, 1866-06-19
Letter from Mr.. Motley to Count
MensdOrfR,

Letter from Mr.. Motley to Count
MensdorR.
A Protest against Austrian RctnGorce.
mentt.
III, zoTIxX TO COUNT 9Ersponr.
VtHsaA, May d, 1858.
twill doubtless be within your Excrlenzys re-
collection that on the 7sn oi ApEi1. bad the honor
to lay before Jou, fol conpden1lai petusal, de-
patch Of ny oWn 10 4f. Seward, secrst4ry Of State
oi the Unifed sta'es.
nom The Secretary Of 3tate, snsuoctiDg me 10
make u earnest and emphatic prol 1T a was COM
pati6,e eitn the profound respec: entertained BY
nens sealnst the departure Of any additional sol.
dierr from Austria a-h!nst Mexico: The language
of the protest which ! vas thus instructed
patch which l lad the honor Of supmt''ine
10 your gssusal b*tere sending It 70 Wash,
so II 1sntRx sc, hst ss,.,.
lha position Of the Au.tnsn Government
ina, you had no further obFesTutlons 70 make upon
1t. Since forwarding thAt psp:r to Washington
hare received dispatcher OF grave natufo lrLn ny
Instructions Just receiver by nc from Nj. Seward
are n sns"er to my 1lafe9nents to him under date
Of 9Th March last, that the military supplementary
convention between ths Austrian Government and
the Government Of Mexico, recognized here Is tho
legitimate one had been rtQned Oh The 11th OF
wsa ~od 8 1T ,ooa oae
from Trieste to Vera Cruz, md nj least As many
n1ore IN the antumn.
sgatn most respectfully calling your E1cel1eucy's
shropsSout The Gai'ed ets,ss On ,he snbiset Il
use tbs mosi courteous and becoming terms That
are compatible nith faithful execution Of tue
IL IT, pe rSt f NJ b
for reasons deemed sufficient ny ltseik to make war
upon another Independent natlou, and not oe1ng
81 nEs e
y msintaineo neuttsl1ty IN the VA. exsttu. during
the past few ear between t-e Empire Of France
United ststst Government has not ceassa to main-
tain friendly rela'lona. THIS preservation of neu-
ttalty bas oeen rendered The more diacnlt In pro-
penple Of the United sta,ea that tue war began bJ
.nd WITH . i:elsia,er of III poa.iei hteunon On
The par Of France. mas contlaued. = It ware, in
tniteiy for the purpose OF psrpetuat1ne On ihe
bordeIs Of our o~n Terri 'orf+ foreign imperial
goysrnment. BY means OF European troops. - j
It II hoped that at LAST an arrangement has been
effected bI WHICH the French troops, heretofore
preventing 1rli expression Of the NATIONAL will II
.s1R Aus
moment therefore, would almost inevitably In. /
gsase the general excitement N inc United ,tates
tuoueha-eHonepus & such 4 suupo.itfon neaIiv
b-tbat the government Of Ansifn wal aoYal
TO tueeeed that or France In an nr1ed aud
PROTECTIVE alliance viii the new Goyernn,snt @
ah1ch 1t wtshe. to ece established In We1cp.
A thousand volunteers, many OF whom peshsp.
army. Will be regsrced IS the precur Of an in.
definite number, sufficient 10 supply the void lett
II hs <sz II .s FehEs s
people In reEard to heir form Of government. TIE
3,s. 01,tsa sats. Government hs. ftom ne oeEmn!ng
fs1 intafe aedateese1ee IL me naotluntion Of n
1mpsf,;l liz 'e1s.gn sod mttI5iy he
should tat,.iy t!.ef tbat such va unqnes1,onsoiy
The will Of the Mexican people Thai vii. IN he
opinion Of the United s'ares Government, can
aee,s aod ssmies. Il has, ,hesefose aatne H. wv
prutKacfed diplomatic correspondence with the |
Frerch Imperial Government. heen upaale TO "a |
nit the validity Of the revolution supposed TO ts7o
been effected In the uove1nnent Of Mexico chiefly |
b. the meant Of European fotce..
meat. 1t expressed rseK ~ undess stsudlna tns Em.
