Year: 1867

The Seward organ in this city is very sensi-
tive about our remarks concerning the
diplomacy Of the Secretary of State. Perhaps
1t has good reason to complain in this matter
not so much with us a. with the cause Of our
strictnres-for there are few instances of
bungling in diplomatic affairs equal to those
which Mr.. Seward has furnished in his dealings
with Mexico. If 1t required three or four
octave volumes to explain his diplomacy with
each Of the European nations during his term
of Office, he will have to give us ten or twelve
octavos at least to make clear, lucid, or even
Ineligible his diplomacy in Mexico. But
what appears to be the greatest difficulty In
the present crisis Of affairs In that unfortunate
country is to find minister who shall repre-
sent the United States there. Mr.. Stewards
last attempt in this direction is perhaps the
most inexplicable Of his many wonderful ma
nnuvres 1t will be seen by despatch from
New Orleans, published to-day, that Mr.. Marcus
Otterbourg, the United States Consul at Mex
leo, has been appointed Minister. The despatch
gives succinct account Of this gentleman's
character and his antecedents, and, as there is
good authority for its statements, this must be
regarded as wonderful appointment-quite
worthy the sagacity and good sense Of the
Premier. 1t is an appointment that places the
United States in lamentably false position;
for it will enable the Mexican government to
refuse to receive our minister, and be in the
right Otterbourg has been fully committed to
the imperial regime and may be justly regarded
by the liberal government as part Of the debris
of the empire, and we have no right to force
upon Mexico such an alternative as to accept
this man for our representative or take steps
that must have an unpleasant effect on the
American people.


H Mr.. Seward is perplexed upon this
question, why would not Mr.. Raymond do
imaginary style, and in almost any Ian
guage, quite suitable to the condition Of
Mexico; or, IL there are any railroad interests
10 be looked after, there is s. NJ. L. p @. r.
Barlow, ready for the mission and posted upon
the subject Il is true that he does not know
much about Mexico in particular but then he
knows good deal about things in general.
How would Mr.. Belmont do? He has had
some diplomatic experience at the Hague,
and, as the financier and representative OF the
house Of Rothschld, would no doubt be
very acceptable to the Mexicans, as the
thing they want most just now, and indeed
at oil times, is money. There may be worse,
or there may be better selections for a
minister to Mexico made than these, but any Of
these would be better than the one reported.
OF the better sort would perhaps be some one
who understood the people and their language,
who knew where to find the government when
he went to look for IL, and who might assist in
getting Mexico out Of the dire confusion in which
our mixed up diplomatic interference has left
the country. We do not suppose that Mr..
Seward will be able to reconstruct Mexico any
sooner than Mr.. Johnson can reconstruct the
South. In that regard our own country and
Mexico stand in pretty much the same position,
and it is a mere matter Of speculation which
shall come out all right first Our military re-
presentatives in the Southern States are not
likely to get fair show under Mr.. Stanbery's
Interpretation Of the law; but judiciously
chosen minister to Mexico might fare better in
that terribly unreconstructed country. At all
events, Il Is worth trying the sxperipent 4