The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-20
EUROPEAN INTERVENTION IN MEXI.
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We alluded, yesterday, to report prevalent
at the time of the sailing of the Franklin, that
England, France, and the other maritime pow
ers OF Europe, we're about to take Mexico un-
der their protection-to use the language of
one Of the l. ondoD Press-were about to adopt
measures for Establishing the independence
of Mexico, both financially and politically, so
that a barrier may be raised 10 the aggressive
spirit of the United States" This attempt at
Intervention, if persisted in, cannot but result
in a war with the United States, for whatever
administration might be at the head of the gov
eminent, and how anxious soever it might be
to keep the peace, it would be matter of sheer
and absolute impossibility. The Peopfe-the
sentiment 0fhe natt0R-would force war
1t remains, therefore, TO be seen whether the
wisdom of France and Eng land will prefer
q war such as this would be, of the boodest
description, because, supported by almost the
entire nation, TO the distant project of checks
ing the United States by regenerating Mexico.
That task Of regenerating a declining people,
both of these great nations have tried, and
have made nothing of. France tried her hand
on Italy. England on both Spain and Portu-
gal. We do not see that either of these coun-
tries has been much improved by the reform
ers. Russia would like very r,uch to try her
hand upon the Turks, but we doubt whether
she will have the pleasure of reforming them
for centary to come.
The diseases of Mexico are far beyond the
,cE
first in the ignorance and brutal superstition
OF the people. Secondly, in the fact that two
thirds of her lands are owned by the church,
The consequences of this last state fittings
are inevitable, and are too well understood in
history to require repetition here. A third
cause consists in the general dishonesty of all
public functlonaries. A sum of money, raised
by duties, or by any other means, never reach
es the public treasury until it has been re-
duced to at least one half its original size
Besides they have no idea whatever of polti-
cal economy. They impose prohibitory duties
upon almost every article of trade, SO that all
foreign commerce is cut up by the roots, and
that source of revenue entirely destroyed
They lay the heaviest possible taxes upon ill.,
ternal productions of every description, so as
to destroy agriculture and manufactures
Thus they continue, in spite of nature, to
make one of the finest countries under the
sun desert and themselves the poorest people
on the face of the earth. The worst of it all is,
that they will not be taught by experience, for
they regard themselves as the greatest and
wisest people under the sun. Add to this
their eternal civil wars-their utter incapacity
TO govern themselves-and we think we shall
have presented causes deeper than can be
reached 10y any political medicines which
France, Eng land and Russia can find in their
dispensaries.
Bat the talk about establishing the indepen.
\ dence OF Mexico is all easily understood. Ii
means that the maritime powers mean to inter-
reHe-that as they combine and do what they
please with the refractory States in Europe
they mean to do the same here. Very WE'LL il
II is 10 be, lei it be. We heard such threats
not long ago, about Cuba, but the storm blew
over. All we can say now is, that our people
are graspns people, like their forefalhers,
the English. That they covet every foot of
lad they lay their eyes on. That the ewes OF
one portion ofthem are turned upon Canada.
as upon the Promised Land that the mouths
OF another portion fairly water for Mexico
Unfortunately, perhaps, for all parties, they
possess buttoo fully the power to carry out
Their wishes. We say unfortunately, for we
do not wish 10 see Canada annexed, nor the in
dependence of Mexico destroyed. But the
march OF destiny itself is not more certain.
than II Is certain that measures such as those
proposed will produce both these results.
The GCANO CONTROVERSY.
To no peopie nader tho s,,. -,