The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-29

government there upon q firm and stable basis
to reorgsnize the country and repress the ten
dency to disintegration which is already
awakening the Glibuster spirit in the South.
and to open its ports. its highways and its mar
kets to the commerce Of the world.
By this means an American influence, it il
true. is extended over Mexico, but it il q
national influence, and not partisan one--an
influence for good, and not for evil. Moreover,
1t is an influence which our own highest in
terests. and those Of the whole world, call upon
upon us TO exercise. Mexico contains ten mil
lions of people who produce little or nothing
but silver, which they exchange for every con-
ceivabie product Of art or industry. Their
annual production to-day is twenty millions of
dollars; but with stable government, the
removal Of the cancer of corrupt
branch Of the Roman Catholic church,
ana the sunshine of the moral influence
Of the United States over them, they would
produce a hundred millions of silver yearly,
which the marriage Of American enterprise to
Mexican facilities would sosn raise to two hun
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suits Of such tide to the industry and trade
of our Northern and Central States, and to the
great sea of European commerce, are but family
pictured in that which was produced by the.
opening of the golden stream from California
Many influences combine now to depress
our industry and to stagnate the commerce OF
the world Our railroads are not extending
their briarian arms into the new Territories;
our manufactures are not driven to supply the
accommodating orders for goods; our shipping is
earning hard and precarious return; capital
finds no active demand nor any prosperous in
vestment in public works, and general stag
nation hangs over the hives of Northern in
dustry. In the meanwhile, the arms of Europe
and the diplomacy of America are striving to
open the markets of the many-millisned East
and the first demand that comes is for more
silver. The money centres of Europe are
startled, the Bank of England hurriedly raises
the rate of discount, and all turn to America
as their stay and their hope in the coming trial.
Will she continue to send them her tide of golds
Will she unbar the gates that now close the
Mexican lakes of silver, and bring their waters,
a life giving tide, into the lap of commerce?
This is what the Mexican treaty is to perform.
Unwittipgly, perhaps, it is part of the great
movement of the age-a link in that chain of
mighty events which is to open the channels
of commerce between the civilization of the
West and the semibarbaric millions in the far
East 1t is what is wanting to enable the cur
rents Of commerce to complete the circuit of
the globe, and begin the development of
new Industrial era The merchants have felt
this, and have poured their petitions into the
Senate; the manufacturers have seen it, and
they, too, demand it; the highest interests Of
The Central and Northern States, where the
arteries of trade lie all hope for the ratification
Of the treaty. Before such influences partisan
ceiling should bow, filibuster plans should be
aid aside, and crotchety distractions should
De abandoned in the areopagus Of the nation.
THE CHEvA11ER TOM FoRD TURNED Up AGAIN.,
Ne congratulate the House Of Representatives
IN it's Printer. 1t was choice eminently ft to
,e made The Chevalier Tom Ford is re-
mana representative MANN point
IF fact, wonderful man. He always turns up
when there is an electioneering fund of hum
bred thousand dollars or so raised to carry a
doubtful State, by substituting the country news.
papers. This was the sort of work which the
Chevalier Tom Ford undertook in Pennsylva-
MIA during the Fremont campaign, and the way
he did it was unique. We know the whole
sn tall hui to
tend to tell it. All we have to say is, that
we know something about the Chevalier
Tom Ford, and that we are perfectly
delighted that he has been chosen Printer to
the House. 1t carries devastation into the lob
by; it smashes Weed and Wendell, and Blair
and Weed, and it completely dries up the
stream of pap which has irrigated the sucking
pigs who control the petty, poverty-stricken
rural newspapers; for be it understood that
the Chevalier Tom Ford is man who under
stands his position. He is not the sort of per-
son who believes in a division Of the spoils.
He has got good thing, and he will hold on
to it. he will manage the printing spoils as
he did the Pennsylvania matter. He was In
structed to carry it, and he did in big breaches
pocket. We now recommend to tie Chevalier
Tom Ford the example of an ilustrious states
man, likewise from Ohio-the Chevaler
Tom Corwin. He got hold Of good
thing in the Galphin claim. 1t was the
only chance he had had in his life;
and he made the best Of it. he has never had,
and probably never will have, another chance
at placer. So with the Chevalier Tom Ford.
He has good thing fer the first time in his life,
and If he is not an idiot he will keep it to him.
self and steadily refrain from throwing away
any of its profits on the miserable half starved
country editors and the suckers of the lobby.
Let the Chevaiier Tom Ford remember that he
may never have such another chance, and SO
make hay while the sun shines. The election
of the Chevalier Tom Ford was good thing
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