New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-01
THE AUTHORS OF THE MEXICAN
DIFFICULTY.

Prevention of the Allied Powers In Mexico,
makes a well-meant effort to relieve the En-
esh Foreign Secretary of any completely IN
the scheme for oyerthrowiDg the Republican
Government. "At tho very outset" we are
told. "The British Minister demanded gnaran-
1" ties that the expedition should not be used
" 10 interfere with the domestic affairs OF the
" Republic. No pretense, Earl Russell exactcd'
" should be permitted to authorize tie suosu-
tuition of q new form Of Government for that
" created by the Mexicans themselves
To sustain this view of the integrity Of the
Palmerston Government, Lord RusselPs eulo-
pist quotes from dispatch of the Foreign
Secretary of the Odd Of September last, ad'
dressed to Lord Cowley. the British Minister
al Paris. And no doubt the terms OF that
document are sufficiently explicit On the ques-
ton of non.interfcrence in the domestic Gov
eminent of Mexico. The amount Of responsl-
bility, however. which properly belongs to each
of the intervening Powers respectively, tor the
complication of the subsequent invasion 10 not
seen in Lord Russell's declaration to Lord
Cowey; neither is it apparent in the fact on
which 20 much stress is laid that the hrst
formal proposal Of on armed Intervention came
from the Government Of Spain on the 10th
day of September. Nor, again, is the case 50
satisfactorily settled iu favor Of Lord Russell
by looking at the immediate answer which
came from France 10 the English Minister'S
peremptory disavowal Of political intrigue IN
Mexico; for no Minister could have had more
pointed warning Of what might be expected to
follow the allied expedition to Mexico than
Lord Russell had in the reply of NJ. Thouvena!,
~ interpreted through the British Minister at
Paris. The warning ran thus:
NJ Tbousen- .d th,, h. had INSIDE proposal to inpo'e
OF TO aeasnc. By AIMED force arbitration the internal
sar OF Mexico He had tn ushl It very liiey Tia. she
poy men, u force for ,ho.s legitimate Purpo.s which the
British and French GoyeiumeLs had n view might sncour
ago tho well dpos.d par Of ths Mexican people Who might
e. Ia. s Of the yoie 10 which they ware subjected 20
profit BIZ the moment 20 throw of and TO substitute 'o-
ths better Ia s psee end he mae oce' tHs Ao.d 'U''
FUN osi ., BE- Ne DID Mt rAys ~orr"en' Of ne
kiad aprsd 90 10 d-ciGsdy ppsiar. s,os!d ~ ''e'T'
s syporf Of iis P0e0, tsh5 Agt e'ne me-e9 70 ieS
(ro. an aLz,l,Sesa bad Gossansns rsdrs" fer nsrte'
the m..'sI
So clear an intimation Of political designs
against the Mexican system of Government
could hardly have escaped the serious attention
Of tho English Foreign Secretary; yet, IN one
month from the date Of the Dispatch quoted.
the tripaitite treaty was Aligned in London.
We ought, it is true to be willing to believe,
that the direct stpulatons in the treaty itself
aaains. any interference with the internal sys-
TEN of Government in Mexico, justified the
uprightness OF Lord Russell. But the difficulty
arises here, that the preliminary movements OF
the English Ministry are not altogether favorable
10 such a conclusion. i! cannot, for example,
escape attention that before Mr. Mathew, the
British Minister at Mexico, was recalled, and
replaced by the present npologist of the McAi-
can reactionaries, Sir Charles WyAe, Mr.
Mathew had written to the Foreign Secre-
tury in terms strongly deprecatory OF any
action which would tend to weaken the hands
Of the Juarez Government in it's attempts to
establish order and redreis the grievances Of
foreign residents Mr. Mathews words de-
serve to be quoted. Had his advice been
taken. We doubt not the existing complications
and the departure from the terms vi the Allied
treaty of October. which has caused the hasty
withdrawal OF the English forces, would have
been avoided. and much better case might
have been put forward for the British Foreign
Secretary. Mr. Mathew, writing from Mexico
on the 18th OF May. says:
Two petty attempt, create dit b.nc,' IN 90, capital
were discovered and pu, down IN a' Ia other respects
public ir-rqn, Ia. been disturbed and however faulty
snd veal the present nsy bo they WI, wit
messed hs muf1e the acI OF so,,y and Of pundcE, g.
uc.t OF daily undo. the 0oyefGnru. % Gen Mira
and hs ooansoo senos Disc and oen Marques, canno,
but appreciate Of law ard justice. Fostsncis
..peesy. VAC sud- 81 90 heavily under h .rliy sl.a
aud BY the h,-d aud intolerance toward them which 1.
dogma OF the Church party In Mexico, cannot but nnhe
broad di,ncii5n bsw. the pest -ud u. present President
though deficient IN the energy necesy or tho pres
er. crisis upright snd welinlenoned man eAc,.u, In
t- private Ne bis beng
Iuds exgosos bin 20 th- hostility add snes Or hr deg
Spanish society sd 81 aos0 Of nirsd blood, who iud
oscu.y .-e to theme. the h.hsr social position IN
aeIco.
hay, sesd, MAIDS Known 10 your Lodsbip my opinion
Objectionable OF the Federal Constitution
in force and La'. not concealed my fear COX the future
peace Of Mexico from the utter 1suL Of patriotism among the
higher clisso, sad rom the demo ,sion ard ros
Produced among all the prolonged Of civil warfare
li- change IL already stated to oI IN certain quarters
ed the id.. OF the selection Of Military Dictator has been
D forward but it ia scarcely aeediu observe that such
~ would DO paiaon Of tho present wants and no pre
sen10 Of the future danserA Of the country.
- Santa Ana was the assst that c,.ss Ia, pro
ducod and the temporary good effect OF his energetic ch,o
Ter IL unqussionabo but that due appreciation OF equal
justice o,ocis rights and Of peseeul po.pery by which
ons nsSnsy be msnsinsd cannot be created By tho
strong baud Of Gbiiruy power.