New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-22
faithfully, as he has always done, lmaes lhs
orders Of President Juarey. s-i.alif - alfsf ~

faithfully, a. he has always dons, ,maes Ne
orders Of President Juares. ,f - e.'se ~
"A few days ago, we had rumor from That q.
cessOn nest Matamoros (through which mos
Mexican news comes filtered, and this b ID,
only excuse for Cur contemporary, thsts VI.
dsurri had declared for the French; lad plse,d
his cannon in the forts outside Of Monterey. "a
was awaiting the attack of Gen. Doblsdo. vAs
was reported on the way from Saltillo viii 4
large force to compel his obedience.
The truth is that Juarez, instead Of diStrustin.
Vidaurri, has recently been in Monterey without
escort, to arrange with him the only questiew
of difference between him and the Nationd
Government, and which relate simply "a
the control Of the revenues of the frontier
Custom-Houses, now largely increased BY tsa
Confederate cotton trade. 1t was in this visit
we presume, that be made the romantic
stop at the wayside rancho Of Santa CT.
arina"-perhaps to lunch-which our cotem.
porary digniies into sort Of second Elba: ga
little statement which. when analysed end
traced back to its original causes, reveals tale
of romance and sorrow which deserves TO 6nl
its place in the long pages of history near IA,
recital Ct those who 800
rst tell sad stories Of the death Of inr,'" -
and perhaps led to that semi-obtusry not;os
that year or two ago Benito Juarez was Pres
dent of Mexico Ia
But he certainly could not have stopped NJ
Santa Catarna to avoid the cold hospitality q
Vidaurri at saltillo--a place which he himself
bad left some days before TO visit vidaurn At
Monterey. 1t would seem, indeed, that the
geography of these towns is only now for the
first time emerging from the obscuuity u
merely local importance or local insignifcanes.
Our contemporary compares the Church party
of Mexico with the combined forces Of all tbs
American clergy, and hints at the difficulty Mr.
Lincoln would have il opposed by all these diff.
ferent denominations" Episcopalian, Method.
ist, Presbyterian" &c, which make up the
body of our people; but we beg to remind hin
that President Juarez was elected President By
a large majority Of the people, despite Tie
Vaccinations of the clerical party, which had
neither strength nor consistency enough to Pre-
sent q candidate. 49,
Yet before we close we must agree with the
closing paragraph of our contemporary whom We
have felt constrained to criticise in the interest
ef history, of geography end Of mankind:
"with renewed strength, we may yet
see the people Of Mexico ertricste
themselves from the snare Of diplomatic
chicanery aud foreign force and cunning
into which they have fallen, and yet vindicats
effectually their right to be free and inde-
pendent people;" but it will not be because
"the noble example Of Juarez, so admired IN
this country may awaken reaction In his fl.
yor in his own land" Juares has not yet lot
the confidence of his people. The nationslseuss
is not yet given up as entirely lost. Inysdsd BY
one Of the most powerful and wsrlike natisss d
the world, supplied with the modern implements
of war, and themselves comparatively unsxned
and defenseless, the Mexican people hsvsnsde
a gallant resistance. The Frenchman really
holds to-day only the ground which is covered |
by his pickets. Neither force nor the blsndish- !
ments of the imperial conqueror have completely |
crushed the spirit nor altogether won the hsst
of the Mexican from his native Independence. |
The people of France already chds |
at the expensive and resultless expedi. l
ton, and the first new phase of Euwsssn
may be seized as pretext for The !
total and final withdrawal of the invading army.