The Nevada journal., 1852-09-17
From the London Times, July IL.
The Condition Of Mexico.


If, indeed. State can be said to ex-
: ist at all without financial resources,
without Legislature, without the pow
er Of protecting its frontiers or of govern
ing its people. President Arista and
his cabinet still continue, indeed, to
carry on what is termed tho executive
government, and the fidelity they have
hitherto shown to the constitution has
contributed to bring the country to its
present condition. In his last MESA ge
to the Legislative body, the President
declared that nothing seemed to remain
Tor them but .'to fulfil the last and sad
dest mission of man upon earth--tho bu-
rial of their country Yet in spite of
this appeal, the Assembly refused the
extraordinary powers which the urgent
necessities Of tho State certainly cnti-
tied the government to ask for; and af-
ter session OF four months, in which
nothing had been done, the Legislature
adjourned itself on the Dist Of May, sine
DIE, without having voted the supplies
and without providing in any way fer
the conduct of public affairs. The eff
feet of such q state of anarchy is of
I course disastrous. The government de-
serted by the Legislature, is already re-
duced to destitution, which must be fol-
lowed by absolute bankruptcy, unless
the resources of tho country are once
more managed by some responsible and
competent authority. For this purpose
orders had been sent to the outposts Of
Vera Cruz and Mazatlan, to hold in
hand all the sums received for custom
house duties; the compliance Of these
ports with orders from the central gov
! ernment was however doubtful. At We
ra Cruz flour had already been brought
in at reduced duties, and Mt Tampico
I tho tariff of the United States was like
ly to be established. On the northern
frontier the Apaches and Camanches
tribes of Indians scour the rrairies, plun-
dering and slaughtering the struggling
settlers of Spanish or Anslo-American
blool who have penetrated into the viii
dcrness. In the province OF Sonora a
party Of French adventurous arc making
head, having been driven out of the
state Of California. In Lower California
an outbreak is said to have occurred, in
stigated by some Of the wilder spirits Of
San Francisco. In the southern prov
inces the name Of Saint Anna is still
popular, and it is Tot improbable chat
revolution or coup detat for the procla-
nation Of the dictatorship Of Arista in
the capital would be followed by pro
nuac,aacnto in favor oi some other chief
in other parts Of tho country. The
| government Of the United States is
pressing for the right of way across the
lsthmus of Tehauntepec, although this
concession conflicts with the Garay grant
already made by the Mexican govern
mcnt. AT Acapulco quarrel has takcn
! place with the Consul Of the United
States, which has ended by the commit
tai of that functionary to Jail, ''in full
uniform, with the flag in his hand"
The French Minister is engaged in a
diplomatic warfare with the government
OH account Of somo duties which he as
serts have been upduly RENTED to ;hc
British bondholders. The army has, Of.
course, fallen into state Of confusion
and disailec;on which reduces il far be-
low the condition in which it stood du-
ring the late war with the United
Sta tes, and, indeed, renders it incapable
Of defending the internal political au-
thority Of the government. The end Of
~ system Of republican institutions ut
terly unsuited 10 the character of the
people has been total cessation Of the
most ordinary and essential functions OF
goyernmc Mt and We are witnessing the
unexampled spectacle of people Of soy
en- or eight millions, inhabiting mag,
niiiccnt territory, in full possession OIL
political independence, who once formed
the finest part Of the colonial empire OIL
Spain, but who have now sunk to n
depth of anarchy, a. which their exis-
tence as II pa'ion and even tho ties Of
society arc almost abolished and dissolv- |
ed ANe can recall no case Of so rapid
and total q political ruin Hardly a
quarter Of q century has elapsed since
these provinces threw off their allegi |
ancc to Spain; and, however corrupt
the Spanish administration in her colo
nies may have become, it il scarcely
possible to doubt, that the emancipation
OF these possessions has proved far
greater calamity 10 themselves than to
the mother country. here is at this
time as much difference between Cuba
and Mexico as there is between Cuba
and llayti; and the loss Of legal author
ity is driving both these countries into
a state Of barbarism, in which the abuse
Of liberty is only followed by the usur-
pations of military adventurcrs or con
cmptibIc tyrants.
In the present emergency tho only
chance Of ayertiag the greatest Of ca
lamities seems TO be the scheme ascrib-
cd to President Arista fol assuming die
tatorial powers; and it is supposed that
he has already taken the precaution Of
securing the good will Of the govern |
ment OF the United States with a view I
10 such u revolution. The Cabinet of
Washington natura ly watches the pro-
gressivc dissolution Oh its nearest neigh-
hor WI tI,f al ici tuls and the p.nular uar-