The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-15

accordingly, Gees any one eupposs that our go
vernment could interpose, though the crime
of which the party was found guilty was purely
political! No sane, sober citizen viii say so.
Tammapy Hall ought to be ashamed to be
found in the same boat with the leaders Of the
Know Nothings, such as Bolts aud Zollicoffer-
men who belong to party wso, 60 far from
giving foreigners any protection, short time
ago conterdsd for excluding them from citizen
ship for twenty years after their arrival
in the country New the dark lantern fac
ton is in the other extreme. equally inprac-
ticable. This iberality to adopted citizens is
too violent, too sudden and too absurd to be
sincere. 1t is more offensive 10 foreigners than
open, bitter hostility, for ii is gross insult to
their understanding, aud takes for granted they
are such stupid donkeys that anything can be
put down their throats. Meantime, the mastery
argument Of General Cass, which covers the
whole ground, does not leave his opponents a
leg to stand upon. 1t is lucid exposition of
the true doctrine Of public law, and it is the
NANTES! dictate of common sense.
Failure OF the Negotiations with Mercc-The
Our advices from Mexico state that the nego-
tations recently established between our Minis
ter, Mr. McLane, and the Juarez government
Lave fallen through in consequence of some dis
agreement in the Mexican Cabinet, and that the
propositions of Mr.. McLane have been returned
to him, leaving the whole matter to be worked
over again
We are not surprised that Mr.. McLane should
have become disguised with the course things
bave taken and that be should have gone off to
Minatitlan for change Of scene. Perhaps. had
our Minister possessed before be went to Vera
Cruz some practical knowledge of the workings
Of the Sparish-American mind and of the Spa
nish language, and the relative value of its GUS
tomary phraseology in social, and even in Off.
cial intercourse, ne would not have entertained
the hopes be did, and would have been less dis
appointed at their withering. Unfortunately he
possessed neither, and the result has been the
same in his mission that has attended the labors
Of all the Others Of our Ministers who taken
from the rough circles of our own home politics,
are sent into new world of thought aud ex.
preston, to cope with men Of high social polish.
and who for lifetime have studied little else
than the value Of words in the schools of logic.
The histories Of nearly all our missions to the
Spanish American republics are identical Our
Minister on going out is received with open arms
as the representative of the frstborn and great,
est among the sisterhood of republics. He
writes home glowing accounts of his hopes and
of the great things he will accomplish. Time
passes on, ard his bright visions wane, until he
accuses, in his heart at least, the men with whom
he has been dealing with falsehood and treach-
cry and On their part they are surprised at the
cold want of sympathy exhibited by the repub-
icaa Of the North. Now, this result is owing in
nine cases out of ten, to the mutual ignorance Of
each others language and the relative value of
terms. We will exemplify by an example.
The most business-like letter ever written
in the Spanish languages filed with courteous
expressions, and almost invariably closes with the
words or their initials que sts nanos besa which,
being literally translated, means 'who kisses your
hand" These words, so customary in Spanish,
have IL social Intercourse the same value with
our curt, "Yours, truly" and nothing more.
The Minister, however, knowing nothing of
Spanish, is obliged to have all these courteous
and unmeaning expressions translated to him,
which the translator does faithfully by dicticn-
airy. Not only do the translaticns fall upon an
unused ear, but tie words when literally rem
dered into English convey much more than
they 40 in the original, and thus give rise to the
glowing hopes which the new Minister sends
bn L.
intends to "kiss his hand" and then follows the
conviction that deceit was practised The same
cause operates on the other side to widen the
breach. Our rough and ready Minister writes
his communications in his own direct and hearty
way winding up with the customary Yours,
&C." The polished negotiator who receives the
epistle notes the absence of those courteous
phrases which the mearest of his countrymen
never refrains from using, and the neglect
Of which is personal discourtesy, and the
result is that he finds want of sympathy
on his side which no SUBSEQUENT efforts
can remove. This ia what will occur
with all our Spanish American missions until
our present system Of appointment to them is
changed. The policy must not be to at the place
for the man, but the man for the place.
These causes have 10 doubt partially operated
in the case of Mr.. McLanes negotiations to cause
their failure hut there are Others which no doubt
have had their influence TO defeat them 1t is
admitted On al sides that the Juarez govern
ment in order to establish ita rule in Mexico
must have men and money, and that it can only
get them from this country. 1t has hoped to get
them from our government with little or nothing
in the shape Of qsid pro quo. This it has failed
to do, and new scheme has been started by a
set OF unemployed and unprincipled filbusters
here, which has been urged on the Juarez
government 1t is proposed to raise 5000 fight
ing men for Mexico, who shall enlist on the basis
OF our army, and each pay for that privilege the
SUI of one hundred dnilars Il