The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-02-03

Ebles andfouudsturned but pso6uess
speeches. Numerous projects for rail-
roads and steamship lines have been
proposed by public-spirited individu-
ais, but as most of them were the pro-
positions of foreigners, the prejudices
of MISUNDERSTANDING only the civil.
ization intelligence of the twelfth CEN
tury-have prevented the adoption OF
butfew and these in such parsimonious
and jealous terms that the concessions
IRE hardly practicable. Its work has
generally been SO crude, vague and
imperfect in its details, that the re-
sponsibility of legislation has, to q
great exteut, been thrown upon the
Ministry, in carrying out its enach-
ments, to the great detriment Of the
public interest. The attention of the
Executive seems to be too much oc-
cupied in the details of office, which
should be performed by s~ubordinates.
Our correspondents exclaim that the
Executive can not rise to the import
ance of grave matters; of subjects
that patriotic statesmen delighs to con
slider. We do not indorse this opinion,
but we think that the amount of red
Itapeism hangs like an incubus upon the
r~government, and presents STUN bling
blocks to all of its good intentions.
The operations of the Government
seem to lay open too much to intri-
que there is an Unnecessary amount of
circumlocution in the routine of the
bureaus and the dispatch of public
business depends too much upon: the
goodwill of subordinates. Instead of
the consideration of foreign policy or
internal measures of Importance being
the subject of deliberation in the daily
councils of the Ministry, the most
trifing and subordinate matters ab-
sorb their attention. Subjects that
ought to be left to the control of the
Minister Of each department are o
family being l%egistlated upon by the
whole. In all this We award the will
and honesty of intention on the part
of the government ; but we must insist
that it is unwise and highly mex
pedient in a government that wishes
to catch up to, and travel over the
space between Mexico and other ma
tons. By this mode of administering
the affairs OF the Republic, the labors
of the Ministers are daily increasing,
while substantial results are in the
same ratio. diminishing.
1t is impossible, under such circam-
stances, that the great and useful
measures requisite to the times can
ba l,1,- oope;Joro1 - fbat III upban-
py condition of the country can be
fully appreciated. We have, with an
unfaItering confidence, believed that
the good day coming" of Mexlco's
prosperity was nea at hand, and we
have in the most positive and confident
terms expressed the faith that was in
US. We confess that our heart begins
to sickon at the procrastination of the
anticipated happy day of prosperity.
We are chagrined with grievous dis
appointment. The obstacles hal we
first saw in the way, and to which we
often referred, have been, to a great
extent, removed, or, at least, they no
longer present formidable opposition,
The. revolutions have subsidized ; pro-
nunciamientOs have played out /; andit
is the boast OF the Government that
it has pacified the country. These
elements, so detrimental to improve
ment, being renewed the Government
can have nc possible apology before
the world, nor to the Mexican people,
for a continuance of this depressed
condition of the industries of the
country. The Republic Is in q more
peaceful condition than at any former
period in its history, and, strange as
it may appear to the world, every
branch of business is more depressed
than ever before. Capital is leaving.
the country /; the whirl of the factory
machinery is NJ longer heard planta-
tons and farms are being deserted
the population are idle and starving;
and vet Sinking officials are congrat-
ulating the country upon its prosper
Gus condition. We invoke the states
men of the country to rise from this
slough OF mastery inactivity" which
is drifting the country to destruction.
We would prove a faithless friend did
we not warn them of the shoals which
surround their ship of state. Our
language is plain, but is that of
and friendship Without
energerie and patriotic efforts, wisdom
and unselflshness. on your part and
the whole people, to avert the threat
ening dangers, ".hs bottom of the
Government will fall OUT" and the
Mexican nation will be swallowed be-
tween the jaws of the wolf that is now
at YOUR door.