New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-19
MEXICO.

TbefollowiDe letter from an Enghsn o0nu'O''
travelling in Mexico to his friend in ths wy,
importan. and cheering truth. We comu'ena - !"
special regard of those who are anxious .nAS '"o
ton shaI undertake the serious task Oh rese'ie'"e
cur Southern neighbor: ro, 1884
lam pretty certain that when you have real snO
leer vdn viii say that my three years wandering i'll
Mexico has made me MAUI A. 49,. sac,r;,, that
10 ha, tbe time is not distant that they VIII
81 a hundred per cent above present price. feI-
hans Won believe that have great hopes That that re-
sn}t will be brought about by the treaty tnat tue
nsrez Cabinet has made with the american Munster
Not So. place my faith in the ability Of the Republic
70 discharge all her obligations. Compared with her
resources her debts are as nothing. The particular
Statts have not dollar Of exterior debt, differing N
this from the United States where some OF the state
dehs are enormous You Will say that the resources
of the country good unless stable government
shall be established that they may be developed that
capnot be denied, so we must look to the a;tual con-
ditiOn OF parties there and we can arrive at any
conclusion to the time that we may expect 10 see
Mexico in that happy CONDITION 49,
There are two ell marked and distinct political par
ties in the country the one known oy me name OF o
eral Democratic Progressive aud RefOrmers, Puro,
Chinaio Fagarno Feoeraes the other, Conservative,
Rtacti nary, Church party, Army party, hochos'
The mass Of the former party eontAins All immense
majority of the intelligent shopkeepers, mechanics
ard tailoring population generally, Of all the large
cities led by a fair number of the intelligent ana
wealthy higher members of society of all classes and
professions; even some Of the lower Priesthood
The second caIty have a majority Of the old Army
ofcers we'll disciplined army, aud practically all the
ChuD Gu wealth. majority OF the old rch families, ma.
ority Of the women, majority OF the stupid rural
population snd email number of the poor ana lgno-
ra ~ ol the town populations
NTIsv would have forgotten BY this time what they
were lighting about if JnIrez had Dot put forth MS Ia
nous maI ifcsto of the 7th of ast June, Matchmaking
the Church property, &c. -
The Army gentr, and the Chursh gentry really be-
esp the quarrel because the Constitutions, made by the
representatives of the people after sending Santa Anna
oct of the country by the Plan ot Aydts mare tneHl
eubec 10 the civil tribunals instead or giving offenders
the chances OF Escape from justice for their sns Ast
civilians afforded by their particular mode OF al ana
because the Church final cOnhseat'on Ia the per
cent On the assessed value the Govern ent gave them
| by putting what was before unpE0daatiye property
| INTO the HANDS of citizens Gho we've Improving 1t.
| The two paIties thus far, have only saOwn their
inability 10 suboue the other; ont rom inc iact
that the one has property 10 lose yhsD the other
and that that property is being surely wasted, 1t does
not require philosopher 10 see that IN amer years
democratic principles will rule in this country The
! temporal power of the Church ID going ont; pract
cay il is gone but Ill the deathtruggls Is giving an
| inmense amount Of uOuble-a man hae been De-
yeloued by this revolution; his name il MiramoD-the
OILY one Of mark mat has yet appeared-and II Is
pity that he ia not fighting ia better caase de hap
pens TO DO the conservative side, and 80 lar has
shown remarkable energy and ability All that man
could do with such clemens With INN ana against
Pre- sdency OF the central drct of the Republic, and
subdue the circle of States that surround hlmi
| he would so where he pleased II he could Keep the
FIRE from his rear, but that Is the impooslolty Tue
others will 20 where they please when Mlrlnon shall
not be sble 70 beat them with five men to fifteen.
To me the thing VII he decsed so soon ss the LIB
erals shall lave the sense 10 that they must get
man capable of combining and making the best use OF
their abundant elements Of success; and In the mean
time must be content with the interest that our
agent mans &c to collect lie mas Already S0ecVeu
| a I'D in he l.u
couIt If back interest Inc Ieaty they aaye patched
| up is unpopular throughout the RepubEo. Inc very
faithful Democrats at The step their Presldent,
! Juarsz, has taken; others Say that hey Wlu no
longer cht for party that opens the way 10 foreign
nation TO enter their country ard NEEDLE with their do
mestc affairs and others will over TO the Conserva-
tives, and oppose the intrua0n with arms Inere Ii
confusion enough already, but the Ratification OF the
treaty will bring double contusion-two MeMcos III,
stead Of Cneand the Conservatives making good
handle of it, and the effect Is alrsady visible.
Juarez must undo what he has G0ne but II Is to be
hoped that the wisdom Of the United States Will make
il unnecessary for the Liberal party 10 repadiate the
| acts of its recognized head.
| cav the wisdom of the United States; because II
woald be unwise for them to take hold of Mexico in
| the face OF their own domestic difficulties.
There are people there who fancy the. intervention
in Mexico would be of immense advantages others that
| il would be well TO annex il. Either step would cost
| more than il woui1 be worth, even II pracucable
| Mexico would not easily be annexed by the United
Sates even if there united Will there TO do 1t;
ID
This civil strife has aroused the courage OF the nation
The wonders that Scott performed and the good luck
| Of Taylor not data on which the cost OF either
intervention annexation OF Mexico, or any part OF II,
snoulo now be calculated. Three years OF civil war
las caused imnense amount OF individual misery,
and very seriously embarrassed the foreign commences
but 70 far as can judge, the general wealth OF the
nation has not been touched; s agricultural industry
has rather improved, and the staple industry mining,
has not been seriously affected the owners have now
and then been squeezed but the production or iver Is
rather on the increase account Of the general i'm
proven EFT in the mines and if he revolution continues
seven years lDger the copnry will make herself IN.
dependent of foreign nations for the tew articles h4t
she now imports Cottonmlls rough cotton goods,
are being established az various Pieces and as soon as
it will pay they will find 40 difficulty In getting the
! labor necessary TO produce the finer fabrics.
Some Of our friends will say that am talking nom
sense-that the nation is going 70 the dogs, becsuse
commercial men have suffered. Don't you bebeVe IL
The nation is bleeding itself into better health. Out
side hear good deal Of the bgotry aud intolerance
of the Church, bigots of them are, bat intoerant
| they are not. No ID moested, Hor bored into
their ideas; and at the mines of Real del Monte the
foreigners there have had Methodist Chapel, and any
other service they liked, long before such thing was
legalized by the Constitution. The same thing might
also have been established il other parts Of the Repub
lie if foreigners had only religious sentiment enough
| moi TO trade on the Sabbath day; bat in Mexico,
English Methodist and Epscopalian, scotch Presby-
terrain and American, Let him have been what religion
| he may all work the Sunday, without tho virtue OF
the Mexican, Of having gore 70 mass in the morning.
For all that the foreigners in the country are repre-
se1taiives OF the coed people Of their countries and
will be religious when they have an opportunity, W
| they are good now.
What have Just said about the priests, and what
have said before about the cause OF the civil war
shows that they are fighting for their bread and
cheese and privileges than for conscience sake. Re
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