The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-30

which made up the Saxon Heptarchy arc as
useless to the historian the battles Of 30 many
rocks and kites and crows in the air; and the
same may be said of the revolutionary factions
of Mexico. Of late, however, the deplorable
anarchy into which that unhappy country has
fallen, and the significant outside complications
of her present internal revolutionary move
ments, have attracted or must soon attract the
liveliest interest of the politicians and states
men of this country and of the Western Powers
of Europe.
According to our latest advices upon Mexican
affairs, from New Orleans Havana and else
where, there are some secret and vast prepara-
tions going on, at several points, to control the
destiny Of Mexico, through some or other Of
the various appliances of her present revolu-
tionsry entsnglements. On the one hand it ap-
pears that Santa Anna had left Carthagena, and
had arrived at the island of St. Thomas, en- route,
as it was universally believed, for the Mexican
capital. He, it is understood, is the especial
champion of the church party; and that in
this capacity he will have the active SYM
pathies of the Spanish authorities of Cuba and
of the government at Madrid, and of the poor
old Pope of Rome there can be no doubt.
On the other hand, Gen. Comonfort is at New
Orleans, and as the recognized chief Of the anti
church or liberal party, he is said to be concoct-
ing his plans, in connection with Generals Hen
ningsen, Walker, Lockridge, and others of the
disbanded Nicaragua flibusters for thorough
going revolutionary attempt for the recovery
of the government he has lost. In behalf of
this projected movement, Henningsen, we un.
derstand, has entered into correspondence
with Vidaurri, the revolutionary Dictator of
Northern Mexico, while Lockridge is busily en-.
gagged in Texas in behalf of the common cause.
| Strangely enough, too, at the same time we
learn that Mike Walsh has turned up in Vera
Cruz; and it is fair to presume that his mission
is to spy out the nakedness of the land, and to
report progress to the headquarters of the
liberal antichurch and filibustering coalition
| at New Orleans.
| We shall not be surprised to learn on any
day that Santa Anna has slipped into Havana,
and that with the sympathy and active coope-
ration of the Spanish authorities of Cuba he
has slipped off into Vera Cruz and issued a
pronuncianiento substantially affirming the
Church and State policy of Zuloaga, and the
integrity of the Spanish race and its ascendency
| against all Anglo-Saxon coalitions or designs,
especially from the United States; but, on the
other side, we should be as little surprised to
hear that Comonfort, with Henningsen, Walker,
and the Nicaragua filibusters, and with Lock
ridge and the Texas Rangers, and with vidaur-
=: Init iata IF
had crossed the Rio Grande, and were on the
high road to the Mexican capital.
From careful examination Of all the lights
before u.s. we seriously believe that the present
revolutionary scenes and parties and factions
of Mexico are rapidly drifting to this well de-
fined conflict between the liberal and progress
sive principles of the Anglo American race on
the one hand and the dark and superstitious
Church and State fallacies of the hybrid
! Spanish-American race on the other. What the
end of such a conflict must be, it scarcely re-
quires a prophet to foretell. The first battle
between these parties will leave no doubt as to
the final ISSUE and the closing scenes will involve
the whole Of the Mexican territories in another
Texas operation, including formal application
from the supreme government at the city of
Mexico for the annexation of the entire republic
and its dependencies, its people, its resources
and its debts, TO these United States.
In this comprehensive view of the subject, the
present mysterious movements of Santa Anna,
and the equally significant movements of
Comonfort and his confederates may well ex-
cite the interest Of the government at Washing
ton, and Of the Western Powers of Europe. The
acquisition Of Mexico, in commercial view,
would be Of incalculable advantage to us and
10 the civilized world while, in its social and
religious aspects, it would be fraught with the
| highest advantages to the Mexican people. Nor
can we overlook the important fact in this con-
nection, that the able Premier Of the admins
tration under which we secured Texas, New
Mexico, Utah and California is now at the
head of our government We may be sure,
then, that while bis foreign policy will be
| strictly in conformity with International good
faith everywhere, his prejudices will not be such
as to stand in the way Of the annexation of Mex
leo should favorable opportunity occur, in the
shape Of an application from the dc facto govern
ment OF that country.
| We believe that Mr.. Buchanan would accept
/ this indicated offer of annexation. and we be-
| lieve there would be no danger in doing 80.
England and France, from commercial, finan-
cial and prudential reasons, would cheerfully
aeauicsce. The Development Of the gold and
silver mines of Mexico, and Of her rich and
varied tropical products Of the soil, which would
follow the absorption of that country into this,
would be worth to England and to France as
well as to ourselves more than all the wealth
that is drawn from California and Australia
combined From the day of her annexation a
new, secure and profitable market, comprehend
ing seven millions of people, would be opened