The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-25


knowledge OF the results, appear to deter
from the commission Of great crm.s A0d SOS
crime of murder from motives OF jealousy AM
vengeance, arising out of Intdeity. between IN
sexes, has become the most frequent OF any.
The BRITISH MINISTER IN MEXICO CALLED 70
ACCOUNT BY HIS GOVERNMENT From uir III Z
OF English papers brought ~ the Africa, W. liu,
that Lord John Russell stated Ia the House VI
Commons shat MIR, O,way, the British Mlnl,Fer AZ
the city of Mexico, bad obta,ued leave OF aosroca
IN order to return to Loodop to answer he cparges
preferred against bin by the Eogl,sb merchants
10 Mexico charges which weot to show thai oe
permitted Epsisb subjects to be Jopb'.r aud
murdered with ilnpunity by the party of MIRA
mon, With whom be bad 80 much iofueocs; aud
further, thst he was on too intimate terms Si,u
that military despot, thus throwing toe moral
weight Of England into the scale of the cnurcn
party, and aiding it to over usn the con-,i,u.
tioDal party and to re estaolsh the reign OF ,y.
ranny, after the expenditure of so much blood
and treasure in the cause Of freedom.
Mr.. Otway, Of course, denies the charges made
against him; but Lord Joho Russell regrets to ssy
that he has not entered so fully into particulars
as to show that he il in the right and the Brti.h
merchants in the wrong H-uce his leave Of
absence, which we trust will end IN his removal,
for there can be no doubt that be has systamasi-
cally prejudictd the cause of liberty in Mexico,
and lent himself to the side Of despstism. thns
proloDging war which would have been loug
since ended, had be either remained neutral,
or taken the same side as the United States
Minister bias taken, the side of Ju4rez and
constitutional government, which would be
more in conformity with the spirit OF British 10.
stitutioDs than to bolster up system of military
and ecclesiastical despotism.
Lord Palmerston's government deserves great
creoit for demanding strict ACCENT from Mr..
Otway. Other governments would have pad no
attention to the remobstrances which induced
this iDvestik alton, aud would have permitted iss
represe NATIVE to continue abusiog his trust or,
perhaps, have secretly instructed him to back
the wrong ride, in the interest of despotic 70
vernmeut and in opposition to the influence OF
the United States.
ibis act Of the British government is catcu-
lated to bave an important bearing upon
the Struggle nov going forward Ia Mexico,
contributing in no small degree 70 terminate
the intestine saDguiDary strife and the horrible
aDaIcby which are desoIating that beautfaI LAID,
and to establish Dot only peace ana law and or
der, but the aScepdancy of free Institutions Ia a
country in which the people of this republic
necessarily take deep interest. Mexlc, l. our
nearest Southern neigbbor separated from US
partly by the Rio GraD6e, aud for the rest only
ny an imaginary iioe. II is natural that We
should desire TO see her free, not only for Der
own sake, but for ours. 1t is not for the ioteres
OF the United States to have IA oespOtic govern
meDt Oh it's frontier 10 alliance with the despvts
Of Europe.
We trust that the British government will
follow up it's very jud'cioUs aDo praseworthy
action by appointing successor of the ri-at
stamp in place of MIR. Otway; aud we Thick a
better nan could Dot be- selected for the impor.
tant post than the present Secretary of Leka.
ton, Mr.. Mathews formerly British Consul at
Charleston and Philadelphia He ia a good
diplomat, gentleman Of sense, and thogouyblp
understands American iDtefests ana coIpp.ica
TONS His sympathes, we have no doubt. are
with liberal government. No are those Of
Lords PalnerstoD and Russell and be WOMB
be therefore very fitting representative of the
present British Cahiaet