American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1866-01-25
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
5 INTERESTING OFFICIAL PAPEIiS.

MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
INTERESTING OFFICIAL PAPERs.
Below will be found an epitome of voluminous
papers relative to emigration to Mexico, which
were presented to the Senate Wednesday
Senior Romero first called the attention Of Mr..
Seward, July 9th, 1854 to an address of Gen. Ma
gruder, nd Gov. Vidsurs reply, showing an un-
Outstanding between the traitors in Mexico and the
insurgents in the United States. He intimates that
the French Minister to Mexico Montholon, was
working to that end, and that armed immigration
from the Atlantic States and California was in i'm
mediate contemplation.
Under date of February g. 1865, he further mott
fed the Secretary of bis understanding that SET
Element had been proposed by Napoleon, by virtue
of which the Mexican States of Tamanlipas, New
Leon, and Coahuila with parts Of San Luis Potosi'
Zaccatecss. Durango and Chihuahua, and almost
the whole of Sonora and the Peninsula Of Lower
California were to be coded to France, and that TO
make SO considerable portion of Mexican terrific
ry acceptable, the Emperor would plant military
colony which would shelter the remainder Of the
country from illibusterug from the United STATES
This arrangement again reminded the secretary
of facts slightly resembling the present. wnen the
Representatives of the French Government IN
Mexico protested against the treaty concluded be-
tween Mexico and the United States, which was OF
much less Importance than the present, only be-
cause of vague rumors, more or less ROUNDED mat
it had been concluded, and before they had ofhc
notice of its execution.
Mr.. Seward replies under date of February rs,
1866 that the protest has been placed on as test'
mony to the course of Mr., Romero.
In the month of April, Mr.. Romero communica'
ted to Mr.. Seward the correspondence between the
rebel General Slaughter and the Mexican General
Meja relative to the capture of the Mexican steam
or Orrstable, as additional proof Of the identity OF
political interests which exists between the insur
gents of the country and the partsans of the French
cause in Mexico.
In a communication dated July 4th, Romero ad
duces further evidence e. Mexican completely with
the rebels, and states that the commander at the
post Of Bagdell informed Gen. Slaughter that he
had secret instructions to permit the introduction
of arms and ammunitions of war that might be de-
sired and that they should pass freely for the Con-
federacy.
He also asserts that there was in Monterey an
agent of the Confederacy accredited to the agents
of the French and that General Mea had prom
issd General Slaughter be would do everything in
his favor. He also shows that the Confederate
States were carrying on trade with Mexico ana
other countries throughout theports OF Mexico, ana
that It was carried on with the consent OF the
French in Mexico. To all these statements Mr.. j.
promises to give them the attention to which they
are entitled.
On July sth, Mr.. Romero communicates state
ment and letters relating to the schemes Of mir.
Gwin for organizing colony in Mexico, and show
ing that Gen Bazane had authority to let him have
the needed assistance. Among the letters found Is
one from Mr. Ben. Wood, of New York, in which
he said soule is in the Gwin enterprise, and the
French Emperor will give him all the aid he desires
and that he will go out as Director General IN
charge Of a very peculiar kind of colonization.
Mr.. Seward writes to Minister Bigelow, January
| 18th, incosing these letters relative to Mexican
| colonization, and requesting him to present them
| to Drouyn de l'Huys, and frankly inform him thar
the sympathies of the American people are already
| considerably excited in favor Of the Republic o.;
Mexico, and they are disposed to regard with i'm
patience the continued intervention Of France in
that country; and that any favor shown to the pro-
| ceedlngs of Dr. Gwnn of the Emperor of Mexico
BY the Government of France will tend greatly to
increase that Impotence.
The President to-day sent to the Senate In com
pance with the resolution respecting the occu-
| pancy by the French troops of the Republic oil
| Mexico and the re-establishment Of Monarchy
there inclosisg report OF the Secretary OF State
and the documents are very vouminous, comnenc'
ing as far back as March 25th, 1861. and ending
with December Ith 1865. ....
The first ia letter from Mr.. Dayton to Mr.. Sew
ard which communicated the fact that negotiations
| Mexico had been completed on favorable terms,
| and that he would soon sail for Mexico.
Mr.. Seward in letter to Mr.. Bigelow, Sept. 9Th
1865 says The intense popular interest awakened
by civil war during few years has tended in some
degree to degenerate the socitude which the saua'
ton of foreign affairs calculated to create; but
that interest is now rapidly subsiding, and It may
be reasonably anticipated that henceforth Congress
and the people will give large share Of attention
to questions of an extaneous character, and chief
among these is that of our relations toward France
with regard to Mexico. Nor does it seem unvise
| to take into consideration the fact that the pres
ence Of military force of two nations for some
time confronting each other across the border has
q tendency which both regret to produce
The French Government has hitherto shown IT.
self inattentive TO this inconvenience while this
Government has been desireus to practice square
prudence.
| A dispatch. including letters from the French le
CATION with reference to Mexican refugees 10 New
York and Washington preparing movement in ia
yor Of Juarez the first as far back as July, 1865.
|