The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-27


The situation in Mexico remains on as large
q scale as usual. Imperialists, republicans,
brigands and independent bushwhackers con-
tnue to fight and die. The work of regenera-
ton goes on with relentless vigor, and there
is prospect at some future day of the coun-
try being at peace. Every day increases the
number of Mexicans who are forever at peace
with this troubled world. Miramon and his
"merrie men" are marching to retake Guada-
lajara, desolating as they 60. Murdered men
and women strew the roads or dangle from
trees. Diaz is approaching the capital and
death has one Of his aids on his staff. The
former represents Imperialism, the latter is
republican. Each has from ten to twelve
thousand men, Mexicans all, bent on mutual
destruction. The imperialists are split into
two or three factions. Some want the empire
with the Church; others will have nothing to
do with the Church. Some want the French
to stay; others want them to 60, and so on.
Then the republicans have their own split,
from which the country is likely to derive
much benefit. Juarez heads one party, Ortega
the other. Puebla and most of the valley
towns have declared tor Juarcz. The State Of
Michoacan and a village here and there in
other States have pronounced for the other
side. A crowd of partisans OF each met the
other day in Aguas Calientes, and, finding
themselves literally in hot water, went at it
hammer and tongs, until little was left of
either Victory in such cases in Mexico is ex-
tremely impartial and generally declares for
both parties. The present instance is no excep-
ton. Victory will thus continue to perch on the
banners of contending parties until the last
sole surviving Mexican shall survey the coun-
try from the peak of Orizaba and declare him.
self satisfied with the peaceful condition for
which his countrymen are now working. This
coming climax is the salient point in all Next
can news which many persons find so much
| difficulty in understanding. The confusion is
not so much in the news as in the number Of
| those who are engaged in muddling it, For
instance, there is German paper, the editor
of which thinks he knows all about Mexico,
but who puts his awkward foot in it so largely
| that we are convinced he knows much more
| about Dutch cheese than he does of Mexican
#, politics. The way he mixes up Macmillan,
Madeira, Sicily, Congress, Caylotta and the
steamer Elizabeth shows he was evidently In:
spired by surfeit Of sauerkraut.
The pleasantest view to take of Mexico is to
regard 1t as moving panorama, giving us
scenes the most variable and incidents the
most thrilling. We have in our minds eye a
series of pleasant pictures, furnished by the
latest intelligence from the expiring empire
Thus, in the first place, we have party Of
colored gentlemen, composed Of Turkos, Alge.
rines and Martinique negroes, dashing in the
most irrepressible manner on couple Of viii
lagos which they give to the torch, putting il
| POLITICALLY, in the most delightfully."- Corsair
fashion. Then VIC are shown how these
men and brothers had "trifing encounter"
with party Of republicans. At this juncturs,
with flourish Of the brush in the hands OF the
wizard artist, the color leaves the skin of these
dark braves, and we behold them fearfully and
wonderfully made In the likeness Of chassesrs
dAfr'que and mounted counter-guerillas de-
Gliding the fate Of the enemy by brilliant
charge Of cavalry under Captain Clay, who
pursned them four miles and strswed thu