The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-22

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covered himself with glory In lighting the bat
ties of bis country. he might not run 50 well
o. Dickinson In this State, though we have no
doubt he would beat Lincoln; but his name
would act % charm In the Western States.
Either Of these men would be infinitely
preferable, in every way to such small poll
tcian - Horatio Seymour, whose reputation Is
tainted by bis close connection with the free
soil Regency.
Position ~ Our Rslations with Mexlco-
Necessity 81 Action By Congress.
One Of the greatest evils to which the COM
mercial interests Of the country are Subjected
by the political intriguing of party leaders at
Washington, and the conversion thereby of
public men into mere huckstering politicians,
exists in the complete abandonment which our
foreign relations, and particularly foreign
treaties, receive at the hands Of Congress, and
the opposition which the administration en-
counters in all it, efforts to advance and pro-
It is now more than FIVE months since Q
treaty was concluded with Mexico, opening
to our citizens important commercial advan-
tages, and which, promptly ratified, would
have exercised an important influence toward
putting stop to the interneche war now de-
vastating that republic. That treaty will lapse
In few weeks, and the commercial advantages
which it stpulates for us will be lost with
it, simply because Senators are too much taken
up with pushing their own political fortunes,
and look more to preventing an administration
Of opposite political views from communicating
any act that shall confer q positive good upon
the whole country, and reflect credit on some
political party. Three weeks are now left to
the Senate, Ia which 1t may yet secure the es.
tablishment ofimportant relations between US
and Mexico; and 1t is to be hoped that the op-
portunity will not be lost The House has
done little better, In view of the fact that its
Committee on Postal Affairs has taken . ra-
tional view Of our business relations, by report
ing bill for the establishment of steam line
to all the Mexican ports on the Gulf We hope,
also, that this important measure will not be
lost by the philanderipg of political partisans.
In Mexico itself important changes have
taken place since the initiation of these measures
before Congress, which make it doubly more
important that they should be at once acted
upon. The insurrectionary party that has so
long held the capital, under the guidance Of
priests and soldiers, fighting for exclusive pri-
vileges over the other classes Of society has
followed apolicy which has worn out at last the
forbearance Of the European Powers which had
recognized its legality, and great change in
the policy of the foreign Legations in Mexico is
evident England some months since recalled
Mr.. Otwsy, and rejected the policy he had pur-
sued as British Minister, and France hasrecently
done the same thing with Mons. Gabriac, its rep
resentative at the Mexican capital. In addition
to this, we learn from the English journals that
Capt. Aldham, the commander of the Britiah
naval forces ct Vera Cruz, was formally In
structed by bis government to congratulate
President Juarez on the successful opposition
offered to Miramon In his attempt to take that
port These and many other coincident circum.
stances demonstrate that material change has
taken place in the policy Of England and
France toward Mexico, and we may expect to
see, at no distant day, formal recognition of
the government of President Juarez by both Of
those Powers. This will place the United States,
England and France in the same attitude
toward the civil war now raging in Mexico,
and contribute materially toward its early
termination.
Recent events within the republic also tend
to the same result The defeat of Miramon
before Vera Cruz has reduced the clerical
party to the greatest straits for money, and 1t
has resorted to the most Objectionable means
To procure 1t. A large monthly contribution
has been imposed upon the capital of all mer-
chants, and 90 grievous Is 1t that every foreign
merchant doing business In places held BY that
party will be forced to close his establishment,
In order to avoid utter ruin, If he cannot find
the means, through private favor, to obtain an
exemption. In addition to this, the recent sue
cesses obtained by General Uraga, now COM
manding the liberal forces in the North, have
produced q marked effect upon the tide Of
Mexican affairs, which IL increased by the sue
cesses of the same party on the Pacific coast
One Of the results of these events has been .
general effort among the liberals to make a
concerted movement from all sides upon the
capital, which Is only delayed by the state Of
complete exhaustion In which the long contest
has left the country. Another Is the disposition
of prominent men and leaders to abandon the
falling church party-in evidence Of which we
may cite the adhesion to the liberal govern
ment Of General PARA, late Minister Of War Of
Zulosga, the predecessor of Miramon.
The most marked result however, of the de-
cay of the clerical cause In Mexico IL the sud.
den appearance In many different'places Of ad-
vccates for the recall to power Of ex-President
Comonfort. We learn Of the existence Of these
in the Northern States Of Mexico, In Vera Cruz