Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-10
MEXICO.

Our relations with this agteble republic, since the
lals war, have been Of much more kindly and con-
ciliatory character tban before. With q promiscu-
ous population, prolific o! restless, ambitious and sd-
yen.uroua spirits, divided by f.uds and factions and
rent With civil strife, Mexico he's been unfortuna
indeed in everything that contributes 70 AZ edvance-
men: of the interests and 5app!.ess Of an iIdepen'
dent people. Rich In svsris:y Of resources, she Is
impoverished and embarrassed beyond the capacity
Of the wisest Of her legislators to relieve hsr pro
Tossing republcan:sm, ner government 10 given over
eysr and anon 10 anarchy and revolutions and aim
Ing at independence in her weakness and confusion,
h.. trial. and troubles, she invite; again the eager
gaze of rapacious Spain. Tina: country SO blessed
of God and cursed Of man, can long continue in
such a state, IS contrary to history and reason.
1t may be that Mexico may become calm and quiet
unte, the benign influences exerted over her AFFAIR."
by our own country, through the agency of Ger.
tain negotiations in which 1t is stated the Ameri.
can Minister, Mr. Forsyth, has very recently been
engaged with that Government; or il may be that her
critical condition Of helpless hope may tempt
one or more OF the European powers to the temerty
of pounclpg upon her as public prey. 10 :he one
rejection Of having aleviated the misfortune, of
neighboring nation. and made frmer and stronger
institutions aka to our own III the other our gov
erpmen would be uuder The disagreeable necessity o
embarkiug an armament to the Pacific for the pur
pose Of receiving the surprise parties from the other
side OF the Atlantic.
From the numerous rumors rife on the eubject, il il
difficult to determine upon the true terms Of the
treaty, in toto. agreed upon between the Mexican
government and the American Minister, but we
think there is little doubt that some such arrange
ment has been effected, as will enable this country to
exercise an Influence over the domestic matters oi
Mexico which will redou1d TO the detriment Of mel
ther nation. Our coutguity to that country particu
lary points US out as the arbiter Of its embarrsss
ments not less than the relations arising from sim
larity In institutions entitle us to Its confidence.
The following developments from the "MsIcsr
Extraordinary" paper published 10 the city Of Mex
co afford interesting ntmations relative to the treaty
with Mr. Forsyth:
alt ia no longer secret that Sir. Forsyth. the Anne
r;can nInis,er, has been engaged in come important
negotiations with this government for some days past
The subject of these negotiations the principles in-
volyed and the features Of the general arrangement
have been themes for the most varied, absurd and
unfounded rumors. At one moment it is stated that
Mexico ha. been bartered away to the American min
ster, Tehuan,epec nud Lower California. Again
that the church properly has been hypotbecated by
the government security for loan OF come untold
millions from the United States. Common fame, ga
therng license a. it travels further, has 1t that close
treaty of alliance has been made between the two
countries.
ITO put al end to the extrsvagant statements, we
saw on absolute knowledge, that there is no. q word
of truth in the report that, by the pending arrange:
menss with the United States, foot Of the national
territory has been either alienated or even mort
eeged that the church property is not mentioned or
even concerned in either Of The treaties that have
been agreed upon, and that there is nothing like
treaty of alliance in the programme.
"Whst has been done il would not Of course be
proper to state at this time. But this we are at ber
ty to state, that nothing has been engaged on
either side that ia not legitmately and mutually
sdvant azeous to both republics All that the
Uu.ted States desires, and all that has been aimed
a., by the minister of that republic near this govern
ert is to strengthen the ties Of friendship and good
neighborhood between the two republics, to promote
their commercial intercourse, TO improve the facilities
of communication between them, aud TO perform
those mutual offices of good will which belong to
their gsographca! positions and to their comnsnity
Ct political institutions.