New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25
THE FRENCH IN MEAlCO.
c,,v Cp,Nrs POLICY IN 1865.

GEN GRANTS POLICY IN 1859.
THE ROMERO AND SEWARD AFrER-DlNSEn
TALK-MR. ROMERO REVEALS BIZ VI
DIPLOMATIC HIsToRY-LAsT SPEECH OF MIX.
SEWARD AT THE CAPITAL-HOPEFUL VIEW
OF MFxICO'S FUTURE-THE GRAND BALL Al
THE GRAN TEATRO NACI0NAL-A BRILLIANT
SCENE.
Mexico. DEC. 10.-In q previous letter al
luded to the family dinner at the residence OF oeor
Matas Romero Minister Of Hacienda, to MI Seward ana
his friends on the evening of the Sd inst This was prop
ably the Last for Mr. Seward to listen 10 anu
make set speeches in the capital OF Mexico.
Mr. Romero, in an imprompu after-dinner Speech e1
pressed himself as follows:
should consider myself personally wanting IN duy
II to allow the present opportunity 10 pass INV
which enjoy the honor OF seeing Mr. seward III NY
country, and receiving him in my own house. W.nous
manifestlng TO him my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as moc nmn
try and for his personal attentions toward myself Wns
he had tile direction OF the foreign policy OF the Ui,i
gushed as Mr.. Seward, with honorable antecedeniS anu
his elevated patriotism In the United states Is an %
unon which the Republic should congratulate ITSELF lO
In the future there will be heard IN her deIese an i ~
partial and authorized voice which VIII ,ed abroad
respecting Mexico. therefore hnk II oppor, , he
temen To propose n toast which nave no doup. VIZ %
received bY ait with satisfaction: May the visit OF Mr
Seward be "a fruitful in beneficial results toWhru nv
honor credit good nane aud legitimate interests OF lhe
Mexican Republic, his stay IN the Stale ItPaI %
OF the United States proved 10 be ~ cOnlipuuug Iii
the happy OF the Of independence anu SCH
To this Mr. seward replied with written address, say
ing in substance:
MR. sEwARD's sPEEcH-MExIco's FUTURE: 80,
Although nv memory does not 20 back so Tar, yrt 1
know historically that the world accepted with grnllngGn
ton and hope the revolution IN Mexico wne . m,co
the Iusrious HidalgG think, moreover, that meA,o
was favored by the patience and expectation OF lhn n
tons. until indepcndence was secured nhn ] ,ht
under the lead OF IJues de. But wheh IL was c'n t
although Independence aud severe na pe' EiiI
yet the Republic had not been etgtaG1H nrnIrScri
and turbulent storm, appearing ono year above INC
in the form Of AN unsettled MONARCHY uao Co"Iiti
the majestic prestige OF an EimI' ~ ewing
tiona Republic and that Repubuo hIterNaru s,n ",n
place TO repeated DctatOrshps-the confidence OF ni
kind gave way 10 despondency ana ulillna'e ' uas
all courts and capitals the uniform rAel,hla,"n VIZ,
" Mexico is in anarchy and Is incapable OF SIl-S.Nu,
ment She must saved by foreign intefVehtl0n
Even In the Congress OF the United Stat.s PIoPe
for United States protectoratr over meAIoo any
,La ond,cious impeflal INVASION which was nhaly
adopted by Frlce That Intervention Ycouireu a, tn
moment when the United States themselves were s.E
cling with Rebellion the most fearful that any nation
was ever called encounter. The people OF the
ITnion then for the first cOmprehcndcd mat Tue H
tx of the Republic in Mexico however hOPlrss II %
seem was nevertheless essential to the salvation VI ,no
PennbG nthe United States Nevertheless, neither ma
ton was at that able TO give armed u
other than moral support To the other ach was oDgeu
NV a supreme necessity TO fight It's own DaltltS' -.
