New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-01

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.,'sI,~s aud called or him TO dismiss them. inns;
with creditabe fiImDess and honesty JuaItI IeIscu
to do ana IN bis appeal to the people TOOK w eto
responsibility of the obnoxious decree: Al nst MS
inti Iidify Somewhat cOwed the opposition; II WIS
"i,i l-the-cat" Kind OF question, and no one lihea
to face what seemed to ne the nISSiS,ae hing
Juarr2 DepufatiOns private ilelnis eNeIy'nluB
Jr like failing TO shake him, the Liberal leaders,
AltnmirIn0 and ZamacOna in the van' gIaduliy
i',oLs rIouud against him, and for o month past
Nth Gen. Dlz for their PIeSldGntlai G T,Iur-
date have tnGeayOred 10 punish ms t l:AIeiI
Wing" by driving nm ara MS ION of tLs
I,rsd,ut by the old Liberal party may De )udgeu ol
y tOo SIGNIFICANT facts. When he delOscH tis ihu-
tiuous governors OF Puela and GlanaJato; ne hau 10
tiirrt M their SUCCESSORS men who had puDAcly
1,rlurrd against his election order the person GOT
tn ,dit one Of the Journals established mere was
Io,f,v nfterward ncluded. by an inadvertent act
of Justice the part OF his Official iiehds III . lst
of notorious iHtd1H0s and WcGPlgi0s lOpPlODlious
torr,S for unlicensed lawyers guilty on ioinehlng
rety law suitSl sent by the government ltstl 10 INC
til,uuals with an order to exclude them from APP
p,arng, even ~ agents or attorneys III lac' Ill any
proceeding whatever. .,-u..f,.
With an cndcavor to gcnerllzc impartaly nom rom
'hr thousand-anG-one columns OF argument in inc
Liberal press the position Of tho constitutional party
may TINS be stated. . - -.
The nation by q ten years war in support OF us
Constitution bad been hal ituattd TO regard u as
the sacred ark of IFS political safety Even me Non
scryatvcS. or cN-menalls lists. hoIoHGhIy uedten anu
deo1,,Ilizcd many of them fIun IFtllotlslh over
coming the ties of panty. having lnnfht III the llo-
sIal ranks under the banner at that C3hsliulion,
ana all Of them having lrohi'd ny the huhliiatine
,xlrrenCc of foreign intervention. We're. hehltuy
,,us,d to uIitc ps loyal McXiCaus III building up,
on that organic instrument as The Cornerstone, -
r.v and brttrr edit &c of national union and pros
peiity Tie COnqUeIoiS IN The CiNi war were "S
Nraiiy inclined 10 meet tins feeling 10y aS genera
acis of amnesty and restoration oi pohlcai rl5h's as
would be consistent with - que fta'd 10 tne Pcll
manrut pcaCe Of The country ara tHt uhuiS'Uln'u
asCcntaucy Of Liberal principles Inc c"hhlI!
needed rcpoSe. socially aud polilcaiiX' 10 s'cuIe
that. especially on the dlsuanGituI o lhe hulHpV"s
armies Oi the republic. attention SHOULD al
once he paid 10 the reorganization ot the siHi
tered administrative aud lud"@hl sNstchlH' oo'n
State ana National, ald COZ; heict anu ~ 'ii.'
enterprises should Lee promptly ana Vigorously en-,
eoufu.cd Thereby aeViatmE The Pcncial dlAiltNSA ara
placing the government finances oi idin ha's' nc
aciaioIIal poNols conferred ny IN" congress on 'ho
PrsidUEt expired, 10y express inul'aiul on inc clpSe
ui The war with France. That war was 40 an tud;
peace Tcigncd thg0uphCt Mexico. and the CouSlitu-
tiviHl Government, Ter almost Tie NM tiic III hei
history was lodged and uhey,d III all her ter
Iitorv. Therefore man tulaw tiir Suspension OF Tie
cn Institutional guarantees and all exercise OF ahi-
nry InWrrA should wholly cease. aud the people be,
without any aVo;,ble decay called Ia tie pniL. to
oilauiXe their ordinary CCuClal. stale, ana hiUniclHi
pnvtumcuis. Had all this hrrr done the gratitude
fl the people would have secured tie UNANIMOUS re-
election uf .uaItZ tO the Presidency. Hnd thy Con
elts>. sitting he Grand Inquest OF tie Nllinh'
wcud have settled. Ou INST ana humane Wlhtil les
an questions. both as 10 pcroi>aud Interests ARISING
,ut Of tie late civil Wal amended thu Constitution.
If necessary. ia CUISitU iluha Way, an presenting
with the Executive ana then c"InitUn to,Sliu'h'sa
a lIttti nom To i'ltiti l"isiiN, va "
,aicd to the wmid the capacity Of M'Aic" Tor sell,
government. in accordance with the humane and
civilized spirit cf the age.
