New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-25

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Seward Of Mexico g that time, and be
was offered plaos IN he cabinet. Hia
ideas then. IS now. were liberal. and biz
greatest opposition was found in Ocampo,
another great minister under the foul ad-
ministration Of Juaxez, a. TO what favor
should be shown 70 Americans and to
| American ideas. Teieda also favored she
securalization of the church property, and
framed and pressed to successful pas
| sage the bill Matchmaking over one hun
dred millions Of property that had been
acquired by the Catholic church, and
which Was not paying q copper OF
revenue to assist in supporting the
government He also nberalized the laws
| concerning religion and the freedom OF
the press, which led 70 the revolution in
| which Niramon attempted to create a
Dictatorship, and which, ultimately, re-
suited in the empire under Macmillan.
The Catholic Church set both Of these
commissions ON foot, in the vain hope to
recover its power and property by the
suppression Of tho republic.
President Juares set proper estimate
on his great minister, and at eli times kept
him at the seat Of government, whether
thas place was in the east or west, in the
cities or ia the woods, in Mexico or the
United States. Oeampo vas killed, and
this left Tgada without rival in
the cabinet He gave brains to Juarez,
and Juares lent obstinate perseverance in
uphclding his office end his cause to
the capable minister. They travelled to
Vera Cruz and were in mortal peril Of
being captured by Miramon: they re-
turned to the City Of Mexico and came
near being revolutionized three or four
times. They fed before the French until
the capital of the Mexican republic was
housed in jaol at Eagle Pass In the
State,cf Texas vidaurn came near put
ting en- end to the fugitive government
because the President interfered with the
Governor Of Eueve Leon. Comonfort
returned TO reclaim his position. and was
captured, imprisoned, and probably assas-
sinated Doblado made some efforts to
secure the Office Of President, and he was
handled without gloves. Revolutions 90
Cured in ell quarters Of the republic;
French troops pursued the Republicans
to the verge Of the country; States de-
clared Cor and against the Indian Presi-
dent, but Juarez end Te;ads held together,
and ultimately returned in triumph to
drive she invader from the soil to sup
press rebellion, to restore the capital to
the beautiful city by the Lake Of Tes-
cuzco. and to hold the power Of the ooun-
try until Congress could be assembled
that had spirit enough to demand an
election in accordance with tho const;tu-
ton.
Of one thing Let Us be certain. that il
Juare2 is 80 inclined to do, he will hold
the presidency. Tsjada can not shake
the old Tehuantereo Indian out Of the
chief magistTacy any more than Connon-
fort, Doblado, Negrete and the Emperor
MAMMALIAN could. He is the best man
for Mexico that could be invented. OBJ
stinate in carrying out his ideas. he DOES
not overshadow his ministers end generals
by parade. He has the genius to govern
while not seeming to do so. He is shrevd
enough to borrow brains from those
around him without allowing them to
know it; and he has the tact TO let the.
idol Of the hour weer all the hono,s of
the day. It was reported that he had
fallen sick during the last session of Con-
gress. Ii th;s infrzni:y has weakened
him. ne may feel inclined to withdraw
from public life In that event Tejada
will probably succeed, otherwise there
will be no change in the presidency of
Mexico, lie. the votes go as they may.
Juarez has held over too long to quietly
90 out now. And Teiads has upheld him
too often in defying the will of the people,
to be allowed to make any capital for him
self if he makes complaint against tho
same manner of treatment he insisted on
indicting on General Doblado.