The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-17


terposi,iou Of the United States Neces-
sary.
The telegraphic dispatches published in the
HERALD yesterday, relative to the progress OF
the revolutionary war in Mexico, show that the
Juarez government is getting into critical
situation. The news is from the city OF Mex
leo, and dated the 9th Of February, and
though we had previously published later news
from Brownsville and Matamoros, ON the Rio
Grande border, representing similar state
of things, these dispatches from the seat of
government are more full and gloomy. The in
formation sent from the city of Mexico has been
generally rather rose-colored and favorable to
of affairs from that source now must be re-
garded as indicating the probable ultimate
success of the revolutionists. The insurrec-
ton is too widespread and powerful, and has
too many of the leading chiefs of the different
States of the republic engaged in it, to be sup
pressed by force. Surprising even that Juarez
can hold his position in the city of Mexico, or
over limited circuit of surrounding country,
and that the revolutionists should be unable to
subjugate or reach the capital, there is little
prospect of the President being able to reduce
the revolted States and leaders to subsection.
Whichever way the tide of battle may turn
from time to time, it is evident from the power
lessness of the government and the rivalry and
selfish, ambitious schemes of those who are
engaged in overthrowing it, that no stable gov
eminent is possible, an that perpetual an
archy will prevail.
Let us glance at the situation as the news
from the city of Mexico represents it, which,
| of course, is made to appear as favorable to
the government as possible. The number of
revolutonists In the field is estimated at thirty
thousand. This is a much larger force, no
doubt, than Juarez has, or larger, perhaps,
the revolutionary troops are scattered in COM
paratively small bodies over large area of
country, yet they seem to have been in sufi-
cient force at several important points to de-
feat those of the government. The States of
Nuevo Leon, Durango, Zacatecas and Sina-
loa have revolutionary governments; the
revolution was spreading in Colima, where
General Julio Garcia had pronounced and was
at the head of five hundred men; there was a
revolutionary movement in Guadalajara, and
the Legislature of that State appear to favor
| it; the larger portions of the States of Vera
| Cruz and Puebla were in the power of the
revolutionists; the revolution in Tlascala
and Oaxaca was growing more for
midable; and so general and threatening
is the movement in every direction
that the Juarez government could do
little more than assume defensive attitude.
CONSERVATION prevailed at the capital as well
as in other large cities and parts of the re-
public. The President was extending martial
law and assuming more and more dictatorial
power. So critical was the state of affairs
becoming that a plan was proposed for Juarez
to resign and for Mejia, his Minister of War,
to assume the Presidency. There are some
other details not necessary to recapitulate, but
| all Of which go to show the desperate charac-
ter Of the struggle.
| Among the other reports from the city of
Mexico was one that Juarez had applied to the
| President of the United States for assistance,
and that General Grant had replied that he
would support Juarez as last alternative.
The Juaristas say that President Grant must
now act promptly If he intends to help Juarez.
There may be no foundation for the report that
Juarez had applied to General Grant, or that
General Grant had promised him aid in case
of extreme danger to his government. Still
this shows that the idea or hope of interposi-
ton from the United States has entered
the minds of the Mexicans, and that it
had become the subject of speculation at
| the seat of government. There are few intel
| ligent Mexicans, we think, who would not hail
with pleasure Intervention by the United States
at the present time to save their country from
disorder and the fate that is threatened. Mis-
fortune has taught these people wisdom. A
few years ago they seemed to dread national
extinction and absorption by the great Ameri-
can republic. But time has effected great
change. They now wish to lean upon the
United States, and many of the most enlight-
ened desire annexation. In fact, Mexico fell
into dependent condition upon this country
at the time of the French occupation and
ephemeral empire of Macmillan. She was
helped out of that trouble by the United
States, and though not always willing to &C
knowledge it, the Mexicans feel in their pres
ent difficulty the same dependence on and
hope from this country.
Whether President Juarez has appealed for
support or not to the United States, OF
whether General Grant has expressed hi
| 20 oxo;n h.
established government of Mexico, there cal
be no doubt that the interposition of our gov
eminent is necessary to save that countr.
from ruin. Policy, humanity, the protection
of our own people on the border, the interest