New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05
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| r.O1 Or Special cSus.poci.ae
WASHINGTON, Aas. |, 1888.
A stiikirg Illustration Of the narner IN ~a-oh
diplomatic sensations are got up, AID tie couaty
isexcited BY personal episodes, has jus. Ssea eS'
hbited here urder circumstances tnst ousht to
carry profitable instruction hereafter. II WI be
recollected tha. few weeks sgo the new.psp ers
we're filed with indignant clanor at the expulsion
OF American citizens from Mexico for refusing pay
men! Of the tax which Zulosga's Government levied
for its necessary maintenance, and that our Minis
ter, Mr.. Forsyth. had shown his patriotic resent
ment by closing the Legation. That news was first
brought dy distinguished bearer of dispatches from
New-York Familiarity known as Mike Walsh-atsc
in itself which did not give any increased authentic.
ity to the Intelligence. The press fairly shouted
Vengeance We must have protectorate. the
next morning ." We must digest Mexico immedi-
I" atey after breakfast. We must make mince. meat
q OF the Zuoagas the Vldaurrls the Garzas, the
whole tribe of Mexican mongrels. We must extern
''pOrze two or three Republics, beginning with the
Sierra Madre of course Beatitc VISIONS OF
Southern overland railroads suddenly sppeared
and even Robert j. Walkers exploded route was
Little galvanized outside of Wall street. Nothing
would do for our progressive people but to down
with Sharps shooters and Colts revolyers, and tell
the Mexicans to take trial by jury and habeas cor
pus. Such Was the yEtuous and patriotic spirit IN
which tnat proclamation of the sanctty OF American
citizenship was received
A few dsys after two OF the great expelled self
styled American citizens reached Havana, aud
steamed over to Charleston When they touched
their adopted soil. for nobody pretends that such
names as Garcia and Nigel were born here, their
emotions became oyerw helming. They rushed to
The Courier office to retail their grievances. The
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duired certain fame or infamy BY eliminating
Col. Fremont in the Presidential canvass, at once
effervesced, as when the blue aud white papers of
Seidlitz are combined. He fosmed considerably
War was the most delicate remedy be proposed, aud
whole broadsde of grievances was fired right into
the midst of our infammable population. Garcia had
been expelled bodily from great college which ne
presided oyer-in the moon. Nigel had beeu dri.
ven from treasure shop, worth at least half nil
lion of Mexican dollars. And so forth.
These worthless then turned up here, bearing dis.
patches from Mr. Forsyth. Nigel made his re-
camstion, aud Gen. Csss told him il should be in.
quired into, but Governments must be allowed to
take their time. Nigel was in hurry. He did
not see his reclamation advancing. He began to
discover he came on fools errand. He thought
of Mrs Nigel, Aer Jewels like those of the mother
of the Gracchi, and his jewels of another material
which had been left in hurry and might be confs-
Gated Then Higel, the unfortunate, bethought
him of our venerable President, and forthwith went
to the White House. He told his story, shed tears
and invoked blessings, but the President told him
that when Mr.. Forsyth advised resistance to the
tax in such a way to compel the use of force for
mis- election, he advised him wrongly. Whereupon
new light dawned upon Nigel. Before this day he
had thought Mr.. Forsyth the most renowned Of
diplomatists before whom the stars of Machayel
and Taleyrand and such like paed their Intellectual
fires Finding no relief was coming, Nigel thinks
better of Mexico and would like TO go back. Aud
now comes the denouement, and what is It
This outraged American citizen applies to the
Department of State for passport to return to
Mexico, and the Secretary applies to the Mexican
Minister for his countersgn, but before he gives 1t
the facts are ascertaned, and they are substantially
these. Nigel under the advice OF MIR. Forsyth,
refused to pay the tax, only intending 10 make
protest by which be might get reclamation under
change Of government He had no idea OF reyolu-
ton, ard even intended to pay under the protest
Forsyt th hearing of his purpose came to him person
ally and said if he pursued that course, he should
refuse him all protection as an American citizen
and urged him to resist the payment so as to COM
pei expulsion. He did So and the consequences are
known. The French subjects, who protested IA he
did in the first instance, remained, having thus
given in their adhesion to the authority they had dis
puted. And now Nigel gives the same submission,
and the Mexican Minister allows him to return upon
his own solicitation, and the farce played out 1t
certainly requires no comment. Thus has the last
"Outrsge" exploded
Gen. RObles, the esteemed and popular Mexican
Minister here will start in two or three days for
brief visit to Mexico, leaving his establishment and
the legation in charge of the Secretary, Mr.. Baran
dirsn. He has had discretionary c0nge for some
time past, and ayals himself of this pause in the
diplomatic movements Of the two countries to confer
with the leading men at home, and to examine for
himself the state of feeling with reference to future
relations. In the official letter to the Secretary Of
State announcing this intended absence, he says il
is his hope that ID may be attended with results
which will strengthen friendly intercourse 80 that
it cannot be considered in any shape or form as
having reference TO the withdrawal OF Alr. Forsyth.
The Administration intends to be spectator OF
events in Mexico, and to reserve any expression of
policy until they fully developed by revolution,
which is now supposed TO be nearly approaching its
"crisis," as they say at the water-cures-to the
best Of which at BrattlebOro / expect to be soon
vending my way for publication, after seven months
siege at Washington, and, what is worse, some
necessary contact with Democracy How the pros
pect of pure water cheers one, after cOnsor.ng with
the unterrifed and unwashed"
If Zulsaga has fallen and quit Mexico, no official
yerifcatiOn Of the fact has reached here; and the
rum0r is suspicious, coming as 1t does by way of
MatamOras, when no such intelligence had reached
Tampco, which is four days nearer the capital, aud
the dates from both places are the same.
A new national grievance is likely to occur, which
will probably stir the chiyalry of our young boods,
and may ultimately provoke the most gallant reprl-
sals 1t is whispered with the choicest confidence
now that the sometime ruInOr IN court and crlnohne
circles, which promised the deposition of one OF
the reignng bellies, whose accomplishments and
graces have sDg been familiar to metropolitan socl-
ETY., and her instsllment in more respOnslbe posi-
tion, is about TO be confirmed bya consummatlon
which every ybody hopes may be attended with the
full ,naasnra of AMI hsnDiness If not an