The New York herald., 1865-01-07
The Dass-rbed Conaitis. or u.xi...

The Disturbed Conditisn or Msxiss.
The condition Of affairs In Mexico Is daily
becoming worse and worse for the new rSgi~a.
Scarcely warm in his imperial seat, Maximilias
begins TO realize the insecurity Of bis position.
The uneasy spirit Of Mexican republicans
rises before him with every little outbreak o.
startling insurrectienary movements and scores
are hung osshot for hnttering "treason" In theis
cups.
Maximilian does not understand the Hexf
can people, and never will. No prince q
European blood can ever rightly eompsehen1
the principle OF republicanism as received and
expounded on the American continent Ths
Mexican Emperor is twofold blind In thia
respect Ignorant Of the normal sentiment a
Independence abiding among the peoplshe b
supposed TO rule over, he has also failed to 10
cognize the foundation upon which all religious
and political power In Mexico rests. He fAileA
to respond to the demands Of the Church Two
thirds Of the property In Mexicc b owned -
the Church. The republic in4erfered with ths
property rights-of the Church--asin in the case d
the French revolution the Church resisted, and
succeeded in breaking up the republic. TAs
Church influence was exercised In faver;el
Macmillan, to enable II to recover thspropsrty
1t lost through the agency sf the pspabl6a
Macmillan was called to tho Mexicaa throns
by the Church for this purpose. Enrobed ID
the imperial purple, Maximilian locked aAsae
to see how the restitution Of Church property
could be Effected The more he examined -
subject the more he became involved in skAy-
rinth Of perplexing questions. He at length
found himself bewildered a. to ~ manner II
which he was to keep his pledges TO tho ChnrsAs
replenish his own exchequer, and sppease tAe
rising and turbulent passions Of hs sahjessA
He found the property which Tie Church wosl0
reclaim 80 situated that he dare not touch H.
mortgaged, probably to European houses which
he deems 1t imprudent for the Interests of his
own purse to offend The Church, therefore,
finding itself no better OF under the empire
than under the republic, is gradually weaning
itself from It's adhesion to Macmillan, and
throwing it's tremendous power into the hands
of the malcontents.
Eventually the Church in Mexico will break
down the empire, as it has broken down The
republic; and tits the effort Of the Church to rs-
store the republic that Macmillan has to iear,
far more than the 'ebullitions Of patriotism,
which some enthusiastic Mexican liberals. .occa-
sionally indulge in. Between the hostility Of
the people and the antagonism Of the Church.
it may be trnthful1y affirmed that the imperial
crown Of Mexico sits upon an uneasy head
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TIE lsFIuENcs or CoaOREssIoNAL LE0n-
iArroN At ALBANY.-N is expected that
bills will be brought before the Legisla-
ture at its present session to enable The
railroads Of this State to increase theiT
rates of fare and to constitute the banks
of this State substantially national banks,
enabling them to circulate the government
currency and to withdraw and retire all their
present paper. There is no doubt that these
bills will pass. Congress, by its erroneous
ideas Of currency, and by its very great blum
ders in legislation on that subject has already
affected very injuriously all branches Of trade.
II has entirely unsettled the price of labor -
well as of all commodities. and now We ssS
that this deleterious influence is TO extend st11
further-it is to release the railroad companies
from the restrictions Of their several charters
and to modify our whole State banking system-
Doubtless, as Congress has done 20 much
evil through avicious currency, TIE act in fAvos
Of the railroads is but just and right; but II ,
to be hoped that while the Legislature has the
State railroads before 1t, 1t will also make soms
changes to improve their general management
which, in so many instances, ID notoriouly bad.
Government has, In the main, adopted the sams
system as that Of our State banks, basiag its
issue upon public stocks; and the enabling sct
Of the banks may, therefore, not necessarily
have any harm in It, and it viii certainly have
some advantages.
But people naturally inquire what Is To- b
the limit Of all thisi Where are these changes
to stopi How far Is the bad effect Of bad
financial system to 60; and to what extent is u
to be permitted TO break up the establishea
arrangements Of businessf This evil Of Tho
currency has 90 far been principally felt In
buying and selling only. Now 1t comes into
our State Legislature, and demands change In
certain laws. What win it do nexti 1t Is only
when they attempt 10 answer this question,
"what nexti" that the people see the full daz-
ger that the bad money system may cause, for
the answer is that there Is no apparent limit -
this evil. 1t viii break up everything, and ths
business Of she country will be involved In
general ruin, II there is not a change in the
national finances. And the only change that
can save US is q return to specie payments Il
we do not return to specie payments, as England
did after the battle Of Waterloo, our financial
state will be as bad as that Of France was In
the Raunlntion or az that Of the rebel