, 1866-03-03
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.


Ii Marshal Forcy's speech In tue senate on
affairs was prepared With the cognl-
some pretend to believe, the return Of the
French army may not take place so soon Is
Marshal forey knows the subject
wcl!-uo tctter; md his statements bear the
impress Of truth. NJ Rouher tried to le sen
tue effects which Lis words might produce out j
OF doors, BY affirming that the opia1on OF The
Government vas 10. affected by any thing the
late CommanGer.in~Chicso Of the French army
in Mexico said; that tho sentiments expressed
in the speech from the throne were still the
same, and that the Marshal gave uttetancc to
his own private views and to those Of no one
else. ii. Rouher Is Minister Of State, and In
theory Prime Minister; but 1t Is no more than
The Hopinion Of the Government" IT by
Government Is meant the members Of tile
Cabinet onlY) Is, no doubt, the same It always
was. and 1t was from tho outset as much op-
posed to the expedition to Mexico as that OF
the public generally: But 1t sometimes oc-
ours that tho views Of the Emperor IRE differ
ent from those of lis ministers, and they
never weze moru 50 than On this question Of
Noting shows more clearly the Ignorance
of thf scmtottfcial writers who have been de-
scrlb1ng Mexico as now perfectly able to take
care Of herself than Marshal Forey's speech-
The account he gives Of tho country and the
parturc of the French must be correct, and
known to be 30 hy the Emperor The Mar
shal complains that the t.great fdea' dere1-
oped In Els Najesty's letter to the comman-
der of the forces il not rightly understood in
France, and. he declares It as his deliberate
opinion that It would be highly dangerous to
bring back the troops To speak Of national
spirit cxistfng in Mexico Is absurd. There Ia
no national spirit there. and II such thing as
national spirit ever existed, long continued
anarchy has auplhilated It. The moment the
army returned from Mexico, the whole OF the
French rcsidcntsNoulf hare to return with
1t, and ii they remained, would be exposed to
acts OF violence more iniq uftous than any yet
Witnessed.
But it is not French citizens and French fn-
terests only TINT have to be defended. France
must have regard to tho population who re-
ccived her soldiers with open arms, and who
cannot be abandoned to their enemies. When
people say that those who cried 'tViva Maxi
mtlfan'' should now defend him, they do not
reflect that the Mcxicans have not acquired
sufficient confidence In their own strength,
for they have been utterly denoEalizel by
those who oppressed and plundercd them.
They must be allowed time to grow into
strength and courage but France must con-
tinue by their side and help them 10 support
the government they haye chosen for them
selves. Fiance, surely, would not incnr the
reproaeh Of not having fully comprchendcc
the great lden Of the Emperor; but, above
nll, she cannot deliver up these populations
very first intelligence Of the retreat Of the
French, the promoters Of liscord would re-
appear on the scene. The brigands who are
now scattered would once more rally round
|. the flag Of Juarcz.
The Marshal paTe as O. proof Of what be
stated the fact that even at this day the
towns evacuated by tue French troops arc at
nr,no hor ~ ho frho h1faufa a mi
Is the dread Of rcprisals from the partfsans OF
Juarez. Maximilian Is doing his best to re-
generate that unhappy country. lie l. or.
ganizing tho army, the finances, public IN
struction, the administration Of juatice, He
listens 10 the advice Of those sent out to him
have before their eyes as model the eoursgc
and the discipline Of the French army. With
respect to the relations subsisting between
France aud the United Statcsy MaFahnl Forcy
observed that he was not competent to say
any more than th1s-he had too much esteem
for the great American Republic to think TINT
it would prefer republic Of plnndcrers and
brisands In Mexico to q monarchy with hon
orahle men, based on the principles OF clvllf-
zatton. ....
he asked what must now be done to COM
plete the moral work which Franco has uu-
dertRken. His deliberate opinion was that
more troops must be sent to Mexico, and rs
the Senator'S, be added that II not more
troops, ut least those that were there should
remain. and more sacrifices In money must be
madel It WIS once said that France was rich
enough to pay for her glory: and would it be
glorious to leave imperfect the enterprise she
has commenced tn q distant ands lie ad-
mitted that money had its Importance but
was it right that, for mere sum Of money,
the realization of SO great design, conceived
by the Emperor, should be endangered? He
did not think So
When the Marshal concluded his speech, q
few Senators said, Very good, very good =
cause they agreed will bun as to the necessity
Of fresh sacrifices OF men and money than out
ot compliment TO himself
cannot say what truth there Is in the rumor
that there was any concert between Marshal
Fo1ey and the Emperor, but believe that
the sentiments to which he gave utterance
peror, though he declared that he merely
spoke for himself With regard to the danger
which the Marshal said would be SURE to fol-
low from the withdrawal Of the French army, d,
La France observes:
Two considerations Teassure as. The hfs.
that no one out Of France can desire or hopo
that We should quit Mexico, aud abandon,
without guaranty, to the hazard Of violent
reaction and nunrchicnl passions the Interests
which We went to that country to guard The
second Is, that We 9uit Mexico me respect
due 10 onr name and Tue kno"leose OF out
power VIII remain Mter US, anu N no 4naflel M
% tue MDFlo - NY oouy tEnotar. ~. 1nat tus
s"otu o. F9anee ~ ncYel i sno aas on " pfoeee'
I15nt II; or D ~ asen:e ~ UJmy. .,..
France speaks Is not limited Perhaps It hopes
that the Americans will Themselves support
the throne o1 Na1lmnlaa y aeaiast lls a9mes.1c
enemies. No oouos tlanee y p1M p sa1n t 10 4s- M
!ena nef s':nss, Au ~ 70 pon!snt .aosf nno ~ ~,
vaVe lncW LUZ !. euusI ttt%,,sa tnsnut - .u7 ~
llsnlo q tne ElnpS1oi Maau.t1anos ~ ~,
tache9. fFaues "outu uaxe " ssuu ous
sctonu al1nJ M!0 pIs ~, y ". =. IL nnia
oettef 70 femain untu .ns AeA.eAas ate Ho!s
TO project thelr o"a I1s1is aaa aEense tneis eil
own ~lopes, nut wh.en h Aassnan Eosgy tas ,teia
u-anu u. ae nus not ostn ~ ~ SonIl
%nS " .r~ITr ~ r.1r n.rrs r,rssr
fparis 1Feb. Il, cnnesnondent Of lie London
Trmef.] -
An article headed Fre4ch Interests in
Mexico " appeared in the Presse Of Saturday.
The writer profcsscd to show that the protec-
tion of French citizens and the enforcement
OF their claims on the Mexican government
ceTr not The sole o5ieet Of The Freach expedition,
and that iron ,he outset II tcas np1attd 10
found a monarchy tchfeh n4iG|M serre u cheek
10 Tie adraa<s Of shs doato Saron race in the
dition had no as ather Object than the OF one % jast
oe.Mssn ~ anl sna saeiees .I riagee aooh
10, The article vas n Inn me nearlv fonr
columns, but was written with the moderation
to be expected from a writer who has the
fear of an advertisement before his eyes.
Moderation, however, was a poor
1r.arpnty If safety Il, the nrpspnt 7rHtNrre