Instead uf ~ least aiding in the accomplishment
of Lcse beneficial results TIE Pr sldrut inst wasted
Invaluable weeks IL iracti", ai san Luis Ioios ana
"a tstiNiilt and Tie Itc' ii!,h al li'ohe iIt
II tEC taEitai. Instead 81 Lis coming prepared. by
lis loi L leisure on tie frontier. VIII cafciy stu",
led. bold. vigorous and yet perfectly CoHsiiihti0ha
measures ior Organizing M A"i'Hl'' i'I'n anu
restoring lis finances. uuihiuS l"s bern i9l'tceb or
UluviGtd Tor and the Government luN rktd ont "
precautions Subsistence. from DAY IA day, 10y ituI"r
any shifts, di>uttitallt laItou-pcUChnf. Hhd even
the seizure of tie municipal revenues 81 tie CWt@L
leaving It's Inhabitants & i1tA tu All Tie nhihWlI'NS
evils sprinliEg from nHladinrlsuai'nh WIN IN
,mp1y treasury lac amnesty question: lie i'as iaktu
wholly into lis own hands. instead 81 Receiving ~
Z Con -reSs. Ia hons II property belongs; Hd really
lgHOIaut from his long absence on itc hohtlei' "t
thc real state of the country. and al wlai .S hr"h
going On in il during that alsehco, las las
welded that vast pIrl0taiiVc ~ the hddi,Ts
e the pro,rcesta cnnvr. non expresses H. with
the hands ui iay0IitSn and arbitrary power Wine
uuiHBoTiaut prrtous whom lUNriiN alone compelled
to accept official bread il0m Macmillan. mr u'aitd
with rgpT; great conspicuous ard uuTsp miami de-
llngucnts walk the streets ~ freedom, - ound hN
petty iHe aud even aslr 10 luilur'c 'ir "tHIlhi'r
Of the communicable lLie 'arii"iiht l"i'l nHu
fetal Neglect Of administration have Li~rdt' n'd
the couniIy. and paIalyzed commerce and Iroduc-
ticn. While his pOytInoIs exercise Arbitrary Inwrr
in the States, nIzzle the press. line aud inprlSon
editors dissolve city cupolailous. and distribute
troops To oyerawe clcctiuns. balditii control TIE
Highways, and armed robbery STALKS by daylign -
streets. All this. aud pIcat deal morc. but confirm
the general opinion Of the rOuutIN, which came near
deIosing him ben me Irtnch invasion c"lnt 10 us
official IesCue, that with all The puliy oi his own per
soHa character. he is entirely destitute al adninIs-
tatve ability aud iirmi!rss Indispensable ia prevent
misiule and corruption ~ liis siboidlinics.
Yet even all this would have been cndur,d and for
given had lac raslill laid hlS hand ON the ark of
tic constitution its.lf. In imitation of Louis
Napol, on he appeals from tie constitution itself 10
the people To change IT, aud that 10y Tttstablisling
the very olgarclH'al Senate the Liberal party had
soltnrnly condemned. and 10y vcsiiug IN himself, If
reelected as Ice felt sue Of h Ing The veto power the
nation had deliberately druhd TO his predecessors.
Molc than his, il had abolished The slavery in which
u once was held by lie Roman clergy: and he. with
out even the form of consulting the people, max,
great step toward restoring that slavery by giant
ing 10 their former masters the right sit in the
Congress of The nation.
These acts Indicate either that. spoilt by tie long
exercise OF dcSIoiic authority and ilc aduaiion
OF his fattefeIS, the modest aud republican
Juarcz Is following the example Of 80 many popular
fayUrites IN Spanish American republics. and aiming
at the perpctuatiOn Of his absolute power. that lac
has - little practical Judgment and sound republican
principle that he fails 10 Scc the lnccipice on with
be stands His adv iSclS, too, are not to he trusted
their Chief LedO DE 1tiaa, tays the GIOlO advised
him not to come to the capital nj the close of the
war. hut usuTpng his absolute power for two Years
longer. at san Luis lOtOSl, organize the country hon
thence on some model republic system OF las
own
The reelection Of Juarcz is anarchy" cxclaims tie
Globe. and the other journals repeat the cry. The
pTctcXt that his absolute authority continues hcca
q treaty of peace has not been formally concluded
with France as the official journal gIavely aIguedl.
is diplomatic bubble 10y whirl he could peipetm-
ate his power by merely refusing TO treat with
France III the not probable event u ~ She should
he willing 10 treat with him. Providence which
made him by his passive tcnacy alonr-iOr they 90
the length of denying HIM any other merit and
almost call him King Log who let the nation
fight tsOwn battle while he remained inert ~ las0
del NOrtr-of some IN preserving the Independence
of the country. has raised up in Poriiri0 Dlz Young
soldier of as pure character JuaIez, respected at
home and abroad faithful 10 the constitution. and of
proved and admitted administrative talent. Him.
therefore they nreseut "A their caudidatr.