, 1860-01-04


Mia! Is tu k,: :o,,lc OF t:,at beautiful aud 70.
III attic l4nt wl. ch WAS once tho pride Ut tsi.
Spanish Empire, anil s@e11 in tie last generation
reused the :y1ii:.'Ilrs nnd admiration Of the
world9 l:ex,co. III: rich and magnificent, the
treasury Of hrr former masters, aud tse llaiM Ut
The eu:erpri,ln:: bEt = few sArEt years as'', IS
INV III Tie lsaest 1ci'll.S uf degradation, ler
government alternate tyranny and anarchy, her
people >iutiu.: ytaE!y lower luto the slough Of
inertce aati le.i,iessness, her glorious ca Iltl
,~i.h its palaces :,nl churches gUsn:, sluwlj to
dccay, an.I ker ia'.I returning IL 4 state OF n.-
,rsc. ift,w 1np:'l has tceu Tho decent within
the Ia>t It; YEARS we may realize br considering
1i.c COT l:iul Of The ,untfF eycn IT tile :1Eie
whcu Tvxas y.ts annexed. But thirteen yca7s
ago the Spanish -.imer'can Repul'ic was
t;,oucht ty TIL. most experienced s.a:csnlei in
Europe, Sir X. Feel and H. G.'1ot, to have in it
the Clements Of vitality and strength. Ihe Pre-
:ress of the United Status waas st that lime
looked upon witt, some degree Of concern by
she statesmcn of Eurepe, aud tue tavorite pro-
ject was to build up in ilexieo afabrlc capable Of
resisting the advance If the AnSlo-Saxon n aye.
This American balance Of Power may hare
been always cAm&ra. but the TACT thht u
could hare entered the bruins Ct tnea Of SENSE
shows that even III 1876 Mexico appeared 10 the
world :.s 4 State OF resources @ud strength.
But wilo would think NOW of opi'estng iatier!-
cat a.s.bit;au by r.eaEs III any 3iexicaH Or,;anl-
xation? So far ftau, eSpccti3g lhIt Mexico
will br ahls ~ keep single proFlecc ~h'cs :!is
United States desire to possess, the prevalent
feeling il q s.iud Vi desire ''as tise Americans
NAV brin:. .,atl.,sto a close by OCCUPY l'i,, the
Whole country. IL put this n,iserab.e bastard
i,crub.ic out Of its misery, to prevent savacc
Revolutionary leaders from banging, shuot:Hg.
and turtrrins Wtcle-rr The fortune ot toIslt
petty ssiru,is. gives then. the opportunity, to
restore peace to an unhappy per'tlat'ot', aec.l"
rjty to foreign merchants aud settlers, to open
f;o1J f.,r. tn make the
mineral ::sait', ut the country nva'lah!e fot the
vor1d's p,rppseS-a.f these are 1hlngs watch,
seemingly, can be ouly done by some foreign
iuteryentup; for the u1tn Of tile Spanish or
half caster RACES have lad long trial, aud hare
shown themselves capable Only Vi b!5etrs, IT,
rocity, and .rcedlncss.
Things have aow come to such point that
therc is no security to Foreigners, e11he7 for
t'tir PERSONS their properties Eu:ilslltnen
have beet, not cu1y Systematically lu!'bei ty
.n:sinasc taxation, BY forced re4u'>'tlons, and
+ t,y the obstacles thrown in the way Of their
ttlsin :ss, but tte. il we tcen personally ILL
treated. threatened. imprisoned, dr'ren from
town to town, or en.irc'r out Of the Mexican
er,,torv. I'lcir lives mud The ivrs Of t!.eir
ta1.4,!ie- ara III lan.:r; cir prpHer:s, real zed
perhaps by years Vi :n1astrE, it curcseated ~,
n:!itcll cc:1ln.nsins, ard their right. ui1ecr tic
law OF uu,;cus, to tlweit where ther please and
Ia carry on lh=lr llnlri business Is coE=talasis
rial l,ttd.
How can We or auy one Interfere but ly TAX
| in. rossc-:scn cf the country- or whom arc
wc to demand all explanation: The Chief OF
:hc Republic to-day mag bc fu s':ire in week,
while his rival steps into 1ower and w1cass
vengeance VI all the !ate officials. suppose VIC
ask for satisfaction; who is to give it: Tie
| outrage may have been committed by tho other
| party, or by somc independent ru;inn hundreds
of miles Of, or there may be no Police to pre-
rent :: repetition II the aSt, and no money 10
compensate it. in fact, where there is no SET
tied government The ordinary International rem
| e,llcs i.:l. THE question wt.thvr the British
Government Shouts! interfere 10 save onT pco-
ple and III. If capital from injury depends solely
|. on tic fact Whether there is possibility Of
| such au interference. We think there Is not,
| except by "Reminiscences u.id,essed 10 which
erer party may happen to b. in the ascendant.
| i community muy " absolute anarchy acquire
u kind Of irEe.;,cn,ibi!itz, and it. seems 10 us
Tint such il i... coudi1"n Of M.zico at tic pres
cut time II is not until settled goseFnment
| is established that We shall lind any authority
| that NC can hold responsible. Tho only RENE.
| tir at present wouid be declaration OF war au'i
t!e occupation ot tue country. But from this
even the Americans shrink, inasmuch as il
would burden Item with b;.oteI and sayage
population, ignorant to the last degree, and in
cupablc, Al fac as ore can judge, ci ever being 8
raised to tie dignity Of trccuen.