The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-14
Mexico and It's Moral Position Before the
Civilized World.

Civilized World.
Mexico is 30 far disgraced by the recent acts
of her recognized government and the apparent
forfeited all title she may ever have had to
respect or sympathy. Surely a people have
sounded all the depths Of degradation when
their chosen administration leads the way and
sets the example in those excuses that it is
tie first province Of government to moderate
and prevent and when the only utterance of
the masses that can make itself heard Is exul-
tation in TINT shame. Governments cannot
with impunity give themselves up to factious
saughterings; they cannot steal the livery of
the law to cover the murders Of party passion,
and then plead that they had provocation in
the evil done by others. Beyond all doubt the
Intervention was guilty of similar acts-the
French followed the same course with terrific
cruelty and to their deep disgrace; their acts
moved the execration of the world, and they
were denounced both in the United States and
in Europe in phrases that men did not stop to
qualify with lis" or butts" Legislative
bodies in Europe discussed them, and the
United States addressed the government of
France on the subject In fact, much of our
sympathy for the republican cause originated
in our disapprobation of those acts. They were
terrible blunders and terrible crimes on the
part of the French and the same terms must
describe the same acts when committed by the
liberals. Indeed, the same acts are so
much worse in them as their standard
is higher, since they profess to be the party OF
freedom and the other was only party OF
power and plumber. So far from the crimes OF
the French being fair plea in justification of
the crimes Of the liberals, the latter are by this
defence convicted Of doing what they had
themselves reprobated. and their guilt Is seen
TO be deeper since their protest against the
imperial massacres had shown that they could
see and appreciate the ruinous criminality OF
such acts.
We will set aside entirely the case Of Maxi
milan, admitting for the time that his pres
ence In Mexico was not defensible, that he
never had any right there, and that his death
was q consequence Of his own negligence or
foolhardiness in remaining after the departure
OF the only brmeu tOrCe euequote W HIS
defence We will also set aside the idea that
respect for the request Of the United States
should have controlled Mexico, since II Is
denied that she was under any obligation to
us, though no Mexican champion has yet
shown how the liberal cause could have been
successful II the position taken by the Ameri
can people had not forced tho withdrawal Of
thirty thousand French soldiers-enough men to
whip all the armies that Mexico ever mustered.
Set aside the case OF Macmillan and the
request Of the United States, and regard the
bad business merely a. between Mexico and
certain Of her own people in the so-called
| imperial armies-and we believe that this
is even the very worst aspect o.
the case. Imperialism, or the party
opposed 70 the liberals, BY whatever
name we call It, had many Mexican adherents
There are indications that the larger portion
Of the property holders sympathizsd with this
party, aud Mexicaus Of ability were lis leaders