The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-03
THURSDAY MORNING.
Mexico.

The ineficiency of our administration,
and the imbecility of our diplomacy, were
never so manifest as in the present condition
of our affairs with Mexico. The Govern
ment of that country has fallen into anar-
chy, and the Republic is on the point OF
dissolution. The crisis which has been con-
templated by every sagacious statesman for
the past twenty years, has arrived, when the
interests, honor, and security of the United
States, demand an active and energetic iu-
tervention, to prevent our neighbor falling
under foreign control, and again becoming
virtually European colony, and thereby
placing her long line of continuous boun-
diaries, with us, in the power of an inimical
and dangerous European potentate. While
England and France are present. with their
fleets and ministers, imposing their autho-
rity upon our natural ally and protege-in-
termeddling in her domestic affairs-dictat-
ing to her public misunderstanding upon
her revenues; setting up a European fac
ton, and putting down the liberals or Anne
rican party-the United States have no rep
resentative in the country, or scarce ship
upon the coast to watch the course of events
Ito direct them to our advantage-or coun-
teract the intrigues of our rivals. sss
At this critical juncture, when a day or a
week may decide the fate Of Mexico, Mr.Bu-
chanan and Secretary Cas5 are standing up
on punctilios, undecided which faction
to recognise as the de tacto government
They cannot discern which party embrace
our friends, or they have not courage to make
the decision and support them. If the Cabi-
net instead of soliciting formal grant of
increased powers from the Legislature, would
use those which circumstances confer upon
them in such crisis, the country would
justify and applaud them. In our foreign
diplomacy the country desires bold, deci-
sive course; but timid;ty, pusilanimity, and
indecision distinguish the management of
all our foreign relations. &@4t.9
The two hostile factions now struggling
for ascendaney in Mexico, are the Church
Vi 0ulOPSoA paAeyj anu enS AAVOiaiot VI
American party. At the head of the latter
is Jaurez, who now holds Vera Crnz with
his forces, and claims to be legitimately the
constitutional President of the Republic
He succeeded to that office by virtue of his
election as yice-President, on the ticket
with Comonfort, the deposed President, who
is now an exile in this country After the
expulsion of Comonfort in the Zuloaga rebel
lion, Jaurez claimed that be was the legiti
mate acting President by the provisions of
the constitution AS such he is recognized
by the liberals and supporters of the FEEDER
al constitution. He is himself strong lib
eral and warm frieHd of the United States.
His minister, Mata, has been for months at
Washington soliciting to be received and
acknowledged as the minister from Mexico,
but Mr.. Buchanan and Secretary Cass have
not yet decided to receive him. m
Zuloaga, who overthrow, by the aid of the
Church, the administration of Comonfort,
was the head of the Tacubaya movement,
and claims to be President dd interim; he
was the puppet of the Anti-Liberal, or
by q faction of his own party, and found
shelter and protection under the flag and in
the hotel of the British Minister. He was
restored, but, few days afterwards, deposed
by the young military adventurer, Miramon,
who found him incapable of filing, and I'M
worthy of the Office to which he had been
elevated He is now wanderer, without
power or party.
The new military Dictator, Miguel Mira
mon,-who is q young military adventurer
twenty-seven years of age-publishes his
edicts as president Substitute" having
substituted himself-in violation of the law
and constitutional the place of Zuloaga
To give color to his usurpation and title,
when he deposed zuloaga he made the i'm
potent old man sign decree appointing him
(Miramon) his successor, or substitute in
the Presidential chair Miramon now holds
the chief sources of strength. He is sup
ported by the Church and the European and
aristocratic factions; he is at the head of
the principal army, and has possession OF
the Capital; he is also supported by the in
fuence of France and Great Britain, whose
fleets are cooperating with him on the
coast and Selling upon the custom house
. revenues which formed the only reliance OF
Jaurez, his opponent and head of the Lib
eral party. 20
SALARIES OF STATE OFFIcERs.-The bill
before the Legislature fixing the future sal.
aries of State officers proposes to give the
Governor SO, 900, State Treasurer $4,000
Secretary and Controller each 81 500, Gov.
errors private Secretary $500, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction $500, State Lii
brarian $500, Superintendent of Insane
Asylum S., 200, of Deaf and Dumb $1,000
of Blind $500, Warden of State Prison ST..
500, Moral Instructor and Physician of same
(eaeh) $500, Judges Supreme Court $4,000
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