The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-04

BY way Of looking after Br,h property b ,r MAJESTY
sioop basisk paid visit, in tn year 1857 to the ports
Of Vera Cruz ana Tampco and tbs sight OF the Unon
Jack did undoubtedly produce effect Tho Mexican
authorities, indeed obeyei ar r.asilions in the mat
ter but unluckiy the affairs of the country hal then as
slmea 30 extraordinary complexion that tho concession
was OF no practical use
II the factions by which Mexico is distracted are
crsd,ea WIN amy Princpl or PURPOSES at all we may
perhaps say that thore constitutional party and an
eseesiastUa party. The constitution party Processes
the doctrines oi Liberalism aud assumed " adhere 10
arep1bhcan charter promulgated at one of the few in
terva N comparative order by which the chronic an
aichy OF the country has been relieved Undor this
charter or some modification OF It, popular leader
namcd Junrez claims q BE- President OF the State aud
has preserved his title though he could not enforce il
some time past. The ecccslasca party Processes also
Mexican state, but appeals TO earlier charter and ia
notoriously inclined 70 maxims OF absoutism in
however, and that which has preserved its vitality
IL this-that whereas the Constituencies
revenues Of tho old spanish eslab ishnsat !" national
Ys the 'hurch party, as parsans Of tbs hierarchy,
would protect ecclesiastical possessions from any such in
vasioi ms PRINCIPLE of curse, tn the
port OF the priests, and probably the symp hes pln
and y such aids thoy what hitherto proved tho
nvMc'bs strength of their p,sitioa Before ,ute
exertion Of popular will they must inevitably hlvo
cnmbed but againss he ioose ha party If
NO rar they fairly held their Perhaps, on the
whole we may say that they kept the nancy for thoy
hnd tho military as we'll Ms tho ecclesiastical authorities
with thcm, and country VIII re all political socety
had been dissolved the least element Of cohesion tid
with decisive effect.
+ II happened, however that when the Basisk showed
herself Mexican the chief seap,rts the
hands Of Juaez and the though the
capital the a. acent provinces were stl subject TO
Tie chu pa ~, under the presidency
OF their leader General Mramon Now Miiamon AZ hold
ing the capital having bes office before Jua ez,
and never having been dspOssessad, In virtue Of
other preferential claim, WIS thought by all foreign
states except America 70 b. the de fdc ruler of Mexio
and was TO him, aud not u ulrez that the diplomatic
body Was acc edited HIM, however, the .silisk coild
not reach The only ruler within range of her guns
JuTz and, though D. Was called to account, since
nothing better could be done the division OF means
rcnde' e. settlement impossible. Juarez regning in
tne seapofs had OF course, The control of the customs
duties and could give effect " tn, mortgage Bat
he could only 20 this paper, Tor, as he alleged with
perfect truth, there enough specie all Vera
Crrz to liquidste tho debt due tn the bon lhders All
the nara money Was IN Mexico, aud tho utmost that he
could DO was 70 give bulls upon Mexico, which might horc
be converted into cash This he did, and th,y
vefted accordingly but there still remained obstacle
more serious than any. How this q b. brought
nom Mexico u Vera Cruz Tor shpm Mt TO Elgandi II
sent down under escort, 1t would oubtcy be Sioen
on the road, AMI psobab, By government officers II
might be insured doubt but only at 80 o. "a rus
premium az to make tn bargain riaous. So from this
sheer impossibt 4 moving it, was kept At Mexoo in
store, being pace in strong room used rs tbs British
MINISTER scaled with ms seal and protected b! hi repre-
sentative authority.
Now the catasti opho Of the talca few weeks
ago the British Minister c,ncaived that Affairs really
ing toe fast eveu for Mexico Even 1t that place
must draw The lire somewhere and the point Of de-
ma ,tic had been he'd. self resp.ct compelled him
70 withdraw ana he retired to Jaapa, leaving tho bond
holders dollars still under seal in his strong rom, AID
cons igned 10 the guardianship Of the British Consul No
souner bis back turned than thu OH govern
ment marched straight to the spot broke open IN sron
room WILL saws ana CTOWhsfr ana stole the money.
