The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-21

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Tho D1oxicaa War orisis-The Demand or the
Hour.
The Mexican capital Is on the eve of surren-
dering to the victorious liberals. According to
our correspondence MARQUEE was, with mis-
cradle remnant Of imperislisis, holding out
against the viii Of most OF the imperial leaders
at the capital. At the solicitation of German
Princess General Diaz felt disposed to guaran-
tse the lives of tho Austro-Belgian corps, which
had disbanded and sought protection under
the Prussian flag. Diaz, however, could say
nothing Of Macmillan, whose situation is daily
leo were to be commenced on the 24th Of
April.
Our dispatches from San Luis Potosi give
news Of bold sortie, on the 9th OF April,
from Queretaro, the breaking of the besieging
line, the subsequent rallylng OF the liberals
and final repulse of the impsrialiss. This is
the Substance Of the lighting, and almost every
report that Escobedo has given US of his opera
tons in front OF Queretaro. II is doubtful
If he takes the city before Diaz, victorious in
the capture Of the capital, turns northward to
furnish the necessary brains and reinforce
ment Of troops.
Mlramon, 1t appears, under Dag of truce,
unnecessarily tried the old game Of an armis-
t!ce to decide on the future form Of govern
ment In Mexico. Macmillan foolishly clings
to the crazy idea that the Mexican people have
shown no opposition to the empire, and that
in an election they would give him unani-
nous vote.
This eliminating Mexican contest, pregnant
with vital results to the United States, appears
to excite but little attention from our State De-
psrtment In the future the Mexican problem
is to be the greatest one with which we shall
have 10 deal, and when il comes upon us 1t win
demand a statesm lnship In its solution Of
quality not inferior to that demanded by our
present negro question. Nearly seven million
FIVE hundred thousand Mexican Indians and
Eve hundred thousand of the Spanish and
mixed races are emerging from the great
revolutionary cloud Of fifty years duration,
and grasping at the sunshine Of liberty
and constitutional government This immense
population is territorially connected with the
ten million whites, blacks and mixed races
who have just emerged from aretrograde revo-
luton in our own country, and who as mass
are scarcely superior in education to the Next
cans. Two unsettled elements in contact, and
banding eighteen millions Of inhabitants, full
OF smothered and unsmothered revolutionary
fres--the one part Of the other in contact
with our nationality, and both in the same cli-
matte zone, demand . little more attention to
the Mexican half Of the problem than has herr
tofore been given 1t.
The great demand Of the moment is some one
70 represent rs in Mexico. During this whole
struggle we should have had none Of this half
way policy. A minister should have been by
the side OF Benito Juarez from the time he left
his capital to the present moment. Had this
been so the republic would to-day have occu-
pied the capital and much blood aud millions
OF treasure spared. The world, too, would have
understood that our professions for the repub-
lie were not Of straw, while the presence Of an
able representative would have enabled US to
shape the future destiny or Mexico, counsel,
consult with and unite in . harmonious policy,
which, moulded to the times, would prevent
our clashing in the great questions that must
inevitably spring up between US. and, for want
Of proper action at this moment, give rise to
much bitter feeling.
On the 9th Of December, 1865, Mr.. Campbell
wrote to the Mexican government, "For many
reasons not proper to be mentioned herein
regard 1t as important TO the cause of the re-
public that should communicate with Pfesi.
dent Juarez al Monterey speedily, and / shall
90 there with the expectation Of enjoying that
honor at an early day Thus II wiz be seen
that six months ago the man appoiated TO rep
resen, us in Mexico agreed with oar views HI
even sent further. aad 30 great, was his desire