The New York herald., 1867-11-20
NEW WEDNESDAY NoyEMBER

The rrsspees IN Mexico Rather Blue.
Our latest advices from Mexico via Havana,
in behSy Of the republic redivivus, are rather
blue-not > pure sky blue, but the dark and
dingy blue Of returning confusion. No new
revolution has broken out but the elements
wese fermenting. The remains Of Maximilian
have at last been delivered over to Austria,
on the recognition, no doubt Of the govern
ment Of Juarez; % that that question may be
considered - settled. The newly elected
members to Congress were arriving in the
capital, and when they proceed to business we
expect to learn something more OF the difacul-
ties Of the republic.
Juares had issued an amnesty proclamation
reducing the pains and penalties upon GER
tain imperialists who had escaped the general
slaughter which attended and followed the
destruction Of the empire, and at the same
time be had condemned to four years' i'm
prisonment al the members Of the court
martial ct Vera Crus that had spared
the life Of poor old Santa Anna and put him
out Of harms way by sending him into exile.
This looks a. II Juares were still fearful Of
some new plot ftom the old revolutionist
Santa Anna may be thankful for his lucky es-
cape; for had the will or fJuarex been consulted
BY the court IT. prisoner perhaps would have
been kept immurcd to the end Of his Life, as an
cot Of clemency. Aa<
The treasury of tho republic Is, Of course.
empty. The nrst efforts Of the new Congress
will be 70 replenish it. and then will come the
opportunity tor the opposition, and It will pro
badly be improved BY them outside after the
old Mexican fashion "All sorts Of kidnapping
were practised On prominent and wealthy
persons Of oil ages and sexes to extort ran
soma Torture and even assassination werc
threatened to make people swear secrecy IS to
the parties to whom these ransoms were paid"-
. new branch Of the old business Of Mexican
highway robbery. While these delightful
things were going on In the suburbs the
capital was enlivened by festivities in honor
Of the republic, including the amusing gladic-
torial diversion Of bloody bull fights. No
doubt the leperos believed they had reached
the dawn Of the millennium
"There was quite mystihcation a. to the
proposed visit or General Banks-whether be
was coming to buy Sonora or chihuahua. On
this subject one Of the prominent journals had
come out in favor Of union between the two
republics," and ato this complexion" we
guess, ait will coms at last" Along the Rio
GraAde the Mexican border ruflans cherish an
unconquerable hatred Of the Yankees, and
vice verso. This mutual bad feeling along the
river grew out Of the Texas war Of independ-
ence and our Mexican war Of 1851.
Through the interior Of Mexico, however, >
more friendly spirit prevails towards the
United States, and Juares n said TO represent
It But whatever may bs his wishes and bis
policy, and whatever his Congress may ~
tempt In the cause Of Mexican independence,
the elements and the chances are against him,
and We dare say that II win not be long before
they have In that unhappy co1ntry another
Mexican revolution and another plunge into
Mexican anarchy. And what theni We leave
the reader 10 answer The question while We
ask another. II we find reconstruction 30 dIf-
ncult ss to excite apprehensions Of failure
after only four years' civil war. what hope is
there for poor Mexico to save herself with
forty years Of revolutions and fighting factions
upon her headf