New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09

It il an opinion very prevalent amorg Amer'csns'
and one that is most actively promulgated wherever
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n arusctured, that Mexico, with the whole OF 'oe
Spanish American colonies, is destined t. be ap-
propriated by, or annexed to, the United osa'ss'
1t IL represented that the present people OF Mexico
are incapable of selfgoyernment; aud tneir
pat drill cliDaton to submit TO an AUTHORITATIVE
rule. ss well az their failure to estaol 81
upon lss,ipg basis republican administration;
their yaci,lation between military despotlsm and
the IaDkest anarchy; their unlimited submission 70
prie.tly influence in politics as in religion; their
inability 10 develop the great resources oil their
fertile country and their consistent lack OF energy
in public enterprises, are among the arguments
sdduced TO demonstrate their iucnpability OF I'm
proving their social and political condition Ii Is
argued that the American people will have 20 teach
them these Lessons and that, in order to do this
eff ctiyely, the United States must assume the
responsibility Of their government. This OPINION
so fiat.erirg to the pride of the Amerc IN people,
il d,fiused through every party and every section
of The country, the only point OF contention being
the manner and the time in which tbs
protoad snnexstion shall be accomplished.
Southern men, generally, are disposed to acquire
The t-.ired territory by Immediate though violent
mans; while Northern men prefer to leave things
to time, arguing that future political changes will
drive NJ xico to voluntarily ask the protection OF
the United S,stes. At the present time to all
sOpt srapce this idea would be received with little
favor by the Mexican people, WHO imagine they
perceive IN the future the prospect Ut their NJ
tonsl re regeneration The last revoiuti n In M-xlcO
was undertaken with the view Of throwing of the
American influence in their pctics, and upon this
piculd it was successful. There was ut that time
party, which, being influenced by Texan ppliti-
clans, WIS dirpos.d to open that country to an
An e,ican inn igratiOn on large scale, with the
ew Of establishing, by the aid OF the American
element, a better government, and OF ultimately
securing the annexation of sone Of the provinces,
if OF of The whole country, to- tue United States.
ibis party, headed id the northern provinces by
Caravsjal, aid having its headquarters on the
Texsu frontier, was twice bold e0ough to invade
Mexico and array Itself against Santa Anna. But
at the commencement Of the last revolution this
uoyen ent was dissvowed By tbs people as a mass,
and the leaders OF it, with their American CO.
workers. were forced to retreat from Mexi san sOll
and when the latter, some months later, under the
leadersh p Of Captain r. Henry, under the prstext
Of castigating the Indians, intruded upon Mexican
t.rrtory they found the whole people alarmed aud
in ards sgaDst them, and they were compelled IL
fly, with the loss of several men killed. When the
Jews If the repulse at San Fernando reached
Texas, the Slavery propaeArdsts were enraged,
espec ally 80, as the son Of one Of their leaders
(Mr. VIM. Jones) was among the dead, and they
resolved upon an immediate and general invasion
of Mexico, and even went 20 far as to move 10 the
Texan Legislature for the establishment OF volun-
tser regiment of 200 men for this service This
motion failed, and the Invasion was given up, only
because they were aware tbat the threatened dan.
ger had aroused the whole Mexican people.
There is DO doubt that this spirit of opposition
to American Intervention s rapidly becoming more
extended and intense among the Mexican pOpula-
ton. They are well aware that the hap ness Of
The native population Of California, New.M-xico
ard Texas has Lot been improved by the adm xture
Of the Anglo Saxon element; but that, on the con.
trSr., the original owners of the soil have been
oppressed and Injured by their new masters. They
cannot fail to see that their own race IT, in energy
AID executive ability, so inferior 10 the vigorous
Arelo.Saxon, that, should they ntermix and reside
upon tie same sOA and under the came institutions.
'be latter would inevitably he the dominant power.
lhtir pride 10 80 strong, and their belief in their
oSb power of national regeneration so fixed, tina.
their feeling toward Americans is Jealousy, dis
trust and apprehension. If, therefore, an annex.
alton 81 Mexico TO the United States ever doe,
eventuate, it will be, not by the voluntary action
OF the Mexican population, but against their will,
and only after violent and bloody struggle.
Since the signal success Of the lat revolution,
there is, perhaps, some ground to hope for their
social and political improvement. The success of
the revolutonsts proves that the sentiment Of the
people is opposed to priestcraft we'll as against
IL litar! despotism.
1t is true that the revolutionary leaders in the
various provinces have taken up po.itions in the
country, separated from each other instead Of seek
Ing to strengthen themselves by combination of
tftir power in olcser connection. Thus, yifaurri.
IN he northeastern, Alvarez in the southern psrts
and others elsewhere, seem to govern their respec
tive provinces % If there was no common interest
between them, and 20 leave to the Central Govern.