New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-02
FORsYTH AND THE AID
lGINIsTRAT1ON.

Hon. John Forsyth. lAte United States Minister 70
Mexico, recently puhlishea letter, in which TIE ID
mini1tratlon cf the Executive department Of the
Government wss indirectly and directly criticised IN
the severest manner. We have not room for the
letter IN erfenso, and will content ourselves with
extracting Tie concluding portion, which e written
with much force and freedom, and which also pre-
sents mortfying picture Of The foreign policy Of
the Government The rebuke Is bitter in itself but
when we consider it. entire truthfhlness when we
bear in mind that not single statement car be con-
troyerted tho infection, upon those who deserve it,
becomes indeed terrible.
Observes exMintter Forsyth:
We proud and Dragging Americans are occupying
that back seat Of this moment. All around the Gulf
Of Mexico We have been bullied bambOoxed out Of
the dominant influence which it Is our right and duty
to exert In the destinies Of our American neighbors.
With impunity, and plumber, imprison, and murder
our people from Panama to Sonora, under the strong
hope that English or French protection will save
them nom establishment. Something does save them
from u for in no one Of the hundreds Of cases has
justice been done, or retribution had What is the
bar 70 our acquisition OF Cuba Anglo-French in
dnencs with Spain, and the Anglo French flaming
sword brandahed around the island to guard the Hes
perides from the profane fbuster tread In Nicara-
qua what figure do We cuti Sir Gore Ouseley, the
master Of the diplomatic field and our minister for
the lack Of backing from home, waiting and begging
for the ratification Of the Cas- Yrissar treaty. In
MericO, tie field abandoned entirely to De Gabrias,
and our relations for eight critical months, left in
absolute allegiance the minister toho made stand
tor kis cOuatsy dg0inst foreign influence, and an
issue upon q case 9f barsfaced outrage upon his
contrymeH, called hence Nth praises Of his conduct,
instead Of being backed up IN his position, and eto
y u he does somethsag pertinent to the erigencies
Of Tie situation to be called home, and praised too
for rmness and pluckiaess icsich his Government
does not initiate Is II any wonder that our Govern.
ment hasest respect abroad and confidence q home
u Il any so0nder that the Democratic President
Glands with gulf ef cold distrusf befyeen him and
the Democratic stafesmen in Congress? This is not
the banquet to which the country was invited IN the
Cincinnati platform, and Justice to the great Demo
cratic party requires that the responsibility should De
laid at the door 1here il belongs It will take more
than editorial Of semioficial stamp in the Union
newspaper to convince the Democratic party that the
Administration has not failed to cover the high
ground. and redeem the lofty pledges Of foreign
policy embodied in the Cincinnati resolutions
We invite particular attention TO the lines itali-
cized the Mobile Register Of March 80, as they
directly arraign the Administration for violation Of
solemn pledges and dsgraceful turbulence, which,
il sustained are sufficient to condemn it to public re-
probation and speedy overthrow. viii the "Union
newspaper please attend to the case of Mr. Forsyth.
Such speaking out in meeting" if allowed, will be
fatal to the discipline Of the Democratic party.
We admire the "pluck" with which Mr.. Forsyth
denouncea the duplicity and pusanimity of Buchan-
an and We hope be will make "clean breast" of it,
and tell the people, the Southern public particularly,
how far they have been humbugged and betrayed by
this most unpopular Administration, and under the
sounding name Of Democracy. We have no doubt
that be "can tale unfold" that would make even
the ears Of dyedinthe- Democratic politicians
to tingle and we hope he will not hesitate to do it.
Mr.. Buchanan, certainly, has no claims upon his
further forbearance or magnanimity.