The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03

to ask where the public money goes.
The News from acknowledgement Conduct
Of the British NIinister-JuaIex's Only
Hope.
We give elsewhere to-day full and interesting
details of the news from Mexico. The civil war
in that republic is rapidly degenerating into
war of anarchy and mutual butchery that is
disgrace to the age. The slaughter of prisoners
and innocent victims by the centralists at Tacu-
baya is the most disgusting narrative it has
been our duty to publish tor long time, and
the murder Of the surgeons, whose only mission
in war is TO mitigate the suferings Of its vic
Tins, gives to the picture a peculiarly Spanish
air of barbarity. We regret that we cannot say
that one at least of the contendiug parties is free
from this barbarous blemish. But such is not
have shot their prisoners and perhaps have pro-
voked the present horrible retaliation Not that
we believe that President Juarez, or his Cabi-
net, Or Governor Zamora, sanction this brutal
warfare. Where they are such barbarous scenes
do not occur. Yet so little under their control
are the partisans fighting in their name, in many
parts of the country, that their merciful orders
are UNDECIDED.
But there is yet higher responsibility before
the civilized world than that of the Mexican
party leaders that must be called to an account.
Mons. Gabriac and Mr.. Otway, the French aud
British Ministers in Mexico, are well known to
sympathize actively with the priest ridden gov
erDment Of Miramon, and yet they have lifted
neither hand nor voice to stay the slaughter of
the innocent. Mr.. Otway, it. is true, did save
one English boy, at the urgent request of the
American Consul, Mr.. Black; but further than
this he declined to go. And now that the hui
name American Consul is expelled from Mexico,
the British Minister refuses to extend to our citi-
zens the usual international comfy Of assuming
the official represent alton Of their interests be-
fore the government TO whom he is accredited
Either Mr.. Otway is crazy or every Anglo
Saxon sentiment is cuTdled in his heart. lie
is unworthy to represent the civilized govern
ment of England. and we call upon that
government to administer to him severe re-
ouke. He las proved himself to be no Briton,
and we should be glad to learn that he was lot
born on English soil. Such sentiments as his
belong to the Iberian. and not to the Saxon race.
AS fer Mexico, we have long since recorded
orr belief in regard to her. She is worn out.
Disorgani2ation ard decay are the laws that now
govern her existence. Anarchy and fratricidal
strife are her destiny until she is reinvigorated
with new blood. That she can get only from the
young and vigorous race that dwells in these
States If Miramon and the church party sue
ceeds she may obtain it from US by conquest, for
he has already declared virtual war against Us.
But such result implies the determination of
the liberal spirits that are now battling against
him. and this would leave little in Mexico wor-
thy Of IMMIGRATION. To avoid such misfortune
President Juarez must obtain an American con-
tingent force. We want no flibustering, and he
must therefore make treaty with our govern
ment by which American officers and citizens
may lawfully enter into his service without ill.,
fringing the neutrality laws. Let him then seek
the right class Of military leaders amongst us,
and he will get the right class of followers He
must avoid the Walkers, the Lockridges and all
the rest of the flibuster small fry, and take men
who have something to lose as well as to win in
going to Mexico. Then he will succeed in 70.
constructing society and government in Mexico,
and re-establishiHg its liberties. But until he
does this he will not succeed He may
hold Vera Cruz--he may drive the church
militant out of the capital--but that does
not pacify Mexico. 1t is strong, it is
full Of life. and it viii take to the fields and
Businesses of the land, and from there wage
guerilla warfare against the government, con-
Stunning its resources in futile marches and barren
victories, as the federalists are now consuming
those of Miramon.
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