The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-05
Aegister
M I D D l. E B u Y;
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY s, 49,
Mexico.

The condition of this State is really of
more direct, vital interest to us than that of
any other out of our boundaries. They are
our nearest neighbors, on the South. That
everybody knows 1t is known, too, that
they have done us the compliment of adop.
ting our form of government, so far as it
was possible to do it in such State. There
are but very few who need to be told that
the smaller part Of the population are
whites-Spanish, that the larger part are
Negroes, Indian and mixed breeds. PEG.
pie who read are generally convinced that
as democratic experiment this is nearly
failure--that the people of that country
are not, and never have been very secure
in the enjoyment of life liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. Virtue, industry,
intellectual cultivation have been but little
fostered in that unhappy country. They
can scarcely be said to make any moral,
or physical progress We are authentic
ally informed that civil resolutions are
very frequent, sometimes several within
our Presidential period. Political parties
and factions appear and disappear with
great rapidity and generally have as a
basis the fortune and reputation of mil;
tary notability who occupies or aspires to
the Presidency. Recent history informs
us that not long since our government ex-
listed war with our mongrel Spanish
sister, and after brief set to a large piece
war conquered, but aside from the
diminution of territory it does not appear
that the State was materially improved
by the dicipline, indeed, there is reason to
fear their case is constantly getting worse.
But aside from such general statements
we believe the people of this country gen.
orally cannot claim very intimate ac-
quaintance with the Mexicans and their
institutions. From the many rumors which
come to US on every southern breeze, if
all true, there is reason to believe that q
dissolution cannot be far distant; still
these confusing and contradictory reports
to the general reader ordinarily convey
but little intelligence that is reliable so
ridiculously extravagant and false are re.
ports from Mexican sources. Somebody
has very aptly said that it is all mud-
dle-a most significant term and describes
as perfectly as may be with two sylables
the true state of the case.
But our interest in this State is chiefly
from the fact that we consider ourselves
the heirs of that estate, so soon at least as
its present occupant is defunct. And not
'a few there arc who are ready even now
to seize upon the inheritance with the in.
cumbrance. Nothing, we think, could ex-
coed the folly of this. There is excellent
reason for believing that these worthless
races, if left to themselves will soon worry
Oub hhNiA SNh NAiDtSLSC anu I0llGNe the
country Of their presence The Great
Ruler usually acccmplishes His purposes
in His own way, and in this case we see
excellent reasons why Wis plans should
not be interfered with. When this terri
tory is prepared for us to 60 up and pos
sess it we shall, without doubt, in some
way be apprised of the fact ard this may
be as soon as we shall absolutely need
more room.
We know Of no warrant for any intSr-
ference with the internal affairs of Mexho
certainly no democratic warrant. for tn
right to manage our own affairs in our own
way, we claim to be at the foundation of
our institutions and is certainly as sacred
to the Mexicans as to US. We believe in