The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-12-08
The Future of Mexico.

The accounts from Mexico are in the same
unvarying strain. The coniending faclions,
which call themselves Governments, sue.
ceed ir nothing against each other, but in
devastating the land, and giving unlimited
license. The fortune of this ratble warfare
fluctuates, and generally, what are called
the Consttulionaists or the Biberalisls, have
the advantage of conflicts, but they never
keep it long enough to make any effective
use of it. There is so little real force in
either party that the total disbanding of one
would give no assurance Of stable govern
ment by the survivor. Both are SO feeble,
that they have little cohesion, except as a
faction, carrying on a struggle in which they
have not sympathy enough among the mas.
ses 10 give them triumph over their enemies
nor intrinsic strength with which to exercise
the powers of State with vigor. They fight
with each other for the possession of trans
itory power, without an idea or principle, TO
give direction or dignity 10 any party. They
might be said 10 be in state of incessant
revolution, ifthat might be called revolution
which is purely the evidence of an absence
of all government, and of incapacity to main
tain one.
1t is rathe5 chaos than revolution. Socie-
'ty is disorg&nized, every man does whatso-
ever he pleases, and his equally lawless
neighbors will permit him TO do the busi-
ness of life is suspended, the fields are des.
ola,e, the roads swarm with robbers, and
the cities are dens where robbers walk un.
molesteI by the semblence of authority;
only little show of order exists immediate
ly around the centre, where some leader
holds temporary sway,to be shifted by the
next surge of dlsintegrated fractions. A
beautiful and fertile country is thus going
rapidly to destruction, and The process which
heretofore has been by events and years, is
now accelerated into petty scrambles Of
weeks and days, and may reach such a point
of utter selfshness that foreign arm must
interpose by necessity, and with force, TO
save millions who cannot take care or them
selves, from utter extinction as Govern
ment and as race. The preservative force
mus, come from without, for the nation it.
self is effele Its degradation through forty
years of deterioration has demonstrated its
incapaciiy, and humanity aud policy COM
bine TO demand that it should not be totally
lost to civilization. Upon whom shall this
duty devolve? What nation shall stretch
for hand vigorous enough 10 stop the down.
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region, The finest on the face of the earth in
all the elements which make up wealth and
greatness, from retrograding into utter an
archy and harbarsm ?-few Orleans Plea
yune
All will admit the truthful and graphic pic.
ture presented OF the present condition Of
nn,,.,xico. TheGovernment falling to pieces,
the people each day becoming more and
more hopelessly degraded, the products of
the soil lessening on account of the want OF
skilled and renumera,ed labor, and thoss'z7r
by which foreign intruders can enter into
the country aud rule its destinies, fast open
ing 10 be closed no more. 1t snow evident
that Mexico cannot govern herself. The
great mass of her people have lost all re-
spect for themselves-they have long since
ceased to have either respect or confidence
in their rulers. No matter which faction is
in tie ascendant, the same scenes OF misrule,
robbery and misappropriation of the public
funds. are " ituessed and suffered by the few
but highly taxed producers.
The natural and inevitaoie result CT these
causes must be the return Of. the people of
Mexico to state of semi-barlsm, or the
country will fall under the rule of some
more powerful and better governed Nation.
We cannot allow any European Nation to
obtain protectorate over Mexico, and sta
tion an army OF obseruation if not of invasion
on our frontier, within few hours sail of
the chief City of the whole Southern States
of this Republic. England and France have
settled the balance of power on the Cont
tinent, That alliance still continues, and
may be directed to adjusting affairs in the
New World. Their fleets hover around Gu
ba, and lie in the ports of the Central Amer
lean Republics ready for action. A protec-
torate over Mexico would introduce an Eng
lish or French army into the heart of that
country, the dislodsment of which would
be no light or lri1ng task. But we take it
for granted that no such oeeupation of Mex
leo would be allowed by this Government,
in whatever political party the power 10 re-
pei it might be lodged. If, however, the
necessity for definite action to save Mexico
from becoming mere dependency of some
foreign power should come, are we prepar-
ed to act promptly and energetically ?-to
protect the people of Mexico from their own
folly and insanity, and at the same. time take
care of our own interests in that quarter p
The question of establishing an American
protectora,e over Mexico has been discussed
and rejected in the Senate of the United
States. That circuslance, however, does not
alter the facts of the case, or do away with
the need for some definite action in that line.
the border States of Mexico, Tamauipas,
Coahuila, chihuahua and Sonora, all must
in process of time become parts of this Re-
public. Texas paved the way for this ac.
ton and the same causes which led to the
revolution in Texas, and It's admission into
the Union of American States are now on