Never "oot' more successful The ..swig" s.ii
to have been close upon 81 900 0O0 all in hard coin oad
was, no doubt extremely se come. The proceeding aP-
pears " have BEEN regarded rather strong 10
Mexico for all The dpomasists who remained Joined the
British Coaoai m his pot ST. bat protests were Of
kind of use, and the dollars were carris& or
We hope the rea Ter VIII now think that our inroluc
tory remarks have beer Jusiiiet thn the affairs u
Mexico are really approaching crisis ani that tbs Ilr
ratve " facts has besn not unworthy Of p'rasa. We
bear god deal in the matter Of fore,ga oblg it,ns
We have been ACCUSTOMED u various uahstctoaS' and
Operations Of STATE, which, honestly interpreted were
perhaps, downright acts Of robbery that just
mitted al Mexico. still there Is difference between
tuai steaiing and refusing TO pay ami though allow
governmt hts TO persist ia regulating their debts
submit be bbed of property actually and
The money thus stolen would have pail tue Mexican
bondhoters half yearly dividend oct Of the fourteen
that are due and now that very m 4
gone the way Of the rest This passes the limits
Of al iobearance In International qiarels weakness Is
often strength but ,kness strength either
dictate hubm ason to such treatment rs this II ample
redress as well as prompt restitution DO not forthwith
secured, shall forfeit all claims respect aud
sideration On the part Of foreign States
Austria and Venetia.
Under the above title thr Constitutional has article
bearing the important signature Of W. Gran iguiI,t,
which, being designated No. y is of TO no
followed by one more that will furnish reply TO tho
writer's pregnant and concluding question, Mus dpess
/ In the commencement NJ. Grandguilot observes u
remarkable fact that at the present the lrnas
OF Turin, Vienna, Berlin, 81 Petersburg, Paris and iOo
don, all more less occupied devsing solution
for the difficulty which Veneta presents Men do not h
remarks venture 50 eagerly not IL say rashly on III,
discussion u question not particularly concerning their
nation unless when urged by sort Of instructive
apprehension that decisive crisis Is on tho pont of
| taking place He tn proceeds-
We are certainly among those who bow before public
opinion aud never slight the warnings gives; but un
der present circumstances II is impossible for
prehend the cause OF its exaggerated alarms Wa
convinced for our part that the wis Ion of the govern
mens, in default of the wisdom of the peoples, will ni
means of preventing the removal, of struggle henceorh
without object Yes the situation Of Austria in venctia
~ deporablc but IL s precisely the excess OF IN, evil
that leads US To ant cpae its settlement Al Venics
anything pssible now, except what Vs. Whom things
have arrived at that pont, however appearances may
threaten war, solution is broaght about IN
pccted and nearly always peaceful, manner Armi's
and aec,s do nothing; the loag experience of tn
house of Austria must have taught IL this long II
the iapsburgs know how provinces are gained, they
also know how thy are lost and We should not DO ia
cned TO believe tn g. who might tell us that Austriss
last chances OF retaining Venea not been pretty
curatcy estimated At ~chr,bru
Let US not be mistaken to the precise bearing of
what We have just sad. We do not wish to speak OF
Austria but with difference aud respect We have been
hor opponents too long. in columns not to
hold her high esteem. still, recently honesty ,e II
duty 20 ex,t The moral courage Of tho young Emp
ror, who shrank from tho task imm stately after
Solfcrno- task arduous than might be supposed
Of inauguratng All entirely new policy. We have not
Of well meant initiative; though those able
sions have not been followed by the results that IN gh
have been expected from them, it wonl b unjust to
conclude that thoy vaueess. At tho utmost may
be objected that they much too late rhs empire
not completely settled down into the traditions Of a
federal monarchy, has found its base AMI be
said with justice to b. vibrating IN circle OF hre"
NJ. de schmerling, whose nomination would have hal a
olRut WontnS y now gpnr Dy.
pottioning Hungary is in agitation, ami Venice Is IN
expectation We know too, what she Is expecting What
will Austria do, OF, rather what An she dor
It in venetia especially that the Apostolic govern
smeut wanting holiness ami resolution his been guilty
Of the SIN of suggishncss Since vialranca, Austgi.
seems 10 have comprehendd nothing, decided nothing
effected nothing sardinia, yielding TO the exig Of
situation which need not hcrc discuss. first culci
the stpuations of tho treaty Of Zurich, aud, At sub
ssquent period, openly violated them What In such
conuncture ought to have been the attitude OF Austrr
Her limo q conduct plainly traced She hal only
70 show herself all the faithful TO her word, be-
the Court o Turin had proved herself less She
ought 10 have scrupulously executed all her promises
prcoscly because her adversary had not dono and
then, but then only she might have appealed public
opinion and 10 tho good faith OF the conluerG OF
Solferno Far from acting In that manner, Austria
adopted undignifed and prontlcss course of pro
cccding. She SUCCESSFULLY took note of all the
iash acts and transgrossions OF Piedmont, and
denounced them TO European diplomacy Civ.
H., ,hc,, ahonaa,t causa ,hn ,nraranc. 80,