The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-07
Our Second Boundary Dispute with Mexico
Wal like Tone OF the Washington Organ.

Wal Tone Of the Washington Organ.
There is speck Of war on the verge of our
Southern horizon. 1t hangs over the disputed
territory of the Mesilla district and is becoming
strikingly distinguishable to the naked eye. To
such of our readers as are still incredulous. we
submit the article which we repubish this morn
ing from the Washington Union. lately adopted
as the organ Of the administration.
This official pronuneiamento although but an
echo of that which appeared in the HERALD on
Saturday. discloses the policy of Gen. Pierce,
expecting this disputed territory. with that
characteristic frankness for which he has ever
been distinguished. True, it is admitted that
Mexico is weak. distracted, utterly broken down,
and wholly at our mercy and that in all our
dealings with her our conduct should be marked
by the saving virtues of pity. forbearance and
neighborly magnanimity but these concessions
are overshadowed by the palpable issue of war,
which is raised and which is left to the decision
of that reckless and implacable enemy Of the
United States General Don Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna. 1t is declared that the act of
Gov. Trias in marching his troops into the dis
puted territory to hold it, by force of arms as the
rightful soil Of Chihuahua-one of the States of
the Mexican republics an act of "insolence
and folly;" and. notwithstanding the fact that
Mexico is utterly helpless and wholly at our
mercy, this act Of military occupation of
American soil'' cannot be tolerated by the
government of the United States. 1t quite out
strips the limits Of all reasonable forbearance
and commiseration The troops of Gov Trias
must be withdrawn from the disputed district,
or there may be another war by the act of
Mexico" Such is the easy Interpretation of
the government pronunciamento from Washing
ton.
There are, however, some necessary pre-
liminaries yet to be interchanged between the
two governments before the perilous movement
Of Gov. Trias can be brought to casus 5eHi
Gen. Almonte has been appointed as the repre-
sentative of Santa Anna near our government
the identical Mexican Minister who so indig-
nantly left Washington upon the consummation
Of the annexation Of Texas; while, on our part,
Gen. Gadsden, of South Carolina an able and
distinguished man, but still " fire eater.n a
Southern ultra, is duly commissioned as pleni-
potentiary to Mexico Each of these ministers
will be charged with the policy of his govern
ment. What may be the character the instruc-
sions to Almonte we can only conjecture from
the general course Of the Mexican Dictator
since his return to power and. Judging from
his various DEGREES awarding honors to or de-
nouncing penalties against the Mexican officers
and soldiers of the late war; and from his con-
sistent reiteration of his resolution to maintain
the integrity Of the soil of Mexico, at all ha-
yards, we should say that he will instruct
Almonte to insist upon the recognition of the
boundary line Of Commissioner Bartlett. and
upon failing to secure it, to return home, and
report accordingly. But it is probable that
the first duties assigned to Almonte will be to
await and watch the movements of our own
government, rather than to assume the nitia-
i've upon this boundary matter, or upon
any other of the several pending embarrass-
ments between the countries.
The instructions to General Gadsden unon
the boundary question, are, we presume. fore
Swallowed in the article We give to-day from
the Washington Union. According to this
should Governor Trias be in military occupa-
ton Of the disputed district or still upon the
march, or preparing to march to such occu-
patton, General Gadsden. after his arrival in
Mexico, will ask of Santa Anna an order
countermandng such military occupation or
invasion, as the first indispensable condition
to peaceful negotiations. But If the reck-
less patriotism of Governor Trias is
not arrested in the meantime, it will be-
come manifest that he has acted not upon his
own discretion, but upon the authority Of the