The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-04


feels that his wounds are too reCent' to allow
as rough handling as may be required for ma
tional restoration and peace. There are many
other hearty Southern Unioni3ts-as white as
Bishop Wilmer-but he sees nobody In the South
but Conederates, and insists that Others shall
use bis spectacles. We cannot consent
We might ask the Bishop to consider that there
are unhealed wounds North as well as South
that we, too, have been called to make sacrifices
that we, too mourn OR dead. Let all this
pass; and judge calmly and Justly what light is
thrown by the Bishops letter on the temper of
what he considers the South and on the
grave problem of reconstruction.
MIR. sewaId's Diplomatic Expedition
Governor Cox, of Ohio, on the Monroe
DOctnne- Probable Partition of Mexico.
From the Herald.
The Secretary of State and his assistant are
off in the United States steamship De Soto on an
excursion OF a few weeks to warmer lattudes.
II is understood at Washington that the south
ern limit of this voyage of discovery will be
Vera Cruz, and that en- route Mr.. Seward will
touch at the little island of st. Thomas for
confidential conference with General Santa Anna
on Mexican affairs.
This is an important fact; for it must be re.
membered that General Santa Anna is in exile
at present, under the orders OF Louis Napoleon
and Macmillan, and that the distinguished
Mexican eX-President is jealous supporter OF
the republic and believer in the speedy down
TALL OF the Empire. 1t does not follow, however,
that MIR. Seward in this mission contempates
the reinstatement OF the Mexican republic or the
removal OF Maximihan. On the contrary, we
are strongly inclined to the opinion that the
result OF this expedition will probably be a divi-
sion of Mexico between Macmillan and the
United States.
We have had some hints of such a proposed
settlement, and that 1t embraced the Cession to
the United States OF the Northern Mexican pro.
vinces or States of Tamaulpas, New Leon, Goa.
| hula, chihuahua, Sonora, and the long PENN.
sula of Lower California, and the great guilt
which divides it from The mainland, compre-
| hending an area of land equal to eight States of
| the size Of New York. This is generally tim.
| berless and waterless region; but it embraces
many fertile districts and Is rich in the precious
metals. Its mineral resources aid commercial
| advantages to us for overland communications
with the Pacific, via the Cult OF California, would
| be immense; while, from the wild Indians and
irrepressible guerilas roaming over this vast
| section, it can never be anything but dead
expense to Macmillan. Hence he will be the
| gamer by bargain which cedes all this north
ern division OF Mexico to the United States.
Why, then should NOT such settlement be
made? 1t appears not only feasible from the
| solid advantages it offers to both parties, but
| very plausible from the withdraw by Maxi.
milan of his troops from sonora Chihuahua,
and other Northern provinces In this move
ment he is probably carrying ont q condition of
an agreement already entered into, and which IS,
| perhaps, to be consummated in a meeting with
MI. Seward at Vera Cruz The Strengthening of
arrival there of French reinforcements for Maxi.
milan, can be reconciled only with some such
theory this of the object of Mr.. Stewards expe-
ditlon. 1t is clear that Macmillan is shorten ,ng
his military lines to strengthen himself and that
what ne leaves outside he is prepared TO relIn-
qush; and we think that Mr.. Sc ward is not igno
rant OF, and is not opposed to, these movements,
from the very tact that ne proposes visit to
Vera Cruz.
But III support OF this idea tha, a partition of
Mexico is contemplated and actually in progress
we have other evidence 70 offer. 1t is not di-
reCtly to the purpose, but ii IS very significant.
| Governor Cox, the new Republican Governor of
| OHIO, and a cordial supporter OF President John
! sons Southern restoration policy, uttered some
! very bold opinions on the Mexican question in
his message the other day TO the Ohio Legisla-
! ture. He strongly objected to the detention of
! the Ohio troops on the Rio Grande to watch
| those OF MaXimllan. He repudiates the Monroe
| doctrine as a matter OF moOnshine. He says that
| Mexico never can be republic under the exist
| ing Mexican people. He contends that selfgov-
ernment with them and all those Spanish. Amcrl.
can republics means nothing but anarchy--vio
lent, bloody, and inCendlary; that as a republic
| Mexico has continually injured all nations hay
ing any dealings with her, "has rutPlessly ruined
and oppressed her own people and has brought
! disgrace alike upon the sacred name of reDubli-
can liberty and OF human nature.r And finally
| Governor Cox is not only opposed to going to
war with France, but is opposed to the policy of
bullying her in behalf OF such monstrosity as
the MeXical republic.
Now, we believe that Governor Cox, standing.
as the official head OF the Republican party of
| the great State of Ohio, would not utter such
opinions without some powerful supporters 70
back him. He is not speaking at random, but
| Tor purpose and new movement with which
he has become associated. We think it very
likely that Chief Justice Chase and Mr.. Seward,
strange as may seem this conjunction. are in
this new NOV ement and that It compreh9 ends O.
financial and political scheme against General
| Grant and the army and navy as elements of
political power. General Grant goes for the
Monroe doctrine; the army is for it. Let it be
enforced to the extent of war with France,
and Grant and the army may carry off all the
honors of the next Presidential election. No
thing more probable But, with q settlement of
this Mexican imbrOglio by partition of Mexico
between the United States and DlaXimilian the
dangers TO our ambitious civilians from new
crop of aurels to General Grant and a new batch
OF available generals tor political purposes may
all be avoided.
This theory of the politicians against the army
is very suggestive. II may result IN the settle
ment indicated, or it may lead to a new organl-
zation of parties. With the reassembng OF
! Congress on Friday we may have some interest.
ing developments bearing upon this southern
sea excursion of Mr.. Seward. From all the facts
and evidence before us we conclude that he is
charged with the business of q compromise with
MaXmilian on the basis OF the partition OF
Mexico.
The Currency.
From the World,
There is no question awaiting the action OF