The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-03
COMONPoRTS MANIFESTO.
His Administrative Policy and tho
Causes Of its Failure.
The Conflict between the Church, tho
Army and the People.
a FOREIGN RESIDENTS VIEW OF nexIco.
PUBLIC DECAY AND PRIVATE CHARACTERIZATION,
&C., 6o., DO.

Rssrs OF THE CLERGY AND THE ARAY-CONrLICT
OF PRINCIPLES AND PARrIEs-OBDER AND LAW
THs ksY OF HIS PoLICY-CAUsEs or IT'S FAILURE-
THE REVOLUTIONS or JANUARY LASr-WHY HE
IsfT THE cOuNrRY-HOPns pOR MEXICO, yrC., ETC.
thrown by tho political storms Of my country upon q
foreign shore, far from the whrwnd OF passions which
agtate It, and entirely stranger TO the struggles Of parties
which ruin it, judge the arrived for explaining
TO my fellow citizens and To the world NJ large what
were the motives OF my oooduc, during my stormy
administrations; Whist the political idea thai always
directed the acts Of M government aud, finally by what
my Efforts for the peace and liberty the Mexican
republic we're rendered iruilless.
When In February Of tho present year LET. Me1i,o,
we'll knew thas loft behind the party spirit which
70 persecuto with it, calumnies even q foreign
country but was determined then SILENT hoping
that the public mind having become ca,m win time and
epoch Of s agitation having passed. my voice would
be heard with lees prejudice aud my words besr under
stood.
have maintained this resolution till now, notwthstand-
ing that the attacks Of my enemies have than
urged me TO break It. But perceivpg that passion does
not cease TO prosecute me, and that bad faith and
salumny continue with implacabIe tsnacity launching
against their poisoned arrows IL becomes indspensa-
BILE for TO brefk silence which has shielded me
from unjust attacks, and which, besides, may be
favoraoy Interpreted On the other hand, believe that
period Of my administration fertile In wholesome
lessons for my country, and I shoud longer delay
pointing them out to my fellow counrymep, the
% by fulfilling this duty enabled the honor Of my
person and my principles, 70 tiumphansly those
who have taken pleasure in viliiS ing them.
I might trust my defence 10 the contradictory &C
cusations OF which I the object, for I consider
them the best Justification of my policy, their
authors being those who always caused the cegraoe
Of my country. I might present myself before all
taxed by with being rctrograde because did not
overthrow the social elements peecued by the other
as demsgcgue because bore in my hands the banner
Of liberty and know that this would be sucisn. for
partially and good faith 10 do justice aud force the
caumniaiors 70 . shameful silence. might also answer
with silence the injustice Of passion, only qces
of personal Justification for presence OF the feS,fl
dsasers Of entire people, the grief Of any Of M sons
whoever he may be, s Of but little amount
But the question In not OF that aonei rs question or
yindcsog ideas which have In their authority
Of history the lessons of experience and the progress OF
csnturie,- Of IDEAS which the political dogma OF the
present aud which 70 Do the social cond
ton Of future ones ard IL becomes my dutJ publ;
nan and my conscience a. citizen 20 give proper
plantations, 90 that my ootemporsr,es and pos
terty may have the necessary oaia for judging ne,
and In order that an icea whcn, sses, may the
public, be not regarded STERILE although At the
init trial ~Aon has been made Of u h had me mrfor-
tune TO fall.
In the rational movement which began at Ayuta in the
year 1856. fell 70 ny share :" play me part Of one Of
September the following ycsr, bal important post
70 MI h the government which then wss formed; and
little later happened that the load OF the
AID Shoulders when the priocisl chief Of the
revolution OF yutla that he unable to cooare
no learned ha; public opinion dessaAsed me for his
cetsor
rns POLICY oy ms ADMINISTRATION
At tbst PERIOD my name being invoked Q guaraatee
OF The Cancellation Of pArtes security Tor the ofor
der and progress and Of aoquny for the whole repuo
C. my accession 10 ser In December 1855, signal
OF psoihcsion and como cord; the movements which had
already begun against the preceding admin 1t
we're sioppeo; there VINO had taken up arms and
SEQ The standard Of rtbelncn repouncod their hostile
stttude the dsccnttnt which oil sides he'd begun 70
spread Was slayed, and the genera i,queiado vas
entering tho Presidency; for the nation hoped tina. my
govsrrmspt would not be the srnment Of faction
pot even that Of pariybut government superior 70
all parties, ard the enemy Of al factions.
