The New York herald., 1867-01-28


.ns, 'h.sead OF serving as a remedy for the disor
renders them only more complicated To break v,a,a
ths on,, us - s'rcs 10 which they revolve becomenk
sle onW means or deverance The more wa ora
m adopting this extreme, bot necessary stem ses q
s. "e n a'eusty increases. To wait until norpnrer
p.seh, tSen by chance leaves the field omen 10 ,hs
snd 'endS 10 make the evil incurable S.ra ns sas
spectacle which during the last two months nns s %aa
ueiore our eyes. From week 10 week flivi,,s ~ -.
happy solution, which is vet 10 come mhs,i ,usco US
anu al Kinds Of falacious comhinatio,,a ,,, ony
Rs1n,d matters worse. have faitered orture OF the
Eu raou US now on the eve OF The awe vet been
Iiench troops, and preparatio ewes ~ ~ o,oo,
sn% nsde a ,of .ns critical moment Y on as those
soldiers to whom they owe tbree ~ ~, ~ -. psaoe, Moaa ,
% n. W., On the road to Puebla mcbment has left The
citys so osppen when the los Enperor's return to
ths ..,,,a no answers whai. discussion about our
s capsa oners fit occasiort behooyes MS 10 adopt
ana i auu aoout the messus The future of which
anusr .ne present circumstgstance No longer must
~e SPEAK = Al fortnght1 security Of ssnerhans y
,cmsh supine in the As plausible suppoeiiions for
time urve arl nn mors nost decisive can
svsi, NJ -. = anu @ ony with the dark unkn )wn Very
% " IN our grsp6ss OF this necessity has been one
ps ~ ane considerations which have brought the
Emnas 'no.pai Chis health Is still in feeble stnte
EmpeIor esck whks following the promulratiou of the
s,, lne nse may have convinced his Majesty that
the ccn'binai planned At that time by his advisers
- ''u a"S M period which iptervenes before
a.. liz. ns On OF the French troops, be executed.
r being masters OF nearly the whole interior,
@ s pushed their outposts into the very suburbs
az ,b's ne reunion Of congress- bcome indeed, i'm
" .i's On the the other hand state OF affairs such
jxisted from the LIST OF December, no longer
~ ME The proceedings Of the government were
con- Upon tho essential idea OF a national congress- 10
nn the question Of government should he submitted
moment this idea IS set aside the force Of things
Jor neU determination on The part ofAe socereign
The representatives Of the intervention have their
part, sacred duty to fnf that Of leaving behind
them after their retreat, a situation undecided and
sny Ie,re tehind them an empire firmly essas,iied. or
another r,nnsent organized the name Of the cs,aiyv
Without this all Is fiction, only t for furnishing
Finally the ministers themselves must show courage
enough TO abandon their equivocal position in which, it
is true, they display considerable energy but which
heghtens their responsibility while it feilers at the
same time. their liberty of action Governing in the
aaenv .as a dn being and even
che prompt decision
held al Teia, solemn and decisive event. Weak
ures, 1nnisaning hints and double dealing must be
most vital interests Of whole population perhaps the
future of the country, will be decided there.
The. Pacifcation Of Mexico by Mexicnns.
From the Mexican Times. Jan. s.
In Mexico there have been great parties the
Mochos and the Liberals When the French interven
ton threw the mantle OF imperialism over the ashes OF
republ'cansm, there arose a third party mperalists
emerged INTO existence. The Mochos are those whose
watchword is the Church" and whose ruling maxim
the supremacy OF the clergy To-day their CHIEF will
self-prescrvaton The liberals those whose watch
word is reform, and whose ruling maxim is freedom
from Church. To-day their chief aim Is aggression
The imperass those wbo anterior to the advent Of
the empire were either Mochos or liberals. but who,
new regime, gave aid and comfort to the empire. To-
day their great aim is existence The first represent
once the wealth and influence OF the country and the
stersie INDECENT masses and consist for the part
Of those Who boast OF the bue blood Of Caec and of
represent the classes between those lust named though
whiIa for the most part consisting or those who
neither boast OF pnre Castian blood nor show pure
ludian lneage there are among the more prominent OF
purely Indian The third represent those of the rst
freads and allies 70 new ones, for the most part
consist Of those whose talens made them most con-
spicueus axAoug those they deserted
Mlramon and MARQUEE are the representative men Of
the one branch Of The Hocho party, Mea and Mendez
the representative men OF the other branch. Around
the former raiy all those OF the Latin who have
become implicated In the imperialism OF the interven-
ton around the latter rally the Indians, who look up
.ihemras their legitimate chefs-men OF the same
blood The Hrs are the representatives Of the clerical
Moches second Of the Indian Mochos each develop
ing tho types and peculiartes Of those they represent
OF the liberals II is enough TO that Juarez 10 the dis
tinctvey representative man, combining in his person
all he t.pes ell the elements or his party. Next TO
him may be ranged rorfrio Daz Rva Palacio (of tho
South and Escobedo glance at the relative bearings
and resources Of these parties affords but faint hope OF
glance win suies 70 speak only OF Mochos and be
rails for within the last few months the mperaiss have
thrown themselves into tho arms Of the nochos.
