The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-05

tempted. While sentiments O
/ reconcihation,s loyalty, and patriot
ism have increased at home,
more just consideration of our ina
ional character and rights has. beer
manifested by foreign nations 81 n
j = The entire success eof gthe Atlanti,
A Telegraph between tile coast Of Ire
land and the Province of Newfound
land, is an achievement which ha,
been jqstlyeelebxated in both hemi
| spheres az the opening of an era il
the progress Of civilization:A There il
treason ef-expe6t that eqdal success
will attend, and even greater results
follow, the enterprise for conuectina
the two continents through the IA
fc-Oceah by protected line OF teEe-
graph between Kamsehatkf and the
Russian possessions in America.
The resolution of Congress- protest
ing against pardons by foreign Gov
-erpmentspfspersons convicted of in
famous offenses, on condition of emf
grating to ourgcountrY, has been COM
municated to the States with which
we maintain intercourse, and the prac-
tice, so justly the subject Of complaint
on our part5has not been fe4ewed
'The congratulations of Congress to
the Emperor of Russia, upon his es-
cape from attempted assassination
have been presented to that humane
and enlightened rVleBGand received
by hl@l EIth Expressions of grateful
The Executive warned of an at
Etempt by Spanish American advena
turers to induce the emigration of
freedmen of the United States to. a
foreign country, pr9teHted against the
project as Ionelwhiqh ifeonsummated,
would reduce them to bondage even
more oppressive than that from which
they have been relieyed.m Assur-
lance has just Been received from the
Government Of Che State in which the
plan was matured, that the proceeding
will Inject neither it's encouragement
nor approval. 1t lisa question worthy
of your consideration, whether our
laws upon this subject are ADEQUATE
to the prevention or punishment of
the crime thus meditatedA ~
Il ae 8 THE MEXICAN QUESTION, m
- In the month of April, last, as Con
-gress is aware, a friendly arrange ment
was made between the Emperor Of
France. and the President. of thelUni-
ted States for the withdrawal from
Mexico of the French expeditionary
military forces. This withdrawal was
to be, effected in three idetachments,
the first of which, it was understood,
would leave Mexico in November.
NOW past, the second IN March hext,
and the third and last in, sNoyerh ber3
1867. Immediately upon the compile
ton of the evacuation, the French
Government was tohassume hthe same.
attitude of non-intervention, in relr
gard to Mexico, as issheld by the Gov
ern4neft Of the United States. Re
peated assurances have been givenTyby-
the1 fanperor since gthat. agreementy
that he would complete ttheopromise
evacuation within the period mentiGnr
ed, or sooner. II
1t was reasonably expected that the,
proceedings thus contemplated Would7
produce crisis of great political im,
terest in the Republic Of Mexico. The
newly appointed Minister of the Uni
ted States, Mr. Campbell, was tlRete-a
fore sent forward on the 9th dayoof
November last, to assume his proper,
functions as Minister Plenipotentiary-
Qfttheft United States 10 tEas Republic.
It was also thought expedfent that be,
should be attended in the vicinity of
Mexico blythe Lieutenant General of
the Army of the United States, with
the view of obtaining such information
as might be important to determine
the course to be pursued by the Uni
ted States in re-estab lishing and
maintaining necessary and pnoperiin-
tercourse yith.the, Republic Of Mexi7 1
CO. Deeply Interested in the cause of
liberty and humanity, it seemed an
obvious duty on our part to exercise |
whatever influence we possessed for
the restoration and permanent estab-
lishment in that country of domestic
and republican form of government.
z Such was the condition of affairs in |
regard to Mexico, when, on the 22d of |
November last, official information !
was received from Paris that the En-
peror Of France had some time before
decided MOTTO withdraw detachment |
of his forces in the month of Noyem-
Der past, according to engagement,
but that this decision was made with
the purpose of withdrawing the whole
of those forces in the ensuing spring.
Of this determination, however, the |
United States had not received any
notice or intimation land, so soon as
the information was received by the
Government, care was taken to make
known its dissent to the Emperor of
France.
| cannot forego the hope that France
will reconsider the subject, and adopt
some resolution in regard TO the
evacuation of Mexico which will con-
form as nearly as practicable with the
existing engagement, and thus meet
the just expectations of the United
States. The papers relating to the
subject will be laid before you. 1t is