The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-24

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WASHINGTON, April 23-Cho President to-day
sent u message the House of Representatives in
response to the resolution ing information in
relation to the proposed evacuation of Mexico by
the French military forces, incosng number OF
documents. among which are toe following -
MR.. SEWARD TO THE MARQUIS DE MoNrHoLoN.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Fe1ruary
IL sir :-On the 9th OF December | mad the honor
10 submit 10 ou IN writng for the information Of
the Emperor, a cOmnuH cauon up the subject of
affairs iii Mexico as affected by the ;,reseuce of
French armed TO. ces III that country.
On the 29Uh of January thereafter GU favored me
with reply 10 that communication which reply had
Deen transmit en- TO YCu by M DrouYu de Lhuys
under the date of the 81 OF the same month. have
submitted 1t 10 the ITesident OF the United States
1t Is now made my duty to revert to the interesting
question which ias thus been brought under discus
SION. In the first ace, take notice OF points which
are made by NJ. Dlouyn oe Lhuys. lie declared
that The French eXyeCltion into Mexico had IN 1t
nothing nos he TO the lnstltutonslof the New World
and Still less OF any thing hostile 10 United States
, AS proofs OF tins nendly statement. ne refers to
the aid III blood and treasure which France conrl-
buted IN our heVo uuonary TO the cause OF oar
national independence; to the preliminary proposI-
ton that France made TO us that we should JON her
IN her expedition to Mexico and, final TO The neu-
rallty which France has pracised in the painful
civil wal Though which we have Just successfully
passed. 1t gives me pleasure TO acknow edge that
the assurances thus given on the present occasion
that the French expedition, in its original design
had no political obj cts motives, harmonIze en-
trely with the expressions winch abound in the ear
ller correspond ehce OF the Minister for Foreign
and Mexico
We accept with especial pleasure the reminiscence
OF our traditional friendship.
M. DToUyn de Lhuys next assures us that the
French Government IS disposed to hasten as much
as possible the recall OF ITS troops from Mexico We
hail the announcement as being virtual promise of
relet TO THIS Government from the apprehensions
and anXietes which We're the burden OF that com
municaton OF mIne which NJ. DrOuyn de Lnuys has
under consideration,
NJ. Drouyn de Lhuys proceeds to declare that the
haR nsNtn.
Mexico has been to Iollow up the satisfaction to
which she had night, after having resOrted to
been exhausted.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys sa S that it Is Enown how
many and Legitimate were the CLAIMS OIL French sub
Jects which caused the resort to arms. He then
minds us how on a former occasion the United
% States had waged war ON Mexico. On this point 1t
seemed equally necessary and proper to say that the
war thus referred TO not made or sought by the
United States, but was accepted by them under pro-
vocaClohs OF very grave character. The uansac-
uon is past and the necessity and Justice of the pro-
ceednPs of the United States are questions winch
now rest only within the province of history
France, think, will acknowledge that neither in
the beginning of our Mexican war nor in its prose
cution nor in tine terms on winch we ref red Trnn,
that successful contest did the United States assume
any position inconsistent with the principles which
are now maintained by us in regard 10 the French
We are, as have been, in relations of amity and
friendship equally with France and with Mexico,
and, therefore, we cannot, consistently with those
relations constitute ourselves judge of the original
merits OF the war which is Waged Ween them.
we can speak concerning that war onlv so far as
we are anected by its bearing upon ourselves and
npon republican and American institutions on this
continent.
Nj. Drouyn de PHuys declares that the French
Amy, IN entering Mexico, did not carry monarchi-
cal traditions III the Iods of its flag. In this copnec.
ton he refers the fact that there were at the time
OF the expedition, number OF influential men in
mexico who de'pared OF obtaining order out of the
conditions of republican rule then existing there
back upon monarchy.
>, In tins connection we reminded that one OF the
later Presidents OF Mexico offered to use his DO yer
Tor the re-establshment of royalty We are further
informed that, at the tine of the French invasion,
the persons before referred to deemed the moment
TO nave arrived Tor making an appeal to the people
OF Mexico in taVor OF monarchy. NJ Drouyn de
Lhuys remarks that the French overnment did not
Geem II dutY to discourage that supreme effort OF
Ihe powerful party which had its origin long ante
rior TO the French expedition.
M. Drouyn de Lhuys observes that the Emperor,
holds in common with the United States, declared
ON that occasion that the question of change of
Mi1ons MsHiCan rested soey on me sufitages OF the
OrOuyn de LhUys gives MS a copy of q letter which
tne emperor addressed to the COMMANDMENTS I Chief
VI he french expedition on the capture of Puebla
mnlcn letter contained the following words :-"Cur
' ODIeoI' you know, is not to impose ON the Mexi-
cans government against their will nor TO make
our success aid the triumph of anv marty whatso
ever. l desire that Mexioo may rise 10 a new lie
and that soon, reg enerated by a Sovernment
founded on the national will on pTncinIes of order
anu OF progress and OF respect Tor the laws OF
hons that she owes to France her lepose and her
prosperity" ~ ~
France is acquainted with the relations NJ tho
United states towards the other Amelcan States
10 which have referred, and IS aware of the sense
that the American people entertain in regard 10 he
OBJ igaons and dut es due from them to those other
States. ''i0i
We are thus brought back to the single question
winch formed the subject OF my communication OF
Ihe 6th of December last, namely ;-"Ihe desirable.
ness OF an adjustment of question, the continuance
OF wmch must be necessarily prejudical TO the
harmony and friendship which have hitherto
always existed between the United States and
France" ~ ~
This Government does not undertake to say how
the CLAIMS OF indemnity and satisfaction for winch
the war Wnlch France waglnP IN Mexico was
originally msttuted shall now be adjusted in dis
continuing whaI IN its progress has become war of
Polucal intervention, dangerous to the United
States, and to republican institutions In the AmeTi-
can hemisp here. Recogniz ng France and the re
pnDhc OF Mexico as belgerents engaged IN war Ive
leave all questions concerning those claims and m
IDENTITIES TO them. The United States rest content
with submitting to France the exigencies OF nm am
barrassing SITUATION IN Mexico, and expressino Tho
hope that Brance nav find some manner ySh;cH
shall at once be consistent with her nterests and
honor. and with the principles ana interests of the
United States 10 relieve that situation without m.
UTiOus delay.
L. Drouyn de LhuYs repeats on this oecasion what
he has heretofore written namely That II depends