Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-09
President Juarez.

THE telegraph brings us intelligence
of. the sudden DEATH from apoplexy, of
the celebrated Mexican General and ruler,
Benito Juarez, at the City of Mexico, on
the 18th ult., Mt the age of seventy years.
The origin and history of this remarkable
man possess many points of interest and
exhibit wonderful career. lie was born
near the village of IXtlan, near OaSaca,
Mexico, in the year 1902, and was de-
sCendent from the ancient Indian race of
the Tapatecos. He was educated in the
college Oaxaca, from which institution he
graduated in 1880, at the age of %. After
having been elected q member of the In
stitute of Arts and Sciences of Mexico,
and having served as a member of the
Legislature of the State, he turned his at
tention to the study Of law, in which he
achieved great distinction, being elected
to the chair of canonical law in the Insti-
tute of OaXaca; Secretary of the Supreme
Tribunal of Justicei Substitute Judge of
the same Tribunal; Civil Judge; Fiscal
Judge; a member of the State Legislature
a second time, and Attorney. General of
the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of that
Department. For four years, from 1913
to 1862, lie was Governor of his native
State, Oaxaca. On account of his liberal
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Santa Anna was raised a second time to
sided in Havana and New Or.
leans for two years, and then Joined
the insurrection of Alvarez against Santa
Anna, which succeeded in revolutionizing
the Government and the establishing of
Republic. Under Alvarez, Juarez be-
came Minister of Justice; then Secretary
of State and President of the High Court
of Justice under Comonfort, the next
President. Upon the overthrow of Com.
onfort, Juarez was elected President of
the Republic. An insurrection against
the Juarez Government was instigated by
Miramon, and JuareZ was forced to take
refuge from his assailants at Vera Cruz,
where he continued to exercise his
authority as President over the territory
still under his rule, and received the
recognition of the United States. He de-
feated Miramon on the 14th of August,
1860, in battle at Siloa, and reoccupied
the Capital, where ne summoned a Con
gress by which he was again elected Pres.
ident of the Republic. On the 18th of
June he issued decree suspending all
pay to the creditors of the State, includ-
ing foreigners, for two years, which
caused the French and English Ambas-
sadors to suspend their functions. The
measure lead to the coalition of Great
Britain, France and Spain, to enforce the
claims of their respective subjects a
negotiation was entered into at Soledad,
after the allied troops had landed on Mex
lean soil, which resulted in the withdraw
al of the hostile forces of the Spanish and
English Governments. The French troops,
however, remained, by the order Of the
Emperor Louis Napoleon, for the purpose
of carrying out the ambitious schemes
of that monarch of establishing the
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian upon C
Mexican throne Juarez resisted the in.
vaders with all the power he could sum-
mon, and defeated the French at Puebla.
On the 18th of June, 1864, Maximilan,
of Austria, entered the Mexican Capital
and ascended the throne, which he was
destined to occupy but short while.
AsIer the withdrawal of the French
81. ~. Juarez, by putting forth extraor-
dinary efforts, succeeded in defeating the
Imperial forces and obtaining possession
of the person of MaXimilian, through the
perfidy of some of his followers. By his
orders the unfortunate Archduke was
shot at Queretaro, on the 10Th of June,
1867, Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Ambassadors of foreign powers to save
his life. This act of cruelty and the sub
sequent slaughters which characterized
his administration of affairs, alienated
the sympathy of the civilized world,
which had previously been bestowed
upon him, and dimmed the brilliancy OF
his achievements. JuareZ established
himself at the head of the Government,
and maintained his position as Governor
of that restless and revolutionary people
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