The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-17

mensa TO adjust. settle and ccllec'. the debts
dive 20 them. as il claims Tor itse II in the case
II its citizenz A few years ago. the failure
OF MEXICO 70 pay the claims o. our own peo-
pie. was considered just cause ofwar on our
part and We cannot tcay 20 other govern
ments the right TO resort TO a measure less
severe than war on the same account BE
sides. ia no point of view can the more col
lection OF the customs revenues OF Mexico.
by the eonsuls of the three governments. az
feet. directly. the interest OF our Government,
or the commerce of our citizens. Under the
regulations proposed. the amount of duty Is
10 be regulated BY the domestic Law Of Mex
ico. 50 that ships entering or clearing any
Mexican port. viii pay no more TO the con
suls of the allied powers. than they would
have to DO 10 the Mexican collectors. In this
point of view, then. the arrangement does
not concern as.
Looked at in another light. il may be such
an arrangement as our Government ought
both 70 approve aud invite IL i conceded
on all hands that Mexico is incapable of self
government. and that she Is really sicker than
the A" sick man" which the governments of
Europe have been nursing for some time.
The collection of her revenues and the ap.
preparation of one half OF them 90 discharge
her Indebtedness. may inaugurate such a
temporary protection over her a. 70 lead. in
/ the ead, 70 her establishment Of permanent
+ form OF government. Such result Is great
IL desired BY the civilized world. and by no
other country more than ours. Indeed. il
may well be doubted whether. il il were not
Tor our present deranged condition. il would
not be the true policy for Is TO establish such
proiectoratc. on the ground that il i e.
sentially our true interest 20 elevate the cor:
ditiOn of every American government. But
It is not proposed to discuss that question.
II. however, il shall turn out that the pur.
poses avowed IA their treaty. by Great Bri-
tain, France and Spain. are mere pretexts to
cover up design to re establish Spanish DO
minion in Mexico, or to acquire British OF
French dominion there.-then the matter
will assume such shape that it will be i'm
possible for the United States to view il with
out concern. Under no circumstances car
we sit BY as idle spectators and permit such
acquisitions 10 be made. To say nothing
about the +" Monroe doctrine. il is obviously
our true policy TO insist that no direct Euro
spean.inauence, beyond what already exist.
hall be established upon this continent. Ane
that Il the general sentiment of the country
At this time, or during our present struggle
it might be specially prejudicial TO our ma
tional intersection if the allied powers, O
even Spain alone. should acquire possession
of any part of Mexico. nothing would b.
easier or more n iural than TO revive th'
old Spanish claim to Texas and the French
claim TO Louisiana, and maintain them boil
4 by force of arms. The government OF th'
United States cannot. therefore. submit
, quietly to any interference With Mexican al
fairs beyond the purposes avowed by the al
lied powers. But it is not is duty to ASSUME
that they intend TO transgress their publi
avowal,-any further :han TO keep itself in
state Of preparation for whatever result ma
ensue 30 far as is now developed, il IS pro
bable that France Is unwilling TO become
. party to any arrangement by which Spai
nav re possess herself of her American ter
: ritory.-for she cannot wish TO sec her weal
neighbor made strong enough By such mean
, 70 become her rival. in any sense, either 20
lticaily OF commercially IL Is already int
mated by Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Post, that there Is difficulty in bFingin
the three powers to an agreement that no at
tempt shall be made to profit by any nava
or military operations beyond obtaining re
dress and indcmnihcation for injuries and
from this, il may be inferred that France vii
be likely to hold back until this condition
agreed upon. If such shall be the case,
wlli involve no complication injurious TO "a:
But il i Is not. then We must NEE: the threat
> ened consequences with visor and energy
In the meantime. il can DO no good to shov
. any national resentment because. in tn
end. there nav be no cause for any. " Sal
fcient unto the day IS the evil thereof
The telegraph informs Us that Mr.. Sewar
has called upon the ministers Of the thre
governments for explanation OF their pur
pose, but that he has received no reply. W
may safely leave the matter in his hands,
and prudence. at least. forbids that We shoul
forestate the answer he may receive.
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