The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04
The Mexican Middle Clearing Up.

The Mexican middle Clearing Up.
The latest silly announcement from the other
| side of the Atlantic in regard to the French
| government and Mexico comes by Atlantic
| telegraph. That announcement refers to ad-
vice given by the Emperor to Carlotta, and
would imply that the Mexican difficulty is still
| far from settled; but our readers already know
that even if there ever any basis in fact for
that paragraph IL must have been 80 long ago
that the statement can scarcely be offered as a
piece of news at present. Mexican affairs have
gone far beyond any mere advice given, In
either good or bad taste, from one to another
Of the parties to tho imperial scheme. They
are In the way Of settlement by treaty directly
between France and the United States, and the
primary oondition-the starting point Of the
treaty-is the retirement from the country of
Macmillan and the whole machinery Of his
government, French troops and all. This is a
contamination that has been secured by the
rightly toned, direct, courteous and firm foreign
policy Of the President
One Of the important results that this
treaty will secure to the world Of civilization
and commerce will be the cession to the United
States Of large piece Of territory in Northern
Mexico. We believe that the tract cOntem.
plated includes all the country lying on the
Gulf Of California, and the whole of the upper
country lying between that gulf and the United
States boundary line-in fact the whole coun-
try between Texas and the Pacific. This Is
country susceptible Of grand development
In the hands Of free and energetic people. 1t
Is said to be even greater than the State Of
California in mineral resources, while it con-
talns elements OF wealth in other directions
that may perhaps belittle Its mineral riches.
There are some other sources of development
for the country that we hope Will be properly
looked after in the treaty. These are the so
called jobs that have become familiar to the
public. Though 'jobs" are reprehensible
enough when they attempt to influence legisla-
ton to the prejudice Of the general interest for
the benefit of the few, yet in another view
these schemes often cover and contain grand
plans of enterprise that are national in their
importance. We hope that, tried by fair test
In this view, some recent jobs will have fair
hearing and fair treatment in the treaty. There
have been recently before the public, for in
stance, two schemes for Mexican railroads-one
by Orizaba, and the other by Jalapa. Either
independently of these or in connection with
them there is Mr. Clarence Stewards Mexican
express job there is Ben Butler and Sam
Barlow's big Sonora job, for which money has
been paid in advance and there is the great
TIL
1t offers at present only a short cut to Califor-
MIA, may also, one of these days, compel Europe
to communicate with Asia by way Of the
United States. Schemes like these, though
called jobs by the public and dismissed from
thought, involve the introduction Of capital and
energy into country that will much need such
assistance before there can be any hope Of its
permanent regeneration. II we must indicate
way for the development Of Mexico, that is
the one most in consonance with the spirit Of
our people and most likely TO be crowned with
success from Its adaptation TO the circum-
stances OF the time.
The fact of most immediate Importance 10
Mexico that must be arranged by the contract
ing Powers is as to the steps by which regu-
lar government can be most rapidly and legi-
timately erected. The bane of Mexico has been
the pronurciGmie,,to Of this or that rival leader,
distracting the country by making II doubtful
where rightful authority lay and TO whom ale
glance was due. For every President there
has been on anti-President, and every Die
tator has had such opposition as to make his
title ridiculous. The same game IL even now
in progress Juarez, who holds over as loc,n.
tenes, for want OF claimant with q better
right, Ia disputed by Ortega, who, as a patriot,
does not assist TO heal the distractions OF his
country, but only adds bis little might to make
them greater The solution for such case il
an election for President and Congress. II 10
Intimated that we are to hold an army OF obser-
walton on the Rio Grande. Doubtless the moral
effect OF the presence Of such force viii enable
the better elements Of the population to assert
themselves and make legitimate choice by
election, thus giving the long distracted nation
the benefit OF fair start Certainly arrange
menh to that end should be very definitely and
distinctly made In the treaty.