The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-15

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ssiii even hat proportion, sdussssd Intelligent. oou.
rageous, virtusus ard eaiarprifipg might acesmpsh
much perhaps the presence ofthe general
tics discourage hope for Of the entire population Of
1875 $751; those who read and write ST go In
cent sftbe Indians and twenty per cent Of the other
classes-proportSns whIcb place such intelligence
Mexican reading and writing involve at fearful
IN iRnorance the most absolute.
OF the educated portion by far the greater part are
native Mex'csas CIRCLES; and such education they
possess Ne repdered beneficial possible by
nurture their habits and their institutions No Thought
full their infapoyno virtuous happy homes
store their youthful minds with sound principles-no
early ef restraint teaches them habits of order obe
diepce They grow up INDECENT and vicsous-easy. self
indulgent vcluptuousthe universal practice OF gam
bling renders them thoughsessly improvilsnt aud
alist in their notions blind reliance chance
dsipsuithes their private and general dope on
poe TO completes their generalization The drum and
the bell the two of Mexco for the army and
the church in reality its eeemosynay Institutions
To get into the other merely OF living
and having the wherswiths to enjoy life is the great
object Of by the greater part the educated oase
end the Consequences to the country most dsas
trous by means OF the army, revolutions, insurrec
lions and p:onunciamenos are constantly recurriog
and by Of the church the people confirmed in
.dehasspent.
With commerce rapidly declining revenue falling of
industry OF small vsue property deteroratipg the pub
lie expenditure of Mexico is not iessensd Though
uay being stripped Of province after province by their
powerful Deghbos after the fashion that gourmands eat
srichokes the coat Of the Mexican government is not
reduced According TO the particulars lately furnished
by an Ameri dplomatst thes
National expenditure E........ SIS 10y 4SS
Deficit ................"... ss29s2
Total yearly deficit ..................sT 2la,7s4
Sarsssmsnts and insossssci na9ions 'N " ''' GU
Whilst the STATE Is bankrupt the Church Of Mexico
revels in wealth It is an exclusive Church it admits
rival for by thu constitution of 1S4T it is declared -
The relig Of the Mexican nation is and viii be per-
petuay the Catholic Apostolic and Roman The nation
protects 1T BY wise and just laws and prohibits the
ecise Of any other BY It's intolerance repels all
useful immigration for Who would settle where his faith
is cribed Scattered Mexico there Is eocle
siastica organisation Of nearly 5000 persons dividing
amongst them great riches possessed or masses of pats
jewels and golden ornaments and In the absence Of
Its clergy are without learning and without morals
taken chiefly from the humber classes they also
without Retirement cultivated habits and the balsfu
influence exercised over society otherwise demoraized
by debased and degraded, but powerful clergy,
pletes the misery Of the republic and exngushes almost
every hope.
Were great man to arise in Mexico it Is the church
he would first deal with and FIRST too with its wealth
Far says yatte from the goods of the church being
exempted becsuse they ecrated 10 God 1t Ii for
that very they shu Old be first taken for tue welfare
of the State There is nothing agreeable to the
common father OF men than to protect nations from de-
striction AS God has need OF property the
Grafton Of goods to Him their devotion TO such purpo
pleasant 10 Him Besides the property Of this
church by the confession Of the clergy themselves Is
chiefly destined for he poor and when tbs State is In
want it doubtless the first pauper and the worthest
Of auccor After the Bourbon restoration of 1875 1t
this principle the most christian king Of france
acted for he sold the of the French clergy
BILE him defray the expense of the army OF occupation
So too in later days has the most catholic govern
ment Of spain acted for also seized the property Of
the Spanish church to the ruin of the Spanish State
Here then in countries equally catholic and in
times Mexico has examples to justify similar procedure
for the common benefit Such is the general condition
of Mexico snd that taken into account need be
surprised by the events that cannot org DO ayerted in
that republic.