Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-09
From the London Post, Nov. 9.

CA-THE BRITISH FLEET TO AID MARTI-
NEE AGAINST WALKER .5Is .-~.si -a'
Every information which reaches this country
from Central America appears strongly to confirm
the opinion which many people in England and in
the United States have never hestated to express,
that the descendants of the Spaniards in the New
World have proved themselves to be totally unwor-
thy Of those principles of selfgovernment which,
for nearly half a century-in theory at least-they
have protested to exercise The same observation
with still greater truth, may be applied to the exis
ting condition of affairs in the neighboring republic
of Mexico-a State the civilization of which has SO
far refrigerated that the aboriginal Institutions which
Cortez and his followers subverted may be said to
have presented more the form and substance of set
tied government than the wholesale and long
ued system of brgandage which prevails in every
part of Mexican territory To Europe the specta-
Gle of people the constant victims of successive
revolutiOns-at one time clamoring for an Emperor,
as in the case of Iturbide and Santa Anna, and at
the next inconsistency joining the standard of the
first adventurer who has the courage to pronounce"
for change careless whether that change involve
the restoration the downfall of the power of the
priesthood the one great point of Mexican politics
to Europe we say, such spectacle must ever be
fraught with feelings of deep and permanent regret
The people of the United States however, have
shown very different appreciation of the condition
of Mexico By the comparatively quiet, but wholly
dishOnOrabe, course of annexation Texas first fell
into their greedy grasp, and more recently Califor
nia one of the richest countries in the world has
by force of conquest become integral portion of
the great North American republic. 1t hardly can
be said even if Mexico had been left alone by its
powerful and aggressive neighbor that its inhabi-
tants would have firmly and steadily pursued those
paths of peace and domestic improvement which
lead to national greatness and to national prosper
ty That Texas and California, under the rule of
the United States, infinitely better governed
than any portions of Mexico is proposition which
H. Al
generally would view with some surprise the prac-
teal enforcement the Monroe doctrine to an ex-
tent which would confer upon the United States
absolute and uncontrolled dominion over so valua-
BILE territory as that which still belongs to Mexico
yet the change would no doubt contribute directly
and largely to the benefit of the Mexicans them
selves, and to the security of all strangers who re-
side in that part of the world. Recent accounts
disclose state of anarchy which has never been ex-
ceeded in the most barbarous counties. Insurrec-
tion boodshed, forced loans confscaton of proper
ty, mark the progress of every adventurer who OBJ
tains temporary triumph. So long as these out
RACES confined to Mexican citizens neither Eng
land nor any other power had right to interfere
but British subjects have been exposed to brutal in
sult-they have been imprisoned their property has
been coniscated, they have been compelled to pay
ransom and the authority of the British consul and
the protection of the British flag have been claimed
and exercised in vain Full and ADEQUATE repara-
ton for these fragrant violations of public law must
promptly be enforced but if every Mexican town
on the seaboard were bombarded internal anarchy
might still reign supreme, and no real security
would be afforded that the government would either
have the inclination the power to prevent the
currence of such outrages. We have stated the
case simply as it is. England, no doubt, will obtain
eectual redress but still there will remain those
elements of dsosganization and utter feebleness
which hitherto have rendered Mexico disgrace and
nuisance to the community of civilized nations
With regard to the States of Central America,
the intelligence which has lately been received is,
with one exception, of a most unsatisfactory char
acter. Walker, the model fillibuster, is about to
start for the scenes of his former piratca exploits.
We are informed from Washington that he is ''well
backed, both with men and money!" and that his
enterprise "excites great interest" We hear how
ever, that treaty between England and Nicaragua
has at length been signed and that the British ad-
miral on the West India station has very properly
received orders to act against Walker and his con-
federates should President Martinez demand his as
sstance. Under these circumstances, we have a
very confident belief that the demand will be made
that the assistance of the British admiral will be ef
fciently afforded, and that Walker will be taught
the useful lesson that private warfare upon land
no more be tolerated than piracy upon the sea.