The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-05

The Mexican Problem,

hat shall be done with Mexico ?" is a Sc.
rious and n perplexing question Superficial OBJ
servers suggest sometimes that it is nothing to us
what becomes of Mexico; and whether she contin-
ucs To wallow in her present political chaos OF
rises out Of it to light and order or sinks into low
depths Of anarchy, if any there be this side of
governmental dissolution, is no affair Of ours Ac.
cording TO this view, even should the Mexican
Republic die. we must not be mourners at its OBJ
sequies. But, of course, this unneghborly theory
Is at once unsound and ruinous to Republican in
terests. That Mexico and the United States are
bound to each other by mutual responsibilities,
was shown when the attempt to force n European
Government on the former checked BY the lat
ter Had we no responsibility for Mexico, We
should then have had no right to interfere in her
behalf since right is correlative with responsible
lity.Ncu York Times.
1t is unquestionably true that Mexican
affairs are in an unfortunate and pcrplex-
ing condition The worst possible confu-
sion exists, almost amounting to anarchy.
Order and stability of government are
more important than any particular form
Of government, Tyranny is better than
anarchy. That the first method of solv-
ing the Mexican question proposed by
the Times, would in the end, result in an
improved condition Of the unfortunate in
babitants, is, at least, supposable. But
the proprlety or improperly of interfcr-
ence on the part of the United States
with the internal arrangements of another
nation, rests on higher grounds than the
possible benefits to an oppressed people.
We are not prepared to admit that " the
end sanctifies the means" Wars are
frequently agents of civilization; and
yet, we can scarcely commend an unpro-
voked attack upon a peaceable people
for the purpose Of improving their con-
dition. Physically disease or pecuniary
misfortune, are not unfrequently the
agencies through which great good comes
to individuals, but they are none the less
to be avoided. with the mutual con.
sent of the both countries" however, set
ties the matter of right. The question of
responsibility is less comprehensive, and
rests on quite different basis from that
OF right. As a nation we can hardly be
responsible for all the Irregularities and
consequent woes of the nations of the
world, or even ofany nation upon whose
safety and order our own welfare does
not depend, and which we have not
placed in that condition. If then we are
not responsible for the unhappy condi-
ton of things in Mexico, the only ques-
tions we have to consider are those Of ex.
pcdiency. How shall we best subserve
our own interests and those of humanity +?
Certainly not by annexation, thus adding
to the burden We already have to carry,
Of lawlessness and irregularity. The Sec
ond suggestion is hardly less unattractive,
Rosecrans argues that Mexico does not
so much need American laws, institutions,
authority and Government for her highest
welfare, as an influx of American capitol,
to be used in developing the resources of
Mexico under her own Government
Not the American political system,
but more and better currency, i'm
migration, railroads, teegraphs, and
other sources of American prosperity, are
what he would introduce into the sister
Republic. But he claims that without
some governmental guarantees or securi-
ty, our citizens will not risk their capital
in Mexico. This supposes lack of cap
ital there, which is not the fact Mexico
has capital enoug h, enterprise enough, sour
ces ofprosperity enough. All she needs is a
stable government. And that the Unit
ed States cannot more properly undertake
to give her than France, or any other for
eign power. Our protest and opposition
to the attempted establishment Of mon
archy by France asproperly put upon the
ground that 1t was an unwarranted inter.
ference. The same rule applies to u.s. Ii
is true that stable government is Just
what Mexico needs more than anything
else. The laws OF capital and CONNER,
cial prosperity warrant the suppositior
that under good government which ha,
in it sufficient of stability to insure Ger
tainty and protection, n very great meas
ure of prosperity is likely to accrue t.
Mexico. The only question is how that
that can be secured to her. However un
fortunate the condition of affairs may be
we should not endanger our own stability
and prosperity by annexation or violat,
our own convictions of international cour
tesy by interference. Our government
should, however, protect her own citizen
who may choose to take up their tempo
rary abode there. This will do something
toward solving the problem, and tim
must develope the remainder.
IN, a,
The Montana Democrat tells of one o
their ministers preaching from the text
"God created man in His own image.
Then he commenced, "Ar honest man i
the noblest work of Cod" And pausing
looked over the audience and said "Bu