, 1860-01-30


The recent defeat Of the Liberals under tho
flag Of .Iuarez by the so-caled Conservatives,
led by btisamon i'll person, aud the consequent
ces which may be expected to follow tho mis-
fortune wltic4l has oycrtaken the peoples
cause calls for expedition on tile part Of the
Senate in tho ratification Of tho treaty with
Mexico, now before that body. As our read
crs know, br tie terms Of that instrument, tho
interference Of cnr government in the internal
affairs Of that Republic, to 81 extent which
amounts to Protectoraic is not only permit
ted but invited. VIC see no reason for delay.
Pressed Oil the one s''!e by tho priesthood and
on the other ny the representatives Of the
aris:ocratic element in the Republic Jaarez,
without money, without arms and munitions
strong onlr i'll tic good wishes Of great ma
jority Of tho people for whom hs contends,
will 1ot long bo atlo 10 hold out against tho
forces which will ho levied against him. To-
day, as hns been E'r months before, he is DE-
.fucto and t!s jarr, tho representative Of the
Aesican nationality; aud though possibly
}ornn and proccdenss nany have been disre~
gardcd ia his elevation. he undoubtedly is le-
ultimately and properly vested with tile all
1liority which l... l,ratenaa to exercise. On the
nart Of Mnxiro lie is the treasy-making
power, tfaaa Ills propositions to tic
Uuitcd Suites, il accet:dcd to uow; will
have all the force and carry with them all lilo
moral weight CT nny treaty that our governs
1ncnt has ever made. 4 month spent in de-
bate in Washington, may wholly cllange the
;spcet or affairs In .hnt time. the Liberals,
though in an immense minority, may he over
cntne, l,y their poverty If not by the enemy.
:.sd .Tnarez may be driven ort. Then the
proposition 50 fair 10 us and so necessary 10
awe Mexico from further anarchy, will be witt :
drawn; and Tic ao11an opportunity for the
regeneration of TINT unhappy country by meals
Of colonies ofthe Auslo~Saxou race, for the ex-
tension Of the Protestant religion 10 millions
,sl4o hate the tiespotisn Of tic Catholic 1iicr-
archy, for securing an iucstima''lo boon to n,lr
..,mmc.ce ly meai,s Of fur American lines Of
communication from ocean to ocean :cross
MEXICAN territory, and, last for building up
Southern barrier to the extension Of negro
slay TT on this continent through the plan "f
Northern labor capital, enterprise and freedom
to the upper States Of that Republic, will ba
forever lost.
We beg our Republican scnators trvm tic
Northwest to see 10 it tina. no action Of theirs
will be an inpeiimcnt to tho speedy consun,.
NATION Of tlo bargain which Juarez offers.
Tiley may depend upon i. that this is this time
for ths happy solution Of that Mexican prob
lem; and that, though the terms Of the treaty
a,sfsre them may not he entirely satisfactory,
they have not tho shaping o. affairs to their
own notions of right; but must accept what
;s now offered or be hereafter content 10 s.
tho Dsunionis1s Of ::le South and the Southern
Confederacy men take the initiative. and By
fllihustering, OF by purchase, make themselves
masters Of what Freedom ,nay have for i!s
Own. Because. If anything in the future can
be forcssen, it is certain that the settlement Of
this Mexican question cannot bc ,au:h longer
deferred. Tho naarucss Of Mexico to this
more powerful Republic, the demands of
growing and now Immensely important COM
merce tho impulses Of our own civ
li3alion and tbs requirements Of Chris.
tian;sy, all point to this country IL
tho arbitcr Of Mexican destiny. No
know no reason. why at this juucture, We
should decline to shoulder tho responsibility
which Mexico herself urges lis 10 assume.
Her people are ccascdting parties to tho con-
tract proposed, all christonaem will rejoice at
an interference to nuy extent required by tho
nature Of tho case, and theadvantagcs offered
ten times outweigh the outlay and dargcr iu~
Cured. We trust then, That as new Free
soil mcasure-onc which will hereafter make
flllibuste,iug, on the Northern talfofth!s conti-
nent impossible-which viii rescue long on
pressed people from the further exactioae Of an
ecclesiastical and military tyranny-which
will give ample scope for the expansion, on Il
new field, Of Northern entcrprise-this Juarez
treaty may meet with the faror s. tug hands Of