The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-28
Mexican Affairs In Washington and vsrs
CTuz-A new Mexican Pacific Railroad
scheme.

Mexican Affairs Ia Washington and Vera
Cruz-A new Mexican Pacific railroad
scheme.
Our Washington correspondence. in another
column, gives the particulars Of a new scheme
for Pacific railroad, which is about being
pressed upon the attention Of government, Con.
gress and capitalists
The scheme itself is simply to run a railroad
across Mexico, from such point on the Rio
Grandc ss will connect il with the Arkansas Com
pany road, already chartered by the State Of
Texas. through Monterey and Saltllo, TO Mazat
Ian, on the Pacific. So far as we can see through
the matter its great merit seems to be that IL
forms part Of straight line drawn from Boston
through New York. Philadelphia and Washing
ton. TO The Pacific; and all that our government
Is requested TO do is, that the Secretary of War
shall send q party across Mexico to fad out the
natural advantages of the route, just as he sent
parties over several other proposed Pacific
routes, and then Published, at an enormous ex-
pense, ponderous books on them, which nobody
reads. We do not, perhaps perceive at once the
whole Of the benefits 10 accrue IN the country
Secretary Of War has just yet in surveying rail.
road routes across Mexico. These points may
be made more clear by and bye; but before such
n time il seems to us that some few preliminary
movements are necessary.
There are vast number Of schemes now
Matching in and about Washington. 10 be de-
veloped In Sonora. chihuahua, and Mexico
generally. We should not wonder if sundry
members Of Congress and woud.be members
Senator'S and would-he Senators, had ii1ger in
them. Perhaps our old friend George Law has
one, too, and sundry other strong spectators.
belong TO the game breed, and as soon a. they
get out Of the shell we shall have plenty Of fight
ing among them, and mutual exposures The
fact is that the aurifcrous country south of the
ella river has been selected by general consent
as the scene Of our next great emigration and
land speculation movement. The projects are
already carried into Sonora as far as Gsaymas
and the Yagui river, and how much farther We
care not to say. But from all Of these IL be-
hooves our government TO keep aloof Il has
nothing to do with Mexican grants and great
land spcculations. and viii only dirty It's hands
II II NEEDLES with them.
Our course towards Mexico is plain We must
lend our moral countenance and our diplomatic
assistance to the support Of her Independence. VI
we take this position we can then rightfally pre-
vent the Powers Of Europefrom intervening in
her affairs. The future Of Mexico must be work
cd out by the Mexicans themselves. They con-
stitute some eight or ten millions Of people, who
have in their midst much to destroy which they
only can destroy--a church mortgage upon The
real estate Of the nation, obtained without a con
sideration or an equivalent; feudal privileges on
the part Of landholders; class distinctions and
tribunals for the priest and the soldier suporst-
tons and false principles, deep rooted in the
minds Of the people: and many other evils which
they themselves can and will root out, but which
would only be confirmed aud protected by the
sentiment Of nationality, IL the attempt we're
made by The stranger. What Mexico wants i a