American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-20

MExIoo.-We have never belonged, nor do
we ever expect to belong, to the " manifest des-
tiny" school of philosophers nevertheless ii is
exceedingly difficult to look at the spectacle
presented at this moment by the poor sister
republic of Mexico, without fancying that
we see the handwriting on the wall, and hear the
voice OF the Interpreter eIpounding the words
of her doom. We may, in her case, fall back
upon the maxim of the old pagan superstition,
and anticipate the destruction which nation
prepares for itself by its own act Of suicidal
folly and madness. The last hope would seem
to be exhausted. 1t is the military men OF
Mexico who have heretofore been denounced as
the authors Of her ruin. But that class was
etfectuslly broken down by the American war !;
and the civilians who succeeded have fully
equalled, IL they have not entirely eclpsed, the
soldiers by the mischieyous peryersity Of their
measures. The army commenced, the repre-
sentatiyes Of the people complete, the deadly
work.
1t is known that Mexico is perishing Of pow
erty She has been robbed in every way by
her rulers, who have alienated her property
anticipated and made away with her resources,
and covered her-buried her alive, as il were
under mountain Of public debt, Of which she
possesses no means Of paying the interest-not
even, perhaps, the 1.-THE Of the interest Her
income, it is now clear enough, is insufficient to
meet even the ordinary expenses of govern
ment and universal restitution pervades every
department Of official employment from the
highest down to the lowest servant Of state
Congress was called upon to consider this la
mentable state Of things. Diminishing the con-
sideraton Of all disagreeable matters OF finance
government bankruptcy and beggary, the ma
tional distress, the coming ruin and threatened
dissolution Of the republic, IL contented itself
with rejecting the Tehuantepec treaty and an
nullng the grant under which American citi-
zens have commenced great enterprise there,
whereby il has invited trouble with the United
States; and having performed this great feat,
and voted down the several schemes for raising
money, it suddenly adjourned upon the Odd
ultmo, leaving the government to shift for itself
No wonder that President Arista, while pro-
Tossing to regard the delinquency Of Congress
as thing designed mainly to break down his
administration, yet rebuking II as "a violation
of the constitution" and an attempt "to bring
ridicule on republican institutions" declares it
as has firm determination" that "a lust pun
ishment shall follow this act, and that the
government shall be sustained in spite of it,
He viii assume the powers denied to him. TAX
ing the most direct and summary measures to
keep tho republic alive-and, very probably, as
much at the expense and cost Of the recreant
legislators as possible. This is the Mexican
way Of doing things, and Congress has rendered
it necessary. Arista, however, is neither a
popular nor an influential leader. He wants
greatness Of resolution and comprehensiveness
of views. The prospect is that his efforts, il
he attempt any thing, will only lead from bad
to worse-from confusion TO strife from civil
war TO anarchy; a few years more Of which
nor must seal the fate Of poor Mexico for ever.
North American.