The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-02
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.

Dsh Text or Marshal Forey's Speech
TAe Late Comm ander-In-Chiefs Opin-
Mexfco-Huma nifty 10 the Mexicans and
esc Conservation or French Interests
Reia Torcesneas or the Preach Troops"
Austrian Aid for Msxtmilian, Sc.
aARsHAL foREy's SPEECH IN rue FRENCH SENATE.
From the Paris Constitutlonnel, Feb. i21
MrsslkrRsIast year you permitted me 10 say couple
ef words concerning Mexico Twill not irespass longer
more than then You know The In,ercs, which this
Mexican question has for me, who commanded
Abe duty Of obtaining PREPARATION for the out.
rages OF which our compairiots had been the victims
Let u not be thought that the govcrnm' mt which
overturned maintained itself In Mexico by popular sym.
pathy No II maintained itself only BY the fear which
inspired and Ii was for this that the pres
IN the beautiful language OF the Emperor
everywhere represents the cause Of the people and
Of Juarcz, The Mcyican people free TO exercise
the elective franchise, decided for Mas,milan
Ten by Mr. seward 10 dc Monhoion on The an ~ p"
ocmber 1885, but let say thai the popular suffrage
Gas by no means exercised under Of force or under
me pressure OF our arms No. thousand times Mo- Il
wa the people themselves, who fsiigucd with a san
urinary anarchy, proclaimed that the empire
their needs one must have a yery slight
knowledge Of Mexico TO believe that a republican
form Of government desired by tho papuai,on
shcre. For long time power had been siccessIvrly
ronnscaed by the audacious " not by the more
honest II cannot be repeated too often No The
French army did not go 70 Mexico TO ovcr,ufn cow
eminent TO which the Mexican people had sc
oorded, as IL pretended by tho letter \ have
mentioned, their sympathy and submission No
We went 81 Mexico 90 obtain rparation for spolia
,ions, for outrugcs Of which fellow countrymen
had been the victims the part OF Juarrz govern
meui, aud the Mexican nation seized that occason 20
,hiow on an oppressive yoke by oyerurnng the Prcs
dental chair wherein 80 many iyranls had sat and
erecting monarchca throne, where there came sit
We anu enlightened prince, who has already given
setno useful and liberal institutions which will
'eso 10 We chceut prosperity Of the country. I
.on'c I" we question Of the return Of our
m.oops What time ought they 20 come backf
n'v S"puu neNeVe. sincere, bot who do not
INC 70 pe tubcenty sensitive ~ TO our national honor
would wish that return Immediate Az 10 rvselr |
WOULD "hh our troops 60 back Al moi Immediately
~ least a. soon a. possible hut sti A nuet no locked 4,
when this viii hc possible foresec Tho chtc.or ,h.,
VIII be made You pretend II will be aid t6at The FIN
cror MACMILLAN has b. "a spontaneously unanmonslv
~ aimcu ana consequently he has no urther mood ~
In support oi our arms 10 keep him on his throne
Ny answer viii be easy aud although Al AR, !, ,rax
peas raradoxical will AZ bottom prove uerf,iy &
Yea The government Of MAMMALIAN IL Tho es,,,rsssa,
" he popular wish. affirm IL. and those NJ knoa |
Mckee who have visited H. will affirm n win mo \,
hey ace sincere Yet that government has need 81 our
support .snd viii explain niyscf All those WHO have |
AIKEN any Interest Tho subject Know that since he
ieciaraiion OF Independence innumerable number
" governmenis have succe,eed each other In Mexico
4 than fonnd their authority d, regarded Anarchy has
ceased o reign IN that unhappy country There
nothing astonishing in the fact tat that anarchy lei
the formation 81 troops Of bandits who lived m this
isorier Instead Of siekinI In labor the means ~ sbt
nee aud preferred TO rob travellers ttlagc riana
Ions, and Oprfcs ant rihute from d Ne ul timd
ommunliies who kncN not bow 10 defend Ihemseives