The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-21
CHI A RsLES STON..
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY q, 1867.
, MEXICO.

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THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY q, 1857.
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Our readers will pardon us, We feel assured, II We
have Of late paid but little attention to analrs III
the Empire Republic beyond the Rio Grande. inc o
political situation at home has been q sup]ecs OF
continued anxiety, and there has been 80 little re-
Gently in the aspect of public affairs all over the
United States, that could furnish any source ioi
sincere congratulation, that itls with pao glace
any American journal can address itself to the eash
of reviewing affairs in Mexico, and drawing INFER
ences from it's late history, disparagng or preluol
cial to the descendants of the Aztecs, the Monte
zumas. or the later Spanish graft. But as the
wires, within the last few days. have brought seme
important items Of intelligence, some OF them per.
haps mere rumors, wo have thought resume OF
late events in that country may not prove unlE- l
teresting. ., dr.. ...,,.,........ -:
The condition Of things in Mexico is anomalous or?
While there is a party of the Church and Liberal
arty, and another that adheres to the Emperers
government this division furnishes no real cue
to the condition of things. The possession OF po-
Htcal power i: :dispnssd BY half dozen or more :e
military leaders, who cannot be sail to profess
any principle without doing great violence to the
word,) but who are ready to oppose all adverse
ries by force Of arms; and to shoot or Danish any
rival. whom fortune may deliver into their hands,
There appears to be no "people" there, :.! Id oa1
sense Of that term The more adventurous range
themselves under one or other Of the chiefs, the
rest ofthe people are never heard OF, except when
they are forced to pay some heavy sum OF money
10 an adverse chieftain It ig altogether CURIOUS
to find after nearly four centuries of European
civilization such an anomalous state Of ahaErs:
ne;the GILMORE nor less than actial brigandage gov
erning o large, populous and healthy country.
Why such is the case is enquiry foreign to ou1
present purpose .1G,.4
The French troops, we learned by telegraph
Yesterday have at last finally evacuated the oty OF
MEXICO. In theasame issue yesterday, we also
published the French Emperor's address to the
Corps LegislatiG on the re-assemblng . OF tnat
body In it there is the following reference to the
Mexican expedition 80 80: S,.i@!.l -!
ssIn another part of the. globe we have been
i Obliged 10 employ force to repress legitimate
grievances, aud we have endeavored to raise an an
Gent empire. The happy results at trst Obtained
! we're e,,compromisedb by an inauspicious concur
renee or circumstances.i The gniding ldea OF the
Mexican expedition was an elevated one; 70 reeu.
late q :peop1e, and impart among them ideas OF
order and prpgress; to open vast outlets to our
Commerce; and leave the recognition OF services
| rendered oleiviizaton to mark our path. such
WIS nv desire land yours; but as soon as the OK
tent Of our sacrifices appeared t6 eAceeu e sng
determined, Of my own accord, the recall Q! our
army corps, in order that the Government OF the
United States:might compret tend TINT 1T Wasanl9
the absence Of Cancellation IN policy Yh1eh had i
embittered r6!atiunss which; Tor the NWe1are OF
both countries, should remain friendly.
A most unfortunaEs !fa,x pas, this, of His I'm
perial Majesty. This reference, finely drawn, and
highly automatically ron-committal though 1t ls'
will not impose on any one. It will not heighten
the respect for his government in the eyes Of the
| United states It will not soften the aninnosity,
entertained by MAx1MMIAN and His friends, for
such abandonment; nor will it soothe the Irritation
of the. French people, who feel a double resent
ment in connection with the Mexican expedition:
the great expense involved and the terrible. blow
its failurehas inflicted on the national prestige. 1t
ia d lnme and impotent conclusion to magnificent
enterprise; and tie end might haue been different
The Emperor MAMMALIAN, in his own justltica:
fion, and with view of obtaining the moral sup
port CT the public opinion Of Europe, has sent o
circular to his diplomatic agents in Europe BE
reminds the world that before he consented to as
sume the crown he stipulated that the nation he
| was invited to rule should be consulted and he
also received large promises of foreign support
and Of extraordinary means A powerful alliance
was guaranteed him by solemn treaty. His re-
sources, largely obtained in the form Of loan
from France, melted away rapidly under the ne
| cessity Of providing for the support Of very
costly foreign army. The OWL war. was protract.
ed by reason Of che presence Of foreign troops.
Before it had been possible to conceive the OBJ
stades. that presented themselyestq, the 3Gms-
ton of sufficiently numeroug Mexican army it
was announced that the French proposed retiring
before the stipulated time, and
of their forces soon afterwacd commenced, leaving
large districts abandoned to the inroads Of the ds
affected This naturally had the effect Of disheart
ening the Imperialists and Of encouraging the In
surgents, and the civil war, which had begun to
languish, quickly blazed up again. The Emperor
MAxnu1AN was informed that negotiations had
been set on foot for the formation OF an alliance
between, France and the United States, with the
object of restoring peace and tranquility to Mexi-
co, and that it had been laid down as basis ol
such alliance that the Mexican Government shQnld
assume q republican form and o liberal character.
This was very severe blow to MAxn1nIAN, and
to that numerous and respectable part Of the Mex
ican people which had gladly gathered round him,
trusting in his good intention and lopefrl, that
under his rule, days Of happiness and prosperi-
ty might yet be in store for their longdistracted
county. All such hopes were now frustrated, and
fresh gloom and many; misfortunes accumulated
over Mexico. Obviously, the fundamental condition
Of the agreement between France and the United
States was incompatible with the existence of the
Empire and with the integrity Of the Mexican terri
tory. The country was rapidly reverting to state
Of anarchy. Encouraged BY tie prospect Of plundcr
and bloodshed, the outlaws and brigands SO plehti
full in Mexico flocked to the nsurgent banner. The
Emperor MAxrmn1AN eaw no escape from the false
position, created for him by the desertion of his
ally except resignation of tie crown which that
ally had, in the. first instance, induced him to
accept. He resolved to restore to the nation the
power it had placed in bis hands. AS preliminary
step to the carrying out Of that intention, he coll
vokedat 0ri2aba his Council of Ministers and the
Council Of State. Both those bodies strongly op-
posed his abdication, which they declared would
lead to the ruin Of the country, and urged him to
organize the national army, and mako efforts to
maintain himself. twas suggested that nation
al congress- on an ample basic should be convokod
in order that it might decide what form of govern
ment the country desired, propose measures Of
organization, and adopt means Of creating re-
sources for CARRYING ON The administration The