New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-28

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TUE MEXICAN JoB-MEXIco To BE EXTIN- |
GUIsHED-TlIE ST. CLAIR VETO.
From Our owr Cerrespc1IenL
WASHINGTON, Feb 26, 1860.
Ghe President and the interested managers who
represent the Teiuantepec reate--sOWe of whom
lit in the Senate--are making extraordinary exer-
tons TO carry tbe Mexican treaty. Ratification
would give that project some temporary vitality,
and perhaps ezable Mr.. Benjamin to make more
successful VISIT 10 London, than he did last Sum
nier, an the negotiator Uf loan for the Company
with which b. is connected. Indeed, the question
may be properly Iut heze, whether considering the
relation of personal iotercst which he holds te the
TehusntePec prcjeci, he can vote upon treaty
which IS dssigned tU'{'roft that ente prise livery
tolt of aFpe hes been made to the Republican
side for votes, ant come Of the most prominent and
respected Democrats of the Senate have more than
infatuated that rejection would probably be followed
by war.
1t has alFsady been stated in tbs correspondence
that tho President Designed whenever Airamon
made his i1te'aao3 attack upon Vera Cruz, to de-
naod of hS1l CHI egmicaly whether protection would
be afforded Ao american citizors and property IN
that city Of course, he could give no answer that
would SC re.arded as satisfactory, because his
artillery wNE.d hardly be a6ie to discriminate be-
tween Mexican and American property. The
Minister OF Consul viii be provided with instruc-
tons toIneet this contingency, sndnstead of trans
ieuIzg or citizens and property On board tho
American ships Ofwar, the design is &c land marines
for their ~ objection on shore. sayIstincty, this
Ne the purose entertained moo. Itnay possibly e
changed .: the last moment, because the President
does nOtclten covet such grave responsibility. this
ccpzse should be pursVed, it is eaoy to see that
collisions almost inevitable, for these marines vii
ee-sent1eJh'Dre to precf itate conflict And wheI
that takos place, it is expected that public fsein9
VIII dealn the intervention Of Congress- and the
country Inns be buried into another Executive
war.
ThisiI ne of the designs upon Aexico. Another
is to throw body Of troops into tie northern prov
nces ind, the pretense of furnishing OutTae upon
American citizens committed in Sonora and Chihua-
baa, and be third is to cross the Mexican frontier
on the III Grande for the alleged purpose of fol-
lowing 40 Cortina and his band, though tie fact is
nctorioz, that the Hexican trOeps came to the re.
lief Of OF people at the first outbreak, AM the be-
lief is eat ertained that Cortnais succore as some
of the IL dian chiefs were in Florida with the ex
press eli, ,ct of concentrating large force IN that
region, a. I'd thus maintaining heavy expenditure.
The mai body Of the army IN Utah is to be
marched to the fNo0.ier to 'aford protection"
These ar very general terms, and may have as
deep SIG nifcancs as when Mr.. Polk issued ME So
.4or4 IaHx
war fftoSl Yeas age.
The PE sident has hoped, by getting the treaty
ratified. al ID thus eItinguishing the sovereignty of
Mexico, th at srmy might be marched there with
out incurr ing any ef the hazards which become
inMa.neat N hen lac a4O!s either of the alternatives
sueeest.,d. But hie political fortunes are despe-
rate. an ks i; anxious to signalize his admnistra-
ton BY onas act of daring if not rash enterprise,
he may crsG7 his coUrage to the sticking place,
under tn promptings which have thgr far directed
his Standardization. N0shipg but the dread Of an
impeacl lB.u. deters him, though he he, no fear of
the res 1t OF 9 trial before the Senate But al ar
rajeaue Mt byIhe HOuSe, even with the prospect Of
an ulm. lte aocuittal has terrors for weak nerves
and be b anches when ths responsibility IL seriously
,ronose6. Heace the urgency with which the
reaty is ,asse6. in order that the military policy
designed (, IT Die leo may DO pursued with some
color of aut herity.
Thus far no development has been made which
ustifes any hope Ct ratification. If there was no
other reason 10 oppose ii, t.at assigned by Mr
Wigian. the Senator from Texas, on Friday, when
urging a resO.atou requesting TIE President to call
out 4 regiment Of Moanted YoCateers against Cor
tina ought 10 I've siGfiSent. He eaid: " i sn sat
a. sfed myself and it js the judgment Of all those
d" whoa j have consulted, and WHO know anything
- of tht oGnditaCn Of Affairs on tie Rio CrSDee-
- there beixg 40 GOoerRmeH rO,o IN Hc1ico ruth |
Z" tehiot ase.ca b.at-nO G0rernmeax that can casy
ont ITS fre9g Stip lLatons, if they acerc uade-t.
.. we czanot iSOk 70 tine Bexican Government 10, !
:. prote,NEOn an that frontier" How iir WigfaU !,
sod his friends can vote for tbe treaty, in the face
of such Geci%rstiOD, is for them 10 explsin.
Tss scheme ssOls TO the extE elton of the nation
s,itv Of Mexico, and il ultimate absorption BY the
limited Srites. For tie present. the managers
MIGHT be content with sYprOpratDg five or six of
+be Northers States. and their introduction into our
Irn;on 70 offlst POLITICALLY, The growing greatness
9 a., Uest zas 10 Illustrate Mr. CaihoGn's beauti.
r,I iSes of an equilibrium IN the Senate. The |
-. ,,1,o coptriysd THIS plot are long-beaded and
as.o;o.,s They know what the next census will
D. IN s,fte of the meditated frauds for enhancing
|, o,uIsf,n of one section. and dePreciating that
~ FNr nhsy fael n IN their bOnes that |