The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-02
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES.

MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
[From the Times Sept l5.l
The last ntmatons from the United States regarding
Mexico are not pleasant The question as to the future
prospects of that country stood In very simple form
supposng straightforward to be contemplated,
but it doubtful if such would be popular
republic the most happily situated in the world and
Astounding in national wealth. has become mere nest OF
brigands Its roads rendered impassable mcrchan
disc seized and confscaed by the nearest chief who
may happen for the day to have any particular
district no party gain sufficient head to ene itself
even temporarily to be called government foreigners
are subjected to violence against which they gain no
protection except by constant appeals to their respective
minister's while in all the outlying provinces and even
in the neghborhood of the capital scenes of murder pill
lage and pne such rival recent experiences in India
described to be of daily The existence OF
this state Of things is believed to be disgrace to the civ
iized world Just it would be for individual nation
to let community of criminals occupy any city In its
midst and pursue their while all the rest of the
population looked Thegrcat powers could, Of cour,
stop il instantly and without interfering In the slightest
degree with public liberty bit Anerca, de neghbo'rJ
STATE aoud be likely 70 look ,o jealousy upon tter operations
The point therefore, would she herself do anything
towards the ask The desire is to Mexico aprosper
GUS member of the commercial family and that this end
should brought about speedily possible, by open
and honorable But in one OF the leading ouni
ais of New York it is now announced that the unted
States do intend any direct policy IN the
matter and that while it is certain they will endeavor 70
prevent others from doing they will themselves take
no steps to extingush the prevailing anarchy Indeed
is expressly stated that the country must be left for some
years rot amid its debilitatng convusons, just as
the slave trade is continue, because America Will not
join other countries for its extrpaton And the reason
for the liberation of the Saturnala that when IT has
done its work the country will fall to the United States
HELPLESS and exhausted and in condition to give the
slightest trouble The object of humanity would be TO
save the patient and mitigate his torments not TO stand
by watching them with satisfaction until the time nad
,,pIisp ted
however might find defenders apoogsts supposng IL
to be fairly and consistently carried out But while the
United States refuse to take any measures In the face OF
the world will they really leave Mexico TO the chances
Of nare According to report vidanrr is now march
ing towards the capital from the North, with strong IN
fusion of Texan sympat!lzers plans OF all KIND are no
torously being concocted for invasion at other points
Sonora the richest mining province OF the state, mas
long been threatened and Walker the Nicraguan
buster has not wanted encouragement 70 Try ms hand
in this region and his late licutenans have been openly
negotiating for tho command of distinct armies on their
own account It is to feared therefore, that the idea
is that anarchy should not merely be tolerated but pro-
noted and that if by any happy turn the people snouu
become wiser and resolve to attempt their own reencra
tion such change is not to be permitted 70 take ls
course 1t is because they perceive this inevitable con-
cusion that distant observers anxious for ahk a
active government policy. They have no jealousy "
American ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, but they have horror o see
ing weak population constantly subjected to the raiuS
of ,nscrupuIous adventurers Whatever is done they
would wish to be honestly and boldly, ana not py
repetition Of the atrocities of Cores and Pzaro or q @
old buccaneers Towards results that are ccrfsln says
the New York journalist swe afford to move az our
| pace But the question s not what America can y.
ford but what is demanded by the conscience OF manknu
cat can afford to watch mouse for an lndehnite perou
but that satisfaction either to the mouse seh oI 70
ookes-on The fact apparently is, that Mexico must be
held in torment not account of any inherent dcuity
in the process of absorption but because OF the yaes
of the abolition and slave parties in the Union uovern
ment can take step without their mutual consent pht
/ private fbusterng bands act without consulting
either Whether the thought that in this way also Inc
country may be acquired without any necessity for
NAL recognition of its outstanding liabilities mxed up
with these considerations 1t would be 70 seck
to determine AS regards any course the federal govern
men may take the suspicion would be unjust put most
ugly symptom the subject accompanies the statements
lust put for ward New York. The creditors are taunt
ed as seeking their usurious ventures ana IN
modern days the plea of usury raised except as
preliminary to Reputation. few years back the Dry
Dock Bank of New York succeeded In wipng OIL debt
to Mr. Morrison of London, by this means, but the in
dgnation the point led to alteration OF the State
law and we to hear anything more Of such
proceedings But it revived ON the most extensive
possible scale. The interest of English, French, Dutch
and German creditors in the good faith Of Mexico amounts
the nominal of ten million sterling and although
its pressure the country is very small compared with
its resources since owing to the creditors having consent
ed besides other Sacrifices to reduction OF interest
from per cent g. Its effect is not greater than that Of
ordinary debt of five millions, tho prospect OF their
having to defend their claims against the cry apparently
about to be initiated is sufficiently alarming usurous
terms constituted the charge made by Colonel Jefferson
Davis lately leading member in the Washington Cabi-
net when he amused himself at the crocode tears Of
the English creditors Of the State Of mississippi Michi
gan likewise this hour puts forth the same justifcaon
II thought however, that these States would sill DO
left together with Arkansas and Florda without countc-
nance in other parts of the Union II is douby painful
therefore, to find that the doctrine not only has spread
thence New York; but is prominently introduced BY
organ that represents Its most respectable mercantile
| interests Englishmen lent her money TO Mexico on
terms which induced her to prefer the London market u
any other They took her bonds at price which they
Thought might cover the risk of future instability, but
they did not include among those risks the possibility
that of the greatest nations Of the earth would force
her state Of collapse and seize the property she had
made to them They must still doubt the possbli-
ty of such communication notwithstanding the inlic-
just presented but meanwhile certain revenues
specifically assigned to them in consideration OF the
last reduction TO which they submitted and these revc-
be touched only by direct robbery and denial
Of Justice they must look TO their respective minstc
for projections and for something more than passive
monstrances against each triumphant native maraudcr
who may from time to time constitute himself their dcs