The weekly Butte record., 1866-12-15

THE MEXICAN QCEsTIoN-We have been watch
ing the Geographic dispatches for sometime in the
expectation of being able 10 make lucid statement
of the whole subject for the benefit of our readers,
While endeavoring to comprehend. digest and pro
perly arrange the dispatches, the following eluci-
dation of the whole question by Mark Twain, caught
attention as being exactly what was required to
extrcate the subject from the Craig Afa-
Bulletin Union Times telegraph middle in which
the question seemed to be involved. We were at
loss to decide whether Macmillan had abdcated
would abdicate, or whether the the whole thing
was an abracodabra arrangement; we could not
decide whether Napoleon evacuating Mexico,
or forwarding reinforce ments While in this con-
dition OF mind, the following calculation of the tel
egraphic dispatches by Mr.. Twain was eagerly
seized upon:
"As understand it, Bigeow SAYS the Mexican
troops have countermanded the order conveying to
Austria the power to centralize her authority in the
interim. and meanwhile we are to receive the poll
cy of the French Government as pointing TO ulti-
mate Reputation OF Enclosure No. 3. and the re-
sumption of the principles set forth in number /
and this in the face of the intimaon that Gen. Al
monte, who was appointed TO replace NJ. (Mike)
HGalgo AT this Court has arrived" Also, as | I'M
derstand Bgelow, per Enclosure No. . there some
Austrian troops in question. bat they are not Aus
trians now. They were Austrians formerly. bnt
Austria has had difficulty in explaining to Motley
that they are partly MeXicans now. because they
are serving in Mexico, and partly Frenchmen, be-
cause they are fighting in the ranks OF the French
auNillafies. Next she will be wanting to convince
Motley that they are horses, because they live on
Bailey in the condition Of soup. Here we have
Austrian Volunteers and enclosures so-and so. and
old Almonte, and Mike Hidago all mixed up To-
gether and as if that were not enough, it appears
that Princess Carlotta General Grant and Marquis
Montholou have got a hand in it. And Drouyn de
Ihuys says he has been speaking with Bigelow who
has been spandng some time at Ems, Our minis
ter cayoring around in that way and such Internal
questions as these so be ciphered out don't know
who En- is, and don't care-she Is not any better
than she ought TO be, though, | expect-but do
know that Bigelow might be liz better business
But the most tanglesome paragraph in the whole
lot is the ode where Seward says to this libertine
Bgelow, that he has written to the Emperor Max
imllian that the Austrian volunteers being only a
contingent, and net necessary intefregnum with
in the meaning of international law. and the viola
ton of treaty stipulatious not virtually depending
upon the acceptance or dismissal Of a proposition
fraught with vital consequences to both nations,
whether the Old World or the New he does not so
consider III copper that document. 1t is alto
Sether too many for ma | sort of got the hang Of
what Bigelow was driving at Though really don't
know. yet, what he was trying to worry through
his heai). but Seward is entirely too lively for me.
] shall be tangled hopelessly for week now. But
this shall be a lesaon 10 me. | viii never bother
my head with diplomatic correspondence any
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