The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-07

vigorous effort on the part N the old ,eoyne To re-
gain ITS position. anu naturally enough they are
anxious 10 weed out all the men who are unreliable
and who might take their commands over TO the
enemy. For TINS reason. perhaps. Prm Is anxious
70 get these felowB out OF the country into Mexico
anywhere, IN fact, where they cannot assist IN
knocking over his ambitious plans. lie therefore
encourages General Toboado, and pats the officers
on tho back and promises them that teY shall enjoy
all the promotions that those who remain IN Spain
ON duty obtain. Nothing could be more pleasant or
promising; but General Prim ought to remember
that ON one occasion he was IN Mexico az the head
OF an expeditionary corps; that he detected the
bilious designs OF France. and that he withdrew the
corps before battle was fought He saw after
wards the Emperor OF France place MACMILLAN on
the Mexican throne "a Emperor ana then withdraw
fatev-an ignOminl0us death. He cannot have for
gotten that IL was the United States exercising its
moral power that compelled that great conspirator
against the liberties or natiOns---N Napoleon with
draw his troops, the only support Of Maxmilian's
throne. The United States did not hesitate to say
it could not see the Institutions or Mexico
interfered with by foreign Powers with I'M
concern. | do not think that the American
attempt to overthrow the free institutions of
Mexico with any more favor than they did upon the
Hapsburg Bourbon that usurp5 the power in
Mexico, supported by foreign bay0nets, and think
General Prlm and the Count dc Girgent win discover
that fact il they persist Ia their wild scheme. The
200 or more officers will leave Madrid the latter part
OF the month, and General Toboado has promised to
present them to Napoleon who takes great
interest IN the success OF the movement as
natural consequence though It is not very
likely that he VIII send any OF his ChassepotS
over the sea to back up the youthful aspl-
rant to Mexican throne. He has tried that
experiment once and it Ii thought that for shrewd
man 1t will be quite sufficient. You may be az
sured, however that indirectly he Will aid the move
ment in every way in his power, SO long as he does
not excite the remonstrances Of the United States
government. The yonng Count de Girgent is the
son OF Francis H. OF Naples, and the S0n-ln-law OF
Isabel Segunda, OF Spain. He Is q regular Bourbon,
as you may imagine, else he would not put his head
in a place where better one has been lost. Only
OF the race OF BcurDons, which never learns or
forgets any thing, could be infatuated and wild as
10 join In such movement that promises so little
intimate and friendly terms with the ex-Queen
OF Spain, and VINO Is iabOring for her restora-
ton to her throne, has little to lose
and perhaps something 10 gain--as 1t would vindi-
race in the affairs OF tile word-ip supporting her
s0n-in-law IN his insane scheme. II may turn out
well, and he would thereby lind q little consolation
for the failure OF his grand plot year two ago.
perOr should sympathize with This proposed outrage
on the Mexican peoples but II is strange that the pro-
vis0na government should have thing to do with
1t. What will be the result II the United States should
step in and aid Mexico against tins foreign con-
spracyf Would CuDa be any safer II the United
States should look with favor upon aid and assist
ance being afforded the Cuban patriots in their fight
against SPAIN Surprising Mr.. Johnson or General
Grant should give unlimited leave OF absence to our
army officers to 60 over to Cuba, when would the
affair inevitably ends General Prm and the pro-
visiona government ought to think OF these things.
What is lair for Mexico Is fair for CUBA, and SPAN
should not set any bad example Of tlibustersm just
al this time.
The movement is being carried on 80 secretly here
that 1t is difficult to get at all the details ut once
am gathering them up, little by little, and hope
soon 10 I've able TO give you list OF the officers who
are going with Toboad0. The party will probably
salt IN the French steamers via Havana.