The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-08-25
Mexico.

must soon result 10 something decisive. The
contemplated withdrawal of the French troops
and the inability Of Austria to supply their
places, has thrown Macmillan upon his own
resources, and be has gravey contemplated
raising an army By forced levy among the
native subjects of bis usurped empire. This
state of things induced bis wife, the Empress
Carlotta 10 take Der departure for Europe, with
the hope of finding more safety amid the war
like scenes there TRANSPORTING than 10 Mexico
/ Her departure was doubtless FASTENED By the
fact that the Liberals were meeting with sue
cesses at various important towns and were re-
ceiving accession to their forces from the dis
charged soldiers of the American war A par
~ OF three or four hundred having quietly lief,
San Francisco under the command OF Capt
URxY, late of the California Volunteer Ser
vice, TO take part with the Liberals OF Mexico.
and low it is announced that Gen LEW WAL
LACE, with party of about FIVE hundred
Americans bad arrived at Brownsville, pre-
paratory to taking hand 10 Fastening the
departure of Macmillan from Mexico.
With inevitable fate thus closing around
the pseudo Emperor Of Mexico-with revol,s
occurring everywhere within his lines which
are closely pressed by the Liberals, and with
Martial Law PROCLAIMED in nearly all the
States 10 which bis forces are stationed. Max
milan proclaimed a blockade of the Mexican
Ports. This manifesto has been meet BY the
President of the United States, just in the
manner that it ought to have been, by Proc.
lamation declaring in brief. that: WHEREAS,
war exists in the Republic of Mexico, ag-
gravated by foreign military intervention:
and whereas, the United States is neutral; and
whereas, Prince Maximian, claiming to be
Emperor of Mexico, has published decree
closing Matamoras, and other belligerent ports;
and whereas this decree is unsupported by
competent proof; Therefore, the blockade is
absolutely nall and void as against citizens of
the United States, and all claims which shall
be made to force the same against the Govern.
ment or the citizens Of the United States shall
be disallowed. This is demonstration in ex-
actly the right direction, and it will convince
these European marauders, that their edcts are
but little regarded by the United States, and
that they have but one of two things to perform,
viz: TO maintain themselves BY force, or be
expelled by force. We incline to the opinion
that the present stand taken by the President,
will have the effect of settling the question
without resort to arms. Should it result 10
collision with the European powers that are
upholding Macmillan, there can still be but
one result, aud that will be the expulsion of
the European Monarchy from Mexico This
course Oh the part Of the United States could
not be longer avoided, if it were deemed
policy to forever neglect the enforcement Of
the Monroe Doctrine. The feelings of the
American people in behalf of the liberal cause
of Mexico, we're inducing them TO take part
against Macmillan, and must ultimately have
led TO the assertion of that doctrine by the
United States. Should the effect of this proc
lamation of the President be the withdrawal
OF Macmillan from Mexico the liberals will
at ouce enter upon the administration of the
government of that long distracted country.
and will be sustained against all invaders here
after. We believe such will be the result, for
neither of the European powers sustaining him
are at present prepared to enter into war of
his making. France has declared that she
preferred peace to the acquisition of territory,
and Austria is coutenting herself with such
terms as the victorious Prussiaus and Italians
grant her. Should these powers seek to recover
from the disasters by espousing the cause of
Macmillan, and making war upon the United
States, they will ind themselves in DO better
condition at the end of a brief campaign, while
the effect upon our country will be most sau-
tory. Such a war will have to be prosecuted
to entire success, and TO this end the united
energies of the nation will be directed. and the
political questions now dividing the American
people, and upon which politicians are threaten
ing the Inauguration of another civil war, will
sink into insigni6cance and settle themselves.
As an evidence of this last, we may mention,
that the San Francisco Flag, one of the most
radical journals 10 the state approves this Proc
lmation of President JOHNSON, and probably
every other journal Of the same political class
will do the same thing.
Up with "old glory" and the united Ameri-
can people will sustain the Monroe Doctrine
against al! European maurauders.