat ono is rs secure and reliable as the
other. and that if Congress guarantees both,
u will afford intense satisfaction 10 large
and deserving class of the community.
Tho Neyican Republic has a President, a
Cabinet, and Congress, all the forms and every
ouolity of an independent government except
The possession of the country and the power
10 enforce its DEGREES. 1t has no army, out
neither has Prussia; it has no money, but
what is better relies on the affections OF the
people. 1t travels from place to place, as the
exigencies of the public service require, ana In
this way makes itself acquainted with the
ton. We suppose there is scarcely a foot OF
ground in the immense territory Of Mexico
which JrAREz has not visited, in company
with all the officers of his government, ana
exchanged courtesies with the principal per-
sons of the locality. Marshal BAzAISE, the
French General who courteously placed a
vessel at the disposal of SANTA ANNA, and re-
oues,ed him to go to any part of the world so
"a n Mexico. has with
equal benignity, facilitated the movements Of
President JUAKEz through the extensive re-
gions of the Republic, placing at his disposal a
motive power in the polished bayonets oil
France which, energetically applied to his rear,
has given an irresistible impetus TO his facultles
of locomotion. Where President JUAREz now
is. in what sequestered valley or mountain
gorge the Mexican Republic is now browsing
the heritage and resting for a moment from
it's incessant travels, we have no means OF
sscertaining with precision. But 1t would be
"A sublime moral spectacle for the Congress OF
the United States, with heavy debt already
upon the nation, TO show that this country
does not regard its own interests when the
weak and oppressed demand It's assistance
Even if the Mexican Republic is myth, even
If Mexican Republics have been Mexican an
arches or military despotisms from the hour OF
Mexican independence even II no sane man
doubts that, were MACMILLAN to leave the
country tomorrow, Mexico would become
political and social chaos, let us by all means
guarantee the bonds of the Mexican Republic
The Fenian Republic has equal claims upon
our guaran teeng philanthropy. NO one de-
MES that the Irish Republic already exists Ill
the city of New York. 1t has president, u
Senate, and q House of Representatives n
Secretary of War, Secretary OF the Navy
and other secretaries too numerous 10 meh-
ton 1t has an immense revenue, having on
this vital point an Incompatible advantage OF
the Mexican Republic. 1t counts It's income
by millions, and the fountain that supplies the
funds is never dry. The heart of an lrishman
communicates directly with his pocket, and
his heart is as inflammable as gunpoWder.
His sympathies are crystaliZed readily into
precious stones of immense value. The capa-
cious pockets of the Republic are always full.
Whenever the military chest needs replenish-
ing, an assemblage at JoSEs's Wood, and
an assurance that Ireland is in arms, are
more than sufficient to meet all the wants
of the occasion. In addition TO the Fe-
mans in the United States, there is an army
of three hundred thousand 1rishmen In
Ireland, which Captain CAFFERTY declares Is
the best disciplined body of men the world
ever saw If this startling proposition re-
quires any proof, we see it in the strong curb
which keeps them quiet and forbearing whilst
the British Government lording 1t with
high hand over the whole country, throwing
Fenians into Jail by hundreds, sentencing
Others TO transportation, and garrisoning all
the strong points of the island. 1t must be
high state of discipline, indeed, which keeps
an army of three hundred thousand men
patient and unresisting under such intense
provocation. Let Congress make haste,
therefore, to guarantee the bonds of the Irish
Republic, and the British lion will tuck his
tail between his legs and howl with anguish
The country is waiting impatiently for the
guarantee Of the Mexican and Fenian bopds
There are no domestic concerns of importance
which require the attention of Congress, and
we are at full leisure, and entirely competent,
10 risk the war with England and France which
this guaranteeing process would be certain to
involve.
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