The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-31
NEW YORK HERALD.
New YORK. Thursday, March 81. IsAs.
Important from Washi"gto"-heastio oA
~. RATED states with mexico and with
England,

Important from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
,h~ Halted states with Mexico and with
England.
We received last evening from private CORES
nopdent. (not our reg ular one) on whose accuracy
we can rely, some information on the relations be-
tween this country and Mexico, which do not for
bode long continuance of amity either with that
Republic or with England. We hope for the best,
but we fear the worst.
On the same day that the news reached Washing
TON. through the public prints of the invaton OF Tex
a by Mexico, special messenger arrived WIN de-
spatches from the American Minister at Mexico
which opened new scene in the relations OIL 'ne
,yo na,;ons The exact contents OF these despatch
81, have moi besn and cannot OF course be- revealed,
h,, enough is known to cloud up the future. The
President and his Cabinet have been IN council eve
~ dav. except Sunday, since these dispatches were
received In fact every high officer OF the govern
meot has been tired out by discussion, excitement,
,p1 labor. The foreign relations of the country are
IL critical condition.
II appears that Santa Anna refused to deliver up
the American prisoners at the demand OF MIR. Ellis,
or Mr. Waddy Thompson, we forget which long
correspondence took place between Santa Anna s
government and the American Minister, in which
the American functonary and The AmencaR peo-
pie were treated with great haughiness and dsdaln.
1t is also supposed that Santa Annals expedition
into Texas, has been undertaken under the advice
OF Mr. Packenham "a brother Of the General killed
a. the battle Of New Orleans), the British minister
at Mexico, and that the money has been furnished
by the English abolition interests IN London, on
guarantee Of the churches and mines OF Mexico -
1t is also believed that the English government have
design to take possession Of Cuba, as soon as the
Mexican war shall have produced sufficient confu-
sion in the south, TO give any color for such pro-
ceednp. The East India and abolition interests in
ENGLAND, have influenced the new British ministry
10 encourage this stale Of things, in order to blot
Texas ont of existence, as nation, get possession
of Cuba, and abolish slavery in all the Spanish
West India Islands, by way of destroying the I'm
ion and the growing power Of the United States to-
wards the south.
After great deal of discussion on these points
in the cabinet, we learn that dispatches have been
or will be, sent to Mr. Thompson, the American
minister at Mexico, to make peremptory demand
under the law of nations, for the liberation OF MIR.
Kendall andtte other American prisoners-and, if
this demand be not complied with, Mr.. Thompson is
10 demand his passports and return TO the United
States at once.
On all these important points, we further learn
that there is perfect unanmiy between the Presl-
dent and his cabinet The differences of opinion that
recently arose between Messrs. Webster Il Spencer
on the one part and the President the Other, rela
tive to the repeal message, have way TO
he higher considerations that grow out OF our foreign
relations. The Presidents financial policy is now
acquesced in by the minority of the cabinet-and
his views believed to be the only practicable po-
icy that is calculated with the quickened action OF
Congress- to place the country in state of defence
against the clouds that lower all round the horizon.
During the present summer, the British steamers
will swarm all over the coasts of the United States.
from Boston 10 the Gulf of Mexico, and into every
inlet and bay Of the West Indies they penetrate II
is believed that the British government have deter
mined TO blot Texas from the family Of nations. and
10 surro und the Anglo-Amercan republic with a csr-
don Of military troops and steamers to brighten us
into their own terms.
The future is big with important events tits time
for the people of this glorious republic to wake up
from their deep Sleep and to prepare for that mighty
conflict thar is yet TO take place on the Atlantic be-
tween the principles Of a republican government, and
those of monarchy-between the Gothic prejudi-
ces and tyrannical barbarianism of past ages, and
the hopes the liberty, the civilization and the glo-
rious independence of the future.
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