The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-15

'abiishng their independence. IT, on the other hand
,ns onlon be recommended by force, the North viii
be able To give rich bride To the saveowners by allow
ing them TO add to the federal territory the beautiful land
when rs now asng into barharism. Mexico-Curscd by
the occupation az mUugrcl aud constantly euera ing
race snpersttous bloodrsty and cowardy ignorant 70
auegree scarcely TO he believed and Yet vain learn
.o hs heWhpors--cahnot long remain without some in,
urleren'e from witSout. Unless England or the United
states determine 70 suppress the putrawcs which tax
ing phase II viii bc iulssslhu ur either any
bold alventrer who shall uron the government and
se'tef ne ana fvotefy amber his deatOtic iowen No
one dwelling N civilized country can have notion Of
M 'te OF h's unhappy region, where IN the ieighhor
hn ~ stately capital with theatres and concert rooms
hhd every night with brilliant audiences bands OF ru
mans are robeng numbering and orurng III the name OF
the church and the consultation.
We are aware that the tale ol Spanish Amer lean revou
hon MOI very Interesting 10 English readers who be-
sides their general dlsiBclinaton TO puzzle themselves
over strange names i'a complicated events, have ma
tural npatence OF these unneanng struggles which lin
ger year after year without object conclusion. But
The fIfignos and the rreparabe injuries sustained by
British subjects deserve more attention That there
should be country within four weeks voyage Of
shores bound us by treaties as well as by ties of graft
tude for sympathy and valuable assistance afforded in
times gone by; that in such country merchants
settlers should be openly pillagcd imprisoned and Danish
ed and should narrow escape with their lives whenever
change ~ the fortunes Of two mpacabe factions takes
pace; and that this should so on year after year in
JPN, o. me circumstances OF our representatives
III Mexico and the Foreign Secretary al home al Of whom
seem unable TO exact the smallest reparaon for these
outrares-are matters which would hardly be overlooked
by the English public il not for the great
when are passing III Europe, and among the Americans
of our own race
The history Of the civil war which has ragged for the
last three yenrs Is, Of conrs. but vaguely known by
readers They will however probably rccollec that the
soeaied church party headed By the priests has after
long struggle been defeated and that Juarc7 said
he fnl hooded Indian is the liberal president of the
Mexican republic The original Of quarrel the
attempt Of the clergy 10 establish ecclesiastical domi
nation the State As is well known the wealth of
the ecclesiastical corporal enormous tho pro-
duceol the Mexican mines large proportion in the old
days 81 spanish domination consecraea 10 the church
and went 10 build and emheilsh those superb cdices
which are TIC wonder of travellers. lis real property
also was, and is, very large and great accordingly,
was the power OF the priests that when the opposite party
threatened them with the sale OF their property they
able to buy up the whole garrison of the city OF Mexico
10 overthrow III government and 10 up tool OF their
own as President The favor Of France and the apathy Of
England caused Huloaga to be recognized II is whispered
that the influence of the priests with usrious per
sonage in France was hot without its effect in deernn
ing the policy Of the Emperor, The French Minister
ceiycd Instructions 10 side with the church PARTY, and
probably those instructions have not yet been changed
The consequence has been overthrow of social order
and Generalization Of the whole people which exceeds
anything that passing in the Kingdom OF Naples itself
All that be said in favor OF the present things
is that the priests have not been actually successful
The feeble government cannot put stop 10 these
doipgs II Is absolutely without money, and has
means of putting down the church rebels but by
ing again 10 forced loans, and the country Is i'm
pvershed and destitute that the smallest with
difficulty wrung out of tho people. In the meantime
brigandage is universal and II is impossible 10 travel
even few miles tout danger Of being not only robbed
bat murdered with every artfcs Of cruelty The cx-
poits and executions Of highwaymcn the chief topics
OF discussion everywhere Even in the of Mexico
passengers arc Knocked down and robbed almost with i'm
punity The government shoots and hangs promptly
where it can catch the offenders, who very often
priests but lis Efforts do not perceptiby TO diminish
the number Indeed, II is plain that the whole country is
thoroughly lcmoraized and brought The brink OF ruin
and unless ieady POoers interfere TO support the 9orern
men ats impossible thu civilization can ur,p the Trials to
3rtych II is