The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14

denials Of notorious facts through his organ, we
must prepare Tor the worst
THE GADsDEN TREATY-SANTA ANNA VERY
HARD uP-If the Senate intend to ratify the
Gadsden treaty, now is the time to do it..
Santa Anna is very hard up for money, and
must be relieved, or everything treaty,
Garay grant, Sloo grant, Cookies wagon route,
and Santa Anna himself-will all be knocked in
the head.
According to our last news from Mexico,
Santa Anna had Issued q decree imposing a
tax of two per cent upon loans of accommoda-
ton; also decree taxing windows, doors and
balconies. This is desperate expedient to
raise the wind-a huniliating confession Of the
real solution Of the Gadsden treaty. What .
relief to Santa Anna in this extremity would
be three millions, cash down, upon the ratifica-
ton of the treaty, and three or four millions
quarterly till the whole fifteen were exhausted!
And this window. door and balcony tax is
probably the last alternative for tempory sup
plies to stave off revolution. I'll attempts
an exaction of the church, the church may re-
volt, and the church is the power behind the
throne greater than the Emperor.
1t is manifest, without this Gadsden treaty.
or supplies in some way from our government,
that Santa Annals empire will speedily end in
revolution. The practical issue is between
Santa Anna and Captain Walker, and the prac
tical question before the Senate is whether they
shall pay out twenty millions to establish a
monarchy in Mexico or leave the matter to be
settled in free fight" between the dictator
and the iberating hero of manifest destiny"
Captain Walker is the champion of republican
principles; but pass this treaty, and we give
Santa Anna the sinews Of war for crushing
out" the new republic Of Lower California, and
placing it under the despotic institutions of an
imperial dynasty.
Santa Anna is hard-up, very hardup. But
between starving him out, and starving Mexico
into annexation on the one hand, and setting
him up in the tcm-foolery of Mexican empire
at useless expense Of twenty millions of dol
lars, we adhere to the opinion that the treaty
ought to be rejected. This door, window and
balcony tax is very significant. 1t shows that
the crisis is at hand for the Senate to choose be-
tween extravagant subsidies for no satisfactory
equivalents and " mastery inactivity" which
will give us, in year or two, the whole Of
Mexico in the lump Let the Senate consider
these things, and act accordingly.
KoszrA IN FoRLoEN STATE. BUT NOT QUITE
DEsERrED-Backed up by Secretary Marcy and
the administration, Martin Koszta. a few months
ago, like julius Caesar, might have stood
against the world" Now, like the fallen dictator
ofRome, "there are none (of the CabineD SO poor
as to do him reverence Having squeezed all
the juice out OF the orange, they have cast the
rind away. But though deserted by the ad-
ed privilege Of starving in free country for
lack of employment. poor Koszta is not alto
gether deserted.
We understand that Mr.. Kedzic, generous
attorney Of Chicago, Illinois, having seen in
the NEW York HERALD report Of Koszta's des
titute condition, wrote him letter with q
promise to support him until he may become
sufficiently acquainted with American law to
open an Office for himself The letter also co
vered an order on Mr.. Wright Of No. 90 Liberty
street, for fifty dollars 10 defray the travelling
expenses Of the said Koszta to Chicago. should
he accept the first condition. We further under
stand that Mr.. Genio c. Scott leader Of the
fashions, advised Koszta to accept this liberal
offer by oil means. which he did. Then calling
upon Mr.. Wright that gentleman not only
paid over to him the fifty dollars Of the order,
but went with him to the President Of the Erie
Railroad, and procured for him through
ticket to Chicago, for which place he was to
have left yesterday morning.
What commentary is this upon official pa
tronage. 1t was but the other day that the
treasury the army and the navy, the President
and the Cabinet and Congress and all, were at
the service OF Koszta. Capt Ingaham, who in
terfered so bravely in recovering him from the
Austrians was directly brought forward as
candidate for President Of the United States at
the next election. Marcy laid himself out for
the support Of the Germans, in that tremendous
Koszta letter, running the risk Of war with
Austria in behalf of the inchoate American citl-
zen and his inalienable rights. But the instant
Koszta lands upon our shores the spell Is
broken-the man has been used up-tne honis
defunct; and the poor man calls upon Secre-
tary Marcy, and the President, and the Cabi-