New-York tribune., 1869-03-05
COMMON scHOOIs-THE CONSULAR TREATY
RANKS.
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fPRoN OrR OWN CONSEQUENTLY
. VERA CRuz, Jan. 14-Iho stato OF Hacateoas
ala the most considerable act of the past year
;can history by passing a law which provides
u ,Slushment and promotion Of popular education
.lsa,,,opt its extent This law appOrtiOns to viii
- of zoo inhabitants one public school, and to
.ro &c t,ro ar three hundred more population an
s1;,;o,ol school for girls. Primary education is
,-sIo.0d essential and made compulsory Zacatecas
81 bo ohle Mt once or for time to plant tins
considered law and make i grow for all that
.1.oot;on and compulsory education rs so decided a
- ,ot tho mere massage of such law IS an evl-
80 of nositiye and progressive earnestness
,,orv rare TO Mexico. Zaeatecas mas I'M
donbtedlv the leadership OF all the mexican
states in good enterprises; has deereeu Inc aOoi,io
Of the bull-fght and the coCkght; mas through i's
former Governor, AuZa made some most Wlso anu
liberal concessions to mineral INDUSTRY; mas n'aoc I"
law in favor of pantalOons as OUTSIDE gaInien'S' .
instead of Inanta drawers-a curious l"" ouU "0i, =
intended has not been overawed by robbers, anu'
nova heord has fortunately not one good man alone;
rnenaeed Inv thieves but number OF puOhc-spIitv.u .
men who have been able TO drive Their reiOLs quiS
over the needy indferentlsm under Wnlcn eg.i0, !,
not many Of the States suiIeI more ~ S tbat cdp
IN the State of Zacatecas, II cannon DC b"lu 'iI @
notinn in Mexico at present is o live ana aroused
movement such as the times demand instantly,
nonest snsn SOD of sympathy which the rich and
oEgarchcai can throw down to their children; snch
in fact rs the nation needs and can never 90 WIN
out as the best investment of more important cap
ita than the Minister of Finance is ever called upon
10 hande-I mean the human capital, the young
sOus which Mexico can put out at interest," WIN Tue
sehoomaSter, instead OF selling them at 1rlghttul
discount TO the influence of Outlawry and rogueTy
The educational figures Just come to hand from the
State of Yucatan not bad-that IS TO say for l-
catsm and il must be remembered that this State is
troubled with chronic Indian war. Merida District
has 80 schools with 1jO0 scholars and II towns count
an average of four or five schools each, with 30
pupils These statistics and others, here and there,
from the States, are rather novelty.
A nmOr has prevailed that the international Con-
sular treaty in which Mexico might logically feel
more interest than the United States, has failed by
default of passage during specified term for TauiI-
cation. Nevertheless had been assured by very hlgh
authority that this treaty would pass over all the
Crotchets which have part IN the min9TtF 9I C9h on
gress and hold, of course, to the belief that the
MeXcans will yet ratlly II. The treaty nave eN-
amiued more than once, and md II 10 be an ordinary
consular plan, against which no valid objection can
be made That the NeXicans are suspicious legisla-
tors and that from curious experience thoy are apt
To look upon cOnsnlS of oil kinds with mlnglng of
disrust and caution, IS scarcely wondertul-suTely
not of the minority in Congress who represent what
ever is nveerate and obstinate and irresponsible in
Mexican politics. These 6ltdRts terrible grOWl over
the pOssetS and pOrridges which the negbOr nation
gives them, but eats them at last The handful of
mOuthing SPECTATORS who represent whatever pTOt-
gate opinion is imported here from the United States
are never nnready 10 hOnlZe this kind OF OppOsltOn
into some attitude dreadfullv hostile TO the great
republic There is q rumOr that what is diplomati-
cally called the CRdRe cOr0iaie will be well eStab
lshed during Grants administration. BE this as it
may observers Of most foresight agree that our best
diplomacy for Mexico will be the least exacting.
understand from good authority that the project
of having national banks in Mexico has been well
considered 10y Secretary Romero. Mexico has no
banks at all and as she has twenty-five States there
nre twenty-five reasons why she should have them.
The circulation of Mexico is poor enough, not more,
nor al mos han Eltf INK pnll
draw ont much buried and now proftless treasure,
and in good time help industry TO new blood and
life First of all, however must freely come public
and popular faith or more Of what the journals have
so frequently distinguished as public security
Which God speed for MeNicos best sake. X on.