Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-15
The Mexican Nexvs---Transfer Of the
UniOn--The Federal Finances.
NAsHINGroN. April 10, 1859.


II is safe to take the news from Mexico. an
nouncing Miramon's retreat before Vera Cruz,
with many grains Of allowance. especially as
ii comes from the partisans of his rival. Juz-
req. This sort of Intelligence has been fire.
quent of late, but in no instance satisfactorily
verified. The presence IF Mr.. McLane pro-
badly gave temporary impulse TO the torpid
patriotism Of the Liberal faction. but whether
it was sufficient to inspire zeal and energy
which have not yet been exhibited. cannot
well be known until after the next arrival.
Whatever may be the sympatihes of our Min
lister, which were by no means concealed here
before his departure, be has loo much prn-
dence to give them such emphatic expression
as would render him obnoxious TO any charge
of interference.
Mr. WendePs retirement as proprietor of
the Union, is formally announced over his own
hand and seal. As he positively refused to
give up the paper. slntil the President guar
anteed the patronage which was condition
of the transfer, the bargain NAV be regarded
a. completed. In other words, Mr.. Buchanan
has stipulated directly to pay for the pur-
chase and maintenance of the Union, ont OF
the public Treasury. And though this cor
rupt arrangement may be SO hedged in that
by quihble the parties implicated may tech
nicaliy deny what is known TO be morally
true, it deserves to be investigated and ex-
posed next winter. Aud yet, no editors have
been chosen and announced, and the design
now is to conduct the paper by voluntary
contribution, derived mainly from official
sources. The President has tried his hand
already, and will probably continue to be his
| own champion whenever occasion requires IT.
The receipt from customs during the past
week have fallen back to the point where they
stood before the rush of spring imports, being
| only $605 900. No material Improvement
| can now be expected before the fall, and If
| the Secretary of the Treasury should realize
| the SI2. 900 600 which he assigned as the pro-
| portion of the present quarter, to make up his
| aggregate for the nine months OF the hscal
year. estimated in his annual report, be will
| do more than is expected in some quarters.
| There has been no such substantial revival IN
| our foreign commerce, as enthusiastic, bat
ill-informed journals have assumed. spas
| mOdic activity was given to the spring trade,
| but it already exhausted.
| The day is not distant when free trade the
| orists will learn that foreign commerce is en-
| tirely dependent upon domestic prosperity
| Peoplc cannot consume without the ability to
| buy. and the sudden check given to importa-
| tons after the financial revulslon. when
in less than year one hundred millions OF
| merchandise as compared with the imports
! of 1861. were cut off shows how far we
had exceeded healty demand, and how ex-
/ IRENE was the reaction which followed the dis
| covery of the previous extravaganza.
Mr.. Cobb hopes to improve the state of the
Exchequer during the next fiscal year. which
will begin on the lst of July, by the sales OF
| over 10000 of acres of public lands IN
| Kansas and Nebraska, which were intended
| to be sold last year, but held back under the
| appeals of settlers in those territories. Large
| tracts have recently been offered also IN Cali
fornia, but as yet without much return.
AMERICUs.