The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-20

worn out aud must give place to the creations Of
| progress.
Affairs In Observation-Disclosures or Another
Charge I'm iss Politics.
The interesting correspondence from Vera
Cruz, which We publish in another column,
gives depl0able picture of the condition Of
Mexico, and the impossibility that peace can be
restored to that unhappy republic by either Of
the parties now striving for power there.
The condition of the Juarez government Is
represented as deplorable in the extreme. With.
out money to carry on military operations with
out credit to obtain money, without unity in its
counsels, or strength Of mind enough to look its
own true condition and that of the government
in the face it seems to be about to drop to pieces
The position of the opposing Cabinet holding the
city of Mexico is no better, and General Mira
mon has subsidized from the active soldier that he
was in the field into the intriguing and inert
President which be claims to be. In addition to
these life-drawn scenes from the two capitals of
Mexico, the accounts from other portions of
That republic are of the same Responding
character. Yucatan is ravaged by an Indian
war and dissension among the whites at the
same time; General Alvarez in Guerrero
clanors for his subsidy from President Juarez,
but makes no movement on receiving It,:
Zuazus, the Commander. in Chief of the consti
tutional forces, is inactive at San Luis Potos
for lack Of money and brains; Vidaurri Ia
Monterey plays the Independent potentate with
a nominal adhesion to the federation and Pes
quiera in Sonora and Sinaloa acts without either
nominal or real regard to any power but his
own.
This state Of things indicates the coming Of
another of the so-calIed revolutions in Mexico,
and all parties are striving to turn it to their
advantage. The Santanistas are active in the
centre, the liberals along the circumference are
preparing to offer to somebody tempting dish
OF church properties, the merchants hope for
American Intervention, and not few of the
quiet-lovipg Mexicans look back with regret
to the palliative policy Of Comonfort. In this
state of affairs Mr.. McLane finds be can do
nothing, ard the negotiations that were going
on for some time between him and the Juarez 60
verpment have fallen through. He has gone for
relief and change Of scene to the Isthmus of Te-
buantepec, and Senior Lerdo, the Finance Minis
ter of President Juarez, has come to this coun
try, as we learn by telegraph from New Or
leans, and is now on his way to Washington and
New York, probably to combine scheme of
policy with our government, and to raise the
wind among our Wall street fnanoiers.
Senior Lerdo is one Of the ablest civilians that
Mexico has produced for long time As sta
tistieian and fnancier he has perfect know
ledge of his own country, is oae of its most ad-
vanced liberals in politics, and, were he in the
first instead of secondary position ia the 60
verpment, might develope policy that would
restore peace and order to his country. He is
the author of the law for turning the enormous
possessions of the Church to the benefit of the
State, and is decided advocate of low tariff
aud the theories OF free trade. His coming here
at this juncture proves the financial straits of
Mexico, and its wish to put Its best fOot Forward
will be able to do any thing will depend upon the
nature of bis propositions, aud the disposition of
our government as to how far it will go in slls-
tanning the cause Of reform and freedom in Mex
leo. The convulaions which that country is now
going through are the natural results where
people determine to cast off old social and poll
teal errors, and to enter upon new career.
The forms of government are destroyed, and
those of society shaken if not dissolved, but the
nation still exists, and, with new ideas and new
organizations, may enter upon life OF progress
and prosperity: such as it has never before wit
messed.