The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-12
THE FOREIGN ALLIANCE AGAINST MEXICO.

i From the London Times Sept 27.]
The assurance in spite Of the denial Of tho Pdc thai
the British government in conjunction with France ant
Spain and with the Of the United States, has
solved upon an Intervention in MeSco will cause neither
surprise dissatisfaction. The wonder has been that
powerful nations should have been content to forego the
usual rights conceded them by public law and 10 leave
their citizens TO be robbed and murdered with imuny
by tho savages and fanatics Of decayng republic The
misdeeds Of the xcan government, or rather OF the
succession OF factions which have borne That name arc
many that any recaptuaton Of grievances would be
idle The last fifteen years have been passed by foreign
settlers and merchants in state Of constant uneasness,
and Of late neither life nor property has been SAFE
II is plain law and good that when the injuries
done foreign settler owing 10 the act or neglect OF
the Of the country where he lives, his own
sovereign has right to call upon the offending State FOR
redress Now IN this the outragcs committed are
beyond doubt the result Of the violence Of political
partes in Mexico and the complete anarchy into which
the republic has fallen British subjects have been plum
dered not only by fuans TO whom the evil times have
given mputy, but BY the chiefs OF the contendng fac
lions, and by who have called themselves the
rulers and who have been for the time the rulers of
the country 1t would be satisfactory to be able TO say
that these have been committed only by the
party which is most opposed to liberal principles, and
which constituted chiefly by the numbercss priests 0
the country leading the most ignorant and savage Of the
Mexican race. But, though undoubtedly the party Of
Juarez is far less guilty than ,s opponens and though
the s. ss ossa
dents yet no party In Mexico Is free from blame
any justly complain that the republic threatened by
foreign Powers for what Ia the fault Of faction only
is underaood that the intervention will take place
as the weaier permits the action Of Eur5pean forces
such climate. The city Of AeEfco should be thought
Gently hsaithy; but Vera Cruz and the coast are,
perhaps, as pestiferous as any part Of tho earths
tho 90 s
zone; TBS 49, however, TO anticipate may be that
events will fall out to spare the trouble Of any
thing resembling campaign and that the mere presence
OF combined squadron in the Gulf and tho seizure Of
certain ports will urge the Mexican government 70
exertions in keeping the peace, and VIII convince the NAL
contents that they must conne themselves to form
of opposition constitutional than brigandage. That
government and that Of France this time in
the Mexican factions will soon find Earl Russell
yielded to the renonsraces and entrcaties Of great
number Of sufferers and not from any ambitious prompt
mgs, but merely from common humanity and a
England, his lordship, with the concurrence Of
the Cabinet, determined that tho time had com
when the interests Of Engshmon must be protected by
The power of their country On this resolve being Gem
mulcated to the French government, H. rhouvenei,
believe, stated that the Emperor had come TO similar
conclusion and had made up his mind TO give his
subjects in those regions efficient protection Spain in
the meantime, elated perhaps Nth the Of st. Do
nr and, on communicating this intention to the two
Powers, was admitted TO share tho proposed interview
ton
Asuspicion will perhaps occur to many people, which,
as IL is unounded, hal better be alluded once IL
w be said that there three Europ.an Popers hare taken ad
vantage Of the Dimensions Of the No'h american Union 10
carry oM pans ,c"ch rerg. upon rotaf0n q the Mon
doctrine. For years, 1t will be argued, tho n xxi
have been cheating and Insulting and robbing
Engshmon, but long as the United States existed
IN their integrity, and quick tempered democracy MAS
on the watch for an excuse for quarrel with England
abstained from avengng ourselves. But now, that
that the hands Of tho Am turned against each
other In fratricda contest, the league which Lord
Aberdeen and N. Guizot foiled making sixteen
years ago is revi, ed, and .he American balance OF
poer is sought 10 b. established BY joint e1ledlion q
The mcnarchiss Of Europe This is plausible objection
and will probably be met with in good many OF the
American Journals particularly these Of the democratic
party Bu, it has no solid basis The fuH IF the
American President has. 1T is said BEEN em TO The erre
diti,. The outrages on American citizens have been
| as numerous and shameful those under which tho
residents Of any other country have suffered: The
priest party, especially, has been sngulafly hostile
to the people Of the United States. Mr. Lincoln
that things eano 90 on any longer in their prese stale,
and that if Mexico is 10 be kept from sinking back
barbarsm any foreigners at al to remain in the
country il commerce is not to be wholly destroyed in
one Of the noblst regions Of world there must be an
interference Of kind JOINT expedition is a sui-
cient guaranty that the Of humanity will be
made pre,ex to cover any ambitious schemes. Neither
England France will have the power, even if they
sired it, g possess Themselves Of any portion Of the
publican SOIL to stipulatc for exclusive advantages
to the detrment Of tho United States. There is also
another consideration which may not have been with.
