New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
..-.~ Our Special Correspondent.


..,o,c Our Special COrr,'popdent
WASHINGTON. July 20, 1853
a.,.er frem Mexico sppeared 10 The MoIAe Reg
:,,,,-Mr. Forsy the psper-dsted tbe2d lust wncn
yery clear nsigtt into his operations there
:. .,.,,. that a NOV. ment bad taken place at the
49,, g., the overthrow Of the Zuloaga Govern
csP.~ :, Tho h, ,ad Of which was "Mguel Lerdo de
~Te;ada the most distinguished aud able leader oi
atbs liberal party, and decidedly the aoest man IN
nthe Republic" This letter then goes on 10 say,
"our Minister Mr.. Fo"yth' ]" on 'ne per, 'an' '
"wifh the Liberals, aud particularly win ther
&. ch,as Ierdo de Tejada, aud upon the ac-
8. nss;op Of that party to power will occupy
.no.;,;on of greater influence than ne mas ever had
"bsfore with the Mexican Government, ana lar
ssuner;or TO that Of any others representative Oh
foreign Government there. e..t.
Thsss rcyelstions cOt6rm other information mere
.. ths s,me efT c.: and they bring out the dscred.
;,.he fact that while Minister of the United
States was re presenting bis country before Gov
ernmeot which be himself had recognized IN Mex
ico he was at the same tlBe cobspirng lor its
1ownfsll bv siding with revOlutionsts. IL Is very
well known that Mr.. Forsyth took an active part
for tbe,e so.called Observation-Disclosures who favor the
smaleamation AID equality OF races, ana VINO
advocate the vOrst ideas OF social disorgahZdtioh'
And This. too. while he was holding relations with
fbe Zulospa Government, and protesting IN his cor
respopdepce that if be had received the same sort
of treatment at the hands of ts predecessors tnere
could have been no possible Misunderstanding be-
tween the two countries.
In his efforts, hoeeFer to attain the end Indicated
in the letter TO The MObite Register, Mr.. forsy'h
ike some others too Jealous, Oyerreached llmsei
He suspepded relations with Zuloaga, but slgnhed
at the same time TO the Department OF State that
he desired to remain in the cOuntry. The PRESIDENT
has instructed him to return and close the legation,
and therefore, if hs friend Lerdo de Tejada should
be called TO power, MIR. Forsyth will not have
chance Of exerci.ing that "great Influence" upon
which he seems to have pumed himself by antlcl.
patton At all events, he can no lOUger ind official
Countenance to movements intended to overthrow
one party merely for the purpose Of eevatlng
another.
Our ConsuI will remain in Mexico for the pres
eut, and consequently relations will not be ruP-
tured Gen. kObles, the Mexican Minister, contin-
ues 10 exercise all his functions here, aud VIII
6oubtle.s be allowed 20 do 80 unless something
Shsll turn nm 10 give new or d, finite direction
N the policy of the Administration, which as yet ls
Inv no means clearly defined, and is to be deter
mined by circumstances Just now the President
regards Mexico as the focal point OF diplomacy,
and. unless some interruptlng cause occurs, VIII
turn all his attention there. Juarez has the SYM
pstby of the Administration, and his agent, Mata,
employs bis leisure hours in addressing letters to
The secretary OF state. 90.
A considerable Dava force is to appear OIL San
Juap. a, an adm0Dtlon Of other consequences un-
less Martinez toes the mark in ratfyiDg the Cass-
yrssarri treaty, which it is believed he VIII not do
He knows very we'll that Congress has conferred no
power of coercion on the President; and that there
fore. while he may bluster, he dare not fire gun
without incurriDg more general condemnation
than that which attended Gen. Pierce Tor the Doi-
bardrent of GreytOwn. Hence he Is In no hurry
TO accommodate Mr. Buchanan. The transit rival
res with their intense seshness and bitter hostil-
flea have contributed more than any other cause TO
Keep this running core open; aud while they are
encouraged. or, rather, while they are not com.
pletely ignored and wiped out, by an arrangement
which shall throw the route open to lar comPeti-
ton this isthmus will be of no practical value az
means of transit.
We are now paying pretty dearly for keeping tne
,aoce ON the other route. vessel OF war ID kept
stationed ut each terminus, AsplnWali ana fahana'
with instructions that if any outbreak Is threaeheu'
a force will be thrown immediately on sh0ie 10 pro-
feet the lives and property of American cltzens.
The Navy is therefore performing ponce uu'y ~
port. while commerce demands Protection on lno
biob seas. There is no information here whlcn war
rants the belief that the treaty with New-urs,
NADIA will be ratified in the form negotiated. All
the delay which has occurred is deliberate par
Of system of procrastination designed 10 post
pone the day of reckoning and to escape conces
sons which are regarded here as absolutely neces-
sary. iNDN'