The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-05

The NEWS FROM MExICo.-A more graphic
and repulsive picture of national degradation
and decentralization it would be impossible to
paint, than is represented in our late advices
from Mexico. If every trace of manly cour-
age, honor and humanity had been erased
from the Mexican character, and the wantol
viciOusness of demons were implanted in its
place, scenes more revolving could not have
been enacted The exceptions to this compre.
hensive verdict are few. President Juarez
and his Ministers Ocampo and Lerdo, may be
ranked in the number; aud the dash of gal
lantry which carried Miramon through tn,
hostile environment besotting him at orizaba,
and placed him at the head of his army at the
capital, may save his fame from the utter con-
demnation to which the subsequent massacre al
Tacubaya should else consign it. 1t is ether
wise gloomy and hopeless record
The defeat of the Constitutional Army,
which had established the Lacquer of the cap
ital, was, it appears, the result of collusion
The liberal leaders are charged with yielding
to unworthy inducements, and with removing
the more reliable portion of their troops il
order to render the subjugation of the rest an
| easier task for the reactioDary army. The route
of the Liberals was thus foregone conclusion
Not admitted to the counses of the traitors
who led them, the men seem to have fought
with more than ordinary spirit, and to have
| left an unwonted number in the field, to be
| dispatched with every conceivable ingenuity Of
| cruelty by the victors. This business dis.
| patched, second and gratuitous tragedy
| succeeded. The victorious army, stimulated
| by the priests, commenced an indiscrimnate
| slaughter of non cOmbatants, physicians in
attendance upon the wounded, and foreigners
wherever they were found in the valley OF
Mexico, and only ceased the massacre for the
lack of further victims. Such is Mexican
warfare and such its triumphs. A spectacle
of blacker treason and corruption on the one
side, and Of more heartless turbulence on the
other, is not to be found in history. 1t may
reasonably strengthen the doubt whether a
people SO demoralzed deserves to be longer
trusted with the faculty of self-government.-
". Y. Tfmes.
TIE SLAvE-TRADE.-The important question
of the propriety of reopening the slave trade
is to be discussed by the great National Peace
Congress, about to be assembled in Europe In
connection with the subject, we must mention
that an association has recently been formed in
Washington, having for its object the organi-
cation of National Labor Congress, to meet
at the same time and place as the National
Peace Congress, the design being to obtain an
expression and community of opinion, and to
influence the Congress of Nations in the re-es-
tablishment Of the slave trade. One delegate
from each of the fifteen slave States, three OF
more from Cuba, and as many from Brazil and
other slaveholding States of America as may
be thought proper, together with delegates
from France, Spain, holland and England
and perhaps other nations Of Europe, will com.
pose the National Labor Congress.
IMPORTANT To STEAMBOAT MEY.-The fol.
lowing is from the st. Louis Democrat, of Mon.
day: The case of D. r.. Davis, mate of the
steamer Ocean Spray, was heard before the U
S. Circuit Court, and the accused, after having
been ingeniously defended, was convicted o.
manslaughter-the jury finding him guilty
leaving it with the court to fix the punishment
This is the first conviction, we believe, under
the law of Congress enacted for the protection
of life and property on board of steamboats,
and we trust that this conviction will have
snlutary effect upon those in charge of steam
vessels. 1t will be seen that the law is not
dead letter, and that the authorities will en-
force its provisions against those who may
violate. "EH ..' r
Verdicts of this character will tend to reduc,
the number of those dreadful steamboat disas
ters.
CAN'T BE BouGHT.-The New York Times
correspondent says: The idea of purchasing
Sonora and chihuahua, or of being permitted
to station troops within their borders, for tn,
present AZ least, need not be entertained by thu
United States. Mexico is opposed to this /,
toto, and any party in the country who shoult
| favor such a proposition would cause its Owl
| speedy overthrow by at once giving him thu
! signal for universal revolution, ..