The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-04


voted to the peace and prosperity of the Union at
bone. and to the dignity, honor and glory of the
country everywhere.
The Danas-Csarendon Trsaty-The Ncw
Mexican treaty. MIR. Buchanan's Policy.
Among the legacies accruing to the new from
the late administration are the Dallas. Clarendon
treaty upon Central American affairs, and the
new and extraordinary treaty lately concluded
between the government Of Gen. Comonfort and
our Minister, Mr.. Forsyth, at the city Of Mexico.
The former, after having suffered from all ac-
counts, damaging debate in the secret discus
sions of the Senate upon the question of its rati
6cation, was some days ago laid upon the table
to await the views and suggestions of the new
President The Mexican treaty win pass from
the hands Of Secretary Marcy today into the
custody Of Gen Cas- as his successor in Office
The fate of both is involved in some doubt, though
the policy Of Mr.. Buchanan in each case, we have
every reason to believe, will be the policy of an
ultimate ratification.
The Central American treaty finds favor with
all our commercial and conservative classes
They look upon the commercial Developments,
facilities and securities which will flow from it,
as Of the highest importance; and to the protec-
torate Of commercial peace which it will give
to Nicaragua and Costa RIGA, as of far higher
moment than ilibustering experiments to Anglo
Saxonize thetropc or the windy abstraction Of the
Monroe doctrine. The opposition to this treaty
comes from 6libustering politicians, Southern
democratic sympathisers with Walker, North
western Buncombe men clamorous tor a little
brush with John Bull and higher prices for West
ern pork and flour, Southern ultra prO-siavery
men who cannot swallow that contingent slipu
lation OF the prohibition Of slavery in Honduras;
but above all, the Senatorial opposition to tni-
treaty rests upon disorganizing nucleus OF party
hostility to the new administration. Disappoint.
ed Presidential aspirants and ambitious sectional
agitatOrs are at the bottom of this opposition,
and the key to their course Of action is the con-
troll of the administration for their own purposes
or its destruction through the disseDsiOns and d.
visions they are prepared to bring upon the doml-
nant party.
There is also an opposition party Of odds and
ends aIrayed already against the new treaty
with Mexico; but they appear to be confned to
the anti-slavery factions Of the North. This trea-
ty provides for loan OF fifteen millions to meet
the immediate necessities Of our bankrupt sister,
extending to us, the responsible endorsers for The
money, the security, or an opening rather, for a.
security of bond and mortgage upon a9(
slice Of Mexico. Our anti-slavery
and demagogues whose polio
build wall Of fire around south,
and whose watchword is "No more slave
States--no more slave Territories" are of course
opposed to this bond and mortgage, inasmuch a.
Tanaulipss or Sonora annexed to the Union, may
prQEe but another Texas, and another Southern
make-weight in the federal Senate agains. the
oveIshadowing power of the North in the House.
Thus, against these two important treaties we
find the extreme politicians and agitatos Of all
sections of the Union arrayed But the policy
Of Mr. Buchanan is not the policy of the ultras
or fanatics of any section. On the contrary, we
have, from the strong conservative position which
be has taken in the selection OF his Cabinet,
stiong expectation Of the final success of both
these treaties. The internal peace Of the
Central American States the security of their
Istbmus transit routes, and the full Development
Of their stupendous commercial facilities and re-
sources, are practical things, which should at
this commercial day, override all such impracti-
cable theories as Monroe doctrines and the vi
siopary rights of the Central American States a.
independent powers, for they are not and cannot
be independent We need have no fear Of Eng.
Ian IN, n,rfv -
modify this treaty TO the simplest stipulAtions Of
security, and with provision for its abrogation
when II shall cease 10 be satisfactory. We hope
then, and expect that with such notifications az
may be deemed essential. Mr.. Buchanan will throw
the weight of his consels In behalf OF this treaty
and secure its ratification, and thus put an end
To these bloody Central American squaObles aud
disorders
We also entertain the impression that this new
Mexican treaty will be made at least the basis
for the redemption and regeneration OF Mexico
including the aforesaid bond and mortgage. The
commercial and postal advantages which this
convention proposes to give US, the, debts which
IL proposes to pay us, the presumption right which
il proposes to concede TO US in the supervision of
Mexican affairs, are certainly very extraordinary
stpulations, but none the less acceptable from
their novelty. Altogether they are equivalent to
an incipient act Of annexation and this achieve
ment by peaceable means is worthy our highest
efforts Of diplomacy and liberality. The re-
sources Of wealth and trade lying dormant in
Mexico are incalculable. This treaty ratified,
their development would begin. The results, in
a few years, In conjunction with the Dallas-Clar
endon treaty, would probably give greater i'm
pulse To our commerce and enterprise than that