The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05

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Tcjada.
The death Of Benito Juarez has not brought
peace to the distracted republic of Mexico.
According to our latest special despatch from
Matamoros the revolutionary Generals Ire
vino and Quiroga, with considerable forces at
their command, refuse to accept the amnesty
proffered by the existing government of Lerdo
dc Tejada, who. as Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, constitutionally fills
the Executive chair pro tem.-that is, until
a President shall have been regularly
elected by the people. These revo-
lutionary chiefs appear, on the contrary,
determined to oppose Lerdo de Tejado in
favor of General Porfrio Diaz, the nominal
leader and originator of the revolution. Cen
eral Rocha, continues our report, is preparing
to take the field against them. When the
death of Juarez was announced the civil strife
came to momentary standstill. and it was
hoped that it would finally terminate now that
the bone Of contention, the Presdential'c
has been vacated by the man against whom
the revolutionary movement was arrayed.
It was vain to expect this from partisan
leaders, who pursue their own selfish ends
without regard to the interests of their country.
The principal revolutionary generals. Trevifo
and Quiroga refuse to ''clasp hands across the
bloody chasm." Although they havea chance
Of carrying their candidate at the next Presi-
dental election they prefer the bloody arbitra-
ment of the sword to the chances Of q peace
full victory at the polls. Such people are evil
IDENTIFY not fit for self-government. There can
be no clearer case than that Lerdo dc
Teiada is the constitutional Executive
Of the republic until successor
to Juarez shall have been elected.
To provide for this election it is necessary
first to call the national Congress together,
and next for this Congress to pass q law
naming the day and purpose Of the election.
But Treviho and Quiroga want to raise Por-
frio Diaz by force of arms to the Presidency.
True to the usual system Of Mexican warfare,
their adherents plumber the people right and
left, without regard to party.
4 In view, therefore, of the chronic elements of
disorder in Mexico, the apparently interminable
civil war and the inevitable conflicts on the
border between the Mexican cattle thieves
and smugglers and our Texas citizens,
and his principal supporters to pre-
pare the way for protectorate of or annexa-
ton to the United States The kilograms from
our correspondents on the border, published
yesterday, and, indeed, from day to day for some
time past, show that the depredations on Our
soil increase rather than abate So frequent and
alarming have these robberies and outrages
become that the Texans, in the want of proper
protection from the government at Washing
ton, are organizing to protect themselves. A
bloody border warfare seems inevitable, and
this in the end must lead to war between the
two republics. The whole Rio Grande border
is infested with lawless and plundering Mex
leans, who treat America and the American
flag with contempt. In fact, our citizens are
murdered and our custom house officers be.
sieged and slain in broad daylight. How.
ever good the intentions of the govern.
rment now installed at the city Of Mexico
may be it has neither the means nor the
power to prevent these outrages. Annexation
must come at no distant day, and it would be
well if the new President pro tenn. should pre-
pare the public mind of Mexico and open ne
| gotiations with the United States to bring
about that event. An American protectorate,
or, better still, annexation to the United States,
would give peace and prosperity to Mexico.
Under the benign and restraining influences of
such a rule, industry would be encouraged
and the vast resources of the country de-
veloped. In the initiation Of this policy, en-
bracing railroads and the encouragement Of
investments of capital from abroad in these
improvements, and in the development of her
mines, her agricultural capabilities and her
manufactures, President Lerdo de Tejada may
confer the highest honors upon himself in con-
fering the most substantial and enduring ben
efts upon his country.
The mineral resources Of Mexico still re-
main undeveloped She needs peace, capita
and wise and liberal legislation upon
the subject of railroads in order to achieve
such Development The mining laws o.
Mexico are sufficiently generous in them
selves, as they make mines tho property
of whoever is willing to work them
irrespective Of the ownership of the lands il
or upon which they may be discovered. The
world has need of the great deposits of gold
and silver of Mexico for purposes Of circula.
ton, and it is evident that if Mexico canno,
from and Of herself extract and add them to
the money current Of commerce at very
early day the attention of other peoples will be
seriously directed to them. We hear Of late
realization of several millions of dollars OF
silver bars from the mines Of Real del
Monte, in the State Of Mexico; Of immense
fortunes having been recently made by the
new discovery of deposits, resulting in tens Of
millions of dollars from only few mines /; but