Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-26

II this Judgment be sound, We may expect 70 see
At once general abolition the use o~ie article.
Prom she London Tines City Article. August 5th
The Condition and Fate OF Mexico.
The accounts brought by the last Royal mail
steamer show that the west. Mt this moment, rivals
the east in the horrors Of anarchy and rapine. and
that there IL scarcely TN outrage recorded in Gen.
trial India that may not find its parallel on the
borders OF Central America. In the latter case,
however, the evil is heightened by the fact that
the struggle instead Of bcngone Of opposite races
and religions, Ii among people VINO should be
united by every bond Ut patriotism. A letter in
serted on Tuesday showed that, from end to
the other. Mexico is in condition that would com
pare uDtayorably even with Oudc and some addi-
diti0Da particulars received from another source,
fully confirm the picture thus drawn. ln the City
OF Mexico there Is party who call themselves the
Government, simply because they hold the capital.
Supported by the ecclesiastcs, they obtained their
position by treacherously oyerthrowng the late
President Comonfort who had contrived to mair-
tain degree Of order in the country for Il longer
period than usual. but they have never obtained,
even fora day. the slightest general authority
At al the sea ports with one exception, their
power is de6ed. and tho Customs reye-
nue. is thus cut off from them they resort to
arbitrary exactions the property Of such
native and foreign merchants as may be within
their reach But the misery is not limited to q
contest between the nominal Government and an
ordinary party of revolutionsts. There are at
least halt dozen chiefs IN the field each with his
special programme. In fact, every professional
brigand Is ut the head Of an army Of his own,
claiming legal position as representative Of the
people and eyying for the service Of his Govern
ment' all sorts Of contributions. In Sonora, tho
richest province as regards latent mining wealth,
General Pesqueira ha' SGT up M independent
Republic. In Chihuahua, which adheres to the
old Constitution troops are boiug collected to har
rass The neighboring State Of Durango, which
has pronounced for the central authorities
Iacatccas and Ialisco overrun in turn hy the
Government forces and those Of Nidaurri, who en-
joys the sympathy OF the Texans across the from
tier. They alternately sack and ravage the vnri-
Gus cities and respectively shoot their prisoners az
rebels. The same is the in Tamaupas,
where the Government hold Tampico, their only
port, and General CARA hens them round and
exercises command in every other part In the
State Of Sinaloa IL General fanez, by siding with
neither party, seems thus far to have preserved
comparative quiet. In Michoacan, an organized
rabbo Of 1000 men carry ON plumber in all direc-
tons, assuming the banner Of Constitutionasts
San LUIS Potos has been exposed to devastation,
but is for the moment in the hands Of the Govern
ment. Pucba is also nomnaly onthe Govern
ment side, but the fortress Of Pcrote holds out for
their opponents, and all its roads choked with
robbers. who lie in wait tor cargoes of goods. The
State OF Vera Cruz, the most important of the
whole, from its commercial and military port has
dcIcl the reaclonary Government from the first,
and lattery even the rural population Of the dis
tric, rcpuiel the least dishonest in che country
have associated themselves in bands with the
view of puuler. The little Territory of Tlaxcala
Gala sends forth gangs oi robbers, 100 in number,
to stop the merchant trains, aud, the other side
the old aud rcmorseless General Alvarez: who
overthrow Santa Anna, and who, rs Governor of
the State oi Guerrero is always formidable from
his influence the Indians and his determin-
al luminosity to the purely Spanish residents in
Mexico, threatens at amy moment to advance up
on the capital, and again dictate his own form
OF rule, 1t was, in great degree from the
the proceedings of this chef year two back
that the reclulnatons of Spain for satisfaction had
their origin. And while the white population are
thus tearing each other to pieces, and ccaselessy
resorting To every act of murder, violation and
raplne, the Indians roam through all parts,
destroying plantations, driving off grain and
cattle killing the farmers. and carrying away
women and children at their pleasure. Indeed
tho land may now almost be considered to
have relapsed to the sway Of these people,
who less degraded and not more ignorant than
the white population, show power Of cohe
sion which entities them to be their masters. Even
this fact, however, does not complete the chaos
The forces OF nature are ut work ON the side,
and the country has ust been visited by one OF
the scverest earthquakes experienced for many
years. At Guadalajara, while one part of tho
town was in contlagration and another was being
sacked light was gong on outside the walls, ana
the place was ut the same time visited with
shock which Tor moment caused all parties to
suspend their work OF pillase and butchery. Tic
ertmction IF .nerican nationality may be looked
upon as dheaiy complete. The only question is as
10 the FURTHER namber Of months days during
mhch the SatuF1adiid must be aUoTed 10 proceed be-
tore Me diplomatic measures can be ripened that
ShaH 0Hom II their be'ny PIT under restraint by the
strong anil w,uiny hdnd Of their neighbors. Spain,
who has done her hes, by fomcnting clerical in
trigueS against Comeniort to hasten the consun,-
nation, is, doubtless, looking with impotent rage
at its approach. But even the support of Franco
will be Of 10 avail in retardins IT, and England
has certainly reason to look with any feel
ing OF commiseraton. No one defend the
existence Of II pandcmonium in the very centre of
civilized commerce and il the nations OF the world
are unable to agree upon the proper remedies the
task Of qucnching it must, Of course be performed
by those who arc nearest. 1t would be grievous
that Il community nonnnlly free should be con-
yerted into Slave State, which would be the first
result Of American annexation, and IL may there
,ore be hoped hat IN place Of That measure the es-
Enlistment u p,otecorde tcW be resoired upon;
but even surprising annexation to take place, it
would bring with it the compensating assurance
that owing to its ultimate bearing on the fate of
Cuba, there would be an end to all anxiety on the
question of the speedy extinction Of the Slave
trade.
Terrible Affair in Philadelphia.
The Inquirer of Tuesday says:
Between 10 and IL O'clock, last evening fight
occurred at the Ninth Precinct House of the Fourth
Ward at the corner of Twelfth and Brinton streets,
which resulted in the interference Of the officers of
ard nd tha of txra hraa af fho