The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11
The Revolution I'm Mexico.


that place, and abandoned the whole
line OF the Rio Grande. Their retreat brings
all Northern Mexico. back under the control of
the Juarez government. The same despatch
mentions report, emanating from revolu-
tlonary source, to the effect that a disastrous
blow has fallen upon the army of General Rocha
Three OF his battalions, it is stated, have
revolted and killed their chiefs. Another
despatch tells an entirely different story of
Rocha's troops and their movements
Instead of the reported disaster q
detachment of his army is credited
with victory over the revolutionists,
while the main body was marching ON Camar-
go to effect a junction with the government
troops from Matamoros. General Cevallos, the
commander of the latter has started in pursuit
Of General Trevifo, who, according to the same
report, has given himself up to drink ever since
the collapse of his force near Matamoros.
In conversation with the HERALD cor
respondent at Camargo General TreviIo said
that all the revolutionary forces were soon to be
concentrated fora combined movement against
the city Of Mexico. This is too bold plan
to have taken birth in the brains Of man
who is constantly in state of intoxication,
and, to Judge from the account of our CORE
spondent the report of his despair and drunk
enness is probably Juarsta fabrication.
General Porfirio Diaz whose death has been
so often announced and contradicted, is once
more said to be in the land of the living and
to be organizing for another campaign against
Juarez.
THERE Is No MISTAKE ABOUT IT-The ma
jority of our exchanges, democratic and other
wise, go for Greeley and Brown.
Civil Rights ind Amnesty In the
Senate.
1t is difficult to understand upon what prin-
ciples politicians base their actions. Certainly
the struggle which has just terminated in the
defeat of the amnesty measure by the Sem
ate reflects no credit on the great parties that
divide the State. Both are loud in their pro-
fessions Of love Of fair play and equal justice
to all, and each puts itself forward as the
champion of the oppressed. Yet when the
crucial test is applied the gliding of preten-
tious business falls off and reveals the worthless
brass beneath. The democrats and some re-
publicans who are anxious to establish repu-
tation for liberality demand that those people
in the South who are debarred from the full
exercise of their rights as citizens on account
Of completely in the rebellion should be re-
stored to the exercise Of those rights. There
is in the hearts Of millions Of loyal men a de-
sire that this amnesty should be extended, if
only the objects of it will give proof by their
respect for the rights of others that they
accept the issue Of the war. Advocates
Of the Southern cause constantly assure us
that there is no longer any desire among their
friends to limit the rights of any citizen.
These pro9essioAs are, however, just as regu-
larry belied whenever an opportunity offers.
On the other hand, the love professed by the
radicals for the colored population when
tested by practical results is found to be hol-
low and delusive. And the best proof that it
is so is furnished by the way in which they
have treated Sumner Civil Rights bill.
1t is useless in view of the facts occurring
every day to deny that there is strong neces-
sity for such protection to the colored citizens
as this bill affords. 1t is not enough that the
law accords to this class of the citizens equal
rights; it must go further, and see that the
boon which it offers is not made Elusive by
the action Of any party in the State. No law will
be able to compel one man to regard another
as his equal, but it can and ought to force
respect for the rights Of every citizen. If the
republican party were sincerely anxious for the
settlement of this question they have had the
power to pass Sumner bill into law, but they
have never made hearty effort to do so. The
more violent party men are content to see it
remain in the background, to be used at the
proper moment against their opponents, as it
was used in Thursdays debate in the Senate
to kill amnesty No doubt the tactics are very
clever, but we look for something more than
questionable smartness at the hands of our
legislators. There is a weighty and important
question of principle involved which we should
like to see fought out on its merits Either the
dominant party believe that the colored race
should be secured in the enjoyment of their
full rights or they do not. In the latter case
they are infinitely less respectable than their
opponents, who at least have the courage to
boldly express their opinions. But the Southern
people and their advocates have to make
up their minds that, disagreeable as
it may be to them, they will have
to respect the rights of the colored
race before they can reasonably assert their
own. The defeat of two most important
measures by the stupid obstinacy of men who
refuse to accept the inevitable will be regarded
with regret by oil who desire to see the Sec
tional differences which resulted from the war
healed up.
We admire the constancy of Sumner in
insisting that the Civil Rights bill shall not be
ignored by the Senate, but regret that he
should be compelled to interfere with another
desirable measure to achieve his aim. He has