There were three ROADS WHICH lay open before me:
hrst 70 leave things In The same state in which they
shen the revolution OF Ayutls uiunphsd; secood, to
throw myself Into the OF the revolution principle,
and 10 introduce all the npovs,obs claimed 81 ~ tnird
70 proceed with prudence In xns tho reforms de-
handed by the liberal opinion But the drst OF these
reads vas an absurdy and g crime, and the second
~ absurd and 81 criminal, sDd ss not permitted to
enter thher OF thtm tnce csnrot act either against
the testimony OF bis cossceoce chief aSansl NE
rights interests and opinions VI those whom he
msnis.
In order follow the nrst roai should have had 70
destroy what had already been done when took
Of power into my hands and nj TIA, me revo
luton having become government had advanced greatly
entirely opposise direction 10 the prscedipg ac&or
sbo. Nov, without taxing INTO account the immense
difficulties suscacd 10 the enterprise Of undoing what bad
been done. b. attempting II, would have forfeited my
antececeris and violated my word TOR The purpose Of my
my ser ~ ,ne ms.s o. ny ieuo- o ,ss. ~ NC
motives aud tbject.
BY leaving things in the should have given
sa' sactoD 10 the men who had just fslben, but 10
would have been al the price Of beng covered
with shame In the eyes OF al parties, ard
-bOm esihs we're vain word, ana prinsipIss a chi.
In the eyes OF tie conservatives I should have
been bu, The . ntnus.or Of polly ~hcn NE eD ghensd
men o. tes, party opcoly Condemned, for would have
dscTedtd their principles by ipvoElng them N tho
liberals -ould osve been apsnoioos and soy al aior,
tainted with the blscsest treason - dess 70 my com
psniops aud W my friends. Ia this Say sn 1ud have
prolonged deliberately civil war; for the Of Ayuts
themselves sbused would have risen ssAr
uiinuc 90 anst The Of les ossm struggle in
Oh they bad been victorious would
sdst them 90 beoie and TIRE rec dsspo -ould Dot hsve
teen able long 20 r1suian himself, ba-Bg sxal1st him
tie ,stmony Of his owa corsceDcs and toe ovniop Of
cell thinking men. The result would have BEEN
ucn and 70 increase the 6sngers OF rs berg
changed into blDody end ceS,rous re-sc.Sou;
ana rem aimed c1vsrsd WIN stomisy and tns s a. as
surety ard crime ssainss -hco coed ssnte and
scis rec likeWHe rovo'tsd.
r. subject my pory 70 s ne e,igcDoes Of the teyolu-
iopny eeseni 5ss course ~oioh on ed no Tea iucSa
vepnces The osher hen " aud or ,ns ,rsrau
OF The rOppb'c Tonncvse eli souos -rnout sry cfa
,iesrrtcr OF ria 1T intersst opjn,op or c,ass - - 49,
sdy for 10 schieve what other countries gres, popu
oons IN sbor, periods Of violence ADD madness
al schisvtd. had " enter into desperate s.ruxxe
bot oDy sgens the asses suffering from the syoluon
bot aesp.t the whole poole also Interested in cppos.ug
similar overthrovs And was N represent No tene
Tous presumption and the bad precipitation " vio.
enuy iunovsure revolution. II | WAS 70 overthrow sI
he CID institutions without listening 70 the cry
NJ those Who we're attached 70 them, or Without
'arpg Tor those ~bo reUared buried below the
uins, vs Necessary for 10 DO what these
revolutions 90 ehen they pass Ike hurricane over the
'nes-to launch with ihe band the revolutionary bat
ering ram, and 10 rsnosh with the other the demae
col cseer for those rno destroy old and respected in
sttniors slysys meet With Formidable rcss ance and
have 10 increase the sumber Of victims Ia operen Wan
he ruins they accumulate But governments rhicn oe'
'erve This do act IN tots sss NOE 90 men Who
believe themselves just II the modern world - W
tertep degree indebted 10 bese tremendous cNscysns,
the OF thoughtless motnjes- si'hough sometimes
the fesu Of ,s csused BY oppressive soverrments
they have pever ceased 10 BE- srest impurities, nor
they IN any way he sdopted IS systen Of pouscs II
a 80 A a.. Il nh.nld nat nnln Ia