New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-05

ence, Mexico has been engsgec u u struggle 70 gcl
nd at once Of the overweening 20 yer OF the
Church, exercised through the possession Of grea:
proportion of the soil, and maintained by means OF
the army, kindred evil inherited from the Spanish
Colonial Government This struggle wears the
appearance simply of 3 series Of revolutions, aud
has repeatedly reduced the country to condition
Of great poverty and anarchy. AT present it wears
h more di-couragng aspect than usual. But the
very ferocity of the priestIy and military party,
their bloody slaughter of opponents and the vio-
lent extremes to which they hasten to apply what
ever triumphs they gain, seem to evince despera-
ton rather than confidence, and to leave some
ground to hope for their final defeat But it Is
ceItsin that, however We may speculate as to the
causes aud issues of the contest now waged it has
deprived the country Of revenue, soiyency, power,
consideration; and unless soon brought to more
favorable termination, will leave her in the end but
the empty and bloody skin of victim OF
priestly intrigue and military ambition.
Where the carcase is. there the vultures nat
urally cOngregate. AL manner of FiIibusterS
have shifted the scent of the still warm remains.
But the northern Departments or States especially
invite the nroads of the freebooter. They are but
hinly peopled, remote from the more compscty in
habted districts, and all but inaccessible TO we'll
appointed armies. All manner OF speculation is on
foot looking to their separation from Mexico and
annexation to the United States.
Of course, there are large Mexican Immigrants,
or pretended grants, in the hands of the leading
Spectators One of these calls for nearly Forty
Millions Of acres Of land and may have cost cent
All acre-the purchaser taking his risk as to the
right of the grantor TO sell Most of the large
grants were without consideration, other than a
contract TO settle and improve, seldom or never
even in pretense fulfilled on the part OF the grantee.
But, as these grants are only wanted to give color
to military raid they serve their turn as well as
better would.
The holders Of these grants or claims have en-
ergy audacity, talent invention: their chief lack Is
m0ney-a serious but not absolutely fatal want. If
they can raise enough to ann and feed ragged
regiment or two, they can depend for the rest on
their liberal promises of lands, &C. upon the frui-
ton Of their hopes. And, as these promises can
never be enforced against the makers, they not
likely to be niggardly in their dispensation
The calculation of the leading Fillibusters mani
festy is that the Pixies Peak gold stories are sub
santally swindles-that the great body Of the adj
yenturcrs will soon desist from digging and COM
meuce starving, and that from these an army of
thousands may then be embodied among them,
ready for any enterprise that promises glory and
plumber BY their help, it is expected that Chi
tached from Mexico and prepared for formal An
ncxation to this country. And should pixies
" Peak" prove the will-o-wisp that is generally ex-
pected, hundreds if not thousands may easily be
enrolled there for land-stealng foray on Mexico.
Such is the gist Of the matter as it now stands
but every weeks developments may change it.