The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-05
Condition Of EIexieo.

From the Brownsville (Texas) RancAeGo.l
1t is utterly useless to disguise the fact that Mexico
as nation, is in her last gasp. The future to her is
dark as ErebUs. Her only hope Of existence, Dor
rowing money, has been dashed to the ground There
is not nation nor capitalists willing to lend dol
lar on any security she is now able TO give. She has
always been the best OF borrowers and the poorest OF
of paymasers. She cannot sell lands, either public or
confiscated; for nobody having means to buy wants
20 live under the rumpGs government, or would care
to take a ''Touch Mexico and die" risk. Raising
money real estate, or borrowing the faith Of the
soon TO disappear nation, ishcref0re an npos6ibity
If Mexico cannot borrow money Of somebody, what
the world is she going to do? How is she going to
raise the wherewn to keep herself clothed in the ha
bi!iments Of nationality? What are her revenues :?
What her resources? II all the revenues of tie ma
ton empticd into the public Golfer, they would
not amount to enough to pay the interest on her yearly
requirements. But SO much as the fourth of all the
money collected does not find It's way to the national
vaults. Thea what we ass, is poor Mexico going
tC do?
There IS nothing to be made ont Of the further con-
scation Of i2peral property and there is church
property left the Whole three hundred millions c0ns-
Gated in 1859 having long since been sQuandered The
tax Oh home industry can amount 10 nothing as the
little manufacturing in Mexico is not even self sustain
ing and cannot possibly yield revenue. The silver
mines by all odds the richest il the world, will never
again be worked to any extent under i0rceoaniGg
DYNASTY. The enormous import duty merchandise
amounts to absolute prohibition Ct traffic; but were
free trade declared, merchants would understand it
be trap to get goods into Mexico to be eaten up By
pi,osaaos fcrsoso What then is Mexico going to do?
Without money it is not possible for the Mexican gov
ernmentto hold together. ...a4 .=
The Washington government has been applied to
for help OF course it would be useless apply to
any Of the other nations for Mexico has not friend
among them. Oars is the only great power that has
even consented longer tolerate the anarchia repub
lie. And should Juarez manage to effect loan from
our government. it could only mean sale Of part
all Of Mexico, to the United States.
Wall street refuses 70 go on the Mexican bond The
shrewd New York capitalists have already had their fin
gers burned Not dollar have they VET received for
the money and furnished the Liberals with which
to subver the Empire. Not only is this the case but
the united press Of Mexico have dsadgised the pay
ment Of dollar to those Yankee creditors With
eaccord the Mexican Journalists declare that they
who furnished Jaarez arms and money on credit
are pack of Yankee spectators and ADVENTURES and
should be kicked Of the country for daring to ask
for their pay.
The truth is, Mexico could not pay if she wanted to
do So and probably would not If she could. Be this
as it may she has reached the bottom dollar in the
locker and has way raising another dollar With
out money there be adhesion or power to gov
eminent She is without money and therefore rocks
to and fro with every rude blast Of anarchy Brgand
rule must nov terminate her existence as nation.