Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-06
TUESDAY, JAR. 6, 1857.
Our Relations with NIcxicO-Emportant
Revelations from " ashiugton.

We learn from Washington that very Curl
Gus anl interesting correspondence is now go.
ing on between orr government and that of
Mexico, that may be productive of very great
results and give an entirely rev form TO the
elements that are conspiriDg TO erect our new
Indian Empire on our Southern boders. Gen
eral ComonfOrt finds himself surrounded with
difficulties and unable to control unaided, the
course Of things. The church is at open war
with him in every part Of the Mexican repub-
lie, and though he has attained partial success
ses over the insurgents at Puebla, the hydra
headed monster Of insurrection is showing it
self on many sides of him. All the old lead
ing names in that country have died out, or
disappeared from the public gsze, and the new
meu seem TO be in every way incompetent to
bring order out OF the political chaos existing
there
Besides the church, which is q hard sntago-
mist TO subdue, and which win not give up q
single point of what she deems her right, or a
jot of what she may have had in possession,
other causes bear upon ComOnfort to make his
position one of great insecurity. England has
been pressing her claims with great zeal, and
in the Barron and Forbes case has already at
tanned some settlement which is probably lit
tie TO the honor OF Mexico. Spain, too, has
been very exscting, and has even menaced In
vasion. Under the pressure Of all the conflic-
ting cares. COmonfort has sought for means to
secure at least some future for Mexico, and has
proposed to our government an alliance which
shall strengthen his government and bring the
influence Of orr own to bear upon the re-or-
ganization of that republic.
This is not by any means a new idea with
the people of Mexico. When it was proposed
after the close of the war to hold that coun-
try under military sway, with perfect organH
ization of the municipal bodies, and Gen. Quit
man was called home from his position as
Governor of the City of Mexico, to receive de.
tailed instructions from our own government,
the idea found many strong supporters there.
1t is well known that after that plan fell
through by the making OF that unauthorized
treaty of peace, Gen. Scott was offered a mill
lion Of dollars by body of the prominent cit
liens there, if he would remain and organize
a government. At later date, when the ca
ban expedition was nearly consummated by
Gen. Quitman, he was approached by arties
from Mexico, and an invitation TO turn his or
ganization TO that country was held ont to him.
Comonfort, therefore, in seeking the aid of our
government, is only following in the footsteps
Of former events.
Il is not at all surprising that Mexico should
look upon our institutions, and our material
progress and welfare under them, with admi
ration and desire There is in her midst
large party of conservative and order loving
citizens, who have ever regretted the day
when our army was withdrawn from her bor-
ders. and who would hail with delight the ads
vent OF a government directed by and in close
alliance with our own. Such an event would
be to Mexico the greatest possible guarantee
of a liberal rule, and the develoPement of her
rich resources.
We shall watch closely the course of our
government in this matter as well of that of
Gen. Comonfort. 10 the meantime we re-
commend both parties to hurry on the issue,
for the matter is so plain that little negotia'
ton is required. The commerce of New York
is ready to open its foodgates of supply upon
the new Indian Empire, and it is time already
that it were a fixed fact.-M Y. Herald.