The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-17

mest in the councils of new administration,
under the disguise of peace, this trick of this
Nslnsr clique at Washington is about the mean
est. We are gratifed to learn that the President
elect has not hestated to treat it Trojan horse
detected before its entry within the gates; and
we trust that he viii keep it outside.
Mr.. Buchanan owes it to himself and to the
country to act for himself, and to give decisive
rebuke to all conspiracies Of designing ciques
and factions. The opposition to the appointment
Of Mr.. Cobb as Premier comes from that fire.
eating secession faction whose policy is rule or
ruin, and who require tight rein. To the
great masses of the American people, North,
South, East and West the antecedents and quail
man, as man of business, as a man of talents,
energy, industry and character, will be accepted
as an assurance of solid and sound Union ad
ministration. Mr.. Buchanan has the fatal Cabi-
net policy of Pierce before him, and the success
full example of jackson. If he prefers the former
as his model he will become, like Pierce, the
lave of this or that faction of the party with
the changing wind; but if he shall adopt the
latter as his guide he will become at once the
master of all factions, the master of his situa-
tion and, in its broadest sense, President of the
United States.
And this is the policy we expect of Mr.. Blu
cbanan, beginning with his Cabinet. Before the
expiration of another week we shall probably
know enough to assure our readers, in detail, OF
Cabinet that is a unit and calculated to work
tremendously and efficiently as the instruments
of a consistent and homogeneous administration.
Mexico and It's Future-Our Indian Empire
Purchase OF sonora.
The views which the HERALD has from time to
time expressed in relation to the state of the
Spanish American republics south of us, have
caused no little tluttering among the Spanish
American representatives, and the defenders here
of the existing order of things in Mexico and
Central America but their excitement is not
circumstance to the outcry we expect to hear
from all the Swiss Of the press in those countries
when they shall have become fully awakened to
the comprehensiveness and far seeing truth OF
our views. The organ of the Spanish govern.
ment in this city was at first disposed to laugh at
our reading of the future of Spanish America,
and considered "our Indian Empire" as dream.
Some Of its kind friends in Washington, however,
has opened it's eyes, in letter which we trans
lated and published yesterday and all at once it
has awakened to the knowledge that behind our
expressed views there is, as the Cron,ca calls it,
"a grave fact"
The individual fact which the Cronica has dis
covered is that there is mighty Plan on foot in
this country and in Mexico, by which all the pub
lie affairs of that republic are to be administered
by contract under which anglo-American ener-
gy and anglo-American skill are to be brought
TO bear upon the collection of the revenue, the
working of the mines, the building of railways,
the navigation Of the rivers and the regulation
Of the currency in Mexico. The Cronica's cores
popdent is disposed to believe that we knew no
thing of this scheme because we said nothing
about it, Judging of us by himself, no doubt, and
by bis readiness to tell all he knows If he will
study his subject attentively, however, he will
find that this plan Of Credit Mobilier for Mexi
co is only one Of vast number of schemes that
are now being prosecuted here in view of the
rapid disintegation of the Spanish American
communities, and particularly Mexico
Almost daily we hear Of new one, but
we have neither space nor inclination to
publish the plans Of these cliques, for
publicity is what they seek, as it helps them
vastly in their combinations Fulfilling our duty
as journalists, we can only take a comprehensive
view of the whole, and, deducing therefrom the
1fc ,,tv fbaoa In Gov 10
ers. AS regards Mexico, it is not alone in this
country that schemes are being formed. There
is dozen now under the Matching process here
while in Havana and Madrid there are as many
more, and even the Pope and the Sacred Consis-
tory ut Rome have several under consideration
We look upon all these as but the straws which
show the course Of the wind. Mexico is falling
to pieces, and the world knows the fact. The
only possible result of all this is the establish
ment of our Indian Empire. The state of those
countries their proximity to us, the restless en-
ergy and enterprise Of our people, the political
necessities that bear upon our government, and
the steady increase in numbers, power and inau.
ence Of our filibusters, all point to this end.
These Spanish and Mexican philosophers all
migudge the current Of events. They believe
that Walker and the few flibusters now in Mica
ragua comprise the head, front and main body,
while they constitute but one Of the offshoots
Walkers party is, in fact, composed only of the
debris Of the great Cuban expedition that was
organised in this country three years ago, while
all the leaders and the great body of the rank
and file are still here. General Quitman and
half dozen OF his colonies are In Congress;
Captain Smith and dozen Of his engineers
have found lucrative private engagements, or
lave returned to the employment of the govern
ment with better pay and position than they held
before they resigned their commissions to join
the expedition; OSullivan and score more are
in the diplomatic service; Thrasber and hun