Granting that the liberals have already possession Of
the greater par OF the country. the salient points
stu held by the Mochos Mexico, Puebla and Vera Cruz
sl in their hands With these for bases OF opera
tons what s TO prevent the Mocho military leaders
from levyug ali the money and men they can lay their
snet bs S
proaches and here entcing the Liberals TO attack. II s
generally admitted that the military talent OF the coun
try the Mocho party. And does not the history Of
war teach that military talent superiority Of position
and tactics carry fair chance Of winning
II is held as q military maxim that desultory
warfare in itself source OF weakness and
demorsizaton, and by poverty r Of organization, s,a,a
@ MAXIM Granting th the concentration OF tho Mocho
forces valley OF Mexico would draw together the
liberal forces for attack and pitched battle follow
would the result be decisive except to secure to the vic
tors political power in the capital? The conqueror in
the field would necessarily rule in the Cabinet But
does the history Of Mexico teach that great battle de-
cdes the fate, the existence OF rival parties puts an
end 10 war brings peace to the country gives time TO
/, neal the bleeding wounds OF the peoplef Would
signal victory for either Mocho liberal in tho valley
Of Mexico bring In its sanguinay path that security for
,fe and properly throughout the country which to-day
IL not knowns Would resuscitate that decaying COM
mercc which can thrive only amid peace and secury
We hsSe how loEg the present liberal chiefs have
held their ground in the byplaces OF Mexico, even
during the French intervention. And would not tie
yauqushed in great battle fy to their mountains and
sall back upon the desuItory guerilla warfare or
correctly depredations which have stained the history
q this ar country for forty ySasf on,d IN az great battle
chat guerilla sysem which has 80 harrassed the troops
Of the intervention since the irst French soldier put
foot Mexican soil II the Mochos were varqnished,
they would but initiate the example Of thoir victors
and the liberals did after their defeat at
Pu0bla tAke 10 the slopes Of tue tlfFTu feWpbnud
or to The plains OF the terra cahcnte For forty
years there have always been Mexicans hph'inR
hold power and position and, for forty years. there
have always bcen Mexicans fighting TO win power and
position What they have been doing for forty years
they do again. Tor there still exists In the country
the physical resources and the psychological
traits Of character And than thisa the oiterers
puique shops who have been may be forcbly
thrust into imperial uniform may turn to the advanc
host OF liberals desert their colors In the FIRST
engagement, and take to the road and the mask with
the motto. "La bolsa IA uidd" For the grief which
bis boov wh torn froro vrifc and
by the imperial ferd, he may fnd a balm In
the rollictiug freedom OF the marauding guer.
iIla soacs in the ethics which allow the approprs.
zion OF whatever Is met on the Empcrors or the
Presidents highway. Men who today level their mus.
kes at each Others heads imperass and republicans
may tomorrow be comrades and together point the
uyzcs their pistols at the heads Of peaceful travel
lsr or with thor bayonets open the packages Of
chandlse which the commerce Of the community re.
aure but which the Immaculate wisdom OF the Aduana
orbds leave the sacred precincts Of It's venerable
walls
whence then, is the pacific alton OF Mexico to come
and when Look to the Mochos or look TO the liberals,
look 10 the imperiasts look to the republicans what
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