The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-22
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THE MEXICAN MEDIATION.

Senator Johnsons resolution providing that the
United States should offer their mediation to the
.bengerents in Mexico, with Wow TO restore peace
honorable to both sides, was taken up to-day in
Executive session of the Senate: As far as can be
learned, Senator Johnson supported the resolution
with q prepared speech and Senator Sumner spoke
at some length in favor of it,. Senator Fowler then
offered substitute, setting forth that since the
United States had not thought. proper to inter
fere in the war in Mexico while: the French
were there, and its interference might have been
of some advantage, and since tho Mexica9s
have shown the courage and determination TO de-
succeeded in expeling the foreign invader, it was
tho sense OF the Senate that this was no time to
interfere in Mexican affairs and that the people OF
tho United States had full confidence in the man
uer in which the Mexican people should treat their
prisoners OF war. Senator Chandler spoke against
the resolution, and WAS followed by Senator Nor
ton, who took the ground that Alaximian
being nothing else than flhbuster in Mexico,
the United States could @ not, not interfere ter ol IN
fore to save Walker or Narcisco Lopez; that
besides, Maximilian, soon after his arrival
in Mexico, issued murdorous and barbar-
GUS decree, ordering all Mexicans who would not
support him to bo shot within tweRty-four hours
after capture. Among them Major Generals and
other officers Of high rank and acknowledged
worth were shot for the pretended crime OF do
Tending their country and their fres;des. That
the United States did not then Interfere to prevent
women and childron were included and that there
fore it would not he becoming for them to inter-
ferc now, when the fillibuster aud murderer is
reduced to extremities; that it would besides be
u1ldigniticd for tho Government to interfere in
favor OF a party, which in NIL probability has by
this time been subdued, certainly long before
the mediation could reach Mexico; that the United
States having altogether ignored Maxinlilian and
the Empire from the beginning, they could not
now, il they had any regard for consistency, nc
kno Elcdge MaxiniGan's rule rs Government and
intcrposo in his favor with his enemies. This
speech Of Senator Morton embraced many other
points, and, it s said, produced such On effect as
to induce Senator Johnson to withdraw his
resolution, as u defeat seemed certain if
| it wero pressed to direct vote. In the
course OF debate, it was stated by one
OF tho friends of the resolution that Maxi
milan was not responsible for tho bloody decree
by which the black flag was raised in Mexico, and
hr supported his assertion by reading a lettor
from q European Minister, that the decree in
question was signed by Macmillan under compul-
sion of the French. 1t is said this explanation did
not soc,u quito satisfactory, rs the French had
dsclaimod all responsibility ON tho subject. The
result of the debate was decidedly against any in
terlercnce in behalf of RIaximiiian and his follow
crs; and an expression of confidence in the ability
OF the Mexican people to deal with their prisoners
of war according to the law OF nations Washing
| ION Correspondence ~ r. Times, Apra 49,