The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-29

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this view Of it, the contest IL highly important,
and assumes national Dimensions. II either Op.
| dy Ike or Hnvrmeyer shaald he elected. 1t will
lie regarded, ON all hands, ~ triumph Of the
anti slavery sentiment; and In the presence Of
pas~ipR events, and In view Of the tone and tem
per OF large portion Of the public mind. both
North and South, we canSot conceal our fears
that it may lead to the most disastrous conss
quences. New York city Ia the hitherto aacsp-
t,,red fortress of nationality In this State Let
I, tall into the hands Of the enemy, and the
cause Of anti slavery and revolution u triumph.
ant throughout the land.
The Condition OF Mexico and Our Neu-
! trslisy Laws.
The condition Of Mexico ut the present mo-
uent is awakening much comment in this ooun-
try AZ we'll a. Europe, and earnest attention IL
attracted to the probable fate Of one of the
greatest silver producing countries in the
| world. a''.ari.@'s i-
| Much doubt Is entertained On all sides
whether she can oone out Of her present civil
conflict with any thing like wealth, Industry or
social Organization len In her borders. Tho
fact b, that Mexico u undergoing, vt this mo-
ment the true revolution Of her political and
social Institutions Hitherto. all the uphesv-
ings there have been nothing more than
changes In the personnel Of government The
Spanish authorities were driven out by the war
Of independence; but there was little change Ia
the principles of government The old colo
NAL spirit and msny Of Its forms were left The
clergy and the military were still held az sepa-
rate classes from, aud superior to, the mass of
the people, and so 1t WAS with a vas,
number OF other old and worn out DO
lticsl and social Institutions. In 1851
the new constitution initiated the true
revolution. by abrogating the military order,
and IT has been placed upon it's true ground by
the DEGREES of President Jusrez last June, ma
tionslizing the vast possessions OF the church,
and reducing the clergy to civil equality with
the rest of the community.
Against this revolution the church and the
army have united, and are making desperate
light of it. In the absence ., other sources of
revenue they have taken to plundering the
conductas Of specie confided to the good faith
of their own organized government for trans
poriation to the coast In this contest the
military skill and discipline of the country
are opposed to the revolution, which de-
prives them Of their special privileges, and
consequently the ill-trained bands of the PEG.
pie are incapable Of meeting their disciplined
| opponents in the field But SO general is the
desire for the revolution that the troops, though
| winning battle after battle, cannot subjugate
the country, and TO- day three fourihs Of the re-
public obeys the constitutional rule of Presi-
dent Juarez. Notwithstanding this great fact,
nees in bis government Parties we'll versed
| in Mexican affairs all agree that the Pre-
sident is honest, but too impressive, and
that in his councils he has some Of the
most incompetent men in Mexico. In ad-
dition to this, he has no military chiefs whose
| skill and energy are capable Of overcoming
the adverse elements with which they are sur
rounded.
In this emergency, the only resource of the
Mexican liberals is to look to this country for
the military skill and energy necessary to
organize their i'll disciplined forces, and to lead
them to victory. During our own Revolution,
Washington was compelled to find in the hume
rous foreign officers who volunteered in our
cause the military knowledge and training
which were requisite to organize the Revolu.
tionary army of the United States- But though
President Juarez should desire to find among
Us men Of high tone and Of admitted military
science, our neutrality laws stand in his way,
and prevent the class of men upon whom he
might rely from going to his aid. We are glad
to learn from our Washington correspondent
that Mr.. Buchanan has recognized the folly and
the evil Of those laws, and intends to recon-
mend to Congress modification of them, so
far as they prevent Mexico from resorting to
that class of assistance from us as will best
enable her liberty loving citizens to overcome
the powers that would Cypress them.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS UNDER THE CHARTER-
A GREAT FARCE.-It cannot be too often re-
peated that the salvation Of the city govern
mept at this moment depends upon the charac-
ter Of the men elected on the first Tuesday in
December to the boards of Aldermen, Council
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