The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-25
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,overnment frankly manifested its principles; 1t ap
800 10 The view Of this Catholic people IN the charac
Ter of an opposition armed with power against religion
and the Church. aud the latter, as victim inundated
by the government defended ITSELF herucay, sllernl
The consequences o. terrible persecution ana lerisline
nohly for the holy cause D! justice TheI
she preates, leaving orr country carried VIII
which should take place wond bring with Il
complete moral and religious restoration
Today, returning after such chah. 10 DO preselt -
tbe inmolaon OF all our principles, the contamination
OF the ru n OF the church, have received blow such
as is only received at The dea of all human hope Then
the church had only enerny-the gov eminent that
persecuted IL To-day has twotha sa government
which still Ives Ia the country which st has
OF its own an army that contends hand to hand FOL
every foot ground and that upon the aid OF IL.
principles and interests in the enemys camp and in the
capital; enemy who's Rrst occupation Il rs carry
into effect che o dsI'rSs , plan. Of . in re
received the blow from the hands Of open enemy
friends of the church and protectors Of It's
liberties. - Then We could pub
lish our protests and our pastoras to-day the
press is bound in snch nsnner that IL is only open
70 those who favor the intervention" The whole dOc-
vail OF at the betrayal OF their hopes by
those into whose hands they had BETRAYED their
Seldom in history we fnd document repete
With the evaporation Of disappointment. They ac-
knowledge too finally that the wars wagsd by the lib
erals only against the opposition Of the Church TO
"lberty and REFORM The clergy had thrown their
b,ne bee the lions of Europe, and they we're
Il was wrenched of They had invited the invader to
oppose the constitutional reforms OF tho liberals only
them, when firmly IN power espouse those reforms
Was a Of the most glazing inconsistency all
sides France had proclaimed that she espoused the
OF the ''reaconists " she no sooner reached the
capital than he overturned the she had sed,
and espoused the cause she had overturned while at the
same with 50 900 troops she batted against thu
now pscr bed upou ibs code Of Mexico. Il was
bold proof that il was might not right which dictated
the Invasion aud thai the ruler Of France and his ad
Mil Ian ns
10 reference to the history and political condition Of
Mexico, else that they warred idea. ami chose
- waste some Of the best blood Of France upon soil
winch could yield return for the prodga outlay
either in honor, justice glory wealsl, but which
might fix an indeble stain upon that glorious escucheon
which almost "a much the pride Of tho United States
o. of France.
But Macmillan is onthroned and We hnd II is neces-
sry for France retain so 900 troops sustain him
where the SURFACES o. the people have placed him II
has become matter OF pride 10 the French ruler 70
sieast, II he cannot consolidate the monarchy which
his moral pachcation'' scheme has erected to
tinue the farce with the hope that lucky of
fortune may enable him to reap the honors or drawn
game, whore the be rails play well with their knights
and pawns as Napoleon with his king and bishops
MISTAKES OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR IN REGARD TO
MEXICO.
Napoleon Ill made great mistake in the character Of
the people whose territory he invaded He should have
taken lesson from Napoleon l., whose genius not
suicient 10 impose upon Spain government with King
Napoleon at the opening of this century, was wonder
fully sim lar all phases to the invasion Of Mexico
BY his nephew in 1852 the same appointment Of note
Abes, and the same farce of imposing foreign prince
upon the peopl, The period Of occupation Of the
tries will doubtless correspond very nearly Said Tally
hear the last shot fired in war with people who have
fought eight hundred years with the Moors Mexico,
from the hearts Of the liberals echoes the same sen
has forgotten that when France invaded the Peninsula
Spa had but eleven million Inhabitants, that she was
IN immediate contact with France: which might
10 prosecute the war, or 10 rapidly reinforce
any threatened point ana thai. Notwithstanding shc
4sSuld not conquer her II France thus failed to
.ncr conntrv w. at her very door how could she
hope TO conquer . cous.rvv SIX thousand miles dis
tan with territory nearly four ga onsha' times a.
IN common against her, and POSSESSING country
smneny adapted the partisan style OF warfare which
nusulaY In Typographical features which might enable
partisan bands TO maintain destructive warfare Mexico
= eminently like Span Her mountain ridges hcr wat
and centres Of populatonwhich cannot all be held
suce by invading force-rcnder her capable OF bril-
walton against any number Of troops which Napoleo
may be able bring against her In the present pcca
condition Of Europe.
DEVELOPMENT OF MENnOo.
We believe that all that France planned In refe
the future development OF Mexico will be real
ized but not through the influence Of any invading Pow
ncnsrchioai channel your must change the politica
condition Of the uHed States and also its form Of gov
ernment 1t would take standing army Of one hun
lred thousand foreign troops in Mexico to crush out Ia
lsaven Of dissensions which would constantly mpreg
nate the people from contact with and, ss Ne ar
osaselessiy advancing westward with our civilization
and building up powerful States in march, the eor
% establish upon our frontiers . monarchy, undtr III
y o. m H.
backward instead OF an advancing pace In the orde
Of the worlds march westward
gess OF the human and that like the spheres which
whT around It, 1t has it's orbit Of revolution. May no
ncress,na cS,ssssop ~ Il. p..,Sss .o WI,
develops and calls forth steady growth Of brain force
Does this advance OF the human element forcing be
fore 81 the great wave OF intellectual improvement ndi
cate that In future ngee when In its has SWEEP
the Pacific and impingcd upon the eastern Asia
border that the ns,ionates there found
move westward towards Europe-westward westward
until in the ceaseces revolution, they meet Amer
lean natona ltcs-thcn dead Asia is to-day-snd
immens3y in its revolution Of the world, fore,
q IN ouS INN It's Irresistible onward msrchY TIT
ssars o. such insssons Is that Of France In xexic
may impede, but scarcely exer Ss.o'F -4-' y
4. In The French expedition the French Emperor ha
bsyed one Of those far reaching game: 50
81 him man who could reach the throne o. rtnn"e
SscSed BY brain that has deep insight Into me -
Mus phases OF any problem which may interest," Nm y.
THIS Mexican problem nc %.1s this ~sa
cFcdetcrmined result which, IN common WIN nu'O ~
Il sfhxed 70 our civil war; II was from tne wy ~
the rebellion, hCCepsco - svie6SN :
shss The UuIled states we're divided never more 70
united. Reasoning from ali precedent, they nac e''
sssht 10 draw this conclusion. was reasoue" !" u
SOUTH following tendency Of the ns,'u' ms whit
exserd there In $780, would naturally gaa~sr the dcn
Ant classes into powerful aristoctc faction, which,
with their education aud natural Tenderness
would form q limited monarchical government
could not have been entirely outside OF the vista
Napoleon III. that In such an event the south mig
havc found 70 her advantage TO link herself 70 va
milan and form with Mexico great empire, Of whit
che latter country would have been q dependent
France could then have more than enjoyed the real
q one OF her dreams In reference 70 her Mexican @
qucst-uot only the obtaining OF cotton for herself,
almost It's entire monopoly. II was also very vi
plan great contest 70 be within easy reacn
The bursting Of the Western stars There were mlgn
and valuable fragments 10 be gathered up In such
event They could not fcresec the result through
convex achromatc lenses OF liberty In the nineteen
century, but chose rather TO look at the movem'
through the concave goggles which monarchicai Euro
pus whenever she looks at thing republican IN
Old or New World. efnG
We officially informed that the French troops W
all be removed from the Mexican soil by November, ~
'thc FIRST being intended 70 depart in Novemb
1893 Z" There is immensely between intention a
action We do believe that the French troops will