The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-25

Address or President Juar,z 40 vI.xir"--
bpu.sson OF the True Resolusica OF .Max
Re, ub'ic.
The address of President Jusrez to the people
Of Mexico, which we give elsewhere today, au
poopces "a radical change in tho political snai,,
and financial ideas that have hitherto ruled 10
that republic
A new policy Of government for the State, the
church and the army is announced, ard pr
tion of the DEGREES necessary for establishing il
have been issned TIE chief points Of THIS policy
may be summed up Ms tD)lo~s:- Complete s. para
ton Of Church and State. aud the supremacy
of the civil tribunals over the clergy and the
military the suppression of all monast-ries,
brornerhooos, and other ecc'esi astical sss ,c,s-
tions the appropriation in bahalf Of she nation
os ,he possessions Of the church; tue establishment
of an equality of religious worship before the
La the application OF the church property TO
the extinction of the national debt aud tbe vast
pension list OF the country; the cod'fcsdon
Of she laws; trial by jury the EXTINCTION OF
ali class privileges; the establishment Of a
system Of common schools the abolition Of
taxes on transfers of property-those on
the transit OF merchandise and on the produce
OF the mioes; the promotion of imm grafton AID
araocal change in the fiscal system of the gov
erpplent
Theee are weigbty changes In the policy Of
that so long misgoverned country, and involve,
in fact. its true revolution, which has never been
effected although it ceased to be coloay nearly
forty years since, and has experienced many po.
li'ical changes during that time. We are Ia.
formed that this address ia the production of
Senior I.erdo de Tejada, the present Minister Of
Finance Tor Mexico, and forms bis plan for the
regeneration of bis country He is on his way
here to seek The means to carry it out, aud ia
probably now in Washington to confer With our
government on the subject That Mexico con-
taios abuodant elements for the construction of
great and prosperous country, under the rule of
liberal ideas and enlightened and sklfll gov.
eminent, there can be no doubt But for the es-
Establishments of these, and to overcome the reac.
tionary forces that exist within herself, she re
qnires money and physc force from here OF
which such guvero ment can rely for its perma
nence until the necessary reforms can he establish
ed and produce fruit Whether Senior Lerdo can
present to our capitalists combinations that will
command their confidence remains to be seen.
Our letters from our correspondents at Vera
Cruz and Monterey show how little unity
of action there is in the struggle now going 90
10 Mexico. The Northern States Of that republic
seem to be entirely independent Of any central
power, and the others are all pulling different
ways. Thus, Vidaurri is sending his secretary
bere to bny arms and seek for help; Pesqueira,
the Governor of Sonora aud who has just con.
quered Sinaloa for himself, has sent an agent to
San Francisco on like mission. General
Degolado shortly before giving up the COM
mapd-in-chief Of the army, sent a negotiator
here who, we believe, is still in this vicinity.
We also give elsewhere to-day letter of
| General Miramon, which has been intercepted
and published by the government Of Mexico. It
was written to General Robes, directing him
bow to proceed with the five millions in specie
that recently caused 80 much trouble. The
| General does not seem to have very high OPT
MON of the British Minister'S diplomatic capacity
for he says he shall reply to Mr.. Otway's recla
nations by sending him some of his own notes
The letter is curious one. inasmuch as it shows
his character, and how lightly be is disposed to
| regard affairs of the highest import.
Mexico is now undergoing a crisis in her fate
and the result of the negotiations in this country
will determine whether she will be regenerated
by the new ideas enunciated by her statesmen,
or whether she is to be given over to worse
anarchy than any she has yet experienced, de.
stroyiDg her existing society and material iute-
rests, and, perhaps also the elements necessary
for their reconstruction.