The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-20
The State of Mexico.

crisis Santa Anna has spent the whole of MS
seven millions, which pad been seriously re-
duced before he got them, by the shaves Of
bankers and SPECTATORS; and is obliged to dis
miss considerable portion of his body guard,
officers Of State, &c. OF course as a necessary
consequence, Alvarez's prospects are looking
up. More villages and places in the West have
declared for him; be is said to be master Of the
whole Pacific coast. That his party even in the
heart of the Dictator's domiuions and the city
OF Mexico is sure to be swelled by the decline
in The Presidents cash, no one who kcows any
thing of Mexican affairs can doubt for an in
stant The Mexjcans are always ready to join
any insurgent unless the government can pay
them for remaining quiet. Santa Anna, who
knows his countrymen better than any man
living, is preparing to meet the emergency in
the only way in which it can be met. He wants
more money; and is ready to sell to General
Gadsden ano her slice OF Mexico, to be cut
where the General likes, for suitable number
of millions. If Gadsden pressed him hard he
would probably sell the city of Mexico, and
throw few of the people into the BARGAIN.
But ali these intrigues and 1espaiy,ng plots
al mere moonshine. The United States have
got one slice of Mexico from Santa Anna, and
that will satisfy them for the present. General
Gadsden and Santa Anna may amuse their
leisure hours by haggling about this or
that territory which the one wants to buy
and the other to sell; but they may both
lay the JUNCTION TO their souls that this
country viii ratify no bargains they
may make. We have given Santa Anna seven
millions, and will let him have three more when
the boundary is run; which is doing pretty
well considering that it is money given by a
republic to consolidate the throne Of a despot,
and considering that the land we have bought
at SO smart price would not furnish susie
nance for stout dog. So far as Santa Auna is
concerned, however, we will let bygones be
bygones; but we are in no hurry to repeat the
operation. Gen. Gadsden must get glory, and
Santa Anna money, if they want them, from
some other source.
As to the future of Mexico, no man knows
any thing, save only that for many many years
to come, trouble and wars, commotion and in
security for life and property are sure to be the
lot Of the Mexican people. We eau see few
steps in advance in the political drama. II by
some corrupt scheme or tyrannical device Santa
Anna cannot procure money to upheld his tot
teriDg empire, he is lost, probably exiled as he
was before. Then will come, possibly, the
reign Of Don Juan Alvarez, who will hold office
until the plumber he makes in the conquest of
the capital is exhausted. Then some other
army officer will rise up, and create rebellion
against him among the ever willing Mexican
people; and Alvarez will be in the same posi-
tion as Santa Anna is now, without the vigor
and intellect of that chieftain. OF course he
will fall in the end, and the name of his success
sor no one can tell. Any one who can COM
mand q few hundred thousand dollars at one of
these crises may become dictator. Without
money, the most talented man must give way
This is indeed pitiable picture; more
pitiable when the intelligence, and sprightli.
ness and mary virtues of the Mexicans are re-
membered. But the closer the difficulty is
examined, the palmer il appears that the fault
is in the people themselves in the race Bred
for centuries under the crushing despotism Of
ty ranncal crown and still more tyrsnnical
church, they have not yet enjoyed liberty long
dience by force for so long, they have no no
tion Of seft restraint and the consequence is
that revolution has become a chronic disorder,
and that each brief interval OF peace is followed
by long period Of strife, confusion, and blood
shed. The came evil has never been felt here,
because from the very day The first colonial
government was established within the United
States, large measure Of liberty was enjoyed
by the people, who had therefore an opportu-
nifty of acquiring habits of elfrestraint Hence
the difference between the two confederaces.
As to a remedy, there is but one possible,
and that is time. When the Mexicans shall
have gone througha regular course of turbulent
revolutions, they will learn the value of peace
and quietness and will cease TO rise in arms at
the call of every ambitious or disconnected
soldier. Then national prosperity will com.
mence. We can take no part in the cure of our
neighbor. If indeed ,he United States laws
allowed us to annex Mexico, and convert it not
into several States, but into a colonial depen-
dency, to be kept in subsection by an American
army, and ruled by on American general.
peace would be certain, and political education
might follow. But IL is needless to add that
for such project the first requisite-the power
to undertake it on our parts wholly wanting.
Mexico must work out her own salvation. She
must be rent by discord, and harrassed by a
succession of feuds between petty chiefs, until
her people at large acquire sense enough to
govern themselves.
INTERESTING FROM CUBA.-Matters in the
sever faithful island" appear to be in bad
state. According to the accounts brought by
the Black Warrior at New Orleans, the most
vigorous preparations have been made by
Captain General Concha to resist invasion. The