Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-21
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TILE ADMlNISIR ATInN ANn MrNIrn


Mr.. McIane the Presidents minister to the Ju,rez fac
oh IN MeMco-"hich by no peryersion of terms can ba
dignihed with the of goveruinent-has returned
To Washington after absence of several months and
without having accomplished anythsg practical even
With the PARTISAN chei To whom he 50 hastily delivered
his credentials. The result has not surprise, AZ n; H.
least, and indeed II Ia what close observer tf
events in that distracted country have lor.se.u =
IL has, however, astonished the Administration which
With Its saugunc temperament has habit of ant.in,-
ung more Than ever comes TO pass. The whole policy
ia Mexico il the erratic performances OF our minister
there can be digne with such term has been puerie
and mpotent. IL started wrong and has termipatd i
NCewng with the original blunder The irs act of Mr.
Mcane was to recognize Juarez without ever proceed
lag beyond Vera Cruz, opening any sort ot inter
course with the capital where least the functions OF
authority stl resided, and where other nations had dip
Omstic representatives.
IL may have been well enough, abstract fact for
the President or his Administration have synpathsed
with what is called 10y stretch of conventional coir
~ the Liberal cause in Mexico without committing the
Go'ernmcn n SUCH to any formal expression by which
It's relations and the Interests of American citizens might
bc embarrassed. The country has ALREADY seen the f
OF the course pursued by Mr. McIane Afcr entanglni,
himself with the faction at Vera Cruz, lac deemed il ne
ccssary tO address the Constitutional government CON
cernug some American interests seeking redress nj th,r
hands He thus placed in the anomalous attitude or
communicating with governments while recognizing
but one and subjected the humiliation of being -
fused Intercourse with that which he had first ignored
An attempt has been made recently 10 negotiate, q
treaty with Juarez having for it, basis extended
terms lor the Tehuanteec transit aud the opening of
route from Arizona to Guaymas for which the United
states would be expected to pay five millions dollars
one hall OF this sum TO be appropriated American
claimants The negotiation appears TO he baked ly the
refusal o Juarez To accept clause in the proposed tre
ty, asserting for the right OF emplo wing troonz n ur
rct the transit without the previous consent of Mexico
We nope VIII stay baked, for the whole schem- j.
mere contvance for Two objects; FIRST acquire tcr,i-
tory Tor new sectional agitation and next as means
oi depicting the treasury for the benefit Of spectators
Alter the Mexican war commission established for
the purpose of settling all te claims against Mexico and
they were adjusted aud paid, leaving large unex-
endcd which Is still ia the treasury would hc there
hnt ior the heavy dram made upon every available or
convertible Resource by the present cNtrayagant Admin.
iStTaOn. Since then just claims of any amount have
accrued against for the ulfment Of the treaty f
"AdaluTe-lliagO. They certainly offset each other ia
equity, and, IN legal moral point of view occupy
about the same position There are therefore no real
claims TO adiudcae but there bogus ones enough TO
make preiencc for the five millions designed bc diy
ded between paraus here aud partisan chief in Mexi.
co, who has money credit conduct his rcvoIu.
ton. This il the whole game and it TRANSPARENT upo
every ontlnc of the scheme
IL may be questioned whether any such treaty OF bar
gain could receive the sanction OF the Senate even IL
Juarcz iner"oscd no obstacle. Only n few years have
elapsed SINCE under another false prctcucc, the Gilsl,n
purchase was made At cost OF ten millions OF dollars
parched dessert occupied 10y such popular sovcrscn."
racsuukes and scorpions which following Mr. Doug.
as theory, disposed settle their own institutions
in their own way, and to permit cyizug iutcrycn
ton. When that territory purchased, the country
assured by the Pierce Administration that the acqu
stion necessary perfect boundaries which had
been bunglingy detird by the former treaty Now We
told that the line from the Rio Graude TO TN, Pacific
is crooked, aud that u be Strengthened by buving
jurisdiction ratcsuakcs and scorpions and
opening another fandorhs box for the agtaiurs This
the work at which Mr.. McL1nc has bccn engaged i'm
Mexico since June last aud which appears to bc brought
TO stand stall 10y the refusal of Julrez scriice every
vcsgc ofhonor. aud 20 cOmprmi,c the cause with which
he j. associated IN agreeing surrender e sovereignty
oi his country it, territory. Mr. Buchanan in
sss upon the tcrns proposed, and knowing the nec.s.
tics Of the "lbcr' parry, yet expects compel their
Submission.
The whole project only remarkable for it, aulscity
Aer blnkWpiiur thc treasury and borrowing $50 uuU
0uu in period of eighteen months two.thirds of which
7 now recorded Debt the President cooly proposes tn
squander 5000 uIu more without hardly the pretcxt Of
a consideration. There is satisfaction IN knowing
that this spoliaon aud outrage cbunot be consummatcd
There Is certain minority ui Onc.thrd n hc Sem
ate, who will resist any such plundsr plots the last
/ tremity-a minority which can neither be coucIiatrI
conquered nor captured The President may make Mex
lean treaties, but tie Senate will never ni, th,n aud
t III did, there Opposition liousr Of Representative
which viii never consent vote away tlc public money
for any su,h dsgrIccul purpose We console oursclyes
therefore, with the agreeable reflection tblt much Of the
power oi mischief which the Administration has hereto.
fore welded, hy Sc unmod over lCrisllton and
oi the corruptng Influences which h has freely cxcr.
cscd, will %" restricted much che advantage ct the
public purse Hrd ui public morals, during the remaining
seventeen months OF is Thst much is certain
When therefore, partisan prints assume 90 prstc about
new treaties which the President proposes let them re-
member there j. minority u the senate capable oi ~
Jecung them, and maioritv iu the House which viii
never grant dollar 20 carry them into effect
WHY DID JACOB CRY?
Jacob kissed Rachael aud linei up bis voice and wcpt