Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-28
MEXICO.
Anarchy, Confusion, Hisruls and RsyOIu-
tea.

The Philadelphia Age says: As
usual, this country is in a state Of
agitation. From The capital to the
I sea outbreaks, disturbances, revOlu-
tons are reported. Some great, some
insignificant, but all calculated TO pre-
| vent that sure progress upon which
the future of Mexico depends. In
/ Santa Fe Ia Lecheria the military have
risen in contempt Of orders from their
superior officers, and declared for q
change of rulers and more liberal pay.
| Many discontents have Joined the
/ standard Of revolt, and some difficulty
will be experiencedNn enforcing dis
/ eipline again. \ heavy force has been
sent to Monte Cruces to establish and
maintain order in that locality, where
bodies of insurgents have oyerpOw-
cred the civil authorities and are run
ming the local government in such a
way as to benefit themselves at the
expense Of the people. Honest citi-
zens are stripped clheir property,
houses robbed, and goods destroyed IN
the most reckless manner. The people
/ of COahuila, and the inhabitants Of
Zacatecas and Chihuahua, are suffer
ing the horrors of an Indian invasion
from New MexicO-the savage ma
RAIDERS carrying of all the horses and
| cattle, and killing all the people they
encounter. In MichOacan there is one
more prOHtG1ci0B1eHtO against State
authorities. MaZatlan is menaeed
by PlacedO Vega, who is said
to have been joined by some armed
hlibusters. At Sonora, the Apaches
continue to commit depredatiOns, and
many white persons, assuming to be
Of the same tribe, make cover to con-
ceal their crimes committed upon the
farmers, lahOrers and their families.
They are being vigorously pursued,
but the State authorities have some
trouble in provisions for the vOlun-
teers, and have been compelled to use
funds devoted to the support of the
national guards. In another direc-
ton, Col. Mora has announced him
self Dictator, declared for changes and
refOrmatiOns in the management of
public affairs, and taken the field with
a band of desperate and needy adher-
euts and followers. He prOclaims the
country in a state Of siege, levies con-
tributiOns 10 meet his most pressing
wants, and was last heard Of in the
towns Of Huiramba, where he assess
ed the people and sacked the town,
taking horses and provisions for his
men. y force of citizens is being
gathered To follow him, but they viii
be OF little service, having few arms,
and not being accustomed To border
contests, such a those INDUCED in by
Mexican maurauders and moss
troopers. In YOhica the people are
asking arms for the purpose of de-
tending their property and lives from
the banditti, and from all parts of the
country reports of a turbulent and
stormy character and import are be-
ing received.
While this is the condition of Mex
leo, the national administration is
torn and rent by intestine COmmOtiOn.
and the quarrels and bickerinE o. ri
val politicians. 1t is reported that har-
mOny has been in measure restored,
But this is a ''tWiee-tOld taIe.U The
Government Is evidently unable to
rule the Discontinued spirits, who
crowd the capital and insist in having
their hands upon the Tudder- Juarez
wears a velvet glove, not a mailed
gauntlet. tie teInpOriZes when he
should crush. As a result of this poi
icy his ministers are divided. Romero
has his friends and adherents, and
LerdO maintains a strong hold upon a
party which is willing to use any
means looking towards success. At
the present time LerdO seems to be in
the ascendant, and, with Iglesia, re-
Gently appointed Minister Of Justice,
l. weaving a web from which JuareZ
viii find it hard to escape, save by the
use of force. These men are in
favor of radical alterations in
the structure Of the Mexican
Government, vand it is rumOred
that Ortega will be raised TO supreme
command by a coup d'etdt in case RO-
nero is rendered pOWerless and Jua-
reZ driven to the wall. LerdO is tai
ented and INSCRIPTIONS. He has a
certain dashaHd daring which capti-
Yates the Mexican people. In addi-
ton to this, he gets money by ali and
every means, and spends il lavishly.
BY these e he seduces and rules
the rowing, military spirits of the ma
ton, and car use them when the
proper moment arrives. In all the
recent contests in the ministry, LerdO
has come out victorious, and many of
the Mexican journals declare that
Juarez Is but a puPpet in the hands
of his ambitious and dangerous min
ister. There is not hope much for
Mexico in all this. A large number
of the people do not care for a stable
government. That Is evident. They
prefer the present condition of affairs.
in order that they may live upon
plumber. From what quarter relief is
to come cannot be seen at the present
time. More blood must be shed, more
suffering endured before Mexico will
emerge from under the cloud of n
archy and misrule into the sunshine
of peace, FePOse and prosperity.