The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-13

rank and file of these parties will desert their
party organization for the purpose Of support
ing a wretched cabal of tricksters whose only
aim is money, and whose antecedents stink in
our nostrils.
The Neosssities OF HIsxico-War with Spain
Seizure or Cuba and ITS Transfer 70 tho
United States.
The accession Of President Comonfort to die
tatorial power in Mexico is an event remarka-
BILE from the juncture at which it occurs, and
particularly remarkable from the immense field
of action which it opens to him, and which may
yet confer upon him the title Of the Napoleon
Ill. of America.
With republic crumbling to pieces beneath
his feet from rottenness and domestic dissension,
threatened with devastation on one side by the
implacable savages, which the triumphant
march of our civilization is impelling south
ward, and q hostile invasion on the other by
the Spanish power in Cuba, combined with
Santa Anna and his minions; with an empty
treasury, q disheartened and mistrusting peo-
pie, an unreliable army, hostile clergy and an
utter want of administrative talent and energy
in those around him, he is expected to recon-
struct the republic, reinvigorate the national
spirit, reorganize the government, repress dis
sension, repel invasion, refill the public Golfers
and restore Mexico to an honorable position
among the nations This is truthful
exposition of the ground he stands upon
and the task before him, which he vir-
tually accepts to perform in accepting the
Dictatorship. 1t seems almost hopeless task
and yet if he has the right grit in him we shall
not be surprised to see him come triumphantly
out of his enterprise, for to our view the ele-
ments of success exist within his reach.
Before entering upon a discussion of these
we must say few words of the man. Succeed
ing to the post of Substitute President of the
republic by the withdrawal of General Alvarez
from that post very shortly after the last fight
Of Santa Anna, he found himself surrounded
with difficulties and the government exhausted
of resources. The Convention called under the
stipulations of the Plan Of Ayutla, for the pur-
pose Of forming constitution, was under the
necessity of comforting upon him extraordinary
powers, in order that the government might be
carried on. He adopted liberal policy, and
took some of the preliminary steps necessary to
break up the vast property monopoly of the
clergy, which has always weighed like an incu-
bus upon the State. In this measure his eau
tion was too great to please the liberals, who
wished everything done by sweeping DEGREES
and his action aroused the Church to open war
against him. But as he has been sufficiently
cautious in his course not to arouse
the fears Of the people for the safety of
all property under his government, they have
not sided with the priests, and he has been able
TO triumph In great measure over them. The
constitution was formed by the Convention, but
every one saw that it was an impracticable one.
Comonfort was elected President by an over
whelming majority, and has often been urged
by those around him to seize the dictatorial
power, which he could have done at any time.
This he would not do, and now it has been con-
ferred upon him by the voice of the nation
legally and constitutionally expressed. Mexico
calls upon him to regenerate her.
There is but one way for him to do this, and
that is by popular foreign war. He must be-
gin at once by q war with Spain, which has
given him abundant reason heretofore, and now
Is secretly preparing to invade his territories
A declaration of war with Spain would re-
arouse all the old national spirit of the repub-
lie, which Santa Anna so often tried to arouse
by the cry of war against u.s. 1t would enlist
for Mexico to remarkable extent the
sympathies Of this country, and thus
give to her people confidence of
strong moral support which they have
never before had. Such war would
do more than any other measure to
reprcss domestic rebellion, for whoever OPP
posed the government that was fighting
the popular enemy would at once incur the
popular hatred.
II may be said that Mexico has not the means
to undertake such a war, but the undertaking
IL would create the very means for carrying it
on. We have repeatedly offered to purchase
Cuba from Spain, giving her one hundred mil
lions of dollars for it, and she has treated
our offers with contumely. We shovld not have
the slightest objection to entertain an offer
from Comonfort for the sale Of that island, and
would willingly pay him the same price for 1t.
Besides that, there IL an abundance of men
ana material in this country to perform the
whole operation for Comonfort, by contract, at
much lcss price. We estimate the cost Of this
matter as follows
10 600 men nlared armed and equipped In Vera Cruz
ready 10 start for Cuba, each $500 81 900
moa,6s ''.''".. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1000 600
Transportation-ten rst class steamships 900
bisas for convoy "'''1 Wv" ''...... 100000
Contingent fund Observation-Disclosures, 1000 900
Profit 70 cont tractors 100000
Total. 800 900 900
There is an abundance of able and competent
military leaders who will undertake to perform
this service, under the flag Of Mexico and by
the authority of President Comonfort, by con-
tract for the above sum Of twenty MILLIONS Of
dollars; and they will do IL efficiently am