and wished to recognize the Southern Confederacy. The establishment of a monarchy in Mexico was a part of the rebellion. crushed the one; now we must crush the other. This is the present radical song, which they have been singing ever since the close of the war. It is founded upon the same wise principles of statesmanship as the bill of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens for changing the ten Southern States into five Military Departments.
That this book has many imperfections, I am well aware. The materials, accessible for the work, have not been abundant; nor have I enjoyed the opportunity of devoting to it that continuous and uninterrupted labor without which no literary work can be free from faults. I commend it, however, to an indulgent public, with the sincere hope that it may dispel many of the delusions that have prevailed in relation to the Mexican empire.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 22, 1867.