North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-11-07
A Leading Army Ohicer to Accompany Min-
lister Campbell
MEXICO CEDES A LARGE TERRI
TORY TO THE UNITED STATES.


Colonel LEWIS d. CAMPB ELL, til ? Uni
ted States Minister to Mexico. left this city
asst evening with credentials addressed to
the Juarcz Government, AID with full IN
structions, conforming in every respect
with the tripartite arrangement btween
the United States, France, and The Repub-
lie Of Mexico.
Mr.. Campbell will probably visit his
home in Ohio, eu route to Mexico.
Under the arrangement now perfected
Napoleon is to commence the withdrawal
of the French army from Mexico next
month; and although he has year from
that time to Complete the evacuation of
Mrx'co it is more than probable that the
Who'll" army will be withdrawn by or before
the first OF January next.
French army Maximllian takes his dppsr-
.ure. and the farce of an empire on the
North America Continent is rnd.'d.
II IS proper to state that this detrrmina-
ton of the political government Of Mexico
las BEEN attained through amicahle nego-
tiations with all parties interested.
In view of the great political changes
anticipated in Mexico under the adjustment
OF her governmental affairs brought abont
under this management, and the weakness
of the Jaurez Government afterthe protrac
ted wars that have been forced upon it, to
maintain its existence it has become i'm
perative--in the interests of all nations
concerned--that stable government shonld
he guaranteed to her by some responsible
power. II is possible that the term guar
anteed" il rAth.-r strong to express the re-
lations assumed toward the Republic by
the Government OF the United States; bnt
the Administration und rtakes to extend
10 the Jaurez Government in NJ xico a
protcctorate, which is to be operative, how
ever, only in case Of an emergency. In
palmer terms, our army on the Rio Grande,
and our feet in the Gulf, are to be- held in
readiness to assist Jnar"z should such a.
81 tance become necessary To him in estab.
fishing his authority as President cf the
Republic, and in bringing to work in full
vigor the machinery Of republican gov
erumr'
In rIer to an intelligent exercise Of
this possible armed intervention, the Ad-
miniStration has determined to send with
Minister Campbell q military officer of
high ra,k, eminent abilities, and sound
Judgment, clothed with p.'wer to act in the
emergency referred to- Lieutenant Gen.
pral w. t herman is now spoken OF in
this connection, and also Major Grneral
W. S. ilancock. The responsible mis-
sion. it is strongly indicated. has ben ten
drrcd 10 General Sh.rman; bat should he
decline, General Hancock will undoubted-
ly be sent.
1t is no part Of the pan to move any
United States force into Mexico until an
occasior shall arise to render such resort
necessary. But it is hoped that the atti-
iude assumed BY the United States thus
publicly, in sending an officer to Mexico
clothed with this power, will be sufficient
to overawe the vraious political LEADER of
that country, and the numerous rival fac
tions that beset the land, and lead 10 a
unanimous submission to and support of
the only govern mrnt that has any preten-
sions to regularity and c"nstitutionaitv, or
apy ability to establish and maintain itself
In consideration of he frieEdly Offices
thus assumed bv the Government Of this
country toward Mexico, the government Of
that country. which is thus recognized and
established, agree to cede portion of
their territo-y to the United States. The
precise boundary If the territory thus to
be ceded it is not possible to give; bnt the
future southwestern boundary line of the
United States will probably leave the Rio
Grarde at or near the point where 1t now
does. but taking more southcrly course.
will rnn in q straight line 10 the Gulf of
California, striking that Gulf at point
of Gnayma.. so as to inrIude that import
ant seaport within the limits of the United
States. We then gain The whole of the
peninsula Of Lower Californi with the
more valuable portions Of Sm"ra and
chihuahua, with al their immensely rich
deposits ofprecious metals. the und&turh-
cd n vigatipn Of the Gnlf of Cal'f"rnia. and
a much shorter and more practicable route
to the Pacific c"ast.