The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-12
MEXICO.

We give full details in another column of the
recent battles in Mexico. Notwithstanding the
repulse of the Liberals from the capital, the
triumph of the priestly party is but local, and
is believed to be but temporary. The Juarez
or Liberal Government is in the ascendant in
most of the States, and, having the hearty sup
port of the masses, it is destined to triumph at
no dis tant day. 1t will be seen that the Gov
eminent of Miramon when informed Of the
recognition of the Juarez Government by the
United States, at once proceeded to expel our
Consul from the capital. This might furnish
the Administration with ground for intervention,
under other circumstances but the act of rec
ognising the rival Government makes it, and
not the aggressor upon our rights, responsible
for all injuries which our citizens may suffer in
Mexico. On the same principle, we must look
to the Liberal Government for redress in the
cases of the Americans who were murdered in
cold blood by the triumphant Miramon party
at the capital. The legitimate course for OBJ
tanning redress under the circumstances will be
for our Government to demand apology and
satisfaction from the Liberal Government, whose
sovereignty we acknowledge, and call upon it
to punish Miramon and his party as revolted
subjects. The Government of this country can
take no notice ofthe Miramon Government, with
out ignoring that of Juarez, which it so lately
acknowledged, and any invasion of Mexican
territory to take the law into our own hands
would be treating our new allies with equal dis
respect. We feel curious to know how the
embarrassment is to be disposed of.
We have seen so many liberal and ant-lib-
eral Governments rise and fall in Mexico
within the last few years, that we have no
special confidence in that which has recently
been recognised by the American Minister at
Vera Cruz. 1t may triumph over the Church
party but not many months will elapse before
it will be overthrow by some new faction, with
some new motto to catch the popular applause.
We see no hope for Mexico, except in its sub
iugaton by the United States or England.
Whether it would rebound to our permanent
advantage to accept that fine country as a
boon, with the drawback of its present popula-
ton upon its soil, may well be doubted. An
nexation would probably promote our material
prosperity, as IL would tnat OF MeXlcoj Dut the
effect of adding dozen Mexican States to the
Union, peopled by degraded, priest-ridden,
semi barbarians, could scarcely fail to deterio
rate our political and moral character as a
nation, low as they now are, under the rule Of
the Slave Democracy. We say this, without
reference to the question of Slavery. The
Mexicans, admitted into the Union as States
in their present condition, would be the sport
of demagogues of the basest stamp, and the
party which should offer to make the great
est concessions to their superstitious preu
dices would command the undivided vote Of
the masses.
If it shall ever be the destiny of Mexico tc
fall into the possession of the United States
we trust that it will be when the present Slave
Democracy shall have heen overthrow, and
when the country and its Government shall be
restored to their pristine love of Liberty anG
Justice. Under wise Administration of the
Federal Government, on maxims Of Liberty
we cannot doubt that Mexico may be redeemed
from anarchy and barbarism. But, under
present auspices, annexation would only re
duce us to the Mexican level,