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Important New Phase In Mexican AHalrS-
--- Foreign Intervention.
By the Pony Express we have some most
important tidings relative to the Republic
of Mexico. 1t appears that an eHsctual
stop is about to be put to the civil war
which has distracted that unhappy country
for So long time that its friends began
to fear the strife was irrepressible, and
would eventually end only in the utter s1.
tinction Of Mexico as q nation. The Great
Powers Of Western Europe 1t seems, have
resolved to, ,act-by diplomacy, If they can;
but by arms, il they must-as pacihcators
Of our sister republic. They are said to
have actually signed convention to that
effect, to which they invite the assent Of the
United States; but if that be withheld, they
are still determined on an effective course
Of action. This explains, perhaps, the great
mastering Of U. s. ships in the Gulf Of
Mexico, TO be ready to act as the emergen-
cy might dictate. The New York Tims
Of the 9th August, exclusively published
this important Intelligence, the exact bear
ing of which on the immediate and future
political relations Of our country with Mex.
leo, can as yet scarcely be calculated Bat
without speculating at present on the pos
sible and probable consequences Of this
event, we content ourselves meanwhile by
laying before our readers, IN eIteAso, the
article from the II1les. Here Il is:
We have the best authority for stating
that the Mexican question is on the point
of being peremptorily settled by decisive
Intervention Of four Of the Great Powers
most deeply interested in the restoration Of
order throughout the dominions Of our de
tracted neighbor. France, England, Spain,
and Prussia have signed a convention for
the paci6cation Of Mexico, to which they
invite the adhesion Of the United States,
but which they propose to carry into effect
without that adhesion should the United
States refuse it. -. oc4. 81 a
The basis Of liberation for all religious
opinions, and Of o modified establishment
for the Roman Catholic Church, are under
stood 20 have been already accepted by the
Constitutionalists under Juarez on the one
part, and BY the Clerical party under Mira
mon on the other. An armistice Of twelve
months duration is to be declared between
the respective leaders, and during this pc
riod those portions Of Mexico occupied by
each are to be held without dispute BY the
actual occupants, joint action being taken
to secure the carrying on Of the necessary
business Of the public administration and
the maintenance Of order. Alta time 70 DO
hereafter fixed, the people Of Mexico are %
be called upon to elect between the princt-
plies represented by the two factions, and
the respective leaders pledge themselves TO
resign all their authority and arms into the
hands Of the Government thus designated
under the sanction Of the intervening pow
ers.
The grounds Of this action, already sub
mitted to the Administration at Washing
ton are, that the party Of Juarez, which
might have been established as the Supreme
Executive more than year ago, under the
terms Of the treaty proposed BY Senor
Ocampo through Mr.. McLane 10 the Wash
ington Government, has demonstrated its
incapacity Of conquering power, and that
the United States have definitely abdicated
their pretensioDs to aid it II this conquesti
that the party of Miramon, in like manner,
has proved itself dependent upon an isolar
ted intervention by Spain, which Is in every
point Of view undesirable; and that the In
terests Of the subjects Of the intervening
Powers aud Of civilization generally, can
no longer be left at the mercy Of the par
tisan warfare which has ragged for six years
in Mexico, and has reduced the country to
the very brink Of chaos.
1t is unnecessary for US to point out to
our readers the gravity and inportance OF
this act on the part Of the European States.
Our own Governments is understood to have
announced that while pacific intervention
Of the sort contemplated, il it fails to COM
mand the assistance, cannot provoke the
hostility Of the United States, no armed
interference to enforce its provisions must
be made without due previous notice, com
munieated to the Administration at Wash
ington.
The results reached arc attributed prin-
cipally to the activity Of the Prussian Mn
lister in Mexico, whose countrymen are
largely represented in the foreign poPuia-
ton Of the Republic, and to the influence
of Lord John Russell.
MoNoPOLY.-Iti is rumored in San Fran
cisco that the J. 4. Wright, the steamer