The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-08
American D,pIomacy In Mexico.

for its disturbances, seems to initiate the pre-
vailing fashion, in having some quarrel of his
own perpetually on hand. But his propensity
for getting into hot water is not to crafty any
private prediction, for he invariably manages
to take the plunge in his representative capa-
city, and thereby makes the government at
Washington party to his thermal diplomatic
performances. No doubt he considers in all
cases that he is assuming an elevated position;
but to the people in Mexico, as we'll as here, it
is both a ground and lofty exhibition, which
creates more derision abroad and resentment
at home than admiration or approval. His
last effort in this line-and we hope it will
be the last-has been something very much
like an open rupture with all the foreign embas-
sizes in Mexico. A polite invitation was sent to
him to join the other legations in arranging
the preliminaries to formal and compliment
tary recognition Of the new government of
President Alvarez. He fatty refuses to meet
for any such purpose; he intimates that he
will take his own course, and that they may
look out for themselves-the result Of which
was that the compliment intended in the united
action of the foreign ministers waiting in a
body upon the President elect, was not paid to
General Alvarez, and moreover imposed upon
him the delicate task of replying to more than
one address, wherein he had to weigh every
word and phrase with the utmost caution. II
the object Of this diplomatic manGuvre was to
ingratiate himself into the favor Of Alvarez,
We are afraid General Gadsden has taken the
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of his purpose. 1t was making substance out
of mere form, or matter out of moonshine.
1t was, also, preventing the observance of u
time-honored, imposing and gratifying cere
mony to the head of the Mexican nation. In
a country so much addicted to forms as Next
co. and to new executive for the first time,
without any aristocratic pretensions, the omis-
sion 10 comply with the usual etiquette can
easily be construed into slight or preme-
ditated neglect.
We have intimated above a hope that Gen.
Gadsden would conduct himself like other raf
tional mortals, for surely his whole career ii
his mission has not been characterized by thd
to recognize the government of Carrera, al
though he was in full possession of authority
in the capital, because his predictions were
in favor of the revolutionary party, thereby
setting the example of deciding between
government de fdcto and one de j,ye-a question
which every foreign government is very care
full to avoid, and especially the government of
the United States-to sbun the complicated
difficulties arising in the conflicts Of dynasties
and other domestic disputes
Carrera's governmental had succeeded to the adj
miDistraion OF Santa Anna, whose Minister of
State was Senior Bonilla. A quarrel with this
minister had for long time virtually excluded
General Gadsden from the Palace and the pre-
sence of the Dictator. In fact, request was
made to the State Department for the recall of
the American Minister. II is not of much i'm
portance to trace the origin Of this outbreak.
There we're two factions in the State striving
for The smiles of Santa Anna--one of which
was composed ofBonilla and his friends, while
the other was made up of the bankers and
many similarly disinterested individuals
Gadsden managed first OF all TO quarrel with
the bankers, and betrayed their secrets to Bo
nila-at least such is their story. lie then
contrived TO embIoil himself with that mini
ter, for causes set forth to our State Departl
ment in q former document from the Mexican
government. We are not aware that our en-.
voy very extraordinary had any personal
difficulty with Santa Anna himself; bat
various remarks made by his Supreme High
ness which have been currently repeated
loa no inv tba4
a fayorite in that quarter The misfortune Is
that our minister has the unhappy faculty OF
departing from the usual routine 10 the perfor-
nance of his public duties, and never fails to
offend in some quarter, by doing TOO much
Recently he deemed it right and proper 60
deny under his own signature that the new
government of Mexico had made any overtures
on the subject Of annexation. This public decla-
ration, in his opinion, vas called for; although
the impolicy Of such a precedent may sttii'h4
many with great force. But he went further
and betrayed confidence in intimating that
overtures 10 that effect had emanatcd from she
conservative party, which is now out of power
in Mexico, IL is not probable that any further
propositions on subject 50 delicate will be
made to a minister so leaby.
1t is evident that the American Minister is
now striving to ingratiate himself Into favor
with the present liberal administration, and no
doubt glories in the fact that he has quarrelled
with every government and every public man
since bis arrival in the republic \ logical in.
duetion might lead US to the belief that nc
world evnee his pugnacious pcculiaritie-
again, as soon as possible. He however,
must, in his own mind, come 10 an oppo-
site conclusion, and infer that the government
of Alvarez Will recognize him a. she best ana
most constant of friends.
With these antecedents, there is another fact
spread upon General Gadsden diplomatic re-
cord which Alvarez is not disposed TO forget
Tho American Minister negotiated the celebraL.
ed boundary treaty with Santa Anna whereby
Ills Supreme Higbness pockcted ten millions
of dollars maid iv thn T-nft.I CIT.