The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-04
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is something too good Tor appreciation =!
A restless people, who are 50 tamilar'zcd
! with misrulc and anarchy that they nj" en-
,;.cly out of their proper element WAC"
order and law prevail. They l"HoF'"'e Il,
PARTISAN warfare, and guerilla i''oS, ~"
robhcrieS. Tie United States las II II
mattcrcd anything to W. what sort oil a GO
vcrnmen, n n~eightoring nation had, 50 it
was orderly, peaceful, and friendly actin.
ated by a Red Republican sentiment of
hatred to monarchical governmental seed
dropped in the public mind by some Of the
early fathers of the Republic, who received
il from the run-mad French philosophers
Of the observation-disclosures been openly hos
tile to MACMILLAN, refusing to recognize
his government, and consulting in grave
debate about lending the Liberals fifty
millions of dollars to conduct their war
against the Empire. Moreover, the hcu-
trality laws were amended by the recent
Congress with the avowcd purpose ofallow-
ing the free shipment Of arms, &C., and
sale of ships to the Liberals. Vessels have
sailed already taking supplies of this kline
10 the Rio Grandc. 1t is evident that there
is not only a shipping OF the weapons OF
war, but a gathering of officers and men
on the border from this country, to aid IN
ovcrthrowing the Empire and we see that
a legion is being enlisted in California to
operate, under General VEGA, on north
western Mexico.
This pressure from without Will increase
as the strength Of the Emperor appears TO
be on the wanc; for "heing IN at the
J death =" is what Il vast nnmDcr OF war
worn veterans" are exceedingly fond Of.
II is not improbable that the Empire may
be forced at last to yield to outside pres
sure. and that the United States may take
to itself the credit of having broken up
the only good government Mexico has had
in our day, and of having RENTED its
people back to the anarchy Of forty years
duration. Our Government may then
consider the question as tothe duty which
will, in that event, dcvolve upon itself: to
give Mexico something like the order
which it will have assisted to destroy.
We imagine that this is ~cxactly. the pass
to which the Republicans of this country
desire to bring that unhappy country. The
New York Herald calls upon President
JOHNSON at once to take Mexico under his
protection, to "pay off the debt to France"
and raise up Il new and prosperous Re
public on our southern bordcr". The
Republic Of Mexico, which orr Govern
mcnt insists is still in existence, is an ot
Republic but il might bc called new iii
were "~prosperous.' We have very little
doubt that ii by the agency Of this oun
try MACMILLAN is driven out, the Federal
Government, will acknowledge its obliga-
ton 10 establish order in Mexico. Ii Ger
tainlv will have incurred Il solemn duty in
this respect; and IS much may be made
by officials and spectators through the
performance Of that duty, there will be no
want Of urgent appeals 10 that end. The
Halls of the M~oNrEZCMAs, or, At all events,
lie Siirer mines Of .Mc"ico, evil pay" yet.
Ii is an idle matter 10 arraicn the domi-
nant party of the North for inconsistency.
Yet, as a mere reference to the past, il
may be a curious subject OF remark :
When the United States was forced 10 de-
clare war with Mexico, that party invcighcl
in the most approved style against ii.
! They expressed the hope that our arms
would lie defeated. Massachusetts, &c
solved herself, by formal act Of legislation,
out Of any such union as that which made
the war: and Ton CoRwGN, a great light
Of Rcpublicauism, expressed his bitter
! hostility to the war by declaring thus in
the House Of Representatives: "lfI were
"a Mexican, as | am an American, | would
"wclcomc them Uhc United States sol
"dicrs) with bloody hands 10 lloSpitablc
"gravcS."
These were the affected sentiments Vi
sympathy, with a wronged community, OF
a party which now proposes to acquire adj
vantagcs over that community by indirec-
! ton, which will confer that sort Of gain
which always ~silences their qualms of con-
science and reconcilcs them TO wrong.
They would, by loans and by extending
, the national protection over the McXicans,
nay stealing, acquire wealth greater than
was secured by that war which was con-
ductcd to maintain the honor and rights of
the country, and which they so bitterly OPP
posed.
Let the Eagle beware. He has skies suili-
| GENTLY expansive already, and prey album
dant to appease unreasonable appetite. He
nav find Mexico 4 very indigeStible affair,
and repent that he swallowed it. Protec-
ton will, we imagine, not 1T all answer 10
restore order to Mexico. Positive rule or
annexation will probably alone accomplish
that. Expanded to 4 degree already dan
gcrous to the integrity of the Union, how
is the area of this great Republic to be
enlarged and held together without the
help OF despotic rule The one-man
bower, We cannot see. While the sub
iect is one to which the people should
! direct their anxious reflections, for one,
we can say that, unless tlcre is TO be a
change soon in the miSrule Of many ty-
rants i'm this country, we would hail with
satisfaction the instalment Of the one i'm
nor;,l ruler. We should then at least have