The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-15

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His teuacty Of hold upon this TshuAntepcs treaty
must have some foundation in law, whatever other
reasons may have Influenced his Judgment. Nor
does the argument Of tho Mexican Minister Of For
egn Affairs meet the facts in the Gaze; for, although
he insuuates that the excuse to Mr.. Trst for re-
fusing the United States the Tehuantepec right Of
way for fifteen millions of dollars, was more quib-
ble it does no. change the fact to the recognition
by tho Mexican government OF the rights of others
under the Garay grant.
How, then, are we TO account for the unanimous
rejection by Mexico Of treaty which she SO read-
ly negotiatedl We can only guess at the cause.
Mexico is revolutionary country. The popular
prejudices Of the country against "the Yankees"
have been rather embttercd than allnyed by tho
late war. The priesthood, who really govern the
people, are naturally hostile to "Y ankee' encroaeh-
mcnts. Texas is warning against yankee" colo
nixation Of Mexican soil. The right to an American
company to colonze tract of land sixty miles wide
across the republic Of Mexico from ocean to the
other, involves the possible contingency of another
case of ultimate independence and annexation. 1t
is highly probable that revolutionary party, en-
couraged by the clergy, have so far inHamed the
popular mind of the country and especially of the
capital, as to leave no alternative to President
Arsta and his government bnt the rejection Of the
treaty arevolution, and his deposition from pow
er. The late outrages at Acapulco upon American
citizens, corroborate this view Of the subject. No
doubt the transfer Of the Garay grant to the British
house Of Manning, Mcintosh & Company was recog-
nixed as an expcdient Of protection against the
United States.
In any event. it has now become evident that
Mexico will run the hazard of war rather than ratfy
the rejected treaty. What is to be done Who
arc to indemnify the New Orleans company for
their expenditures and calculations in this enter
prise We apprehend there need be very little
difficulty in the matter Mexico, emitting the pri-
vege Of colonization declares her readiness to cede
to the United States the Tehuantepec right of way.
She can hardly be held to the accountability of a
responsible government. We must take her as we
find her, and do the best that be done under
the circumstances. War would be an impolitio ex-
pedicnt Of redress. Our true policy is to maintain
Mexico, rs long as she can ma ntain herself within
herself, intact. The slavery question admonshes us
against any further Mexican annexations, to which
war would inevitably lead. Such we believe, is Mr..
Webster's opinion. We do not, therefore, appre-
bend war, while we do suppose the Garay grant
practically defunct. The right Of way may be Sc
cured together with the settlement Of the question
Of our Indian aggresaions along our Mexican from
tiers. The sacrifice Of the Garay grant will cause
serious losses to the parties concerned but
the cabinet, we suppose, are not implicated to any
serious extent, cannot imagine the necessity for
war. If necessary, new batch Of Mexican claims
will make all straight. What says Mr. Webster!
WHAT IS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE CANALS This
is question which to agitate the journals Of
all parties in the interior Of this State, in consc-
quence Of the decision given by the Court of APP
peals against the constitutonality Of the recent
rupt legislation on the subject. Various projects
started by the different parties and partisans.
Some Of the whig journals propose that the best
method Of reaching the matter, and completing tho
canals would be by amending the constitution, and
by expunging from it those provisions which make
it necessary to submit the law for creating debt
to the people at the ballot box. This is very
curious proposition for managing the affair, to come
from those who profess q willingness to bow to the
authority of the people in all cases. An amend
ment Of the constitution, in this way, is in fact,
an attempt to take away the power Of creating a
debt from the people Of the whole State, and give il
to the members Of the Legislature. Now, Of these
two modes, we would much rather trust the people
to decide on the proprety of creating debt and
imposing tax--because they have TO pay both
the debt and the tax-than leave it to the members
Of the Legislature, who corrupted by their
associations at Albany. The proposition, there
fore, of amending the constitution, in order to
enlarge tho canals, is other than scheme to
deprive the people Of the exercise of their sovereign
right, and vest it in corrupt Legislature at Al
bany-just such Legislature as that which passed
the recent unconstitutional law. The constitution
is wide enough, broad enough, and strong enough,
to enact legal measure for the enlargement of the
Erie canal and all the other canals, by creating dis
tnct laws for each and to submit these laws under
the requirements Of the constitution, to the popular
vote. But no change in the constitution should be
permitted. The Governor Of the State Gun, if ne
cessary, call extra session; and he refuses to
do So the matter can lie till the next regular
session of the Legislature and can then be carried
out in accordance with the constitution az it now
exists
NATIONAL PRINTING oFrIcE.-Wbatis the reason
that members OF Congress will continue laboring,
day after day, Intellectually to give printing jobs to
or two papers at Washington, and to take them
away from printers who can do them as well Why
do they not put an end to this system oil ieeuins
party newspapers on the oals Of the public treasury,
which was mere temporary arrangement in the
first administration Of the government, necesstated
by the want Of national printing office, and which
has been ever since continued for anything but pro.
per and just purposes
1t would be easy to establish a printing cfco for
the publication Of an official newspaper organ, by
which all the proceedings Of each day should be re-
ported aud published on the next; and all the docu-
ments ordered to be printed on one day, should be
on the table tho day following. There is no diff
Guilty in the way of doing this If Congress would
establish national printing Office, and employ
petent editors, reporters, and good mechanics, it
would not cost SO much il now expended on these
jobs TO be sure it might affect some Of the old,
rotten stupid, indolent newspapers at Washington,
who have been fattening on the treasury for years :
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