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ance, or to foment any further revolutions, and having in view, as they always have had, only their own advantage, regardless of the welfare of the country—resolved to send emissaries to Europe, for the purpose of interesting in their favor some of the principal European Governments, in order to be by them restored to power in Mexico.
These emissaries represented that the Church party were in favor of a Conservative Government—a Monarchical Government—modelled after the European system; while the Liberal party were in favor of democratic institutions, and sympathized fully with the views and principles of the United States.
On this point the emissaries were right. The Liberals of Mexico do believe that if they can succeed in developing there, the great principles which have made the United States so great and prosperous, Mexico will reach the same end by using the same means.
These emissaries, however, exaggerated the influence of the Church party in Mexico. They said the Liberal Government of that country was tyrannical, oppressive, and unpopular, and governed only by force; and they even affirmed that the mere moral influence of Europe would be sufficient to overthrow it, and to restore the Church party to power.
They further promised, that after overthrowing the Liberal Government, the Church party would establish a Government which should be entirely under the influence of the European nations which should aid them in their purpose.
These false representations of the emissaries led to the
