Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-03

merically inferior to their spoilers, but be-
cause their spirit has been long broken, do
not yet know all they might do; but, SOON
er or later. and under such teachers, they
will shake off their torpor, and learn that
their safety consists, not in flight, but In re-
sistance to their enemies. / cannot say
what truth there Is in the rumor that there
was any concert between Marshal Forey
and the Emperor, but / believe that the
sentiments to which he gave utterance are
not very different from those of the En-
peror, though he declared that ne merely
spoke for himself With regard to the dan
ger which the Marshal said would be sure
to follow from the withdrawal of the French
army, La France observes: . .-.--..
1.-TWO considerations reassure us. The
first, that no one in France and no one out
of France can desire or hope that eshould
quit Mexico and abandon, without guaran-
tee, to the hazard of violent reaction and
anarchical passions, the interests which we
went to that country to guard. The second
is, that if we quit Mexico, the respect due
to our name and the knowledge OF our pow
er will remain after us, and in no quarter OF
the world is anybody ignorant that the
sword Of France is never too far off to pro-
tect right or to avenge an injuryp .
What the guarantees may be of which
hopes that the Americans will themselves
support the throne of Macmillan against
It's domestic enemies. No doubt France
is powerful to defend her rights and
to punish those who invade them;
but if those rights-that is, the rights
of the Emperor Maximilian-be at
tackled, France would have to send out
a second army and begin again. 1t were
much better to remain until the Mexicans
are able to protect their own rights and
avenge their own wrongs, but which, Mar
shal Forey tells us-and he has not been
contradiCted-they are incompetent to do.
THE REAL OBJECT OF FRENCH INTERVENTION.
Paris deb. I2) Correspondence of the London
Times.l .. ....
An article headed " French Interests in
Mexico" appeared in the PreSse of Satur-
day. The writer pro1essed to show that
the protection of French citizens and the
enforcement OF their claims on the Mexican
Government were not the sole object of the
Mexican expedition. and that from The outset
IL 1CdS contemplated to found a Monarchy ,olich
might serUe as check 10 the ddUdnce of the
Anglo Sd1On race in the Ne,o World :. and,
secondly, that If the expedition had no
other object than the one just mentioned,
there was great disproportion between it
and the sacrifices France took upon herself
the risks she exposed herself to.
The article was long one, nearly four
columns, but was written with the modera-
tiOn to be expected from writer who has
the fear of an Advertisement before his eyes.
Moderation, however, was poor guarantee
of safety in the present instance, for the
Minister of the Interior has inflicted an
Advertisement on the PTeSse g for having at
tackled the laws on which the organization
and the force of the French army repose,
disregarded and miSrepresented the de-
votedness of the soldier to his colors, and
by doing so instigated disorder and insub-
ordination" ...