Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-14
THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.
Will They Go HOme-What If They DO,
and What If They DOn'tc

From Mexican Times, City of Mexico) May 49,
THE FRENCH EVACUATION OF MEXICO.
This journal published that portion of
the correspondence, last week, which re-
ferred to the above event. The matter is set
tied, so far as NJ. DRoUYN DE L'HUYs' dis
patch is concerned, but not by any means as
regards its inevitable cOnsummation. Di-
plomacy has the "honor and interest of
France" to fall back upon, and history has
taught the world that France can no more
be bullied than she can be beaten. If she
retires thus she reverses history and loses
her prestige.
We do not believe in the first place, that
the French troops UiH be withdrawn.
Eighteen months is a long time, and radical
North American insolence and aggression
may become insuferable Mr.. Stewards
menace of Austria and the rest of the
world Gen. SHERIDANs hatred of emigrA
ton; Gen. WEITzEL's conduct on the Rio
Grande, and various other marked unfriend-
" acts, show that the chronic bullying of
that party has not exhausted itself, aud
that the only question is, how far it will be
carried unless speedily checked? NAPO-
LEON the Third is far seeing and sagacious
sovereign, but the mistake Of his reign was
in not fighting the battles of Mexico in Nir-
ginia, and guarding the line of the Rio
Grande by holding the fords Of the Poto-
mac. However, let the past be forgotten.
The future is young enough aud bright
enough, and there are enough brave and
earnest men to inspire hope, if wise plan
be adopted and steadfastly maintained.
There are some Mexican gentlemen who
pretend to rejoice over the evacuation, the
probable destruction of Imperialism, and
the occupancy of their country by the Yam
KEGS.
Suppose the French do go-suPpose the
Imperial dynasty is ended-and, after all,
the Yankees come. Then what?
They will penetrate every town, hacienda
and city they will seize the reins of gov
ermmsnt and fill every position with men Of
accommodating views and morals: the In
dams will be colonized into narrow limits
and legislated into eternity every mine will
be penetrated and exhausted squatters will
swarm over every hacienda and argue or
drive the true owners away in despair;
national customs and habits will be derided;
religion scoffed at; the traditions Of the
people Knocked every avenue of enterprise
and every source of wealth will be choked
and grappled by q vast, eager, rushing null
titude.
Perhaps no people ever made a greater
mistake than is made now by Mexicans in
Judging the American army of ScoTT and
the Republican army Of GRANT. The
former is no more the same army as the
latter than was SAMPSON unshOrn and SANP-
son lying helpless in the soft lap of the vo-
luptuous DELILAH. America, as represented
by the Radical party, has drank so much
human blood that her thirst is hot and
angry. She has given way to such fearful
passions that her disposition is despotic and
overbearing. She has seen so many men
die, and so many corpses lying stark and
stiff all over the land, that her eyes are cal
lous and her heart is iron. She has But
LERs for Vera Cruz, SHERIDANs for the Val
ley Of Mexico, and MTLRoYs for interior
towns Her soldiers know how TO tame
refractory populations. They assume the
bullet and bayonet system as naturally as
the Stonewall brigade formed square against
cavalry. With no feelings in common
with no kindred habits, associations, tradi-
tons, interests--if the United States get
Mexico, she will be remolded, repeopled
and rechristened, anti the land grows wood
en- nutmegs and the birds sing the "Star
Spangled Banner"
Somewhere some time ago we saw map
Of the United States which included Canada,
Mexico, Central America, Cuba, ST. Domin-
go, and Jamaica. 1t was by no means GER
tain that the man who made the map under
stood the destiny of his country; at any rate
he understood the tastes of his countrymen.
GraspiRg the Government with rough, im-
patient hands, the Radical party has deter
L, Il - N
dent and crush the life and manhood out of
fifteen States. II now remains for them to
60 one step further, and possess Mexico on
the south and Canada on the north. They
will surely try both unless they are met
right here and welcomed with bloody hands
to hospitable graves" Why can't the world
see the practical tendency of the aggressive
Monroe doctrine2 Why can't France Eng
land, and Mexico meet the Yankee as well
now as twenty years hence, when he shall
have paid his enormous debt, finished the
destruction of the South, centralized his tire
mendous power, and filled the ocean with
iron-clads?
Don't be afraid, and suspicious. and zeal
Gus Of the poor, ill-starred Confederates.
Their cup Of bitterness is running over, they
are groaning and suffering under expressions
hateful and uncomfortable, and before NAPo-
LION wighdraws from Mexico, let him ask
how many of LEES or JACKsoNs men would
Join a French column landed at New Or
leans or Charleston.
If the French do go-there is still left
hope. Let the young Emperor and En-
press raise here their banner Of right and
justice. Call around it the young and brave
Of every cline; open up the vast tracts Of
uncultivated land; give homes to the SOL
diers stimulate the exiles to exertion by
justice and protection which will make them
stand like Arthur's knights around the
throne; and then say to this puritan spirit