The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-06

The News from Mexico--New Treaties and
Their Inability 20 Meet the End Required.
The news from Mexico, which we give else
where to-day, is interesting, but presents no fea-
ture OF Importance.
No change has taken place in the positions of
the combating parties, and no relief seems to be
experienced by either from 1t utter exhaustion.
Preparatory intIigHes for new revolution are
going on in the capital, but 1t will probably
take some months for them to work out clear.
Robes and MARQUEE aspire to the Presidency,
and the agents Of Santa Anna are striving to
bring about his return. Our correspondent from
the city of Mexico opines that neither of them
will succeed, and that the only hope of the coun-
try lies in the success of President Juarez. Our
Washington correspondent informs us that Mr.
McLsne, our Minister at Vera Cruz, has
brought his negotiations with the liberal
government to q point and RENTED to Gen.
Cass the drafts of several proposed treaties
These involve the concession Of certain com.
mercial advantages, and an open road from Arl-
zona to port on the Gulf of California, in re-
turn for men and money to be given to the libe-
raj government in Mexico by our own. Presi-
dent Juarez has no power to sell territory, it is
alleged.
We think it matter of little Importance
whether President Juarez has power to sell
territory or not. 1t is not probable that the
Senate Of the United States, in Its present tenn
per, would vote any number of millions of dol
lars for the purchase of more land from Mexico
The only question, therefore, that remains for
discussion is, can the Senate be brought to vote
money and men to Mexico for any other conside-
ration? We have no hesitation in saying that
we do not believe it can. Besides the fact that
the principle of our fiscal system contemplates
the raising of revenue solely for our purposes of
internal government or external defence, there
are other and grave reasons against its so doing.
Our revenue now is not equal to our expendi-
ture, and the government is forced to meet its
wants by borrowing. In the laying Of
new fiscal burthens, Congress is not
likely to increase them by paying a
large sum for territory already inhabited,
every acre Of which is covered two
or three deep with land grants, and where
there is no chance of the public treasury ever
receiving dollar in return for its outlay.
The question, therefore, resolves itself into
the proposition, shall we intervene in the do
mestic affairs of Mexico, by giving to its 60
vernment several millions Of dollars and several
thousand men, to enable it to put down rebel
lious priesthood and army? This naturally di-
vides itself in two Have we the right to inter-
vene ? If we have the right. is it wise for us
to intervene? Every logical mind will say we
have not the right to intervene in the domestic
affairs of Mexico. To do so, even for the pur-
pose of establishing good government, would be
destructive of the independence of that republic.
1t would carry with it the right of Intervention
on the part Of England, France, Spain, and
every other country that might find interest in
90 doing Tho true policy of every Mexican
government il to avoid snch an utter dcetruc-
ton of itsolf and Of the nationality OF Mexico,
while the only one for our government to pur-
cue is to prevent all other governments from
such intervention for their own purposes 1t
can do this only by RETAINING itself from inter-
vention.
The question Of policy is equally decisive
against our intervening in the domestic affairs of
Mexico. Such course on our part would be
nothing more than guaranteeing that republic
against herself as well as the rest Of mankind. It
would begin by sending men and money to assist
a government, and would end ia the conquest of
the country. This would bring up anew the
questions that presented themselves in l84S.
We then held the country, and the trouble was
what to do with it. We were like the man who
drew the elephant in rattle. Should we annex
1t! No. Seven or nine millions of Heterogeneous
population could neither be admitted to citizen.
ship, nor disfranchised, nor driven from their
country by our laws Should we govern it as
conquered country? No. Such thing is not
contemplated by our form Of government, nor
can it be ny people who advocate the right Of
selfgovernment. What then shall we do with it
five intervene and make government, as we
would undoubtedly have to do? We could only
DO as we did in 1S4S. Let it go, to run through
the very course which it is now running.
The fact lie, Mexico is undergoing a very simple
and natural process. 1t is the same process that
the whole Of Spanish-America is undergoing at a
rapid rate, and Europe in slower degree. 1t is
sloughing its old social and political forms. 1t
is striving to free itself of the incubus of
ecclesiastical and military privileges as it did of
the social privileges Of the other classes years
ago. 1t is perfecting the revolution begun forty
years since. The longer the process lasts, the
more destructive will it be for the material in
terests Of ALL for it is with the body polite as it
is with physical bodies in nature While the
slougbipg process is going on, the natural pro-
cess must be suspended. AS soon as 1t is per-
fected things assume their normal shape, aud
production, distribution and assimilation go on
as before.
The present process debilitates but does not
destroy the nation. When it is over it will 90 to
its work again with new vigor. But before it
can do that, before the process can be over, it