Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-20
Our Affairs with Mexico


seems to be now an opportunity for our Admins
traton TO exercise their diplomatic talent in Il new
way. MIR. NoLAxE is placed in very awkward
position How he is to get out of his present pre-
dicamcnt it is impossible to determine. As far as
we can iudge the Juarcz government is nearly pow
less. and should Vera Cruz fall before the forces
Of YrR,Mov there will be an end to the treaty which
has been so fondly relied upon 1t is perhaps for
tlnate circumstance that President BUCHANAN has
not sent in his Message to Congress. He will now
have OCCASION probably, to change the tenor of that
part of it upon which may suppose his Cabinet
| have reflected both with hope and pride
RELIEF TO BALrIMoRE.-A memorial prepared by
the Reform Association of Baltimore is now being
signed by the order-loving citizens Of that modern
Sodom, 10 be presented to the General Assembly Of
Maryland. The Baltimore Sun says:
Tie memorial comprises a clear and succint re-
view of the gross evils which have of late years so
deeplv and painfully afflicted this community IL
| speaks of a spirit of resistance 10 the laws ana
acIrusness in their open violaters, utterly subver
siye of good government, and fatal 10 the security
aud oeace of society Ii alluded 10 practices which
have impaired the prosperity and sulIed the gool
name of this CITY, brought dishOAor on the STATE ana
shame upon our republics institutions ltmentionS
as most conspicuous among the various dcmonstra-
lions of lawessness its ueasonahle assaults upon
tho rght of suffrage Ii declared the elections lOf
the last four years a mockery and usurpauoni dis
Uracpd bv scenes of actual violence, armed open
and bloody in which the polls have been controlled
excluding therefrom altogether the naturallzed Por-
ton of the voters and rendering the access thereto
Of native born citizens rerous always. and to grea
exteI impossible. So that by these means the neo-
ple of TINS CITY differing in political sentiments Wlth
the outlaws who rule them have been as ehectuaily
disfranchised as if anv other despotlsm had over
come them The memorial further declares the or
CARNATIONS by which these great wrongs Fave been
! perpctrated have been OstentatiOusly public; the
- | individuals composing them, tnr the most part
among the most abandoned and desperate men IN the
community, stained with repeated land aggravated
crimes and well known to the authorities 10 he So
vet enioving 10 all practical purposes, not only I'M
munity but protection and favor.
Relief from these evils is asked for At the hands
of the Legislature, by such reform in their city
charter AS will accomplish the end.
LIT TIE Souru MAKE HER owN SHorS-We find the
following sensible suggestion in the Richmond
Wing:
lynn IN Massachusetts, is the town which makes
- Co., tLa south and thrives by It. At Lynn
-, LIN Rrovn was hung for attacking and kill
inc our peopIe a meeting of sympathy was held AM
Church bell was toled. In the city council reso
/ lutions have been offered condemning ms lheN
were laid upon the table by vote oil nine 10 SIX
Two councimen who favor their passage NU'eS! .
the affirmative with view OF having 'e ieS'''''i0'
, acted on by full council ,.;,
An intelligent New Highlander remarked 70 US III
conversation more than two years ago that II ms
{ south would make her own shoes, she would stllA
most effective blow at AboGtonism IN It's strong
hold"