Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-22
THE NEW FRENCH DISPATCHES
CONCERNING MEXICO.

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The announcement made BY the French
Emperor, in his speech Of the I'D uit, as to
the policy he proposes TO adopt in regard to
the case Of Mexico, does not detract from the
value or interest OF the diplomatic dispatch
Is Of Druyn de PHuys, which We re-
ceived from Europe. The dispatches
help US, IN some measure, to interpret the
speech. They throw light upon certain OBJ
scure features, whose history is Of the highest
importance.
Glancing for moment at the dispatch of
December 20, we find the Emperor's mouth
piece indulging in commentaries upon the
Presidents message and controyerting the
ideas which his Government had given the
world reason to entertain, that one Of the
motives for intervention sprang from dislike
of the Republican institutions Of Mexico,
and that Il had in il design hostile to the
Government of the United States. He as
serts that the rights of France would have
been asserted against a Monarchy as well as
against Republic, and that as for aggres-
sion against the United States, or threaten
ing their form of government, nothing could
be more foreign to the traditions and princi-
pies of the Imperial Government.
But the really important dispatch among
those with which we are now favored Is that
under date Of January 9, two weeks prior
10 the delivery Of tie Einperor's address
before the C5rps Legislatif. We pass by, in
this document, the labored defense Of the
policy France has pursued toward Mexico
during the last four years.
Ii is feeble ard stilted in the extreme, and
begs the main question in It's assumptions
that France has only carried out the rights
of war, and that the Government Of Maxi
MILAN in Mexico was based upon the
national win and founded with the assent Of
the Mexican people It Is unnecessary tc
controvert such statements at this day. in
this country. The American people sppre-
hend both the facts and the principles quite
as clearly as M. Drouyn de FHuys ard,
with this knowledge, win never cease 20
hold Louis Napoleon culpable for the course
he has heretofore followed in Mexico. ~
We are more interested in the present
purposes and future afaion Of the French
Government than in its past policy, and it
is with the former that the last half Of this
dispatch deals. a%
The announcement OF the evacuation Of
Mexico, which the Emperor made in his
address of the 22d, is forcskddoued is ne dis
patch Of the 9th; but there are some points
made in addition to those enunciated in the
Imperial address which enables US to dis
cover what are his expectations as 10 the
rolicy Of our Government in the event Of
the withdrawal Of the French army. a
Firstly, a. to the purposes Of the French
Government. And, before giving the words
Of NJ. Drouyn de pHuys, wemay note the
fact that he takes the trouble 10 state twice
both what are the Imperial purposes and
what are the Emperor's expectations from
us; and il may further be noted that IN both
instances the purpose and the expectation
are given in the closest connection. On the
one point M. Drouyn de PHuys first sayss
CAS- we Hrance) seek neither an exclusive In
terest, nor the realization OF kn ambitious idea,
our sincerest wish Is TO hasten, a. much as pessi-
to cur feow-suhects, and dignity TO ourselves, 10
recall what remains in that country OF the corps
a. drmee We sent there
And, subsequently, little further on, he
reiterates: Hfe
legitimate object Of our expedition win soon be
attained. and We are fastening 10 make arrange
meuts with the Emperor Maximiiian which.
while satisfying our interests and dignity, al
low TO consider thePart "a our army n7on Mex
lean soil at an end The Emperor has oSdsred me
to write in this sense. % his Minister IN Mexico.
On the other point, NJ. Drouyn de PHuys
first says;
"As / informed you in thedispatch 10 which Mr.
Stewards communication replies. Il depends freat
ly upon the Federal Goxernment 70 teeilltate, an
this respect the accomplishment Of its desire. -
THAT Is 10 say, in reference TO the EVACUATION OF
Mexico.l