The New York herald., 1869-04-21

leo. And when native once holds once and lives
from the pubic treasury hs rarely ever returns
to civn life Through good behavior and
bad behavior he Will cling with q death
grasp TO his office, whether on full pay half pay.
II he is upset by revolutionary movements he again
falls into his old place by peculiar strategy OF
shis when ,s oa the 70 put lang IN
prop In some antagonIstic revolutionary force, and
plots day and night until the lost ground is reganed.
SO II goes on from year to year. ana so 1t win go on
as long as mongresm Is the majestic attribute OF
Mexican character. "Once q soldier, or once an
oliice-hoder, never man." finds literal fulnlment
But does 1t not seem useless to waste time IN
wrinng nn ABOUT the wretched government Of tbs
increasing. The men VINO pretend to be guiding the
destlnies OF the nation are blind to the terrible
try is going TO ruin and desoiation that 1t is being
fast depopulated; yet they will tell you with
suffers the consequences. Such Is the nagfant, and,
we might say, indigenous want OF moral principle
and gull ef No man ~ who 1ss not 20 Vea
among Mexicans In their own strongh0lds, who has
not had business relations with tbem VINO has not
fathOned the moral r0tenness oil their law courts,
breathed the putrid air OF their matrimonial life,
sought In vain for true honor and manhness amid
their living monuments OF heroes and chieftains-in
fact no man who has not studied them thoroughly
on their own soil can divine the "deep damnati0n''
national character. Let us add that these are not
the opinions OF parties who have been unfor-
tunate In mining speculations, VINO have failed to
t.oeNHo stAS"~.N s"AAes A~se Va "Ao i.".S ooS,A
disagreeaby dealt with IN matrimonial
sense that Is nice way to express marital inhdel-
ity). No. On the contrary every man OF judgment
and good sense, every man willing to value Mexican
human nature for Its WORTH without prejudices for OF
against VIII concur unanimously as to the moral rot
tenness and mental imbecility or the nation. Taking
all things into consideration among them the idle,
thievlng, lazy, vagabOnd masses made so by more
thlevlng and vagab0nd crew Of leaders,, the h0rdea
OF hungry officials In civil military life and the
wonder Is that 80 much efeteuess has existed 80
long. IL ID but just to say, as hnaity that there
are some elements OF good among the masses when
they are removed from che influence OF debasng
military chieftans; but where TINS Is the case you
may look for human be5tiality.
There is great excitement mere fr0m the receipt Of
intelligence that the United States War Department
has ordered General Halleck to keep troops in
readiness for any Mexican emergency, and that the
Naval Department has given INSTRUCT ms for an
American war vessel to survey the principal harbor
in the Gulf OF California. The jamestown sailed
from this port to-day, supposed for this purpose.
prominent gentleman OF this city has privately
offered to bet 1000 that within six months the
United States nag Will fly over Northwestern Mexico.
PlacidO Vega Ex-Governor OF this State, Is again
reported on the borders Of Sonora with armed
forces and Colonel Paaci0 Is en- route to join him.
Colonel Adoifo Paaco has escaped from prison after
eight months close confinement A pr0nussctaMsient0
is expected from him daily. Paact0 was the real chief
Of last years. revolution Government authorities
have offered Its secret agents 1908 for hrs capture.
The strong feeling against Juarez and his admnstra-
tiOn Is on the increase throughout the County. Here
his enemies are counted by strong majorties.