Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Confederate States” in article 5 of The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1863., [Electronic resource]:

... both of the following causes: 1st. The Emperor of the French has determined to conquer and bold Mexico as a colony, and is desirous of interposing a weak power between his new colony and the Confederate States , in order that he may feel secure against any interference with his designs on Mexico. 2d. The French Government is desirous of securing for itself an independent source of cotton supply to of...
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