The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-18

debouch to the southwark, going round the
chain ofmountains ofthe Gila. The object, there
fore, of Gen. Dsvis, In securing line further
south than the ella, was to secure defensive
boundary through an open country, adapted
to military movements and military stations,
and capable of aii0rdng supplies by attracting
settlers and encouraging the rearing of cattle
and the cultivation of the soil. Now. the Dos.
session Of this route Of Colonel Cooke, en-
bracing the disputed district Of the Meslla,
from various reports, official and unofficial,
covers perhaps, the oaly eligible railroad route
from the Rio Grande to the Pacific ocean.
1t is natural too, that the Secretary of War
should prefer this route 10 any other. 1t is the
most Southern route, and he is an extreme
Southern man. But Independently Of rail-
road we presume that the Secretary of War
would even now prefer boundary south Of the
ella mountains to the present indefensible line,
in simple military point of view. And we
have reason to suppose that if General Gadsden
can secure by negotiations, on reasonable
terms. the Mesilla valley under dispute, and
the open country comprehending Col. Cookies
W"6oh AoueC w Tue WeSbWdlts. we Sudll get IL
first in view Of our frontier defensive obliga-
tions and secondly, in view OF the chances for
the Pacific railroad.
That Gen. Pierce and his cabinet to please
the South, intend to assume the responsibility
of locating the Pacific Railroad on Mexican
territory, is simply absurd. That they intend
to make the location of the said road condi-
tion in the settlement of questions. pending be-
tween us and Mexico, is equally ridiculous.
But that they will if they can upon convenient
terms extend our boundary across the open
country south Of the ella is totally difYerent
question. One thing is quite certain-we shall
have large indemnities to answer for, from
failure to protect the Mexican frontiers from the,
Indians Of our side Of the line, as required to.
| do by treaty 1t is also certain that while this
treaty stipulation continues in force and the
ella river continues to be the boundary, it viii
be impossible to protect the Mexican frontiass
against the Apaches, short Of their absolute ez-
termination. The 11th article of the treaty.
therefore, must be abrogated, or the boundary
must be changed. Mexico will hardly consent
to abs0lve us from the duty of defending her
frontiers against our own savages. She may
consent to cede us more available line for har
protection a line which we may defend and
settle, with many substantial advantages to
both parties And il in such cession we shalt
secure the shortest route and most feasible at
all seasons of the year to the Pacific, SO much
the better,
We can only say. then, that from the reasons
indicated, and setting aside entirely the Te-
huantepec route and the Pacific Railroad it is
the manifest policy of our government to secure
another slice of Mexico, aud Of Mexico to let
US haze it upon reasonable terms And we are
inclined to think that Gen. Gadsden will have
something to say upon that subject, in
connection with the existing surplus of hard
cash in the treasury. We presume that Gen.
Almonte Is limited IN h,- Instructions, and that
any oyertures tor the purchase of Mexican soil
will have to be LAID before Santa Anna him
SELF But as he is in wait of money. and as the
cession Of the land embracing defensive boun-
dairy would be as advantageous to Me xico as to
us, we think there is iair prospect of bar
gain. Make room! make room! 1t is " mani
fest destiny" We cant help it; we have TO do
it. We must take care Of the Indians.
THE PorE's NuNcTo AND THE WAR STEAMER.
MIcnIGAN-A CONSIDERABLE Fuss ABOUT No
THING-We published the other day, para
graph from the Detroit Tribune, setting forth
that the captain commanding the United States
steamer Michigan, stationed on the lakes. had
surrendered his ship to the discretion of Arch
bishop Hughes, and was carrying our distin-
euished prelate from point to point on his bust
ness connected with the Catholic Church, and at
the expense Of the United States treasury.
1t now appears that the steamer Michigan
no doubt by order of the Observation-Disclosures
been turned over to the accommodation of
the lately arrived Monsieur Bedini, the Pope's
Nuncio, in his travels along Lake Michigan
and Lake Huren, and that our venerable Arch
bishop was with him only as his travelling COM
panion Monsieur Bedini is the Pope's Nuncio to
Brazil; and, zen route through this coun-
try. under instructions, has called to look after
the interests of the church in the United States,
bringing with him congratulatory letter from
His Holiness to His Exceleucy President Pierce.
Having laid that letter before the President, we
suppose the latter has thought fit to show to his
distinguished vister from Rome something Of
the current hospitalties always recognized as
due to official functionaries of foreign poten-
tate visiting, in q social way, the chief magis-
trate of friendly nation. Hence. we suppose,
the privileges of the United States steamer
Michigan allowed 70 Father Bedini and Arch
bishop Hughes. as his travelling companion
along the great lakes There is nothing, we
would suppose, very criminal in all this. tits
but short time since that a private ambassa-
dor from the Sultan of Turkey was voted ten
thousand dollars by Congress for his travelling
expenses, and had all possible public facilities
accorded him throughout his official tour Of our
country. More recently we detailed vessel of