, 1863-10-14

MEXICO, July 10, 1854.
DEAR SIR have only time before the ex-
press leaves for q very britt note- The If.
fairs in this Repnelic ara ia status rather
possible repienIshing By the treaty anticipated
by contracts to b1ild up military and naval
power. Tie latter is an absurdity-the for
mer necessity to sustain the power which
Santa Anna weakly aspircs to. II be can
command revenue, he may hare brief tri:
Cabinet in not yielding to the spirit and prog
ress Of the age, md in yaiuly hoping that they
csn sustain the anticipated policy Of mouopo-
lies and restrictions, abandoned By every en-
ghts55s,d so9ne{y: coz III RrSse the doTnfll OF
Guerro mnintains her Independence. Mici-
ccan is following suit; aud the recovery Of
State sovereignty by these two States, open
to the Pacific and accessible to commerce,
atty, or to force 9ack' the federation
Of the States which has b.en, ~
eorbed under one nationality. II tho leaders
In Guerro and Micfccan understand the
txumps Of State sovereignty they will achleye
4 victory, ard either remain as separate SOY
ner federation. 1t is generally Understood
that the States along the Rio Grande, with.
Sonora, Zacatecas and Durango are In fever.
ieh state, and that most Of the ext1ed Repub-
ltcana are In wait On the trontier, prepared to
tale part In the first explosion. Information
that quarter. It has always been .Rcpnb!i.
can State, and It's pronaacianentos generally
endorsed By Peubls, the most powerful of the
old federation. So you may rest satisfied Of
oEe fac, that the political elements afe con
vuleed, aud an explosion will upset centra'i-
euccess expose Santa Anna to another sue
ceesfa1 re1rtat into exile, unless proflting
from experience, md the indications
around. he coalesces vithishe Republicans and
deseltsrhe Honarctcial int1ueu ces = h1ch have
thus far misled and controlled him. Rumor
nize with the Republicans OF Modeza1os
now In conciliation with tte Puros This
III they III trn.t himl ia his only safety
You wilt see, from 1he proclamation Of the
Captain General Of Cuba, that my specula-
tio1s On the policy ofspain in relation to til It
compare this document, which you can see in
the I,.fehi9tnter, Of the 18th Of June, with
the decree ofa previous date on the propn-
CATION Of Af1icau elasea that they a1o ID ha1-
m0ny. The Statesmen Of the world arc
awakening to the great truths which the Iar-
pe1s and McDuf1les Of my Little State frat
foresbadewed as to Afdcao Slavery. The
6ubfe1viencey and dependence Of the tnfetior
to the superior class, aad the convictions
on the: pat ef ! the e.. ultra y a. :lhoat;ts
Of Providence be fulfilled, Cuoa, whether an-
nexed or remaining q separate sovereignty
from Spain and the United States, aud cssry.
bla has proclaimed tor securing the ":malpte
nance and property, and the tn=1.ease ot t1a-
very" Tin prove the nucleus Of Its 1estora,
tion in other i:lards, which, BY an o2posfte
and mistaken policy, are 1aridly lapslcg ioto
farbartem Have you eVer In yoar visions
Islands, stimulated in their prosperity and
advancement by African 6layeryas new exist
Ing In the Southern States? Htetory has never
recorded such q commercial and Iaya, power
MS Cuba, St Domingo, Porto Rico, aud Jamaica
united under ono federation. could rear up.
q dream Of the Imagination; and if the UniIsd
States, true TO her own Interests, Houfd t1ke
the 1nitiatery to protect tho white race
in st. Domip go, and give them the oppor-
tuul:y Of recovering their power In that gaz-
den Of Eden, from Whencs French fucen1ia-
Domingo would sing anthems to their deliv-
e1er from barbarlsm and their regen-
erution under tic restoration Of African
slavery. Az startling as may seem the specu-,
lation, It Is work moe easy Of accompltsh-
ment- than the vain efforts to free the black
uan and to regenerate them under an 'Afiica IN
empire. It is worth consideration, however,
ana becomes particularly interesting to the
Southern States Of our federation. Without
annexation, and fiee from those conflicts at
Wa. hiDgten te & ehsek Southern , e1 p paasi0n
terp1ise voa!d ind space enough
and Inducements enough to seek
new homes for himself and domesttcs In the
most lovely domains Of Gods creation, md
al united in harmony under one homogeneous
invite your Consideration to the suggestions
Ii my 1aat, and .ot the agency I would be
| pleased to exercise in the examination, If not
t the promotion, Of these ha1luclnations.. I
| should Judge from the movements Of Senator
| Douglas that the report OF Gen. Cazeno must
the Et*ning Ibst hce eeems deeply impressed
with some views have detailed, and which,
I presume, .muEt have been the OBJ
jects Of that Commission. I pre-.
.pme II our diplomatic relations With
g.. Domingo are opened, that Gen. and Alrs.
charge. ~ views, were not to suPerssde
these Individuals, Who go merit conddercs,
| but only to be general inspector through
all the Islands named, extending to the minor,
| If deemed advisable, 20 as to be well. informed
as to their state and condition, and the de-
eIgns Of thcseWh at present direct their des-
tlniee. The Pre4ldent Of San Domingo might
copeult with me in bis negotiations, ard,
both comp1etehding AID f4yoring their pol.
icy, act in concert In advance.
r.. we CANNOT 1t&tu ING WoFK loo Eo9us anu
most.impurtant preliminary would be, as in
Jsrsp, to secure coal station at Samana. A
rendezvous of American steamers at that
point would not only afford Us the means Of
protecting; American commerce in tie indies
and on the coast OF South America, but to
guard snd watch with faithful eye interests
which are growing up in that quarter, and
which seem to have united no little emotion
in tie United States. II the Preaident and
yourself accord to my views and wishes, oil
that will be necessary Wi1 be to put at my
disposal the Fulton; to be at Vera Cruz In
November, SO that nc may have the winter
months for examination, &c.
Let me hear from you a. early as practi'
cable, so that I may go to work to prepare
for The IIqu1titorial C1uise. If aught GIN be
dore here 10 enlighten these people aud make
them understand their true Interests, as
| Identified with the American system, It will
engage my unceasing, vigllnnce+ But the
Church, the old spanla1de, the mon.rchical
| i1fuencea, with that Of those money changers
whom our Saviour drove from the temple, ara
SO predominant In power that almost despair
| Of any regeneration in the c.use Of tree trade
as nntagonist1cd to monopoliea, restrictions,
church remporalities and all the plundeE In
yoIyed In that policy.
| =. :. Yours, DC. J. e.
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