New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-18
Special 10 the New Orleans CRESCENT


MATAMoRAs, April 3, 1851.
ar. Editoi-No one can certainly predict the
complications which likely to grow out of your
difficulties. Mexico is evidently alarmed, and she
is preparing for the worst European emssaries
ara thick in the nation, and Spanish intriguants
figure at the capital Of every State in the nation,
working for some conyusion which may serve the
ends of European ambition. It is authoritativeIy
stated, in well informed circles here that an agent
of the Rotchschilds has recently traversed Mexico
from Sinaloa to Chiapas, for the purpose of for
wardng the transfer of this unfortunate country
to the dominion of some Spanish Viceroy, or what
y y more probable, to some one Of the Spanish
Princes, to be supported by the influence of Spain
and France together. The European creditors of
Mexico have waited long and doubtingly for some
signs OF returning sense and solvency in this their
\ iameat debtor but the times give out no better
prospect now than was to be seen ten years ago
therefore they grow importunate The interest is
unpaid, the principal seems hopeless, and the only
chance for dividend is in forestalling the disrun
IONS when are plainly tending to a dissolution Of
the GoVernment. Mexico is fated to one of three
necessities. First, to disintegration and division
into number of smaller nations as in Central
America: second, conquest and absorption by the
american race or, third, erection in strong Cen
tFal government, supported by foreign arms. She
cannot maintain herself, and her people know if
More than that, her politicians are amenable Ia the
cGarge Of intense selishness, and would not Lose A
sa.ary 20 save the State They are egotstically
liz Wehare bus they will not yield the capacity or
the power TO benefit the nation to any other hodv
hut themselves. II they are allowed to save thee
s5aTe' wen ana good if some other patriot is to
natures revolt at all salvation on such a natform
With such patriots scattered over the cnnntr,
with influence enough to move d State and ri *
ambition sufficient to prompt them to il, il will ba
impossible, in my opinion, to ever eonsoldata a ~
perfect competent national authority in tb;s ~
fortunate Republic. fanatica theory has AZ.
stroyed your goVernment-an intense selfsbnee.
Will do the same for this. Interest pergades eyerv
department Ct life. Religion has forsaken its holy
mission to fningle in the shameless scramble for
pecuniary success. The Church itself is corrnnt
TO the very center The State is demoraIized in
US domestic political and religious interests. The
puplic conseryators sell themselves to the highest
glon IS nntaught in the sancturies, Place nrefar
t ana reward are the only shbboleths with
the politcian, the aristocrat, the churchman. The
aooss u }asace cover merchant, who specuIates
w ~ ~ Jaagmehts-the oowl hides sectarian
G G9 n, 10 prooably eonspirator and a disturher
NV e SHOWS me dniquty cannot linn its fainteat
o ihe- darkness broeds over the land and na
change could be for the worse t'Au' anu ho
This is particularly the time +barafon,
transition could be effected yvitbet,t s,f mheu
Ie'e thousand resoRe nter can c,Fa,. fI h1y
tcdt aspect of 1teGtco Place Tnronsasrg H9ss po
apoh me throne Of Uturbide and with stana;nts
army OF ten thousand men, he could found
selidaIe government which would be hailed VIII
pieasafe blythe people. Anything which can e; ~
satpihiy ana protection to life and nrana 81
MoAta pc supported with enthusiasm, Snch 2 /,
snsssTalent would pay handsome revenues. too
~ AlsAlco ~ rich enough to pay gigantic to VEG
tleE People are used to it already and u ravan,
~ =. lnllilons could be forced out Of them and st
5s,,is we marsin between what was ana what
UT, if another prorrS nme Il ,vontoa :. =,