Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-19
NUMBER 6s.
RICHMOND WHTG
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.

lFrom the New Orleans Bee.
'ns oenighted and misgorerned republic. tho iod.
'peeuy ehsnge are too numerous and striking
o,e''o'.eo' We have already chrouicied the in
:" 'ne sou'h. which, despite the boosted prow-
sA"'a Anna' and his Wanted overthrow Of Alvs.
- "'u An sccounts, in full progrsss. Tho rebelsN
VINO hold Ciudad Victoria still unsubdued tbo,.h a.
overwhelming force had been sen, .p.n,, N. -.
orders to raze IL to its foundations II IL ref,.sd n,
DER ut discretion. BY atc intelligence frou thu R
'rande appears that the revolutionary moyemen, b..
eheoued 10 that portion Of Mexico aud that Lea, than
Two hundred Aexcans under the command of Senior Val
lamar have defeated Colonel Cruz and large bod, OF
regulars There can be lu,e doub, that M,tauora, b,.
been included in the vide circle of dsasctiou and ero
long We may expect to hear of open revolt along ,b.
tire northern frontier The popularity OF Santa Ann. has
~aned rapidly as arose. aud there s good rs.,o sor
the belief that before many tbs that de,potc ru,.r
will Tor the fourth time become outcast and tuvi
tive.
Unfortunately however the expulsion Of Santa Ann.
you'd avail little towards permanent meoraon of the
condition oi the Mexican peoole The evil that ss,;c,.
them cannot be removed by change OF ruIers 7, !.
aae, anu we lear ineuraole Mexico shares the fate
OF the South American republics. Like them an. b..
mixed population in which original Castian booJ !,
deeriorsted aud polluted by the infusion of tho h.s -
die tha ho"s IN Indian veins Like them the sosnish
element scarcely be found in s purit, and onI
exists among the fow really capable and strong uindS
men who here and there form exceptions to tho
ignorant aud besoed masses The great ma orty Of the
people OF Mexico are either Indians or bybrids Tbs
former utterly unfit for all the purposes of segovsr
ment, while the latter have retained all The vices
ot both tho Spanish ard Indian stocks without the bster
qualities OF either They have the arrogance Of tha
Spanard without his high sense Of honor and tho fsr
city and cunning of the Indan, without his hospitality
and his simplicity.
The idea of teaching such population the self copr OF
aud the ncessant personal restraints which are
from law regulated liberty has proved vain cbimer,
The history Of Mexico since the overthrow OF the Sp.nh
denomnaon too truly the incompetence Of her
inhabitants Tor sell ln that unhappy country
revolutions have succeeded each other with sartipe rs
pdity without addng ota the material comfort of
the political welfare OF its inhabitants Anarchy and des-
potsm have constantly The people have grown
weary OF their tyran and deposed them often by san
culinary revots but has change been productv,
Of benefit Mexico with the auspcous eIempIar OF our
own country before her, has remained STATIONARY and
though nomnaly republic is far removed from all tbs
essential attributes of government of laws renosnu on
an enlightened popular will If she were ruled by the
Shah Persia the Sultan Of Imaum and In tb.
the various republics Of Central and South Amer-
ca offer almost indentcaly the features The uner
ring laws OF political economy have wrought their
BILE effects upon them all.
Let Santa Anna be deposed more and will Mexico
gain particle OF real and substantial lbertys We
doubt it Men must be fitted to know what freedom In
they enjoy it. The leperos and poems of MEXICO
understand about much Of theory and practice of
government Mohawk Indian does OF the problems
Of Euclid Il matters not much who may be the success
OF his most Serene Hghness The most yirtuous and
most capable citizen of the republic would find il an i'm
possible task to reduce to order obedience aud tranquility
TO the chaotic elements by which he would be surrounded
What Mexico seems to TO need is man of Santa
Annas resolute will, without that dctator's nordn,te
selbshness cruelty and perdy MeIico We take IT, can
only be governed by the strong ARM be wisely ruled
the must wait upon the dictates cool and thought
ful brAin and patriotic and generous heart Till such
man be found there is small hope ot Mexican improve
menL aud mono Of Mexican regeneration.