The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18

TO Noncnn question In COngross-1mportant
Resolution Of the House.
We are 'grati6ed to announce an initial move
ment in Congress on the Mexican question.
which proclaims 90 happy accord" with the
administration in the work of removing Napo-
Icons imperial protectorate and OF re-estab-
fishing the republic on the basis Of the Monroe
doctrine. On motion yesterday Of Mr.. Harding,
of Illinois, republican radical il was resolved,
without division, that the House Of Repre-
sentatives will give unfaltering support to the
Executive in indicating the time-honorod pol
10y Of this republic against foreign armed in
PREVENTION (meaning in reference to the domes-
tic affairs Of the independent States Of this con-
tinen), and that the House especially COM
mends the tone Of the national voice in rela-
ton to the republic of Mexico.
, Reduced to the simple terms of familiar
conversation, this resolution may thus be rem
dered:--"Mr. President. the House of Represen-
tatives approves the general liue Of policy you
have pursued in regard to Mexico, your per-
sistent efforts to stir up and poke out the
French and Austrisns with the long pole Of
the Monroe doctrine, your fidelity to the
republic a. represented by poor Juares, and
your jealous labors TO get him fairly on his
legs as the righhul master of the situation; but
of late you seem TO be somewhat embarrassed
as to how much further you may proceed with
out danger of mourning the displeasure Of
Congress. Go ahead. We will back you.
Don't be afraid. Look at the general express
sion Of the public opinion Of the country.
The people win support us in supporting you.
Send in Sherman or Sheridan, II necessary,
with column Of ten. twenty or thirty thousand
men, to escort Juarez TO the city Of Mexico.
We will stand by You. The American people
want this thing settled, and so you need not
hesitate in adopting the most decisive measures
inclearing out this French usurpation and this
offensive double-dealing mockery of French
protectorate."
This, we believe, Is not an Overstrained inter-
probation of the House vote on Mr. Harding's
resolution. Whatever may be the feelings Of
the radicals against Andrew johnson, the
House is not in the mood to see the govern
ment made ridiculous before the world by the
tricks of Napoleon and Macmillan upon this
matter Of Mexico and the Monroe doctrine.
When the Emperor Of the French had given his
pledge to begin his evacuation Of Mexico, by
the withdrawal in November last of one-third
or the first instalment of his troops, President
johnson accepted his promise in good faith.
Hence, as it was evident that with the removal
Of the promised November detachment, the
whole imperial establishment, Macmillan and
all, would be compelled to follow, Minister
Campbell and General Sherman were sent
forward with the reasonable expectation Of
being landed at Vera Cruz ana escorted TO
the city of Mexico, in the name Of. Juirex and
by the authorities Of the republic But after
the sailing hence Of Campbell and Shermaa,
our government, for fhe Hrst time, learns that
Napoleon has changed his mind, and that
instead Of removing his first detachment Of
troops in November he will keep all his forces
In Mexico till the spring, and then remove
them en- mnsse, and that he has resolved to do
this because It is necessary to maintain his
usurpation Of the Mexican capital till he has
made some arrangement which he cannot
otherwise enforce.
Macmillan was on his way TO Vera Cruz,
and the Austrian war vessel Dandolo was wait
ing there to take him homo, when he was in
tercepted by General Castleneau and Marshal
Bozaine and sent back to Orizaba, where he
has since remained. A late despatch to the
London Times from Berlin, which we publish
to-day by the cable, says that In tho Prussian
capital poor Max is regarded AZ q prisoner
detained by the French; and so he il, and SO
he has been since his trunks were stopped and
he was turned back from his heg;ga for Vera
Cruz. His personal humiliation is his own
affair, but the trick involved upon our govern
ment il another thing. In all the correspond
ence between this and the French government
As to the status Of this mock Emperor, he has
been represented by France IS the ruler OF
Mexico BY the viii Of the Mexican people, as .
ruler acting as independently Of France in his
sphere as the Emperor Of Brazil. So 1t was that
when Mr.. Seward protested 10 France against
certain savage decree ofMaximilian, N. Drouyn
de Lhuys referred Mr.. Seward to Juares, pro-
testing that France had nothing 10 do with the
Mexican government; that she recognized MAY
amilian a. an independent sovereign. and 50
II has been all the way through.
This cunning trick is at length exposed in
the forcible detention Of Macmillan in Mexico
by France as prisoner, and in being thus con-
strained to keep up the mockery Of his imps-
rial government in order TO serve the purposes
Of Napoleon, his cruel master. With the de-
psrture Of Max from the country, a.. contem-
plated by Max himself in stealing away from
his capital, Jusrez and the republic would have
stepped into his shoes at once, and Napoleon,
with his troops and his claims, would have had
no other alternative than 10 clear cut In de-
tanning Max and in retaining his troops II 10
manifestly the purpose Of Napoleon to compel
the Unitcd States TO guarantee bis Mexican