The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-04
FROM OUR OWN CORRESP0 NDENT.
NEw York, "wednesday night,)
February 2, 1859.

NEw YoBK, "wednesday night)
February 2, 1889.
The rumored intervention in Mexican affairs of the
British and French admals at Vera Cruz aud the appa
intention of the French government to support and
possible enforce the Belly contract in Nicaragua
sion uneasness and anxiety here do not believe
and have pretty reliable information on the sub
iect derived from private in England that the
British and people have the least desire to
interfere in the domestic affairs of Mexico 1t is perfect
ly that several British merchants resident in Mexico
have suffered very gross ndgnes and heavy pecuniary
losses at the hands of the various Adventures who have
recently risen TO temporary ascendancy in that unhappy
country and that several OF Lord Pamerston Ro
who have dared to demur 10 prompt payment of the
contributions which the rival leaders of factions have
demanded in the name of the Estate have been dragged
from the protection of their CONSUL and thrown into
prison. until their obstinacy cured by bodily suffer
ing but all the foreign merchants in Mexico have suf
fered in the way To correct these abuses through
the ordinary channels of international intercourse is inn
possible because there responsible power in Mexico
from which satisfaction be demanded and reprisals
taken The miserable government of to-day is not the
miserable government which committed the outrages,
and therefore, cannot fairly be held responsible for the
crimes of its predecessors.
1t is evident that the state of chronic revolution that
exists in Mexico must be made to cease and the country
rescued from the abyss of disorder and dscredt into
which she has fallen before redress can be given for the
wrongs done TO the citizens OF foreign nations pay
ment made OF the Mexican bonds This great and i'm.
portnnt task must, or later be performed by the
United States England would not only make no oppo-
son but would gladly consent to its immediate perform
She does not want territory in Mexico she does
not seek direct influence there. All she wants is set
Element of her claims, and protection for her citizens
and knowing, she does, that she will never get either
except through the action of the United States her PEG
pie anxious that should commence operations,
The old feeling in England against the extension of the
dominion of the United States has almost disappeared
Soundcr sentiments respecting the mutual interests Of the
two great AngloSaxon empires have begun to prevail
,Ia into EN- lie of
possession by the United States of Mexico and Cuba
event which is not only inevitable but desirable every
consideration,
To force Mexico to go into liquidation would be act
of kindness to herself and TO the rest Of mankind The
English and French admias may have endeavorcd to do
this knowing that must be the quidating creditor
but very much doubt that they have interviewed in any
other way behalf of their respective governments.
With regard to the Belly contract the is different
The Belly Nicaragua Canal Company has been actually
organized before notary in Paris and the of the
directors and protectors of the society have been duly
published, together with the plan for the manage
ment of g the administrative and financial Offices
of the company Alexander Humboldt and Commodore
Vanderbilt two of the most distinguished men of
the two worlds under whose protection the Belly Soc6
daonyne has been placed You may therefore, expect
that the Hon Horace f. Clark will take an early oppor
tunity to protect Belly in the and behalf Of
the distinguished Commodore. We hope, however
that government viii stop this attempt TO establish
French influence on the American continent 1t Is fact
rights In the Nicaragua transit route anterior by years
to the imaginary claims of the versatile Felix Belly ;
and II those rights upheld and enforced in obedience
TO the able and stesmanlie letter of General Cass
General Lamar, it is clear that Felix, when backed
by the mighty Millaudthe man of millions and owner
Of many newspapers-must abandon his great project
unless his imperial protector decides that it is expcen
to undertake crusade behalf of the degenerate Lans
TO be found in the cactus brakes Of Nicaragua.
The New York Anti Slavery Society have resolved in
the most approved style that the constitution of the
United States is I" q compact with death and % an
agreement with hell Wendell Philips and LLOYD Gar
rison and Pllsbury and another whose name forget
and / am glad of IT, spoke at great length" The
resolutions quote and warmly commend Mr. Stewards
speeches at Rochester and Rome particularly that portion
Of them which refers to the conflict between the free and
slave States The antsayery fapatics evidently think
that Mr. Seward is one of themselves He's sound -
he's with us -'' he's all right SAY Philips, Garr-
SON. plsbury and twenty-five Others, in chorus of the
honorable w. H. Seward United States senator from New
York who has solomnly sworn to support the copstu
ton Of the United States ADsUM.