Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-03
A MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME

The Washington States douglas organ) Of
August u has the following in reference 10
Juarez, whom it styles tho Legitimate Presi-
dent of Mexico
"Juarez proposes, as a part of his indie
pendent American system of policy. Tn ON
courage free and neutral highways to the Pa.
cifc, and to place the ports of their termin;
under perpetual fog of truce. as punran-
tee to the commerce Of the world from all
assaults Of external or internal war. Il is
tavorite idea with him to obtain the prom,t
cooperation of our Government in the i'm.
provement of the harbors at each end of
the Tehumtepcc transit, and thus make il
the great home-protcctcd pathway Of Amori.
can trade. II inlets into our own enclosed
sea- and is so completely within our means of
defence, that in military Wow alone the
Tehuantepec ports are entitled to the moder.
ate outlay required to mako them safe and ex-
cellent harbors Mexico. Cuba, and tho
United States surround and enclose the Gulf
Of Mexico and we have only 10 obtain Cuba.
and enter into close alliance with Mexico. 10
make the Gulf our own dofensible lake. Tho
Mississippi pours It's incompatible tribute
into it on one side. and on the other the Tc.
huantepec transit will soon open into it the
vast trade of the Pacific and we cannot leave
such interests utterly unprotected
1.-THE acquisition of Cuba. and the freedom
Of the Tehuantepcc transit and liberal unity
Of policy with Mexico. were the inseparabo
links of a sound American policy and IL
will not surprise us if President Juarez should
aid materially in bringing them all out to-
gethor
"Spain, in the slight hallucination that
France and England would bear her out, even
to a war with the United States. has been
clustering and threatening Mexico with in.
yasion for a long time and there is some rca-
son to hope she will actually attempt IT, when
her faithful servant, Zuloaga, is expelled the
country Senior Lalraqua, the Mexican MIN
lister to Spain, is a Liberal. and he had the
courage even in these dark days of doubt
and struggle, TO inform the Spanish Cabinet
that Mexico will not submit 10 its insolcnt
demands. Spain, therefore, must either re-
cedo to most humiliating extent or she
must pursue her threatened alternative of
war. If she retained the least fragment Of
sanity, she would never have committed her
self in this braggadoco style; but the poor
dctard IS non compos meBhs, and is much
moro likely to send feet TO Vera Cruz than
to do anything Just or sensible. II she shows
frigate before Vera Cruz, Juaroz will accent
the issue, and carry the war into Carthage
The Cubans have their preparations made
and at the first cannon they will raise their
flag, and declare the island independent. 49,
Mexico will recognize aud maintain it. and
the United States may annex Cuba. without
asking or permitting European Intervention.
There may be some just claims 20 satisfy;
but there will be no difficulty in realizing this
programme, if Spain has the hardihood 90
press Mexico a shade too roughly Napoleon
will be on hand with his offers of mediation.
and England viii continue her present az.
onzlng efforts to carry war on both shout
ders but il viii be our own fault if Mexico.
under President Juafoz, is not at this crisis
our most valuable ally"
In respect to Cuba, this is the programme
Of Secretary Floyd to conquer it nom Mexi-
co, as proposed by him TO the fhbuster Wal
kcr.
The idea Of spending money upon the Te-
huantepec harbors, whom We have none 10 OK
pend upon our own, and when. according to
Democratic authorities. it would be uncon-
stitutoual TO cxpend any if we had it. is
truly rich llashiaqf0u RcouLEc