The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-26
IMPORTANT FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,



WASHINGTON, Jpn. %, 1861.
Facts have Just come hight which show most conclusive
ly that the English and French governments il liter
tempt for the great Monroe doctrine about to estab
lish protectcatc Mexico and probably, taking al
vantage -four weakness at this time win per
manent fcoti-g IN the Central American tates.
1t will be remembered with wha, Just ride every Ame
rican behcd the respect which fnropea nations to
from the very of the doc trnc Of Mr. Mon
roe, that European nation should c0atro regulate
The political affairs tn America except their exist
ing possessions such tho influence of hspowcr of
Union that the announcement Of this doctrine from
time to time sufficient in the Management of the
affairs OF Moth America 10 deter any European nation
from any serious effort to gain ans such influence o. 70 =
ing.
Although Mexico owes the s.hSs Of Great Britain
about exty millions dollars, and aLo large amount
TO the ,ple Of France which MeAco refused to pay
in the face of hor agreement TO d. s suck has hcen
the potency Of the Monroe doctrine that thcao two ma
tions have not TO this q &c what they could clsly
have done, and would .ono DOUBT, but for this
great American ntcrdt But now, since the nioa Is
DISRUPTED. the prestige Of the doctrine has fallen
10 the ground, and II Is pretty ecr'a'G II
France snd Eog''nj, one a. both togc'4r, in.
t,hd establishing A rrdpo!oiato over Mexico,
for the os,cnsrle purpoao Of collecting from shat
aid their people. The history OF rrtsh and
French aggl ah1ist nen in other portions Of the globe
leave. t-t itc doub. wha win be the Gaal fate Of
Mexico under the rroe OF the eeo: c1r}ds Of
these great Powers.
Flushed with their yi,toi, Ia C,iua Mexico would
be an easy conquest for THEN Triumphant aymies rer
the leadership o. tlgin ana ct's.
Divided as our great Mon must be- VIII. our int nal
quarrels and by the formation q, $40 conetsFaccsi we
can only look with shame'accincss his cuttag;
upon the dcc.rine which had become The law ~ sa'io
by u,tcrancct and which had exempted Noc:h amc
RIGA from the pcrfdy and niidelity OF EUROPEAN p!o
macy and aggi casion.
Mr. Cofax's amendment 10 the Poet Route bill Cor a
daily overland mail, proposes shall start from ppnt
on the western frontier OF Missouri, accessible by ri
from the East, and go through TO Pasorve nseaf
Of from - Louis to San Francisco Letters aud ncwspl
pcrs are to q through twenty day. ami magazines
and documents in thirty Eve days but these be sent
BY the contractor by steamer, mis- expense. lie
showed In his remarks would involve only $500 900
per annum over the present system beng the cheapes.
daily plan as yet proposed, This amendm 'nt y ~i
pending.
The senate has confirmed The following nom itons'-
Grcnvlc Wilcox United states Attorney for tho Western
District OF Arkansas vice Wilson, resigned; Charles y
Jordan do Eastern District vice Hatra, resigned Jaries
~ Brown, Marshal for the Western District % Afsansas,
vice Jscoway, removed; VIM J SewkrA, Postmaster at
New Albany Ind Lieut. JamcsM Watson, to be placed on
the reserved liz Of the navy Romaue Dillon Of New York
secretary Of Legation at Turin X. y. Bradford, Of New
York Consul General to smoda, Japan J. j. Springer,
OF Pennsylvania Consul to Venice John A. Parker II
Virginia CoI sui at Honolulu Andrew G. Cirothcs, e the
District Of Columbia, Consul TO Turks Island; William G..
Burchard Of Now York. Consul TO Comayagua and Iesa-
cigalpa william Carroll, Of 81. Helena Consul TO that
place Eg1nont Rohss Of Guitonburg, Consul to that
place David Porter Heap, Of the District Of Columbia,
Consul General 10 Constantinople James Mcdowell o.
Nisson Consul to yons Charles rrccht, of California
Consul 10 Cologne D. 2. Henderson, Of kenus y consu
TO Csrrara, South America.