The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-14

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Our Relations with Mexico.
A brief despatch, published yester-
day, mentioned that the President
had sent message to Congress in re-
lntion to Mexican affairs, accompa-
MED by certain papers. The follow
ing is o fuller statement concerning
the matter:
The first of these papers is COM
munication from Senor Arrego to
Mr.. Corwin, of March 2, 1865, in
which he desires to ascertain whether
the habilitation recognition of our
Consuls can be obtained. He also
says that the Government, which was
thNt of Don Benito Juarez, does not
exist, whether de .facto or de .5u'e. A
memorandum from Mr Seward notes
that the Marquis de Montholon, on
the 18th of July, called at the De-
partment of State, saying that a
special agent had arrived from Mexi-
co, bearing letter from Maximilian
to the President of the United States,
which paper made certain explana-
tions relative to matters on the Rio
Grande. The Secretary, after con-
ference with the President, returned
the letter to Montholon, saying that
the United States was in friendly
communication with the Republican
Government of Mexico, and the Pre-
sident declined to receive the letter
or hold intercourse with the agent
who brought it. On August 9th, in
reply to communication from Mr..
Romero to Acting Secretary Hunter,
asking whether the Government re-
cognized the right of Maximilian to
make the appointment Of commercial
agent in New York, in which position
Don Louis Arrego was acting, Mr..
Seward says that no law of the United
States prevented q person from ad-
vertising himself as Consul; but that
this Government, in all its official
correspondence, has recognized no
other Government in Mexico except
that of Juarez, and assure him that
such commercial agent can perform
no consular act relating to the affairs
of his countrymen in the United
States. To prohibit him from attest
ing invoices and manifestoes, says the
Secretary, would be tantamount to an
Introduction 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 addressed letter 70 Minister
Bigelow, saying that the present
operations of the French army in
Mexico, and its maintenance OF an-
thor:ty there, is cause of serious
concern to the United States. The
authority which the French army is
maintaining is indirect antagonism
to the policy of this Government and
the principle on which it is founded.
He further says that the United
States regards the attempt to es-
tablish, permanently, Il foreign and
Imperial Government in Mexico as
disallowable and impracticable They
are not prepared to recognize any
political institutions in Mexico which
are in opposition to the Republican
Government with which we have so
long and so constantly maintained
relations of amity and friendship
Mr.. Bigelow, under date of Novem-
Der IA, reports reading the des-
patch to NJ. Drouyn de L'Huys, who
thanked him, though he felt obliged
to say that he derived neither plea
sure nor satisfaction from it's contents.
A Mr.. Seward. on December 16,