The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-16
ifl4 MLNISERE DIES AFFAIRES,
PARIS, Oct, Is, 1861

l. .tiiaE MINIsTRE DIES AFFAIREs,
ETRANGERES, PARIS, Oct, IS, 1855!
I4oMoSs1EUtR snE MARQUIS; II have
taken several occasions since two
months to advise You OF the -dispost-
tions of the Imperial Government con-
lcerning the duFatio Of the oeeu eupation9
of Mexico by the French troops. L
told you, in my dispatch of Aug. IA,
that We Tailed with our most sincere
wishes for the daylwhen the last French
soldier should leaye9the. country, and
ifhalSthe Cabinet of Washington could
lcnntributeto to hasten that Inptnent. On
2dfofi September j renewed to You the
draw our aux iliarYiC corps as soon as
circumstances stlshould allow 1t.
Atilast, following the same ideas more
fully, in private letter of the 10th OF
| the same month, added that it greatly
depended upon the United States to IA
cilitate the departure of our troops. II
they would adopt toward the Mexican
Government an iamicable attitude,
which would aid to the consolidaton
of order, and in which we could find
motives of security for the interests
which obliged us to carry arms beyond
the Atlantic, I'VE would be ready to
adopt without delay the bases of an
understanding on this subject with the
| Cabinet OF. WashiugtonS and II wish TO
VieJ 3 ofths Goyernniento of His Majesty.
ltiHYhat we ask of the United States is
to be assured, that tlier intention is not
to impede the consolidation of the new
order of things founded In Mexico; and
the best guarantee we could receive OF
| their intention would be therecognltion
of the Emperor Macmillan by the
Federal Government.
The American, Union should not, 1t
seems to ms, be kept back by the differ.
ence of institutions, for the United
States have official intercourse with all
the monarchieso of Europe andof theNew
4 World. 1t Is in conformity with their
! own principles of public law to regard
/ theTmonarcIl established in Mexico, as
being at least q government de Jdcto,
| without particular regard to its nature
or its origin, which has been consecra-
ted by the suffrage of the people of that
| country; and in thus, acting the Cabinet
at Washing ton would only be inspired
| with the same feelings of sympathy
which President Johnson expressed re-
Gently to the envoy of Brazil, as guild
| ing the policy of. the United States to-
wards the youngerS States I Of, the Amer
ican continents - g5lti "a
Mexico, it is true, is still occupied at
this moment by the French army, and
we can readily see that This objection
will arise. But the aclhoWledgme of
the Emperor Max xiinil lis nj by the United
States would, in our niop, have. suf-
ficient influence upon the statei of the
country to allow us to take in consider
alton their susoept ibih tiles on this sub
iects and should the Cabinet of Wash
Iington decide to open diplomatic rela-
tions with the, Court OF Mexico, we
would, see no di ffieulty, to enter in ar
the recall of our troops
within a. unreasonable period of which we
l,would, might consent to fix the termin-
In consequence of the vicinage and
immenseextepto of the commonfr frontier,
the Uni ted States are, more than, any
other. power, Interested to-see their
trade with Mexico placed under the
safeguard of stipulations in harmony
with the mutual wants of both coun-
tries. We would most readily offer our
good offices to facih htate2 the conclusion
| of a acommercialltr treaty thereby cement
ing the political strap ppa'ode hem eat, y the
basis of which I have just made known
By order of the Emperor, 1 invite You
| to make known to Mr.. Seward the dis
position of His Majesty,s Government.
You are authorized, If you think 1t
proper, to read him the contents of this
-gSaR2 ''sa- DRoUYN DE LHUYs.
The Marquis DE MoNTHoLoN, dc.
MR.. SEWARD To THE MARQUIS DE NON
e3ffs5n THoLoN! 500
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
ssa WAsHENGToN, Dec. 6, 1855.