| Show from the ake paris rl ht refue fua rua atiqur MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES A DEFENCE OF FRANCE Jour mais mals which have never ceased combat ting and criticizing criticising critic ising 0 the mexican expedition have been for some bome days past threatening the french government with the aratti wrath of the united states it is now announced that a note emanating emina ting from mr seward is conits way to td fr frince nce and that mr dayton will soon toon send it to the cabinet of the Tuil tuii tuileries eries we are en enabled abbed to give the most formal denial to these rumors ru tnora inora up to h preb present ent we are ar not aware that mr seward h is a made inalle A any DY communication to M mercier die ble reier nor hor his has mr dayton made any to al de lauya in the mean time the fum rum numerous erous questions ons ong springing 7 from the bockall of the southern ern coash coast keep up an incessant correspondence between the cabinets of ot washington arid and paris parts the american Govern government alent which ethe breaking out of the civil wari warp war has shown much cit ion foi in its relations with the rowers towers know a well weli we nouga enough that 9 re ns if it had ally ariy any amy tomake should be addressed in particular to the 31 X bican nation which sees fit to return to tor institutions france would wood not fail to refer mr seward to tb mexicans as the resl real authors of the tho change and ix the most moat competent judges of what suits sulta their coit country and unless h he e would deny deni to the mexicans Alexi cans the ri right bt of mar their ow owe u a affairs ta if s the secretary of st stata stala ato ate would be obliged to accept as legitimate the of mexico to monarchy asto As to the right of france to bedre redress os h her r grievances by arms t even though 11 that thou should f d result in the overta dowhit J i u rez is not the time tiffie for aft the united state states s to arito artto attempt m dt denying it after having recognized it before fae expedition bad had left our ports that right is based upon th duty incumbent upon every government wor worthy thi thy of the name to defend tle the honor honorof of ita ltd flag nag dag and to fo protect the life and property of its subjects it sides tides V by the importance of 61 the french inte interests resli resti in vo ro ved in mexico these facts must not be lost sight of nur our commerce with mexico represents the fifth of the total commerce commet ce ot f that country tou it is eco d onty only to th v EH ex glish commerce andis andi more thau double abat of the united states tk TL importations from brahce to mexico torm form more than a fourth of the whole whey they amounted 1861 to more than of frands francs out of millions out of iso those of the united states did not reach twelve millions As to the ex other than the precious metals france holds the first rank absorbing the third of the mexican exported mah can the states an int t forward as an excuse exerts for interfering in mexican affairs the care of their interests when ther commerce with that is not quite the fifth part of the aggregate of france and our rights would take precedents of theirs theira I 1 iten ifon iton the contrary ary arT they should rit sit nn rg apo epo litreal ill lil ical ifal rea reasor sor sot girthey should that blat t at republican institutions s are than a monarchy to 0 o restore calm cam and ea j mexico and to assur asgur there the paty 0 of f A H interests inte reata rests the answer would be too easy eagy it would silace t to civite mr tir seward senard to read over again agali tb the messages rnea inea gaeta of president buchas an and th ta to of the united baates mra mya aisters to mexico the united states libon how bow to reckon diey nley they will wilt not put tho the th quis quig aus tien tion on the commercial ground their kinnory is too good to koput put it on the tb pol poi political meal weal ground |
