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

A correspondent who urges the ratification OF the
new Treaty negotiated by Mr. McLane with the
Juarez Government in Mexico, takes large space
in our columns this morning. We must reply to
him briefly.
|. He says we have not published the Treaty.
We answer that it has not yet been lawfully pro-
mulped. and we do not know that it has been pub
lished at all Its beneciaries and active advocates
have put forth, through their chief organ, what
then sav il the text of the Treaty but it is no wise
authenticated. How can We be sure that they
have not CARRIED it to suit their personal ends2
We choose to stand on the leading features OF the
instrument, as generally understood.
II. Our objection to the Treaty is fundamental.
1t involves our country in all "entaDghng alliance
lust such one as ashington warned us against.
II imposes on us to considerable extent, the oner
ous task of protecting Mexico against foreign in.
trigue and domestic dissensons, and OF guarantee
ing the good behavior of her warning factions II
Henry Clay were President, and il were possible
for him to sanction such Treaty, We should still
oppose it.
III. No man denies that this Treaty is made
with Government which rules over but traction
of the Mexican people, and has not for 8 long time
dared to show its face within sight of their capital.
This Government is no stronger te-day than 1t was
when our Government ignored its existence and
recognized the antagonist rule as the Government
de flcto of Mexico. We do not choose to decide
which of these warning factions ia the stronger or
mo,s legitimate but we regard neither of them as
at this time authorized or able to bind Mexico
Money paid to either of them by virtue of such a
Treaty will be simply thrown away.
". We don't want any Isthmus routes or free
transits" through Mexico. They can only be OF
use TO US by disparaging our own Overland Routes.
Give us Telegraph Daily Mail and Ultimately
Il Railroad to the Pacific through the heart Of our
own country and we shall have no occasion for
transit routes through Mexico. And the manifest
object-at least the necessary effect-of our dab
bling in transit routes south of our own boundary
is to delay the improvement Of our means of com
munication straight own territories.
V. Our correspondent shows that several of the
stipuatons of ihi, Treaty with regard to the pro-
lection of our citizens in Mexico repeing Of savage
incursions, &c, are wholly supererogatory. Our
right TO defend our own citizens and settlements is
already perfect They were probably inserted only
to win favor for the Treaty And, so far as they
authorize us to send armed forces into Mexico to
protect our citizens and their property, we object
TO them II our people choose to be protected IN
their business enterprises let them stay at horne.
We would not encourage them TO ransach the world
in quest of chances TO invest their money and labor
We have room Tor all at home.
VI. Some OF the alleged commercial stipulations
of this Treaty are advantageous TO us; but Satan's
offer 10 Christ of all the Kingdoms of the world"
WAS quite as tempting, and no less authentic.
VII. The money stipulated to DO paid BY this
Treaty furnishes the propelling force by which it ia
10 BIO driven through This pretended claims on
Mexico are either uniounded or grossly exaggerated;
the Three Millions distributed under the former
Treaty were entirely too much, and We believe Half
Million would amply pay every dollar that Mexico
honestly owes US to-day This $4,000, 900 to claim
ants is exceedingly malodorous.
VIII. We arc utterlyopposed to any informed
ding by our Government in the intestine feuds of
other countries. Let Juarez and Mirumon fight
out their quarrel if Juurez is the stronger we can
afford to wait for the full establishment of his sway;
while, should lIiramon prove such, our ~, 900, 900
TO Juarez will of course be thrown away. If the
Church or Mramon party now hates us, it has good
reason to do 30; but let us treat all parties impair.
TALLY and Justly, and that hatred will pass away.
In short-for this is the whole matter in nut
shell-let us mind our own business, and let Mexico
alone. She will do better thus than if we nterned-
die in her domestic bros-whie We shah do great
deal better.