The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-22
A propi.Iou. Chance for . Nego,ia-
ton.


Our trade with Mexico-containing eight
OF nine millions of people on our Southern
borier-is less valuable to US than our COM
merce with the smallest British province, of
a few hundred thousand inhabitants, in the
North. The mail steamships from New
Orleans to Vera Cruz do not take as much
freight as would be carried to a small fishing
village in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia
a few schooners of less than 90 tons each,
are the carriers of the trade in the Gulf
between nine millions of Mexicans and the
United States .-.-,
High duties have excluded our produce
tions from all the legitimate channels of
trade; and smuggling, and the practice of
the government of selling special licenses
to introduce certain qualities of goods below
the legal tariff, have thrown the trade into
the hands, principally, of the English and
French, whose merchants, with heavy CAPT
tails, have been ever ready to chatter with
Z" the powers in authority, according to
their pecuniary necessities, for the special
privilege TO introduce their wares into the
country through the Custom Houses.
The Jaurez administration, which Is about
To secure the contro' Of affairs, has been
conciliated, and their gratitude excited by
Ar. MeLean's recognition Of it as the legiti-
mate government of the country. If the
Cabinet at Washington had .agacity and
tact enough to improve the present golden
opportunity to secure, by treaty with Jau-'
rez, system of reciprocal free trade, with
entire liberation in religious matters, and
the right of free immigration AID coloniza-
lion, il would accomplish more for the bene-
fit of both countries than could be gained
by annexation, a protectorate, or conquest.
Mexico stands in a happy commercial re-
latiOn TO the United States for US to preach
the doctrines OF free trade TO her, as England
inculcates them upon every nation that is
behind her in mechanical skill, capital, labor
and machinery for producing cheap goods.
Mexico would be a most admirable and
profitable pupil for US to indoctrinate with
cur first lesson in modern English econo-
Laics- We could always keep..the balance
of the reciprocal trade so much on our side
Of the account as to take from her all her
money, the produce Of her mines. We could
draw all thu benefits of trade and intercourse
with the country that could result from an
nexation, and avoid the dangers and ex-
pense of ruling it, By securing the rights
of citizenship to our people and free toll
Grafton Of their religion, the country would
be as open to immigration and settlement
as if it were under the waving folds of the
stars and stripes; our pioneers would soon
develop the latent wealth of its numerous
States; our Methodist preachers and tract
distributors would be the proper combatants
against an intolerant priesthood, and the
best auxiliaries that Jaarez and the Liberals
could enlist to overthrow the oppressive
rule of the church. These would be the
best means to Americanize the country and
fit it for annexation finally if our "inevita-
DE destiny" DEGREES that We must take it.
Ii is the most beautiful and lovely portion
of the globe; if We can secare il as nm in.
heritance to our own people, by measures
that shall promote the welfare and happi.
ness of both countries, duty and interest
impel US to improve the golden moment:
that are now passing to gain the prize
Seldom, in the career Of Statesmen, doei
so prOpitious an opportunity occur a ti'
present, 10 secure peaceful triumph of til,