The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-10

1hs Asvoiotio0 ta mexioo.
Three days ago we published. from Texas "a.
Orleans papers, extended account of hi, ="
ceeding. showing that extensive reyou,ioo,,v Nv
ment had been formally organized ia The 80
provinces Of Mexico that II was procee dnx by M.
force and by pitched battles very successfully h,,
or two Mexican towns had been taken bv H..
gents and that several hundred citizens Of T,,..
under arms, part Of tho revolutionary ann =
same facts. as stated by telegraph. bad appeared
days before in our columns and IN The Republic, W..
also published, did, the detailed aseoun, !, !
matter.
In these premises serious question arises; ~
the customary proclamation of President Fillmore,
these Texan citizens really to be permitted 10 nj, a
revolutionary Mexican provincials, and make wa, "a
them for freedom. without being duly denouncsd -
the White House as "ptundsrers and robbersy, v
fortunately the President, and, strange TO say even ~
Of his cabinet happen now to be together in W,,h,,
ton and this unusual fact renders the silence Of 4. !,
eminent in this business still singular, il moi =,
pcious May we venture to ask Of the Republic s,
word Of explanation
One solution OF the puzzle has. indeed, occurred
The British and French governments have moi q vet
our knowledge agreed by treaty TO intervene in M,,,,
as they have in Cuba. and guarantee continued sub
ton of the northern provinces to the central Mexn,
authority against any revolutionary movement Of H.,
people Nor, to our knowledge, have the fleets sia,
England France been yet instructed 10 prevent Aus.
can citizens from proceeding TO Mexico by sea. a. s
to have been the fact in regard to Cuba.
Now, this delay on the part of foreign powers NAV !.
count for the non appearance Of our presidential poe
nation. If So it is by no means improbable that v. M,
have it in due time. The President will doubtless n
member that the principle Of foreign Intervention 10 p
down revolution in Cuba applies with equal force ID
of Mexico. And, at any rate brief and pointed
statement from the White House that the citizens Of d.
United States who have Joined the Mexican army NAV
summary hung up land pirates, without trial. BY any,
body who can lay hands on them, without having any
questions asked about them or their fate BY ,A sove
ment will doubtless have the effect OF showing Mexico
and Spain. and England, and France. and in general M
power wishing to put down revolutionary moyeust
that in the late Cuban business administration aaS
not only in good faith. but also with due delbsndu
and that they to stand upon the ground /,
similar cases of people struggling for freedom, Vii
whom any portion OF our citizens may be suspected
sympathizing.
There is, however, one small difficulty in the VA
OF getting out the proclamation for Mexico Just 4
this time II is that-as we have noticed in anohr
column-the administration 10 be inclined III,
the back track just in the matter of foreign inerve
ton in the affairs of this continent generally and NJ.
tcularly in aid of our own authority TO enforce ON
own neutrality laws. This sudden change Of polty
is rather surprising TO u.s. So far ~ Cuba s CO..
cerned, such change now is simply shutting III
stable-door after the horse is stolen; for the gu
antee treaty. if it is to be signed At all, is sxns
before this time. Besides, it can hardly be supposed III
any administration would adopt hasdly its policy ia
vital matter tina, presented in the Cuban car, O
that il would proclaim that policy in form Likely /
cost the lives OF many gallant American cisixeas Wild
out serious consideration OF the step it took, and n
determination to maintain its position 1t seems 10 u
after all that has passed. the administration must err Lon
find out that receding in this matter is now "as .dou
as 60 on"
But all this is with US, of course. only matter d
surmse We mus. wait for further developments iron
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