The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-22
The Situation In Mexico--A Cromwei-
liam Scene im the Parliament.

The Situation i'm Mcxieo--A Cromwell
liam Scene ira the Parliament.
The news from Mexico, dated in the capital
OF the republic ON the 18th May, which we
publish this morning varies the monotony OF
the routine report of the course Of events in
that country by the narration of the occur
renee OF some new and rather startling Incl
uents' we have, as matter of course the
usual detail of military operations, and of
the appearance and disappearance hither and
thither OF some few Of the chameleon
like warriors who plague the people Of
the nation. The insurgents have defeated
Corona IN Jalisco. Rocha has captured Mazat-
lam There was talk of industrial progress
being made at certain points and a repetition
of the stereotyped resolve to build railroads
and SO forth. The stubborn, solid facts of
the moment, are of a more serious import
Juarez refused to surrender the dictatorial
power with which he was invested, even after
the expiration of the term of its legislative
authorization, on the 3Oth Of April. He persists
tary rule. Congress has become alarmed for the
independence of the Parliament, but the oppo-
sitionists retired from the House, in face of
the exercise Of the power Of the Executive. 1t
appears that it was almost time for them
to do so. We have the fact that the galleries
of the Legislative building were cleared by
force of armed soldiers, pending debate, a
few nights since. The member who was
speaking at the moment exclaimed, ''Those
who failed to attack the French, attack the
people" The national sympathies are being
deteriorated rapidly. An incendiary has
destroyed the most interesting historical
memento in the country by burning the famous
tree Of Noche Triste a living souvenir of the
night on which Cortes captured Mexico. The
modern Vandal may, perhaps, plead his patriot
ism as IN excuse but civilization will again
sigh forth sUnhappy Mexico! |"
Il. Il. Heard From In Opposition to the
supplemental Rule.
A few days ago we called upon the member
from Massachusetts, Ben Butler, the gentle
man who can claim the big BIS to his name,
to show his hand ON the Washington Treaty
imbroglio, and he has done so. His resolution
of inquiry into the conduct of the adminstra-
ton as represented by Sir Stafford North
cote, which was introduced on Monday,
but failed to get the necessary two-third
vote, was timely and to the point and
his speech yesterday in the House. when
the resolution was reported back by General
Banks, showed that he had read and approved
the HERALDs comments on the dissraceful
proposition now before the Senate. Sir Stat
ford Northcote's remarks, if correctly
ported, require reply from our government.
They assert distinctly that a pledge was
made by some person in authority at
Washington to the British High Commission
of whom Sir S. Northcote was one-that in
direct damages should not be claimed by us
before the Geneva Tribunal. Mr. Thornton,
ON the occasion of the ST. Georges anniversary
dinner in this city last April, also stated i'll
his speech that it was never con-
templated by the High Commission that
indirect damages We're included in the Treaty
of Washington. Yet semi-otficial information
from Washington declares that the English
High Commissioners were made aware that
indirect damages were to be included in our
case, and that they made no objection thereto.
We should now have what Ben Butler
demands-an official statement OF the facts
from our government.
General Butler is correct in his assertion
that the destruction of the Treaty of Washing
ton does not mean or necessitate war, and
that the pretended alarm of those who desire
the success of the negotiations at any cost of
national honor Sin order to enable us
to borrow money at usury," is only assumed
as means of attaining their end His
remarks will probably help to open the eyes
of Senators to the political danger of yielding
to the British demands, for the Washington
politicians are fully sensible of the fact that
B. b. has unusual skill in discovering the
popular side of question. AS supporter of
General Grant, he knows that the enemies of
the President are all hoping earnestly that the
administration may commit the fatal blymder
of accepting the settlement dictated by the
English government.
No Necessity for Suspcnding the Right
Of Habcas Corpus.
The advocates of the bill before Congress
extending the Presidents power to suspend
the right of habeas corpus for one year in the
South begin to despair of carrying out their
pet project. A canvass of the House of Repre-
sentatives shows that the majority of the
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