The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-06


Of the highest Importance. The government
Of Comonfort, which is the third in the last
three or four months, is in process of rapid de-
cay. revolution is in the full tide of sue
GEES. We lay before our readers the programme
of the incoming chief, Senior Haro Tamil
rez, who proclaims the basis Of an imperial
government. This Of course, is an emanation
from the church. 1t presents a moot remark,
able feature, even in Mexican politics For
once we regard the announcement as honest
it looks to the consolidation of the govern
ment-to bringing in the political power and
making it subservient to the ecclesiastical.
1t is OF course not very important in fact who
rules In Mexico for the coming four months, or
what may be the form of the government 1t is
certain that in any event they will be subject
to convulsions and to periodical spasms Mean
while, as more lasting movement, looking to
the permanent regeneration Of Mexico, we re-
gard the effort, mentioned in the papers, to
turn the current of German and European
emigration from this country to our convulsed
neighbor with extreme favor.
1t is obvious to all that either the church or
the people must rule The cherry cannot be d.
vided. Comonfort has utterly failed to effect
q compromise. II is not work for compro-
mise--it is war of determination. Something,
then, beside programmes and revolutions--the
surging and seething of the popular pillows
lis necessary to effect permanent reforms.
The error is in the constitution of the Mexican
mind, and it must be removed, If at all, either
by powerful invading force, capable Of put
ting all parties into subsection, or by the slow
er infusions of emigration and consequent
mixture Of blood
AS practical step towards the regeneration
Of Mexico, we regard the plan Of Mr.. Riotte
and Gen. vidaurri, by which it is proposed
to secure to the border State Of New Leon
great numbers Of German emigrants as Of far
greater Importance in the present and future
than the revolution headed by Haro and the
hierarchy. The latter are like drunken rows
in certain places of our city, which enjoy
kind Of government of their own, and have
about them all sorts of people except the po-
lice-t the former movement, in character, has
ever exerted upon the race the most decided
influence.
One Of the chief sources Of our indepen-
dence and our ability is to be found in the
steady movement of emigrants to US from EGG
land and the continent of Europe. So i'm
portant was this feature of our economy re-
garded by the patriots Of 1916 that they
made it the subject Of solemn declaration in
their act of abjuraton from the British
crown. 1t is enough to vindcate the policy
Of this national avowal to refer to the condi-
ton Of the colonies at the time and to our
countless acres of the finest soil in the world,
which invited cultivation. Besides, the repub-
lie itself had its origin far more in humanity,
in its broadcast, most liberal and philanthropic
sense, than as the speciality of particular
class Of men. 1t owes its existence as well as
its origin to nearly all the nations of Europe;
it was, therefore, fitting that it should be held
out to the world as an asylum Of the Cypress
ed and the land of the free. The inducements,
then, offered to emigrants to settle here and
become members of our political family, con-
stitute an organic basis Of our government
and the policy which underlies this action
has been consecrated by the noblest achieve
ments ever effected by man.
1t ought therefore to be subject of rejoicing
if our Mexican neighbors have determined to
overbid the United States in this matter of
emigratioI--to offer greater inducements to
the crowded populations of Germany to settle
ard cultivate the vast tracts of unpro-
ductive lands in the States of Mexico. 1t is
alleged that Gen. Vidaurri, the Governor of
New Leon and Coahuila, has granted for their
occupancy and use more than two millions of
acres of fine lands, and has guaranteed to the
incomers all the rights of citizenship, with
certain exemptions from taxation and military
service, for specific period. This liberal
grant, it is said, has been made to Mr. Riotta,
man Of distinction in his country, who was
obliged to leave it in consequence of the un-
fortunate efforts at revolution in 184S. Mr..
Riotte is the trustee or rather kind of diplo.
matte functionary, self constituted, but de-
voted to the interests Of his countrymen. In
presenting himself thus to Gen. Vidaurri, he
assumes TO speak not only for large class of
bis country men residing in Texas, but also for
the people Of Germany; and he avows that
the growing hostility of the federal Union to
foreigners, their prescription politically, their
slaughter at Cincinnati and Louisville, indi-
cate too clearly that the Congress of the
United States will soon close up the avenues
TO citizenship and in any event public opinion
will render the residence here OF his country
men both unsafe and uncomfortable.
Upon this subject We have little to say. It's
unquestionably an exaggerated picture, drawn
with view of consulting Mexican prejudices
and German antipathies. The truth will work
it's own way TO light. Isolated instances of
outrage and wrong cannot be made to cover
the infinite advantages which our country con-
tinues to present to foreign emigration. Ger
man witnesses are stationed all through the
Union; they will testify, and their statements
will be credited.