The Daily Dispatch: March 2, 1864., [Electronic resource]

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France and the United States.

The Matamoras Bulletin describes a grand fete given in honor of the Federal Military Governor of Texas, "Don A. J. Hamilton" and staff, by Don Jesus de la Serne, Governor of the State of Tamaulipas, in which Matamoras is situated. The Don Hamilton is quartered at Brownsville, opposite Matamoras. The entertainment is described in glowing style, and must have been conducted in flowing style, as "wines and delicate champagnes" were abundant, and mental congratulations and pledges between the Governor and the Don were copious. The Governor's "allocation" congratulated the American Union on the triumph of its arms and the speedy pacification of the Republic!" The Governor was quite "swipey" about then! The liquor was no less stimulating on Don Hamilton, who felicited Don Jesus upon his return to the Constitutional Government of Tamaulipas, "lauded the heroism of the Mexicans" in defence of their Nationality, whose rights, he said, were identical with those of the great Yankee nation! and absolutely wound up by "placing at the disposal" of the great Governor of Tamaulipas all the forces at his command "to aid him in repelling the French invasion!" He must have been, indeed, well wound up when he made that speech. If the speech was really made, the Don will probably have to retract it or be recalled. The French will hardly let such an entente cordiale as that stand without investigation, and Seward will not be eager to sustain the campaigning Governor of Texas in any such campaign as he proposes to undertake against the French!