New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-26
FROM FLASHING TON.

WASHING TON, Juiy -, l-p>,
The r1or strous frsad OF concoctng schemes of
reclamation sgain.t Mexico las already com
mspcee. and one Of tie 60 called Claimants who
yss rect n,sy expelled for refusing to psi the tsI,
levied by regular decree, is uow here and hss pre-
sentedL : CAGE ~ ,he President Russian named
Nigel. p5ofes,ing 70 &c an American citzeu--a TACT
,e, 10 be legally est-bsttd-Ptetescs t. hsve bad
4 ieg.!Iy store in Mexico, stocked with hah
nil!on Of merchandise, ard te yet reiused to pay
contribution Of 500 whereby he woold not have
been mclesttd Let i be remembered he mad long
be-u . resident Of Mexico ard made all MS moEey
rnder lie protection oi that COEernueht ahd Tue
liberslity of its people. Taking tins sIory as now
,r en- through TIE newspapers, ana upon statements
authorized Dy Nigel, dors al, bod! D~ieVr II ~ all
rI,bsble He accompanied from heNico 0y
a elbow named Garcia, who was iftrusted With dis
patches from Mr. Forsyth, who represents that ne
had charge Of College which was broken up oy
fo!cibe entry Of me Mexican authorities. The al
legged town at which that College Is seld 10 have
bt en- located IS pace almost unknown IN Mexico,
EXCEPT on the maps--a miserable, little out-oi-the-
way conner. with neither population nor position.
This story is even more improbable than the other,
and il rendered ooubly 80 By Gsrcla's well known
character in Mexico. where he has figured IN one
cspacty or another tor a good many years, aud oc-
casionslly before The criminal Court.
This Is the sort Of material upon which an lGdlct-
ment Of naola gri, yiances is to be founded aud 1t
ia entirely in character with the wreched AID iaDt-
Gated CLAIMS that have been heretofore hle1 IN the
Department of State-caius rs audaciousiy con
trived AS that Of Gardiner and some of them for
similar objects If descent is to be made on Mex
ico as now seems to be- the aim and ambition ol the
Administration, let il be done boldly, aud not DIS
gracefully By ndorsng the claims OF arrant hnaVes
and swindiers. Justify it by public policy, but not
by the wauton sacrifice of every principle recog-
DIZed in private morals.
Nr Forsyth il. in a good measure, personally re-
spoIsible for these proceedings. lie ADVISED the
so-caled Americans not only ~ resist the payment
Of the tax but to resist it in such manner would
compel their election. 1t is very clear they fol-
lowed his advice for purposes of speculation and
now come here setting up preposterous claims,
which tine Government is expected 10 sustain ana
enforce. The proposition is by no means tree from
,mbarras sment as to whether the cases constitute
tort which would Justify the employment Of force N
pursuing such claims. The power Of taxahon -
one of the highest attributes of sovereignty, and
thcre aIe quite rs good ursts as those that nave 80
Dramatically pronounced jgdgment here who dissent
wbnly from tae conclusions Of ,hc Administration
on the point of international law. Mr.. Forsyth not
only sought not0rtty in this respect, but he endea-
yor,d also TO compicate his intercourse with me
Government ia such manner as to coupei tue de-
livery Of Lis passports, expecting to return TO Mo,
bile urder that display Of diplomatic hre"orks, and
tLen 10 90 back when the revolution Amen ne hsd
onenly tomenttd should succeed. Ii he has failed.
il war not bis fault, but because retr9utHe justice
sometimes oyertahes the UNIV Crshy when they least
expect IT, 49,.
when the lustlious James &. Jones-better
known as Jimmy jores--:be Senator nom lcnnos-
see. and at the END OF his letter IN that capscy re-
Ioupoed his WhiggeTy in open Stnate III LOO ana
went over bag and baggage 10 the enemy "nlch nc
had habitusily abused since he was permitted 10
him his vuloar deu soogueism into politics, he took
occasion 10 saw with emphssls, aud To repeat Win
so,uptv that he wanted nothing oil Mr.. Bucnahah
he needed no ofice-he was moved oy pstriolr
in.piratons solely, and only desired 10 save tae
[ mon from mpendinc peril But Que "pimoh pre-
vailed IN the Senate Chamber that day among those
who heard the shameless reeantation, including the
Democrats " no welcomed their appropriate recruit
That opinion became iustiIied by events Ibs
same yirtuons and ds,uterested Jones was one oil
tie first recipients Of large contract Tor morse
aesb in the Utah War, end if report now speass
rulv ,be contract mes never been executed accord-
ing 10 its letter or spirt while ne has respeh Tue
benefits Of 4 strict iullment The Democracy
have got Jones aid s to DC hoped they wili Keep
him. They nav discover before iohs thal ne cor''
more than he comes 10. IL.
The approprat.oDs which are published annual!
under aI order Of Congress, are n0w nearly eou-
p!eted ard will be resdy IN the early part o' h.NS
week. They are collected, item by ittm, from Ihs
laws and prepared by officers ol the senate an'
House. I'M. is the only ctieiai statement ci sP-
propriaton- and exhibits, IN detail aud IN general
eveiy dollar authorized for any purpose whlte'''
When th. document is ready tor distributor l
shsll avail myself of the official figures 10 e.pG.e
the gross misrepresentation already made .! ~.
terested party organs. We VIII tnen sec v' av"
murb confidence the statements when nave gam
;sbed the columns Of The Union. and have been re-
proGuced iu other and more responsible qaarU.r,.
are entitled to clam from the public. ag iti'
here ba. been protracted for weeks at persona "a,
convenience and injury 10 besltb Galliy 70 eo Ss
thee official figures. But shsi feel ny a ,,,
sbndsnrly compensated when they are "f,V,. '"'
country iulls and fairly.