The Portland daily press., 1867-07-10
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
Wednesday Morning, July 10, 1867.
REP PUBLICAN NOMINATION.
FOR GOVERNOR,
J0SHUAL. CHAMBERLAIN
OF BRUNSWICK. Cd.
Fiiibgssering Revived.
OF BRUNSWICK

"on to the Halls of Montezama" is the fa-
vorite toast in New Orleans. Ex-Governor
weller OF California, at the recent celebration
in that city, his brain stimulated to unusual
activity, perhaps by indulgence in the same
potations that inspired those other Wellers we
wot of in saying things that wi II live when the
ex-governor is forgotten, was applauded to the
echo, when. he uttered that strikingly orisi.
nal sentiment. But he finds encouragement
In high quarters. On Monday two Demo
cratic members from the city of New York
began in Congress the preparatory work for
new crusade against Mexico. But it is due
to these eminent humanitarians to say that
their action is prompted by ''the best feelings
of our nature" They are, in good sooth,
shocked at the unmannerly carryngs-on OF
our halt-breed nieghbors, who If interrupted
in their congenial work of getting up TIL
weekly revolutionary farces and cutting each
others throats In the interim, have an un-
pleasant way Of welcoming the intruders
"with bloody hands to hospitable graves."-
So good Mr.. Brooks proposes to punish the
scamps by depriving them of the protection
OF our neutrality laws aud letting the South
ern ehivahy carry on their peculiar style OF
missionary labor among them. But this is a
rose-water remedy compared with that pro-
posed by his colleague, Mr. Wood He would
have prompt and decisive action" by the
United States TO avenge the violation of trea-
ty obligations and International law in the
abduction of Santa Anna. -s
There is one noticeable thing about the
/ easily wounded sensibilities of MessIs. Wood
and Brooks; they are affected in direct pro-
portion to the distance of the disturbing phen-
omena from their own doors. When the New
York riot of July 1853 was raging within
stones throw OF their dwellings, they exhibit
ed no special signs of distress-consistently
enough, too, for 1t was only branch of the
greater riot furtherSouth with which they were
entirely In sympathy. Another remarkable
feature Of their proposed intervention is the
Appropriateness of the means to be employ
ed in evangelizing the countrymen of Juarez.
Mr.. Brooks would 'repeal so much ofthe neu-
trality laws as forbid the organization of emf
grafton OF other parties In the United States
to effect and secure settlement In Mexico"
This is the genuine old Ostend Manifesto
spirit If adopted by Congress, it would be
sure to result in more bloodshed and more vi
olation of the "great principles of Christian
ity and humanity" 1t means the conquest
of Mexico by bands of ne'er-do-well ruffians
and broken-down Southern filibusters. How
ever questionable the policy or the humani-
ty of the late proceedings of the Liberals,
they have iufringed no rights and split no
blood fours. To make their conduct in reg
ulating their own internal affairs pretense
ior annexation schemes as unjustifable as
Napoeons attempt to restore the supremacy
of the Latin races, would be new crime
greater than the execution of the Austrian
prince. We have had enough of Mexican an
nexation. Two wars have already resulted
from efforts in that direction. It Is now of in
finitely more importance that the friendship
of the dominant party should be conciliated
than that the two countries should be en-
broiled by the raids of hair-brained adventur-
ers. If wisdom is exercised in the treatment
of the Mexican question valuable commercial
advantages can te secured for the United
States which otherwise will be accorded as
heretofore to other parties.