pt1ur OF the French 10 announce to The UniIed |
States h,s immediate purpose 10 orinR TO IN end |
them, and tn gooa fl.h to al buck, without stpu.
ahon OF condition on the part of the United states
1pon the pI1uclple OF non Intervention to WINCH
sss The secrelary OF state, is nom is heatnnln8
guarantee TO alt nadous Of tho respect Of ihe
people IN eytFJ other stslc. It 1s tbs chlst rie
msnt Of foreign tntertouf-1 In our history. This
Inncn Of Information naye thought It not super
I'd satts Goye.n a. to ihat of f!1nee OF lts sen
an now Instructed 10 tay to tae Imperial Royal
go!einment Of Antirta that IN the opanlon OF he
United statss Tho time seans 10 have arrived Then
the poeion oEiheiF government In seIsuon to Mex.
leo should frankly md distinctly bo made known
70 the Imperial Ro, u Govesumenf and to others
uhom ltm1y directly concern. The United States
@ so. s.s.ons Wnsa seem t9 thsm 70 be just sud 10
tain that The domestic, republican government u
.oe onT iesi11male ene ex.stEE n Mexso. They
y OF M a. 'ses
mate relations toward Mexico, and 'hef just
rna,,nn, rnn1snsn IN the ansi5s q tho American
f11en. 81 70 s Of at
tt npon iae Ffenea oeysrmen1 tns1f ttEone. and as
KEY ,he fasonaole desife tor the w,hulawa Of
ntn.sa,on, It now becomes proper for Tho Uplted
,9 s,t for poi.ica objects
SoysI1@sat, ;h;n ,nsy srs opposed 10 10y fSisset
n!fssennon III Of lne tame character In thst country
y fs1ss: an' seeordns,y tnsrucea 10 state ,a,t the
United atate+ sincerely ce.ire that Austria may
ind 1t 3uat aDd eIpedient 10 come upon the ground
81 :, 1e ns IN Sh,sh Z aa,ned
Tlted France. They could not bat regard rs mat
ter Of tefons concern the despatch Of any troops
.95 wne as Th6
mens remains under confederation.
nave now faithfully LAID before your E1rellency,
permi. the potIlon Of the United Staes In regard
TO Mexico.
unlil recently hare been instructed by my Gov
eminent 10 abstain Hom formal political d,1cns-
s.ons here O. the Important erents occurring IN that
COUNTY IN repeated occasions. however, l have |
iet It appsopttate to express N consleons language
q the United States Gove!nment and people A. to
me auempt 70 e.taohsh foreign and Imperial .:o1-
hAEe bean no Recret to those With whom have had
The honor # eonves,1ug, but ii is now only that
nsnt sta viii nc whels weight Of fpsan aha'eres
influence It may be thought to pot.ess over the
general sentiment OF the world. There has been
Of the American people On the subject, From
1lnr 70 nme u has 6een ny duty to place before
ne imperial soyal Government an doenments eman,-
ting nom The Cabinet at Warrington relating 10 the
atalts Of Mexico. The diplomatic core .poudenee
q ihe un!ied states Government R1lh that Of
FIanfe' Irom the beR1nnm1 OF tbe
10 very recent pesiod; has been regularly
printeo* ana IL Niihin the reach Of
f. in,teG Wn9 %,'n 10 feaa T. raoe ssnsnt tn TIC
european Governments and M .old1ers for ihe p1r-
existing iu''uttc MS. ind controlling lbe destiny of
American republics. has been manifested il every |
~ay IN which 1t vas possible to make l. kuown-oy |
folemn resolutions Of Congress-, BY The utiesauces
Of great public meetings, without tietlnctlou Of |
psrty, AZ ny the general voice os The American
pFexk. The feelings Of the American people sod
it eucess1ve administrations, exhibited through
the whole OF their national career, and publicly
10 torc1ble and armed Interference BY European
Hov eIs wth nc e.fabtiehed institutions on The
d po I'D Whss1s4 ti
attaened 10 inem bY European opinion, 4 natter Of
hlstory and Known TO mankind suen interference
long proclaimed. on the hIchest ofcial author-
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