Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-03-02
Mexican Anarchy A Subject for
Gen. Grants Consideration,

III Anarchy has become the chroni
I life exhausting disease Of Mexico, ~
/" gravated by her old sores breakin
out in fresh eruptions from day {
! day. Among ourlatest items of new
! from that unfortunate country ar
{ these That the Governor Of Zacat,
I cas- had proclaimed against the genel
al government because Juarez had OF
r. dered him TO deliverup conducta q
government silver train) which he ha
recently seized ; that this refFactori
= State Governor had also appropriate
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars Of private property deposited il
the mint, and that the State Legisa
tore lad backed him up ~ these ope
rations that freedom of tbepre haC
been suspended in the republic thai
Recha, a revolutionary leader. had
gained a victory over detachment
of government troops at San Luis Po
tosi, capturing twenty pieces of artil
cry that Escobcdo is supposed to be
in danger; that recently an attempt
was made 10 kidnap or assassinale the
Cabinet Minister, Lerdo dc Teiada,
but that the plot was discovered and
the ringleadcrs arrested, and that
a proDunciamento followed that a
band of scoundrels had plundcred the
church and city Of Orizaba Of money.
arms and horses; that the authorities
Of Michoaean are arming troops that
troops had marched from Vera Cruz
against the Orizaba insurgents that
General Ncgreto is working in favor
Of the old exile Of st. Thomas, and
that several persons had been arres-
ted 90 a charge Of conspiring for the
return Of General Santa Anna.
This is suggestive budget Of disor.
ders, following directly upon the heels
of Mr., Seward's late triumphal pro,
gress through the Mexican republic
as the honored champion of non inter.
vention and selfgovernmcnt. But as
our venerable statesman, who literally
scolded Louis Napolcan out Of Mexico
was, naturally enough, hailed rs a de-
llvcrer by that grateful people, what
else could he do, in return, but gloriiy
their patriotism and rub them with
the Dlarney stone? In contrast, how.
ever, with The rejoicing professions.
and meetings, and balls aud fcfes, and
presents Of all kinds showercd upon
Mr.. Seward along the line of bis Mex. /
lean travels, tho revolutionary move. /
mcnts We have just recitcd bring the |
miserable burlosque of Mexican self /
government into bolder relief We
see that battles between opposing fac.
tions, revolutionary pronunciamentos
by military chiefs and by States, high, /
way robbcries. and military seizures
Of mints, churches, towns and cities,
have become SO far the established or.
der of things in Mexico that in local..
ties where these ann0yances are not
IN active operation the inhabitants as
freely indulge in their amusements as
if they were living under the millen-
Mum. But SO il was IN Paris. even
in the midst Of tho Reign of Terror
mud again when that gay metropolis
was under the scourge Of the cholera.
Nor are such things utterly horrible
TO contemplate, when we remember
that they are bat the natural opera.
tons Of the human mind from strain
IN one extreme to rebound in the other ,
But still the question recurs. is there
no remedy for this never ending but
-iiIi beginning anarchy in Mexico p
rhere is none in Mexico. In tho ele I
nents which compose the Mexican !
there is no hope. The
dominant unmixed Spanish race in
hat country numbers less than mil
ion; the unmixed Indians number 5
our millions; the remaining three |
Millions and a half Of the population, I
about say ten thousand !
'ure negroes, are hybrids from all d
he crosses between whites, Indians q
nd negroes, and between the pro 4
Iucts of these crosses and Indians ne. v
'roes and whites. With slight au u
alterations in a part oft tho Indian t
lement embraces about five sixths of s
he Mexican people This is the Ia. O
oring clement. Tho other sixth of n
he population is that in which the
panish blood predominatos. What
ort Of elements for selfgovernmcnt !.
ave we here The worst in Chris. !,
ondom. With these Spanish Ameri y
ans, from Mexico to Buenos Ayres, y
. we know from their history of rev. :
lulions, revolution is the railing pas !
ion They are never satisfied unless y
hey are in q revolutionary iermcnt. =
{ is the old fighting spirit of the he ! !
bic Spanish Christians and Moors of u
ho Middle Ages iegcneraicd into y
panish American bush -whaclling - :,
hcse Spanish Moxicans are again di. u
'"'H ..,,,'e'' t''e Ohut, party and ~
he anti Church party, and between g
be lns and the outs Of their fighting Z
oliticians, is
The Mexican Indian element. CON. !.
arativcly passive aud tractable. and y
ompletcly subiugated by the Europc. y. "
b olcmeut, nevertheless sin has The =.
indian railing passion forwar. Hence II
mong the Indians Of Mexico there is a
ways mercenary gang ready TO ~,
'in iho standard Of any upstatt lead. 3,
who can give thom a show for pay y,
I'd plundcr; aud ifthoir loader Is de ~
ated they arc ready 10 Join on the -,
lmo terms the party defeating him. y,
he schcming Mexican factiohist has N
,cordingly tho materials always az -
and fora revolutionary rising He ~
is only TO gather under his banner ~
few highwaymcn rs nucleus, and \
sNi 20 seize passing conlucta or a.
'mpel forced loan from some n
lurch, town or city 10 order TO gath ao
about him troublesome army. u,
Again, very serious difficulty TO n,
.e central government in maintain. m
& peace 10 the different States lies hi
The slow and difficult lines and en-
odes ofiniercommunicalion through +,
10 Mexico. A mountainous country l.,
90 that, OF great extent. without ne
.vlgablo rivers aud without railroads m