The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-20
The Monroe Doctrine.
IMPORTANT DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE

| The recent correspondence between the
Hon. j. Lothrop Motley, the United States
Minister at Vienna, and the Count Mensdorff,
taken in connection with the proposed Mexi-
can loan, shows very clearly how the United
States will hereafter deal with the Mexican
question. MIR. Motley, on the 9th MAY, ad-
dressed a note to Count Mensdorff, the purport
of which is disclosed in the following para
graphs: e'
i am now instructed to say to the imperial
royal government of Austria that in the opin-
ion Of the United States the time seems 10
haze arrived whela the position of their oorey7a-
nlent IN relation to Merico should frankly and
distinctly be made knoacn TO The Imperial ron
al government and to al others acliOns It ,nGv
directly concern. -a...
The United States, for reasons which seem
to them to be just and to have their founda-
tion in the laws of nations, maintain that the
domestic republican government is the only le-
gstinadte one eristtng IN Merico. T7iey cannot,
IN riec, Of the character of their 0tcn politi-
cal institutions, their proximity and intimate
relations toscards Merico, and their Just inq,t-
encesn the qtfGiys of the American continent
consent TO the SubUerSiOn of that government bu
foreign armies. Having urged upon the French
government their strong and, as they think,
reasonable desire for the withdrawal of the
French troops engaged in that Objectionable
invasion, 1t now becomes proper for the Uni
ted States to announce that they are no less
opposed to military Intervention for political
objects hereafter in Mexico, with the sanction
OF the Austrian government than they are
opposed to any further Intervention of the
same character in that country by France.
am accordingly instructed to state that
the United States sincerely desire that Aus
tria may find it just and expedient to come
upon the ground of non-intervention in Mex-
leo which is maintained by the United States,
and to which they have invited France They
could not but regard as matter of serious
concern the despatch of any troops from Aus
tria for Next while the subject which am
thus directed to present to the Austrian gov
eminent remains under consideration. -.
To this, the Count replied on the 10th MAY,
in the following satisfactory terms: m
The undersigned has had the honor to re-
ceive the note addressed to him by Mr.. Mot
ley, under date of the 9th instant, which con-
tains the representations his government has
felt itself called upon to make in reference TO
the volunteers enlisted in the Austrian States
for military service in Mexico.
The undersigned has already had. repeated
ly, occasion to give Mr.. Motley verbal expla-
nations as to the nature and bearing, as well
as to the very limited scale of these enlist
ments, to be made only during very short
period. The object of these explanations was
to dispel every possible doubt that could arise
in the mind of the federal government as to
the intentions oi the Austrian government in
this affair. 1t appears, however, from Mr.
Motley's latest communication, that these ex-
| plantations have not as yet had the effect Of
| setting at rest the apprehensions of the Unit
| ed States government, who seem to perceive
| in these enlistments an interference in the in
terna affairs of Mexico which might induce
| the United States to abandon hesneutral atti-
tude which they have hitherto observed, and
further be considered by the public opinion of
the United States as an unfriendly proceeding
against them, proceeding which would be
entirely at variance with the feelings of the
imperial government.
The undersigned, although not sharing all
the points of view developed in Mr. Motiey's
note, is, nevertheless, in position to an
nounce to him that in consequence of the
above mentioned considerations the necessa
ry measures have been taken in order to sus
pend the departure of the newly enlisted vol
unteers for Mexico. d ~ n. d.
In the firm conviction of the Cabinet of
Washington will see, in this proceeding of the
| imperial government, further motive 10 per-
severe in its neutral attitude toward Mexico,
as well as new proof of the sincere desire of
the imperial government to keep off all that
could act unfavorably on the relations Of both
countries, the undersigned avalls himself, &c.