The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-24
The Mexican News.

paper, yesterday, says:
There has been some excitement
created by the recent news from
Mexico, that few hundred Ameri-
cans crossed the Rio Grande, stormed
the imperial city of Bagdad, cap
tured party of Imperial troops, and
actually summoned couple of Napo-
Icons gun-boats to surrender. All
this might have been expected. There
are plenty of rowing fellows to be
found, especially among the dis
charged officers and soldiers of the
rebel army, to undertake raids OF this
kind. for which, of course, the Go
vernment is not responsible. Al
though the Monroe doctrine was lite
rally represented in the persons of
the parties who participated in this
freak, not one of them, we will ven
ture to say, had any political idea
upon the question. They regard the
French and Austrians in Mexico as
flibusters, and they thought they
might as we'll do little filibustering
too; so they made dash at Bagdad,
scared the soldiers of Maximilian, and
carried off a goodly share of booty.
They had probably read the state
ment of M. Druyn de Lhuys to Mr..
Bigelow, the other day, that if we
Mexico, we must make our applica-
tions to Mexico, and not to France,
and they we're just acting on this III
plomatic suggestion.
But, joking apart, there is no
danger, of course, that this escapade
on the Rio Grande will complicate
our Government with France. The
fact IS well known, we presume, that
there is abundance of the fllibuster-
ing element to be found in the coun-
try at present, and that Mexico is a
very tempting spot just now for the
application of fillibustering tenden-
cies. It was but the other day that
an offer was made to the Mexican
Consul at San Francisco Of two regi-
ments, armed and equipped, to enter
the service of the liberal cause when
ever and wherever the Consul pleased
to send them. These were, no doubt,
composed chiefly of retired rebel
soldiers. There is hardly a vessel
leaving these ports for Chill or Peru
that does not carry few Northern
men and a good mahy Southerners to
those countries, with the intention Of
taking up arms there. They may go
to those localities, just as they cross
into Mexico, as emigrants, and the
Government has no power to prevent
them.
The French Jou7au sles Debuts, re-
4>O
pondence between Capt. Clouet and
Gen. Weitzel, who is in command of
the American troops Mt Matamoras,
expressed great fears of collision
between the French and American
troops, and said that the situation
was not without peril to France, for if
it took her ten years to subdue the
MeXicans, what would be the conse-
quence if q war with the United
States was to ensue? Perhaps these
tillibuster's who attacked Bagdad are
trying to furnish q solution to the
French editors ideas.
The House bill relating to the
elective franchise in the District of
Columbia having been acted upon IN
part, and recommitted, was reported
on Friday. AS thus amended, it
provides:
l. That every male person twenty
one years of age, except paupers,
persons under guardianship and
criminals, who has resided in the
District six months, is entitled to
vote
2. That rejection or refusal to
receive votes of all thus entitled to
vote is punishable by fine not exceed
ing five thousand dollars, or impri-
sonment one year in the District Jail,
or both.
8. That wilful disturbance of any
elector in the exercise of his fran
chise is liable to a fine of one thou
sand dollars, or Imprisonment thirty
days, or both.
Other provisions relate to prepara-
ton of check list, etc.
The clause requiring the voter to
know how to read and write is
stricken out
Colonel Forney writes to the Phila-
delphia Press, from Washington ::
g Gradually, yet surely, the Difficult
ties in the way of restoration are sub
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