The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-28
Mexico.

The distracted condition of Mexico continues
to attract attention, and seems to leave little
hope of early adjustment of the internal dis
sessions which have made that in-fated Re-
| public an object of pityas well as Of reproach.
For some time past there has been but little
change in the attitude of parties there -neith-
er of them seeming to have gained on eothl
er. The St Louis Republican very aptly calls
Mexico two-headed monster, since she is I'M
| der two governments, both of which,can make
plausible showing of rightful authority
.Juarez is in, by virtue of an article of the
| Mexican Constitution, and de .facto has pos
session of great part of the sea coast MI
ramon is in by an appeal to the same Gonsti7
tuition. and the possession of the Interior 1t
| is difficult to conceive of any two governments
being arrayed in more bitter hostility to each
! other
| As will be recollected, .Ilarez made a
sweep at his opponents by c0hfiscating the
| nronerty of the Church. His decresS have
been carried out in Vera Cruz, and will be
carried out in Qajaco, Tabasco, Tampico, and
other places. But as the Church property is
mostly on the table lands, which are in pos
session of Miramon, the edicts of Juarez af-
feet but small portion of it as yet in any
practical way In Vera Cruz half Il million
has been sequestered bat this bears but a
small proportion to the entire amount of
Church property, which is estimated at three
hundred millions OF course, such an attack
OH the property of the Church, and indeed,
the living of its ministers, has incensed them
to the utmost The Archbishop of Mexico
as we know, formally communicated ,Tua-
req and his principal abettors, in July last
How far the sentence of accommodation ex-
tends we are not exactly informed, but be-
lieve it to be pretty comprehensive. It is Sc
we're wherever il can take effect. since it is
now heretical in Mexico to feed, clothe house,
comfort, in any way, or bury Juarez and the
members of his party. The lower order of
the priests have been excited to outbreaks of
fanaticism against all who are supposed to
sympathize with the condemned parties. On
occasion of the accommodation, there was
imminent danger of rising of the populace at
the Capital, which might have been delivered
over to the terrors of sack, and would have
been fatal to many foreigners residing here
The feeling of the Liberals, against the
priests is no less decided and vindictive. In
Aacazecas, some time since, Gen Blanco seiz-
ed four curates and held them for ransom
which he finally obtained in the shape o /,
twenty EIGHT pack mules Another batch"
as the writer describes them, were arrested
and ransomed for 1880; and recently Gen.
Zuaza, having got hold of the Bishop of Poto-
81, put valuation of $4,000 on his person,
and holds him, we believe, at that price.
The body of the army is also with the OPP
ponents of Juarez, who threatens reforms
which this military mob dislikes SO that if
the odds are not agains. him, there are work
ing for him forces in the Liberal inclinations
Of leading classes, which have much more
strength than appear on The surface Of things.
The Church party seem not to be united, or
to hold Miramon in much favor. The con-
duct of this chief has been in some grave
particulars very foolish, and he is not trusted
by his own party. Itis supposed that he may
any day be displaced by Marquee who has
reputation for sagacity as well as courage and
military knowledge. When that event takes
place, it is surmised that the Church party
will act with more vigor