The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-23
Minister Romero aud The History Of
French Intervention.
INTERCEPTED IMPERIAL CORRESPONDENCE
HaKimiIian's Early Disgust with Mejia,
MiramOn and Marquee
His Anxiety to Wind Up the
Empire.
rhe following batch OF letters will be found highl
Interesting and instructive
nltaister Romero to tho Governors Of States
In the American Union.
CIRCULAR NO. IL.

In the American Union.
IL
asruAn LEGATION UNITED STAIRS or AxERIcA.l
WASHINGTON, June T. 1867. !
From the time when our war with France began the
Congress OF the United States has asked the President
each term OF its sessions for the official correspond
and other information relating to affairs, and
almost always in special for that addressed by
this legation 70 the Department Of State at Washington
The President has all these occasions the
respondence which asked for which has been
printed by order OF Congress- In this manner every
year since 1862, there has appeared q volume
OF less bulk OF tho official
pondsnoe the affairs OF Mexico, composed,
for the most part Of the notes and their
spneIas. sent by this legation to the Department of
State that from the Department to the Legation Of tho
United States in Mexico that of Consuates OF the
United States in the republic; that OF the Legations OF
the United States Europe, in far the Secretary
OF State has seen 1T to give them TO light and that
which has been exchanged upon the business be.
tween this government and the French Legation resident
in this city
When European Intervention in Mexico appeared i'm
minent thought 1t my duty to transmit to the govern
mont Of the United States every document of any i'm
porAncs that into my hands having relation
affairs Sure that justice side, and that what
document should DO offered to the examination OF
this government and through to the consideration of
the people OF the United States and judgment OF the
civilized world could do less than render obvious the
bad faith and the OF the proesaons Of
our invaders, thought that by this would
gain much without exposing ourselves TO any loss The
weight OF these considerations increased very consdera
bly, when France threw OF the mask with which she had
commenced the and openly declared her object
to uproot the national government Of Mexico to subsi
tute for European monarchy, imposed by force and
with the Interior view although mot confessed that IL
the plan should have good result IL would reduce
country to q French colony
The military successes which the invaders gained in
tha RI and fourt Nf fha vAff
Centy in aid OF the efforts Of tho French government to
mslead public opnou respecting the true State OF tho
all concluded and that the entire nation had humby
Submitted the adventurer by Napoleon
agsr Our position abroad became worse that OF the
French improved and then there remained for no
choice but TO present. in authorized and efhcacious
mAnnci % tne whole impartial world our side o. the
Having therefore, these objects in view, endenv0red
to submit 70 this government not only the Official reports
of the battles fought by our generaand which showed
that the Of Independence actively at
the very time when Napoleon on solemn occasions had
declared it had endcdbut also all other data which
throw any light the feeling OF our people; the
reasons for which 1t not possible for 70 make
vigorous resistance and in all the other incidents
Of tho war. including, may be supposed, the
vsluminous intercepted correspondence OF enemies
which until have met the public eye in Mexico,
and the knowledge OF which Ii Indispensable to form
accurate opinion o. the events Of the last six years.
Ny deere in the Department Of State Of the
United States whatever documents might have relation
20 AFFAIRS led to the extreme OF sending Il many
Iished by foreign governments which camo into my
hands and besides the discussions had in the legislative
body and Senate OF France the same question. The
result Of all this has been that in the six volumes which
form the collection of those documents there are most
important daia that cannot elsewhere be found and the
knowledge OF which Is indispensable TO just appreca
tion Of events not merely in what relates to negota
tons entered upon by foreign nations about our affairs
for example between the United States and the French
government but about the events which were hap
penang in the republic during the war. Believing that
i exsggerate in nothing the importance Of these
documents, il has seemed 10 me that IL would
be proper least in the archives Of the government
each Of States or in the public library
that may be therein, there should exist
Q collection Of the said documents, we'll that the per-
who future may devote themselves TO writing
the history Of this epoch OF trial may without great dim
Guilty obtain the data without which their abors would
be Incomplete as that the young may profit by the
lessons which thcy teach Us, and may see how
far the moral aid OF the United States contributed
20 triumph
Making therefore. great enort to acquire SUFFICIENT
number OF collections-for there Is great scarcity OF
the volumes printed in the first three years OF the war
have succeeded In collecting al last what were want
iug and Of which have the honor to send one in
tended for your state II there should be public
library it should think 1t preferable that should
please TO send there because thus IL would be in the
reach OF greater number Of persons and i'll produce
the results the most desirable.
avail OF this occasion 10 10 you the assurances
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