New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-20
MEXICO,
THE SUPPOSED PROSPECTS OF INTERVENTION
AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

THE SUPPOSED PROSPECTS OF INTERVENTION
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
MEXICO, July Son the Goth nit Gen. ROsecrans
delivered to President Juarez his letter of with
drawal. and the new Minister from Washington, Mr. |
Thomas H. Nelson, presented his credentials. The
speeches delivered on the occasion display the most
friendly disposition, and in them we find no evil |
dences of the new OF peculiar policy which accord
ing to some of your newspapers, to be inaugu-
rated by the Government of President Grant regard
ing this country.
The true and wise policy of the United States
toward this Republic is to and and encourage, by
moral influence and all peaceful means her less for
tunae neighbOr in the arduOus task of reorganiza-
tion consolidation of peace, and the development of
mining and railway enterprises, in order to render
possible the abundant immigration which is needed
to assist in giving value to the dormant resources OF
this favored region. A protectOrate, an interven-
ton, or annexation of Mexico-anything requiring
the employment Of soldiers, by the United States
would be an immense mistake. Such a movement
in order to succeed would require TO be accompanied
OF closely followed by large thrush of people and
capital to make roads and canals, work mines till
the earth, and reGstablish civil instead OF military
government with the least possible delay, but with
the predOminance of the Anglo-Saxon race so long
as fertile lands can be obtained cheap in the South
ern and Western States. aud the borders OF your
gigantic Pacific railways with all the guarantees OF
peace and security, united population and ready
means of transport already existing all prudent en-
igrants would prefer to settle in those districts
rather than follow even an American army into
Mexico because here they would be almost
without roads or navigation. among a population
which would be hostile even unto death, and eX-
posed to all the vicssitudes of a military Occupa-
ton 1t is clear that at present. and until an over
flowing population, under the Star-Spangled Banner,
reaches the Mexican frontiers, an invading army
would be followed only by needy or reckless adven-
turers very unfit to settle the country OF to augment
the prestige of the AnglO-SaxOn race. But without
alarge and proper immigration sufficient 10 change
the aspect of the land very large army would be
reQnired 10 maintain even a semblance of peace and
security The greater part of the money for ex-
penses would have TO come from Washington form
ing thus a heavy burden Oh your finances and
weak and very convenient point Of attack wOnld be
established for any Of your enemies TO profit by.
IT, after centuries Of conquest Of Ireland, that
country is still the weak point of the British En-
pre-, this country would be as double Ireland for
the United States No wise. sane, OF moral states
man ought to entertain for a moment the idea of
sending a single soldier into Mexico for perma-
neney. However. many persons say that an inter
yeniou o the Quilted States is a necessity, because
the Mexicaas have not sufficient energy, capacity,
and morality for selEgOvemment. / think that such
persons completely mistaken. and that. after see
iEg the wonderful progress of your Republic In
wealth aud population and the little that has been
MADE here IN the same direction, they draw false
conclusions, because they do not give sufficient
weight to the enormous difference Of circumstances
ana education Before the English colonies became
independent they enjoyed all the blessings and guar
Ah'es Of individual freedom liberty Of speech, OF the
press and Of lOcomOtiOn for themselves and for their
cDeels' the rights to carry arms, Of public meeting,
vi petition, Of religious liberty, OF selftaX-
Allon through their representatives, freely
elected and all the guarantees OF the
magma Charta. the Habeas Corpus, and
tnal by jury; they had no dominant class ana aI
men were free and equal; among their leaders Tor
independence figured men whom history has recOg
MED as the foremost of their age; and when the
coonists formed a nation as the United States they
could freely and peaceably dedicate all their
4" commerce. agriculture and material improve
.'ehh They had inherited inestimable blessings
"oh The grand old heroes who established and de-
reioped the rights and exercise Of freedom III the
Nlee island Of Albion.
lie Spanish cOlonists on the contrary, enjoyed
none Of those liberties rights. and guarantees which
= nave enumerated they had been reared under the
Dhshtlng shadow Of the Inquistion and OF despOtsm
IN all It's forms. The standard Of independence was
peinaturely raised by a fanatcal priest, and fol-
'"eu chiefly by ignorant Indians, who spread deaIb'
obstruction, aud fear throughout the land. When
',e Aexeans at last established national existence
@''ef desolsting contest which las perhaps no