out It's weight with the Washington Cabinet, aud that
ae s'' are re ay ad t. he 'm o ne ' sr
,chich has tdktn Place uithin the last fec
| months Whatever may DO the assertions Of the
Northerners they must look upon the permanent sepa
ton Of the southern States and tho formation Of second
republic as a, least highly probable and the action Of
England and France Mr. Lincoln perhaps only sees an H.
terpnlion IN the affairs Of country ichich is be
divided from his BY the territory Of real, and per-
hap, Pocer ,uh'ss ambition i may soon e DE-
Of the United states viii not oppose Itself
the plans which the European Powers have decided
| for restoring tranquility in Mexico
] The only pint on aclich there may possibly he a
| difference bet,cen ourselves and allies regards
content to sec it remain in the hands of the
liberal party which porer, philc France and
Spain suspected Of partially for TIC ecce rute
iohich has been recently orthroua. II would indeed, be
strange if France were in both the Old and New World to
make herself the protector Of priests and bandits Just
as in Italy the partisan Of Francis H. fitted out at Rome
/ kingdom of
able in Mexico the roads throughout the country and
the streets OF the capital infested by piunderors
whom the leaders Of the church party do not hesitate to
call their friends The murders and torturpgs which
have taken place lately the work Of led by Mar
quez noted partisan and the Grief hope of the priests
Whatever happens these must not be placed in power
again. for to the barbarism and superstition Of the Mexi-
country Its power has been cartaied by the govern
men now in Office, and this benefit to civilization
| what atones for many Of Its shortcomings.
from the London Post government organ), Sep, 2sl
Tie announcement which we made on Tuesday last Of
an ntery eaton in Mexico by Great BIa, France and
| sFain should be understood substantially we then
made it, and dTdt from the ,ciid scheme Of military
pasiom Of the interior # the country, by which conem-
poay endcayorcd yesterday to deveope and extend
statement II we were % march az army through the
interior of Mexico up to the capital OF the country what
should We be likely te find there2 We should hardly
the pounds shings and pence; and We entertain some
doubt whether should lind even government Of any
! kind TO treat with. The repubiic of Mexico
Is confederation Of states, and, until lately,
| 1t divided into two conflicting federal 30.
| vernments, Of which the one at Mexico and
the other at Vera Cruz IL would be vain ther g.
fore, to expect political Capitalization at ,te capital ard
the government on the approach Of an enemy might
transfer itself from the capital 70 other city
leave its enemy IN possess on Of barren conquest when
last wagod war upon China made it man OBJ
to threaten the capital But there had organized
government to deal with had polite al outrage not
a financial grievance, to vndicate and indeed
rage itself had consisted n previous denial Of
the Chinese capital twoud be needless for us to draw
out in terms the contrast between tho Chinese question
then and the Mexican question now.
The simpler expedent OF naval Intervention Is likely
10 answer object far more eiectuay. Whether il
were object simply to TO what is due
whether 1t also to bring the Mexican government
TO Submission nothing could be decisive than a
blockade Of the coast, seizure Of great seapofts
| sequestration Of customs. The ports The GaJ u
Mrtco are This moment tcere, the heart Of the COR.
err,unt Without the wealth which they circulate AMI
the which they yield the Executive would be
desperately poor, and all public administration would
soon, probably, be brought 20 dead lock. Their posses
sion would he the guarantee Of peace and the
OF MARY Naturalization. II s through Tampco and
Vera Cruz, and two other ports the Gulf OF
Mexico that the whole wealth of the country Gtes into
EUROPE aud that all the European exports for Mexico Tow
mo MeAieo 70 hold Gee ports is to suspend al Tie
rthty y lhe MTscaa g0teHn,ein We could hardly un'
ueistanu e most resolue administration In that
Wy hoiung out Tor single month against such eec-
,ual ana decisive method Of bringing to terms Tho
nature OF the intervention would pre.