Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-19

Whatever the manifest dcstinyn of the United
States may be. there can be no doubt in regard to
the inevitable fate of the Mexican confederation
1t is bound to fall pieces at early day and even
possesses very few elements Of vitality and these
are fast disappearing. The central government is
powerless to defend the frontier States against the
Indians the Filbusters or even TO enforce its
revenue laws at the different seaports leaving The
public treasury empty while its foreign creditors in
England and France are imperiously demanding
payment through their respective governments
The Tehuantepec Grant leaves an open question to
be settled with the United States. While this is
the condition of things, and these the dangers
which environ the republic, find her people torn
by revolutions and pronuncamenoes, and not
enough patriotism left to lament her fall.
What will be the next state of Mexico! What
new phase will her affairs next assume? Will she
split up into a number of small States as have the
South American Republic or will some military die
tator, supported by France and England assume the
regns lastly will she become tributary to either
Of these powers, or be gradually absorbed by the
United States!
These are grave questions, and their solution must
affect not only the United States but also the other
maratime nations from whom interference is posi-
bility in certain circumstances, and under certain
conditions, especially if Louis Napoleon should sue
coed in his Imperial aspirations. He might think it
necessary 10 atter the vanity of the French people
by assuming higher ground against what he would
call the ''aggressions " of the United States using
the claims of French subjects upon the Mexican
Government, pretext for interfering to prevent
the possession of the country or any part of it, by
+;neo ot;o ,cbo L. Il.
ants Indeed, the London Times seems TO regard
Louis Napoleon as quite willing to become a party
against u.s. since it assumes his determination to as
sst Spain, should any collision arise between her and
the United States, growing out of transactions in
Cuba. France is less dependant upon Cotton than
England and might be willing to risk a quarrel
from which prudence would perhaps, restrain her
suly neighbor.
But it is evident that Mexico can't stay as she is
If she falls to pieces of the pieces must fall to
us IT, on the contrary, she should place herself I'M
der some European power, becoming virtually COL
ony of such power she might be held together by
the sacrifice of her independence This move would
be opposed to the policy enunciatcd in the Monroe
declaraIion and would have the effect Of placing the
United States in active antagonism to the movers
VI +Atilltt is by some
parties in Mexico, under the belief that he could do
something to consolidate the powers of the State
even although such consolidation should be effected
by undue stretch of military authority. Such be.
lief is groundless. Neither Santa Anna nor any
other man could do anything in Mexico without
Foreign aid. The elements of permanency are not
there; would time be given him to create and
organize such elements, before revolution
would have swept him from power. Nor would a
protectorae mend the MATERIAL experience shows
that such things have been uniformly unsucccs full
and unpopular.
1t would seem, then, that Mexico cannot stay as
she is that no form of Independent Government can
be established there with any hope of union and
be absorbed by, become tributary TO, some other
nation and that the United States if she would not
see the principles of the Monroe declaration broken
through by Mexico becoming Colony of England
or France, must herself assume the guardianship of
the scattered fragments into which that nation must
inevitably fall at no distant day NECESSITY of
position which will soon be forced upon US, and with
which must grapple for it cannot be avoided with
honor to ourselves and fidelity to manifest dcs-
! tiny" which will evidently demand Of us the as
sumption of this responsibility.
However this may sound like Filibusterism, it will
be found sober reasoning, founded upon plain facts
Capt. NI'Lanc and Gen. Pierce.
| 1t will be remembered that Capt M'Lane, of the U
S. Army, did, at one time during the recent canvass
for President, publish a letter in the Baltimore Patriot
in which he declared his impressions, &c that the
night before Gen Pierce left Mexico, his face wa:
slapped at game of cards; and that such indignity
was not resented subsequently in the manner which
he deemed proper
! This letter Of Capt. NJ Lanes was considered high
Iy improper by many OF his brother officers, severa
Of whom cautioned him against persisng in charge
which would be pronounced unfounded by more thar
one personally cognizant of the facts of The case
part BY NJ Lane whose temper involved him in severa
difficulties, and among the rest, in with his com
handing oficer-Co Roberts-whom he struck, o
struck at, in Washington City. These things led to
Court Martial, which has just terminated. The yer
dict will Lot be made public until ii receives the sigma
ture OF Major General Scott.
Capt MTane in his defence, alludes to the afa
OF Gen. PIERCE and after having mentioned lette
written by another officer, 10 paper in Texas on tn
same subject he says hat the accused now feels that
did Gen. Pierce great injustice, and deeply greves tina
an opportunity of reciifving his mistake did not ot
before his motives for doing could be construed a
interested" The Texas letter to which MLane a
udes is that OF a Lieut. Colonel in the United State
Army who was present at the time when the suppose