The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-25
RY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
The Mexican QuestiOn-OficiaI Cor
Fespoudence.

The Mexican QuestiOn-Oficial Cor
respOndence.
WASH HGroS, April 23.-Mr. Seward
has sent important instructions. to NJ.
Matlev, our Minister at Vienna in re-
ference TO the project of sending Aus
TRAN troops to the aid of Macmillan;
and strong protest against such action
will be made
Among the documents sent to the
House, relating to Mexican affairs, wss
one from Secretary Seward to Mr. Mon
thalon, dated February 18th, receiving
friendly profession of Drouyn De L
Hugs. The French Ministers dispatch
has an aversion of the mission Of
French soldiers in Mexico, alleging
that monarchy is the choice of the Mex
lean people. ard not the dictates OF the
French Emperor. France says Mr..
DROWN De L Hugs went TO Mexico TO
exercise that right of war which is ex-
cIusivelV the United States, and not
in virtue of any purpose Of interven-
ton, concerning which she is agreed
with the United States Government
and went there, not to protect but TO
obtain reparstion and guarantees Be
ing there, she sustains the Government,
which is founded on the consent of the
people ~ She now wishes TO recall
l0Aat remains Of The army at the moment
when she will be able to do so with
safety to French citizens and due re-
spect to herself
Mr.. Seward replies:
Whatever the motives Of the inva-
sion, the means taken for snbverting
republican institutions are regarded by
The United States as without authority
and contrary to the will of the people,
J he military demand of satisfaction
seems to have become subordinate to
political revolution. for which France is
responsible. The United States have
/ seen no satisfactory evidence that the
Mexican people have accepted the So
called Empire, and the withdrawal of
the French is deemed necessary to
/ determine that question 1t, therefore,
recognizes the ancient republic, and
can in no case consent to involve itself
directly or indirectly with Prince Maxi
milan. His maintenance by European
armies with Imperial attributes will be
regarded with apprehension by all
American republics.
Mr.. Seward then recurs to his dis
patch of the 9th of December, urging
! the adjustment of the question now
! endangering the harmony and friend
ship between the United States and
France. The United States does not
dietate in what way these claims shall
be adjusted, but hopes that France
may find some way out of it consistent
with her honor and without injurious
delay.
To this Droyn de EHuys' dispatch
replies that it must depend upon the
Federal Government to facilitate the
withdrawal; and also raises the question
as the compatibility of monarcnIcal in
situations with republican on this CONT
nent
This subject Mr.. Seward declines to
discuss; but reasserts our desire for the
withdrawal of French treops Mr..
Seward says where a nation has estab-
lished a republican and domestic insti-
tuition like our own, no foreign nation
can rightfully interfere by force to
subvert them. He then reviews the
wars Of Mexico; and says we do not ap-
prove of the inficLion of punishment
upon them by strangers for their po-
litical treason. Nations are not author
lied to correct each others errors OF
impose discipline, being themselves
judge of the occasion and the time all
sovereignty and international amity
would be uncertain and fallaoious.
NJ d. l. Hugs concludes from reason
ing that the character of Maximilisn' s
Government cannot be contested on
the ground of employing foreign troops.
He points graphically to the beneti-
cient sway of the new empire, and as
sures Is that we are most likely to
profit by restored tranquility,
To which Mr.. Seward replies that
such result could oVer-balance the
injury they must suffer from the over
throw of their institution.
DrOuyn de Lhuys sums up that the
United States acknowledge the right
to make war on Mexico, while admit
also the principle of non-interVention.
We have not crossed the ocean merely
to show our power, or ihnict chastise-
ment We hope that the legitimate
object of our expedition will soon be
seen, and we are striving to make with
the Emperor MACMILLAN arrangement
which, by satisfying our interests and
our honor, will permit US to consider at
an end the service of the army upon
NJ, xican soil The Emperor has given
an order 10 write in this sense to our
| Minister at Mexico We fall back at
that moment on the principle of non
intervention, and from that moment
accept it as the rule Of our conduct
We expect from the Cabinet at Wash
ington the assurance that the American
people will themselves conform to the
law which they invoke, by observing in
regard to Mexico a strict neutrality.
Mr. Seward proceeds TO say that the
Emperor knows the form and charac-
ter of our institutions. The nation can
be bounded only by treaties which
have the concurrence of the President
and two thirds of the Senate; formal
treaty would be Objectionable, as un-
necessary, except as q disavOWal Of bad
faith on our part to disarm suspicion
in regard 10 a matter concerning which
we have gwen no cause for questioning
] OuA 10y MY VI EAoN SUN q MOGA0
be refused on the grounds that the ap-
plication for il by the Emperor Of
France, was unhappily as suggested Of
some sincere or unfrendly reservation
or purpose on his part in Withdrawing
from Mexico assurances given by the
President on the part of the nation,
can st least be but the impressions of
confident expectation en- his part; that
the personal administration is ever
changing in conformity 10 the national
will, and not misunderstood the set
tied proposals and product of the peo-
pie.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The report
of the committee in relation to the
modification of the test oath sets forth
the various reasons for the passage of
the act as line of public policy The
leading partwhich Federal office held
ers took in melting treason and rebel
hon, and recommend that the rule be
adhered to That hereafter the places
of trust. profit OF honor should be IN
the hands of loyal men only. The
language Of President johnson while
Military Governor Is quoted in defense
Of the principle, and also from his
speeches in the Sentts ia 1861. Nei.
Their the President nor Secretary of the
Treasury had any right TO dispense
with the law. Such a precedent is
dangerous, and ought not 10 be trust
ed. 1t is the duty of rebels to learn
alleeisnce to the laws.
Mr.. Rogers presented a minority re-
port indorsing the action of the Presi-
dent and Secretary.