New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-24
orr DIPLOMACY ABOUT MEXICO.

The Times Of Yesterday under the head OF Grstu-
tons Information answers our questions in regard 20
the rumored arrangement with France aud Mexico. by
which the expenses Of France were TO be secured and
the territory of Mexico pari,ioned and although the
adjective by which The Times oharacterzes is inior-
nation is scarcely suggestive Of immense value and
its manner of conyeyingt is not particularly gracious.
lis reply is 20 certain extent satisfactory, and A.
such we accept it with thanks. After referring to
1.-the unauthorized assurances which our Minister al
Paris who is now to be superseded by Gen. DiH' was
reported to have given TO the French Government
The Times expresses It's belief that treaty Of the
character reported by which we were 10 receive MeH
can territory to guarantee orpay the French claims
"has been negotiated by Mr.. Bigelow,' and adds,
"that II has not been sanctioned by the Government
we are confident and that II will not be submitted TO
the Senate for confirmation feel quite sure" This
reply is sufficiently defnitiye to relieve the public
anxiety in regard to the consequences Of any unau
thorized assurances" which may have been given BY
the superseded Minister TO France; and the further
language Of The Times, based upon misleading OF
sentence in The TRIBUNE, exhibits right apprecia-
ton Of the scheme which the oaHard OF The Herald had
attributed TO the State Department.
The Times, after referring to Mr.. Stewards yolumi.
nous dispatches against foreign intervention asks;
with all this before us why should even embodied
malice itself accuse the Department Of which Mr..
Seward is the head Of completing with the French
Emperor to 'trample on the Monroe Doctrine and to
effect other analogous purposes dishonorable and
reasonable ?"
THB TRIBUNE had referred to 'the thickening
rumors that we had consened"not 70 trampleo the
lint IA
to wiring FROM the people Of Mexico the expense he
had incurred in his bold attempt TO trample out the
I6nroe Doctrne-but we do not regret the erroneous
impression of Tbs Times, since it has given ii the
opportunity of denouncng the suggested scheme Of
our assisting Louis Napoleon TO recover the expenses
of his invasion as "dishonorable and reasonable"
The Times closes its article with declaring that
"when the documents setting forth the more recent
negotiations respecting this Mexican matter c9ne
before the cOuntry-ghi9A they soon VII DIT will
be seen that there has been Consistency about our
diplomacy from beginning to end, such as has char
acterred few negotiations Of an equally important
al. prolonged kind. 1t will be found that the interests
and boor o. the country and the traditions and sen
meuts of Is people nave been no less :tyIo9,ly
regarded and firmly upheld throughout, than the Just
rights Of Mexico
If this prediction is confirmed at the opening of
Congress. the countly will be satisfied, but at tAi,
moment 1t is contradiceed by the still unexplained
and most extraordinary act OF military intervention
the imprisonment of Gen. Ortega. Upon this grave
matter, involving the honor and goo6 faith Of this
Government and this people, The Tunes of the 22d of
November spoke as distinctly as The TRIBUNE. II
said:
80 far as Is known Gen Oega had violated no law Of this
ference with his movements He here voluntarily and
took his departure voluntarily As his title the Mexican
Presidency under the Constitution Of that country question
was certainly for Gen Sheridan yet for Gov
90 decide The AUTHORITIES OWE as EXPLANATION
PEOPLE UPoS THIS NATTER
We have put in capitals the last lines calling on the
Government to explain this thing to the people. Let
the press echo it from Maine to Texas. This arrest is
neither "a rumOr" nor 'canard but fact, and one
that concerns our National reputation.
From the beginning Of the Rebellion tho duty Of
absolute non.interference with the domestic concerns
Of other nations, the standing text Of our Foreign
diplomacy. "0ur policy OF non-interventon," said
Mr.. Seward to Mr.. Dayton, straight, absolute and
peculiar as 1t may seem 10 other nations has thus be-
come to MS tradition"
In demanding from Mexico fair neutrality, we
gave to her the most distinct pledges Mr. Seward
wrote 70 Mr.. Corwin, april 6. l9el;--"Ihs Pres