Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-12-07

against n consolidated despolism, and
does not make the slightest reference to
the pending constitutional amendment.
nor to the much talk ed of amnesty, and
suffrage questions. All he says of re-
construction is here given veTbdtim.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
The President speaks as follows on
| Mexican affairs: I" In the month of
April last,as Congress is aware, "A friend
! ~ arrangement was made between the
Emperor Of France, and the President
for the withdrawal from Mexico of the
French eEpeditonnry forces. This
Withdrawal was to be effected in three
detachments-thC first of which, it was
understood, was 10 leave Mexico in
November, the second in March, and
! the last in November, 1867. imncdi-
ately on the completion of the evncu-
alton, the French Government was to
assume the same attitude in regard to
| non-iuterveution as held by the Gov
ernment of the United States. Repeat
! ed assurances have been given by the
Emperor, since that agreement, that he
would complete the promised cvacua-
| ton within the period named, or even
! sooner. 1t was reasonable to expect
that the proceedings thus contemplated
would produce a crisis of great political
interest in the Republic of Mexico
( The newly appointed Minister of the
United States, Mr.. Campbell, was there
fore sent forward on Novem Der 8, to as
sumo his functions. 1t was also thought
eXpedient that he should be attended
in Mexico by tic Lieutenant General Of
/ the United States army, with the view
of obtaining such Information as might
be important to determine the course to
be pursued by the United States in re-
establishing and maintaining necessary
and proper Intercourse with Mexico
Deeply interested in the coarse of liber-
ty, and humanity, it seemed an obvious
duty on our part to exercise whatever
Influences are possessed for the restora-
tod and permanent establishment in
| that country of Il democratic and re-
publican form of government. Such
! was the condition of affairs in regard to
Mexico when, on the 23d day OF Nov
cmber, official information was rcCciv-
ed from Paris that the Emperor had
some time before decided mot to Withdraw
a detachment of his forces in the month
of November, according to agreement
but that this decision waS~nade for the
! purpose of Withdrawing The whole OF
these forces in the ensuing spring. OF
/ this latter determination, however, the
! United States has received no notice or
/ intimatiOn, and, SO soon as information
| was received from this Government,
care was taken to make known its dis
! sent to the Emperor OF France. / can
not forego the hope chat France will re-
consider the subject, and adopt some
resolution in regard to the evacuation
Of Mexico, which will conform to the
existing engagement, and meet the OK
pcctations Of this Government. The
! documents on this subject will be laid
/ before Congress. With the evacuation
of Mexico by the French, no subject for
serious differences between France, and
| the United States would remain
On cur relations with Great Britain,
! the President writes as follows: at is
! a matter of regret that no considerable
advance has been made toward an adj
! justment of the differences between the
! United States and Great Britain, aris-
| ing out OF the dcpredations on our COM
merce, and other trespasses committed
! during the civil war by British subjects,
/ in violation of international law and
! treaty obligations. The delay, how
ever, may be believed to have resulted
in no small degree from the domestic
| situation of Great Britain. An entire
change of Ministry occurred in that
( country during the last session of Par
umcnt. The attention of there Min
! istry was called to the subject, at an
early day, and there is some reason to
believe that it will be considered i'm a
! becoming, and friendly spirit. The
Z Inn, 10, f.f ,ylN &
! the question cannot be exaggerated
! Whatever might be the wishes of the
I Government, it is manifest that good
/ feeling and friendship between the two
countries cannot beestablished until a
1 reciprocity in the practice of good faith
and neutrality shall bercstored between
/ the respective nations"
THE FENIAN INVASION OF CANADA.
The President then alludes to the
! Fenian invasion Of Canada as a viola.
t on of the neutrality laws and the pro-
clamatiOn which he issued, and of the
trial and sentence of captured Fenians
SAYS "Such representations have
been made to Great Britain RS will, il
is hoped, induce judicious amnesty &c
all who were engaged in the invasion. u
CoNCLUpINCS REMARKS.
! After referring briefly to the annual
reports, and recommending that the
! District OF Columbia be allowed Il dele.
gate in Congress, & he observation-disclosures
as follows: lin the performance Of
a duty imposed by the Constitution,
have thus submitted 10 the representa-.
tivcs OF the States and the people such
Information Of our domestic and for
eign affairs as the public interests may
require. Our Government Is now ull.
| dergoing its most trying ordeal, and my
earnest prayer is that the peril may be
successfully and finally passed without
impairing its original strength. and
symmetry. The interests Of the nation
are best to be promoted by the revival
of fraternal relations, the complete OBJ,
Iteration of our past differences, and
the inauguration of all the pursuits o.
peace. Directing our efforts to the ac.
cOmplishment Of these great ends, lei
/ Us cndeavor To preserve harmony be
tween tic coordinate departments OF
the Government, that each, in its pro
/ per sphere, may cordially cooperate
with the other in securing the main
tenance OF the Constitution, the pre-
scrvation of the Union and the per,
petuity OF free institutions"
ANDREW JOHNSON"
| An exchange says, that a song pro,
: duccd az the theatre in Mobile, few
evenings since, was Kissed on account
= of the expression of hope that tht
in,