The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-23
THE DECENTRALIZATION OF MEXICO
Prom The London Times, Nov. 81

The Mexcans appear determined to put Europe in good
humor with the theory of annexation. That fertile and
beautiful portion Of tho habitable globe is turned
into such den of thieves and marauders that any
change which may he introduced by foreign
con, into its form of government must be accepted
improvement by the civilized world OF the usual
business of life there is end in Mexico The principal
cities appear to be in the hands of set of rob
bers, Of another Time when the miserable
faction fights which constantly occurring from one
end of the country to the other at least claimed to repre-
sent political distinction Their party cries pro,
essed to imply something dignifed thai, bare
faced mpne than the proceeding of the highway robba
who pointed huge bell shaped blundeibuss at your
head, and called upon you to throw yourself the
ground with your face to the earth while he plunderd
you OF your property There was plenty of ROBBERY and
plenty of violence of course under the old system but
at least had you been robbed ten years ago the hills
between Vera Cruz and Mexico the government Of the
hour would have expressed polite regret and murnured
something about % troublesome times" II bad
enough then for the unfortunate foreigner who al
ured by the fertility of the soil and the spendor Of the
sky, vcntured to trust his fortunes to the chances Of
Mexican OF course il there had been good many
policemen about few soldiers, garote artist or two
and settled government, most Englishmen, and all gen.
tlemen from Scotland the North Of Ireland could have
made fortunes in Mexico in incredibly short space
time. Ask the result from those who have tried i'll
Ask them to tell you the meaning of the word 'poau
cidmnato =! The Parsans tame, chenduriDg
population, slow to take offence, to street fights
by the side of the mobocracy Of Mexican city. Who
that has it forget the alarm which made the air
electrical the dropping shot so, the peang bells the
furng of the red umbrellas the hurried retreat OF the
monks TO their droneiies the closed houses and the
sharp struggle which ended in the subverson Of Qua
trnmpery government and the substitution OF another
trumpery still Nor must it be supposed that, al
though few of the rabblo could get up respectable
enough ut any Time the evils OF upon
large scale unknown to this brilliant Lstarrd
land 1t would be idle to through a catalogue d
the miserable revolutions which in the lifetime Of
of middle age have afflicted Mexico with transoy
desoation, for prolific is the SOIL vigorous life
that bright land that desoaton there can last but fora
restore what the spasmodic frenzy of had de-
stroyed
After giving full account of The recent bombarlment
of Iampco and the robbery Of British subjects the Times
proceeds !
Now, may fairly ask what interest have in the
defence of the Mexican republic when such ontages are
committed against fellow bjects upon Mexican scli
Under ordinary circumstances, might talk Of epris
and redress but of what avail would anything that
Mexico could give be to us No government exists
there from which could exact satisfaction 10 levy
an indemnity upon the inhabitants of Vera Cru
would simply be to plumber others have been
plundered ourselves. We do not covet the poses
sion Of square foot of Mexican SOIL which would
us be an encumbrance- not advantage. Why then
should ntcrpose between the ambitious designs the
government of Washington and this wretched Mexican
republicf To the establishment of any government
II could enforce law aud order In Mexico would be an
advan tage-not loss Tho Spanish monarchy, In its IS
decadence is fitting out expedition against Mex
but this is of course but farce, for the days
Cortez gone by. Every gun fired the Mexican 7
territory Ia fired to the ultimate profit of the great Anglo
Saxon northern confederation.