The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-25
ON TO nIEXICOt

Tic very carefully prepared memorandum
which has been published by tho Slate Depart
mcnt, in reference to the seizure and inprison-
ment Of SANTA ANNA, is proof TINT Nv Snw"""
intends 10 be very deliberate in deciding upon
tho course Of nction which Mexican aitnirs are
fnst forcing upon The country. 1t is clear that
the cnu,ious md nstutc Secretary does not in
tend TO expose himself to the charge of too
rrent haste in the policy Of intervention, which,
Il is very plain. circumstances will before long
lapel INN TO adopt lie is anxious TINT the
woria shall not be too cnsily convinced l]hlSt
ply 10 iniroduco themselves MS the regulators
Of Mexican anarchy. So fnr Mr. SEWARD is
right: and even If The Mcxcnns sec 1T 10 bet
taught them, by making him another ilustra-
tion of his own murdcrous practices, the Amer
ican Government need manifest no interest, and
the American people who remember the Alamo
will certainly exhibit no sympathy. Indeed, il
their revolutions were short and quick enough
il would be n comfort to Christian civilization,
and an unspcakabe blessing 10 Mexico, If the
dozen fcrocious prctcndcrs who are now mus
tcring their banditti and preparing thcir pro-
cacli other during the period Of their short
lived successes. But lie TINT as it mny, the
Mexican question is upon us, md unless the
Radical Congress prefers the imitation of Mex
leo TO its conquest, anu the establishment of
anarchy here, by perseverance In lis schemes
Of wild domestic legislation, this question will
have taken very palpablc shape before another
S,,to hall
Even IL Mexico is left uumolcslcd by foreign
'nntiOns, there is no prospect Of stable and
efficient government. JuAREz is not the con-
st,utional President Of what they Gull tho Re-
public. Already several military ohicftains
are pronounciug' for OnTEaA, while The
more distinguished of the. commanders who
sustained The Empire hnvo escaped to the noun
tnins and arc longing for the vengeance which,
in their case, humanity will justify. The pres
ence of SANTA ANNA OH the coast, even for n
few days, developed the clements Of disaifcc-
ii in which, il he hns been summarily removed,
can and will be uscd by other a,lventurcrs,
and, if the accounts from the nccurscl country
nrc 10 be relied on, the nation seems smittcn
with dclirium of blood.
my counirymcii mean. All they seem to desire
is blood blood l have seen it flowing
in all the streets of Queretnro, md fairly loahed
ms land L hesitatcd TO return to my wife and
children, whom had not seen in four years,
because l knew that the capital Of my country
was TO be nlaie as red with blood ns was Qucrc-
taro."
hn tnoit fuis Of lsvIon 1o- Ill I,,
been broken up, industry parnlyzed, and n
system of forced loans inauguratcd 10 sustain
this bloody anarchy. The United States can-
not and will not stand by idle spectators of
this hidcous spectacle; and as soon as the Gov
crnmcnt can secure such diplomatic repre-
sentafion in Mexico rs will supply information
which can bo depended on, we may expect
somo Indication of our foreign policy. Why
we have not had already q proper diplomaiist
at his post, il is difficult to understand. When
we think Of the importance Of having this mis-
sion Immediately filed, and the still greater
importance Of having it filed with man Of
frst-raie ability, it is impossible even 10 guess
why Mr.. CAMPBELL was sent, or why, ha2ing
been sent, ho did not go. The present mp
unfit, and, il is almost certain, will be rejected
by the Senate. The person appointed has
German name which we have forgotten, and
very probably could not spell if we remember
ed, nnd, if the newspaper biogrnphers nrc cor
rect, was few years ago tho keeper of q re-
spcctablc lucifcr-match shop in some Western
town. lie became campaign orator in the
M; ala oc 4
cd by o consulate in Mexico, where the friction
of the revolution has exploded him, liko his
own luoifers. into sudden and, thanks to the
Senate, short-lived brillinncy. If il is not yio-
hitting the "dsfranchiscmcnt of the Recon-
'struction Act, we would venture to hope Tint
some ono Min :,
capable Of dischnrging the most important Dip
---'.-.- - -. h-a for n long time been con-
haea ny the country TO foreign representa-
tive.
but VIII Mexico bo left unmolestcd? ? It is true
That European affuirs nre too complicated IN
leave its monarchs free 10 crafty thoir mo
sions. Shrewd and sagacious observcrs s,v
that under nll the, glittering pageantry of
peaceful exhibitions, beneath the costly md
cercmonious courtesy of imperial hospitality.
there are gathering the elements Of vast and
ferco wars, and that this gorgeous summer
VIII merge into winter of dnrkest discontent
But oven SO; il is scarcely possible TINT the
Emperor of Austrin will be content to baroo;n
Tor the body Of bis murdered kinsmnn. and
cry quits with his murderers, when be bos
celebrated in st. Stephens moss for tho re-
pose of his heroic SOUL. Even SO, it ia moi nos.
s'ble that tho Emperor of France, tho success.
sor of LOUIS. XIV, and of NAPOLEON. can sit
IN snilen submission under tho. most iouo.
minious dcfeat that over baflled boas,fnl on.
terPrise-the ends of France defeated-tbo
arms Of France arrested at tho threat Of an
lmperious republic, and tho unfortunate vic.
Inn who went blindly to his fate, trusting in
French valor and French filth, discrowned
ilshonored, his fnilure n by-word for rcpubli-
ION scorn, and himself butohered 10 maize =
Mexican holiday. 0ba ::. l.Ha
: II oil this is patiently borne, tho prestige Of
monarchy is gono forever. Tho failure and
ieath Of MAMMALIAN arc not merely incidents
n Mexican history. Tho Mexican invasion.
1t had o purpose, meant Tho recognition of
he Southern Confedcracy, and When Louis
n