The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-07
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Monday, April q, 1870.
The City Election.

The City Election.
All the great issues in the charter election have
now been thoroughly discussed. What the result
will be is matter Of great doubt. But from the PEE
culiar nature Of the contest, and the novelty ana
Importance of the principles involved, whatever
the results may be as respects Mr.. Selden' 'nere
cannot be any doubt that the effects to DC hefeai
Ter produced on the great political parties 'hroush'
out the country, will be very great-much more 90
than many people imagine IL is true tnat the
great practical question is TO be decided whether
the miserable imbeciles at present IN power are TO
be retained. or whether the municipal government
of this great city is to be entrusted to competent
men.
We have nothing to add to what we have AREA
DIV said with respect the magnitude of the issues
involved in this municipal contest-issues affecting
the future destinies of both the great political
parties and of the country itself.
We publish in another column a list Of the places
where the polls are TO be held in the various dis
trc,s throughout the city, and also list Of the
candidates of the three parties. The voters can
make their choice
Relations between Mexico and Aleghania
The late Mexican Minister at Washington, AL
monte, will soon reach the seat Of his own govern
ment, and there can be doubt that he will en-
deavor TO make as much capital as possible out OF
the present relations of Mexico and Aeghana with
respect to the annexation of Texas. We give IN
another column translation Of the ''protest which
he addressed to the Secretary Of State on the pas
sage of'the annexation resolutons and, of course,
his first move ment his arrival in Mexico will be
to stimulate his own government to persevere in
the hostile attitude thus assumed towards Allegha-
MIA. The new Mexican Congress convened few
weeks since for the purpose of trying Santa Anna,
and the whole subject Of annexation and the rela-
tons of the two countries will probably be brought
up imme dately for the action OF that body great
deal of interest is thus felt in the news from Mex
co, and every fresh piece Of intelligence will be
looked for with the greatest anxiety by the people
OF Alleghania.
The last accounts from Texas show conclusively
that the popular feeling in favor of nnexation is
overwhelming. 1t was supposed from the intel.
gence received some weeks ago that there was con
siderable hostility to the measure IN Texas; blu
that feeling If it did exist to any considerable ex
tent, appears to have died away, and there can be
no doubt now that the whole country will come in
by sort OF avalanche at once. The question thus
comes to be one entirely between Mexico on the
one hand and Alleghania on the other What is
to be the result I?
Amonte and those in his confidence have been
uniform in their declarations that Mexico would
consider the action OF the government of Alegha-
MIA in annexing Texas as breach of the boundary
treaty Of 1919, by which the Sabine was made the
boundary line between Aleghania and Mexico,
and that they would plant themselves on that trea
ty, and in case of annexation proceed to some dis
tinct declarations, if not positive acts Of war. This
view is still farther confirmed by the complexion Of
the articles on this subject in the National Intel.
Hgencer, at Washington, journal deeply engaged
in the interests of Mexican agents in Alleghania.-
No doubt the Mexican government will endeavor
to make an appeal TO the world, and place them
selves in a position of receiving the sympathy oil
Europe, and we are very much inclined to believe
that they will not stop at that, but proceed to
overt act of hostility which must provoke the ven.
geance of Alleghania. We very much fear that
something hasty and il-advised may be done
by the present Mexican government.
The present relative position and conflict of par
ties in Mexico, is such to lead us to apprehend
some ultra act of precipitation and folly. The re
cent revolution only brought new set of ambi-
tious men into the field, who are actuated by the
same motives and feelings as were Santa Anna
and his party. The struggle amongst the men now
contendiDg for controlling power in Mexico, will
be who shall be most violent and vindictive to-
wards Aleghana The first effect Of this may be
the breaking out of Iets in the ports of Mexi.
CO, and attempts to confscatc the property and in.
carcerate the persons of citizens of Alleghania
who may be residing within the limits OF Mexico
If such attempts should be made, the government
of Alleghania must of course at once make de-
claration to the world, stating the relation in which
the two countries stand-the perfect right which
they have to annex Texas, with her consent and
if Mexico persist. to take ample, merted and posi-.
tive vengeance upon her at once, without any hest
tation.
We therefore think that it is fully time for the
President and his cabinet to be looking at the state
of our arsenals and naval ornaments along the
coast Instead of squabbling at Washington, az
they appear to be daily, about such ridiculous
question the settlement of what two.penny pa.
per is to be the organ of the government, they
ought to be considering what force they can bring
into action by land and by sea, in order to give q
lesson to the Mexican government for its impu.
dence, folly and lnsoence. Instead OF the cabine,
council being occupied with the case OF some un.
der-clerk to be dismissed, and another to be APP
pointed, they ought TO be celebrating the posi-.
tion in which this country is be exhibited to the
world, in the event of any menacing measures on
the part OF Mexico. We trust that the government
of Alleghania will at once awake tc the impor-
lance Of the present crisis, and be fully prepared to
do their duty.
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES "A person named
Thorn oson lately preached sermon in New Ha-
ven, warning the people against the awful sin Of
''lewdncss'', and in which he alluded, with great
severity, to the publication, by the Harpers, of the
novels of Eugene Sue, and other romances OF
equally questionable morality. This sermon was
printed i'll accordance with the request of the
auditors, and met very large sale. A copy is
before us, and in it we find Mayor Harper alluded
to in the following terms -
Behold now, this Christian magistrate-for such we
believe him to be avorng the circulation OF the Bible