The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-09

little for Tampico, Vera Cruz feels no tie with
Chihuahua, and Puebla has no sympathy for So
nora. Still there existed power Of cohe-
sion in the nation-one that is found un-
der all governments, be they autocratic,
monarchcal, constitutional or radical. In Mexi-
co it was dual in its form but that only in
creased its strength. This mutual attractive
force is what Mr.. Calhoun described as the ''co-
hesive power of the public plumber" One band
Of vultures gathered round the national trea-
FURY, consuming its revenue and leaving the
creditors of the State to starve, while another
assumed the garb Of religion, and, gathering
round the bed of the dying Mexican, with holy
JUNCTION swept the choicest parcels of national
wealth into the sleeve Of the cassock. While
the State vultures have been squandering, those
Of the Church have been thrifty; and as natural
consequence, the one has become poor while the
other has wayed rich The lean kline must eat
the fat kline, and the latter days Of the Church of
Mexico are at hand. When it falls, the last rem
nant of the Spanish social system in Mexico is
swept away, and the process of dissolution will
rapidly proceed to its end. OF the political
fabric there little or nothing now remains, and
the present effort to construct a new panacea il
the shape Of new constitution is but one
of the galvanic throes Of the public corpse
Yet even this effort recognizes the coming fate OF
the country, and provides in one of its stpua-
tions that neither President nor Congress shall
have the power to SELL give away or ALLEVIATE one
foot of the Mexican territory. But Presidents
i'm IN
avert the coming destiny.
We have sketched this view Of the past and
present of Mexico because it illustrates the con
dition Of all, or nearly all, of the Latin communi-
ties on this continent. We do not regret the de
cline of their theores-rather do we rejoice at
their destruction; for the systems they estab
lished contained no germ of development
Under them, man was to be but a repetition OF
the past; Spanish society knew progress, for it
is the China Of Europe. What the past said, did
or believed, only was orthodox-all else was
heresy or treason. While these things are passing
within her borders, there is people in coniguity
with her, and with whom she has daily inter-
course, that is striding along the pathway of
progress with giant tread-one whom she has
long striven to imitate-and every effort has
resulted only in q complete failure.
Distrusting her own efforts, and despairing o,
relief. there has grown up in her midst a party
that gains strength as continually as defeat fol-
lows effort. This party believes that society can
only be reconstructed, government established
and happiness secured, by calling in the assist
ance Of her more fortunate neighbor. Such a
course is at war with the sentiment of nationality
and the self love of the race, but it exists and
grows daily. No band of llibusters has ever
crossed the Mexican boundary except in co-ope.
ration with Mexican citizens General Walker
was invited to Nicaragua by one Of the native
parties. Even Cuba has participated in the feel
ing, and the great ilibuster Of them all, General
Qutman was invited and anxiously hoped for by
the people of Cuba.
Such is the condition of the Latin communities
on this continent at the present time and while
they are looking wistfully to US, no man can d.
guise TO himself the fact that there is growing
sympathy and tendency toward them in the
American heart. II is not sufficient for US that
we are free and happy. We wish others
10 be so too and il is part of the
genius and tendencies Of our people to extend
the institutions We have so successfully establish
ed The greater the dEintegration of the Latin
south Of u.s. the greater will be the
call and the tendency of tho young the enter
prising and the ambitious among US to respond
to II.
How soon the solution OF all the problems
that attend this state Of things and our own pro.
gress southwark may be forced upon u no man
can tell. The energies of our people have reach
cd the shore Of the Pacific and must have vent
which II is more likely to seek In the genial lands
southwark than in the frozen climate of the North
There dissolving communities await our coming.
and though sectional strife may for while blind
ne TO the tire direction Of our national march, Il
will keep on with silent but steady tread Al.
ready some Of the European nations are. begiu-
ming TO contemplate II in it, true light. a. the
march o: civilization and progress Mexico,
Central America, Cuba the isthmus routes com
between our Atlantic aud Pacific en-
pircs, and many other issues, are bound up In II,
and every succeeding administration will be com
PEELED 10 Judge and to act on some of them. IN
American policy has been instituted by our
people and our progress, and cabinets must act
under and in conformity with II, o. fail II i
here tina, the imbecile Marcy-Pierce administra.
ton have failed, and sunk into utter contempt.
They were blind as to the march Of the nation.
and vainly sought reelection through internal
strife. The country has passed them by with
scorn and like fate may he anticipated for any
administration that follows their example.
The Affairs OF Spain-Frencis Intervention.