Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-23
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
A Prosperous Future" for the Latter
Predicted.
From the London Times, October 4.


From the London Times, October 4.
The affection OF the Americans for
republic leads them to sympathize with any
people which desires TO set up that system
Of government, and hence they are, as it
were, driven to be the friends of the Mexi-
cans. Mr.. Otterbourg was instructed TO in-
form Juarez that the government and peo-
pie Of the United States desired to cherish
and advance "on all occasions the mutual
interest and happiness of the two repub-
lies" and that they looked forward to the
time when the promise given by Mexico in
her recent struggle for free institutions
shall be fulfilled in an equally prosperous
career. For this result the world has long
been waiting, and vet before it can be
achieved the United States must do some
thing more than send Plenipotentiaries
whose mouths drop honey. The only idea
that a Mexican has of government is to
assassina:e his ruler and leap into his
place. This is a development of the at
iachment to free institutions which the
American people cannot be expected to APP
prove and therefore, theg admire the Meri.
cans as men may admire those Nth Wl0m they
are one dog to lice on terms Of close intimacy.
When the fruit is sufficiently ripe it will
fall, and the republic adjacent TO Mexico il
too ,rise 10 stretch forth hand to pluck H.
Juarez himself is unwittingly making the
inevitable transfer easy by carrying the
United States government to Mexico. lie
the people consent 10 adopt il under the
worst rulers in the world, they will easily
conform themselves 10 it When Il is furry
and honestly administered. The delegates
from the States will only have to travel
few thousand miles further to find them
selves in the capitol at Washington, and
enjoy all the blessings of firm and stable
government. la the meantime, the Ameri-
can Foreign Secretary must be
aware that il matters little what
maneuver the Mexican anarchists may
amuse themselves with. Juarez may
have made iudicions appropriation Of
the pubie funds in procuring the support
Of Poriirio Diaz, and thus removing one
obstacle to his re election, and he may
perhaps calculate safely on another term
of office. Santa Anna is never likely to
leave the soil of Mexico alive, and Ola
ran was shot few weeks ago. This is a
short and efiectuai Way of dealing with
political antagonists and there are no
moral scruples TO retard its success in
Mexico. II Juarez be reelected, the course
Of erents jrH still bring Merico nearer and
| nearer 10 he United States. 4 nation would
| have more of the virtue OF selfdenial than
has hitherto been common in the world il
it threw away 30 tempting prize. We
are at present the spectators of an awkward
| interlude. The Americans cannot make
| overtures because they are too busy with
| their own affairs. The Mexicans are suf-
fering all the agonies Of middle state
without having the disposition to pass to
one more decided. But even they, not
withstanding their natural instincts and
habits. must be almost weary Of govern.
! ment by Adventures and universal insol-
vency They must begin 10 see that respon-
sible rulers would be an advantage to
them, and it Is better for them that they
should have rulers whom they would be
afraid TO assassinate. They thought it no
sin TO assassinate Prince Of one of the
Houses OF Europe; but they would doubt
less shrink from raising a sacrilegious
hand against a President of the United
States. The Mexicans need abeve all
things what they have never had since
the time of Cortes-a Governor capable OF
overawiug them, add in the chief repre-
sentative Of the power ofthe United States
tbey vould be more nearly suited tt0H b
any choice ricy could make. We may there
fore believe that Mr. Otierbourg was sin
cere when lac announced that his govern
ment anxiously desired a prosperous
future for Mexico.