The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02

Mexico, Santa Anna and the Foufans.
The telegram which we publish this morn
ing from Canada announces that the govern
ment officials there are satisfied that the move
ment Of Santa Anna to regenerate Mexico with
the assistance Of the Fenians has the co-opera-
ton Of Secretary Seward, II may be that the
head Of the State Department has taken this
course to get out Of his position in regard to
' q. late Fenian movemspt sna !ha! b has
adopted this a. piece Of strategy !: Re-
gain favor In that quarter. Several weeks
since we gave construction 10 the neutrality
law, 40 it affected this Mexican question, which
at that time it was considered probable that
our courts would hold. That was that an ex-
petition fitted out here 10 operate against
Macmillan would be declared no violation Of
the neutrality laws, for the reason that the
United States. had in no way ever recog-
nized any other than the republican gov
eminent in Mexico, and therefore such
expedition was not intended to wage
war against government, prince or State
with which we were at peace. We could
not be at peace With pretended empire
which we refused to recognize. Under this
construction OF the law it seems that Santa
Anna is fitting out his expeditions, enlisting
the Fenians, and il in fair way Of striking q
telling blow for his country. To the extent
OF placing this Interpretation upon the neutral
itv laws, which Is uhquestionably the correct
view TO take, Santa Anna uriquestionably has
the cooperation Of our government Whether
this is the work Of the State or Law Depart
ment at Washington it makes but little differ
ence 1t will enable Santa Anna to carry out
his movement, and that is all he will ask.
A distinguished general recently remarked
that with ten thousand veterans under the
command of Sheridan he could drive the
French out of Mexico. Themor Of the French
forces has been very much weakened
since then; and we dare say that with force
Of six or eight thousand of the men Injured to
the battle field in our war as nucleus Santa
Anna can enter Mexico and rescue that
country from the hands of Macmillan and the
French. All that will be necessary will be to
take along with him large supply of arms
and ammunition, and he will soon have an
army of Mexicans rallying around him that
will make all opposition useless This we
presume, is Santa Annals plan Of operation. II
he manages his card with the skill that we
give him credit Of possessing, success is GER
tain. His movements, we understand, have no
connection with Ortega or Juarez; bnt he
may, on bis arrival there, join hands with one
or the other and thus make short work of IT,
Since Juarez has refused to accept Santa
Annals assistance to re-estxblish the re-
public, he may propose an alliance with
Ortega and thus labor to place the legal
and constitutional President Of that re-
public in the chief magistrates chair, In
spite Of the protests, intrigues and dispatches
OF Romero. AT any rate the movement now
ON foot bids fair to work out important
results in regard to that country and enforce
the principles Of the Monroe doctrine which
have been SO long ignored BY the peculiar
policy Of the State Department at Washington.
The Canadians, no doubt, feel . relief in this
new turn Of the Fenisn movement, for in il
they see that they are to be relieved Of any
further trouble, 81 least until this Mexican ques-
ton is disposed Of and the republic re-estab-
lished in Mexico. This, after all, may be the
cause Of their belief that Secretary Seward IL
with Santa Anna.