At last / have seen Mexico have stood upon that ma,
fatal hill OF Cerro de las Campaias In anu
beside The graves of MramOn aud MJia ahd oi Co.nl
fort and ZlragOza IN Mexico now Know not ohiS anr
Mexico will remain independent, rcphDncan hlo tni"S
49, I'D nrosnrrify i'm the future but know also the
gnuuds upon which this unWaNeTlhB I"i.h eau sai,'
mn ,ucnandrnt because the sense OF Independence Is
,ia cst nonular element In Mexico aud strong
a. n ia m France m reat Britain in the United States
Mr. Romero also addressed the guests as foIo"S'lu
second speech incidentally letting ont abit Of dipio
matte history hitherto kept secret or only dimy hhtcd
at He said:
MEXICO IN 1s6j-wHAT GEN. GRANT WOULD HAVE DONE
GENTLEMEN: ] would not consider that had com.
nlrtey complied with my duty-with The duty o puDHc
man rs well that Of private citzen u III inahltsiu
my acknowledgements toward our Industrious guest
should fail To do 80 reference 10 another person. 10
whom Mexico well rs myself personally owe gi,tt
the United States in April. 1862 tue Statesmen OF ihe
country felt the unanimous desire mar tne f,,1tm Iva
sion in Mexico should speedily terminate. AZ Nv @
OF those who were favor of pacific solution l We may
call II sol. was our dlstlhSu,'h'1 GU %, , IN rcrc
II. Seward. Al The heau OF t.oSo WI H. x",',e
i'm favor OF armed solution OF the Mrf''ah
question ncG T"i state. p Who rendered most eminent
services his country during the colossal wal LOT ue
preservation Of the Union; who, rs military nhn nov
1ccuprs one OF the places In the world ana To who
the people Of the United states nave atty tuu'u uo
Tie iIlnstrious Gen Ulysses :. Giant He manifested the
most positive desire Mexico free from foreign l
ried ont ms promptly no desired. unless the unlhu
States should accompany her demands 70 t"'" Vim ,
men, that the peace pOcJ pie'I,,tu in ',o Iii
thanks TO t. We found ourselves free from the
complications which might nave ensued irom
great war In our behalf. which woud Ia that event
have been probable between the United States and
France In inaniicsting our acknoN ledgnent' ana ~
honorng the memory OF those Who sustained the pahc
pollcy should consider myself as fliHng IN ny du),
,erc to abstain from recording their Distinguished ser
vices or manifest my gratitude by doing honor Z" The
sustauers of the policy Of armed demonstration
,ich might have the most ccaclou-, but perhaps
the most dangerous. Tho distinguished cri ~ hnt poi
cyhc v no was the very incarnation uf it's ia" ucinal
Presdcrt Of the United states. such was the mag
nauuty and good faith Of Gen. Grant, that, on tprak
INC with him. after the termination ~ the Intervention
In Mexiro on my return Washington for few days. IN
Juuc 1865 to close NY mission 10 tie United stac-. Lo
ernrrssrd 10 me his satisfaction that the question: ~
witch bs took such great aud noble interest should have
terminated pacihcaly and without having imposed upon
either OF the the acrnccs That had IL Deem
otherwise, they might have been exposed TO-
TIE GRAN BALL
The grand ball In honor Of Mr.. Seward at the Tedro
Eaeional came of last night, and proved all that had
been anticipated for In the point obrancy the entire
theater from roof draped In red. white and
green gauze forming he national coors OF Mexico The
dancing commenced at 10 aud ended with daybrcak As
am not accustomed the jenkins style Of describing
the individual costumes OF the ladies, and as the Lady
readers OF TIE TRIBUNE wOud recognize acquIintan-
ccs among them will not attempt any thing oi ne hlud
Suffice to that the ball truly magnificent sue
cess; the biggest kind OF big thing, aud was attended
by all the American families IN Mexico who cared To 90.
all the European do and the ce the very creme de 10
creme of the native population OF this capital OF the Scc
ond Republic Ia the world.
on Tuesday next We leave for Vera Cruz or Acapulco
IL Ia as vet uncertain whch-and for shall not be
sorry to turn my face hOmeward, despite all
the courtesy Hospitality, and generous treatment re-
ccyed foot in Mexico, at MhnzahllO, over
two months since.
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