New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-29

CO hdE not been noticed. | De- circumstance NJ
frst was considered ominous but 80 much time has
elapsed that the people of the Tinted States have
commenced L. look into our for'orn condition snd
To grumbIe; and IL now seems certain that Mr.. Bu-
chanan Ike his predecessors. will be forced 10 fol-
low the popular vein. or get mullsh add abandon Us
entirely, aud allow tomod and decay in the pigeon
holes of the State Department the man. representa-
tions made by the Ministers. Consus aud citizens
of his nation in Mexico.
He has lately ordered the recall ot Mr. FORSYTH
and the closing of the legation in this city He hiss
ordered vessel Of war to Guayamas t. take from
jail there Mr.. AHss. au American citizen. lie
has informed the Mexican Government Yer! per-
emptorily that a settlement must take place. Now,
in reply to all If this. the Government OF M'Nco
has appropriated the credit ot the recall oI Mr.
Forsyth IA It's demand for his recall. WIN rt-
gard To Anss, il hss repeated ~ reiusal to
give him up. As for the rest Of the wirllAe
dispatches from Washington. the Mexican Govern
ment has simply chuckied-judging the present oy
the past that they only intended for scare.
And 80 IL may be, for these threats, aud orders,
and ayOwals viii all end in smoke. and only lnJnre
American influence aud American interests m
Mexico, unless Mr.. Buchanan has made up ms
mind tO come to blows Unless he knows the tact
that these people have never kept their compacts,
and never WILL except they are forced 10 do -" ne
is doomed to be defeated 10y their diplomatic tai
ents, and 10 entail upon his citizens resident mere
most awkward and unfortunate position. How
ever. IT may be that Nr Buchanan does understand
these peope-that he Is convinced of their Inability
tc keep their compacts with foreign nations. "a
they are unable TO live by any mode among them
selves. Ii may be that he sees that unless some
foreign nation intervenes here very soon this coun
try will become a complete ruin; that all foreigners
and the best of the Mexicans will be compelled 10
flee the country and that II vii become
a den of thieves, living in anarchy among them
selves, and extending the effects OF their denofn.l-
zstion to neighborng countries. II may be tlat
President Buchanan fully appreciates our socnl
condition and social prospects, and that he nss
resolved 10 act the part of a friendly power m
arrestng the ruin that must, If We are lett alone
aIight upon US God grant that he does understand
the subject. But time will have to reveal tins 10
us. III he now attempts Ia make con' entons or
treaties with Mexico ii is clear he does not under
stand his subject: but If he force by the bSyODet
his own terms upon Mexico, and keep the btyonet
10 the breast of Mexico to see thar the terms are
complied with, then il will be clear to the world
that he has prcfted by his delberaiion and nyesti-
CATION of our condition, and the best wa! to settle
past and prevent future difficulties.
While this country appears on the verge Of
foreign difficulty we see here in this capital the
leading men acting with the frivoousness of n lot
of m0nkeys-l can hnd no other comparison. Ihe
heads of the Government are writing poetry, or
gathering statistics of their country which STATS
ties are every day changing in consequence Of their
imbecilitv The Government when II IL IN want of
money. instead of endeayorng to raise II from the
resources of the nation imposes forced loans upon
individuals, and when they object Ia loanng, the
Government throws these mdlS ldlals IN jail untl
they come around TO its views
The two parties-the Church party and the
Iiberals-haye together about 3o,OOo men IN the
field. These forces are scattered over the country
n. laxra ttestI mod
treasures 10 sustain these forces and they are
therefore compelled to live upon the country. Their
morality not being the highest, this necessity -
easily complied with. and cities, towns, villages and
haclendas are put under contribution, and made 10
pay with horses. provisions, grain, money, clothing,
&C. the expenses of civil war. So rapaclous have
become the rabble soldiery that the gros.cst out
RACES are committed on all the populations. Prop
erty is taken and destroyed aud in many cases in
the central parts of the Republic the women of the
towns and villages have been made subject 10 the
lusts of the soldcry To such an extent have out
RACES been committed that the people of hundreds
of haciendas and score or more OF considerable
tow us have been forced to abandon their homes and
take refuge in the large cities. Places with
populations of from ten 10 fifty thousand have been
almost or completely abandoned. Perote
has been abandoned by its population for
the last four months. San Luis PDtosi, place
of fifty thousand population, has been mostly de-
serted At last adyces but three shops were open
in the whole place. The citizens had fled to the
mountains the larger cities. could mention
several more instances.
The cost Of the present civil war, from January
last to the present day, has been 800 600, 900
to the country, and it is estimated that it il now
carried on at the destructive rate of 81, 900 900
monthly That il the least figure that be- set
down for the destruction and waste of property by
the present intestine broils of this country. How
long Mexico can indure this condition of vandalism
remains to be explained The soil is rich and ma
ture is capable of supplying the wants of the peo-
Pile easily, but still if husbandry is left entirely
abandoned famine, or at least great want, must
light upon many districts.
In the meantime, while this decomposition is
going on the leaders OF the factions OF the country
appear TO be doing little or nothing. Vidaurr the
chief the froptier forces and the principal man
now in the Liberal party, has OF late been making
little progress toward this capital. Heis at San Luis
Potosi concentrating his forces. for what purpose
God only knows. Juarez the Constitutional Presi-
dent, is at Vera Cruz. He has been doing nothing
of late, and appears to be- waiting on Providence
10 fight his battles. Old Alvarez remains at his
home in Guerrero, and Doblsdo and the rest of the
Liberals far up in the interior, are according TO
reports, doing little more than seek provisions and
money for their forces.
On the Government side the same inaction pre-
walls, and it really looks as if things were never 10
become more settled. In the meantime, the COM
merce and industrial interests of the country are
fast going to ruin, and money is becoming re-
markaby scarce article IN the channels Of trade.
Goods have now been detained in Vera Cruz for
the last eight months. The store-houses Of that
port are crowded and much damage has come TO
all classes Of perishable articles by being left so
long at that uniayorable point.
On this capital the Government is ruling with d