New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-07
RETROGRESSION IN MEXICO

| TIE REVOLT OF TEPIC-THE COUNTRY RIPE foh
OTHER MISREPRESENTATION COURSE Oh
THE GOVEREMENT-ILLrBERAL COURSE ON
| THE SPANISH PROPRIETORs.
| tPROh THB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Os THE TRIEOSkl
| MEXICO, Feb 3-The absorbing matter of
interest in the capital OF to-day is the revolt OF Topic
all attention is turned in that direction. and the general
hope chat LozadaS may be crushed before the
instruction makes any further progress. Notwith-
standing the kilograms which have announced several
victories mp TO the latest dates is generally conceded
that the Government not at present equal to
the emergency. Though Corona gained Victory at La
Moonera, he compelled to fall back to Gnadaajara
and apply to the Government for more troops. All are
anxious To hear COronas explanation which, In his tce-
grant, lie promises 20 give. The tone OF tue
dispatches OF the Government indicate that
1t Is much surprised at the number and
armament OF Lozada's forces Reenforcements are
marching rapidly from Coima Leon and other points and
Corona will be able to take the offensive. Then
there will be guerrilla warfare: the insurgents will
scatter In their mountain Businesses, ana may probably
proong the contest for several MONTHS but they are
doomed to an entire defeat and sbjugaton The race
in other parts OF the Republic is not sufficiently organ
lied TO enter into present contest but the and
the feelings which driving them to an open rupture
still exist The great difficulties that the,leaders have
In making their which they might hope to be
success are want Of concert and the supreme ignorance
Of tho masses. No locality is disposed TO wait for
the preparations Of another; each one judges
by the superiority OF numbers in their own
ncighborhood and does not understand the
resources OF other portions OF the Republic and the
Government which may be brought against the insur-
gents These upon the slightest precpitate them
selves into contest IN which they must eventually be
overwhelmed. Their repeated failures furnish no les
sons to them, and localities, after another. revolt
and each revolt is speedily suppressed. Such Is the
struggle between civilization and barbarism. But I'M
tnNaf In m
eral progress Of the country and social advancement
We're the ruling classes enlightened they would be
more liberal aud just, and these struggles would emu
But here there is nothing but contest between the
powerful and weak, between the bold and the umd ana
the weak and timd. the poor and ignorant. are inva-
raby the victims The latter have other resource or
OF yindication than their untutored and unre
strained passions; hence the anarchy in this country
There has been revolution in Mexico that the
fault be traced the Government "a well 10
the gents. and neither has just and honorable end
in view in the contest There never has been just
administration in Mexico the object OF government Is
understood here to be nothing than the personal
aggrandzement OF its members All OF its statesman
ship consists in studying the means OF raising money Tor
personal purposes and the authorities are expert and
bold in this science Heretofore. personal rights and
individual liberty almost entirely disregarded
Tho nothing but personal edicts; the Judges
were no lawyers, and the latter always relied upon
intrigue and the use OF money for success the courts.
These referred to in the past tense, because,
although they exist TO great extent President Lerdo
has making such slight changes that some improve
men Is perceptble The President has been remarkably
and honOraby successful in abrdging the assumptions
and unlawful course OF military commanders in the re-
mote localities who have been IN the practice OF imposing
burdens upon the people the pretex OF supporting
the troops but ia reality only to ill the pockets OF the
comm anders themselves.
The condition Of society Mexico is always favorable
TO revolution and pretext seized upon The higher
officers OF the supreme government do nothing to ad
minister the laws justly the rich propretors Cypress
their poor neighbors the thousand petty officials un-
lawfully exact the most exorbant taxes OF the poor
while they are bought off by the rich these last hne,
mprisOn and punish without trial or law ana thus the
country Is kept a state of excitement ana IN con
ton for revolution Designing Adventures are ready
o Lead disconnected people into the Held ana ds
appoiued politicians add the bad feeling in order ito
render the Government Unpopular None ever look for
ward to the final OF their movement the adYen
urers only desire plumber and the politicians only lay
in wait for such advantage as fortune may cast IN
their way Nothing else may be expected unless Pres'
dent Lerdo may bring forth something better However
| was among the first entertain this hope, and would
gladly hope on but there has been continual series OF
Observation-Disclosures during the months that Lerdo has
occupied the Executive chair, and am almost COM
PEELED 10 Join others who have arrived at the conclusion
that the President is not the man for the emergency
The ruling classes all Spaniards OF tue INFERIOR
grade and they cling Spanish IDEAS with the tenacity
Of blind Ignorance Notwithstanding all their horid ex
pressons Of their republican sentiments and their de-
cared detestaton of monarchy they hate the Americans
than all foreigners and love all spanards as the
brethren President LerdO displays his partay to the
spanards in the most osentatiOus manner IN fact oen
svey TO the who have not forgotten the charao
ter OF Spanish rule in New spain." He rides and dimes
with Herreros the Spanish Minister, who 1t is believed
has more influence with him than Of his fellow eiti
zens It becoming generally believed that 1t is HERE
ro who leads Ierdo to tempOrze with the Americans
who proposing TO construct railroads IN MEXICO INC
spanards thoroughly opposed 10 railroads or engra
ton from the United The present condition or
Mexico suits them best ike vutues they thrive on
As 10 rs now they occupy the
good places all over the Republic, aud they dread the
competition OF the Americans. They are the WORST
American interests and their influence Is
always felt in the policy OF this Government III Is
feared that the country Is the Of revolutionary
tumult the result OF Lerdo's dilaOry proceedings III
regard to railroads. The people complain or the want
Of emplOyment saying that the construction or ra-
roads will a great extent amellOIhe their eOhuItIOh'
but IerdO has done nothing although the Union Con-
tract Company OF phia offers to 90 70 WORK at
finish kilometers in The Government now
neither accepts nor declines the oner Inc Aztec
who fills the position OF Minister OF FomeutO-PuDllc I'M
provemants-is opposed to changing the CONCENTRATION OF
the ancient Aztec Empire thinks that the goou ol1
transportation by mules are the pest hdhPeu
to this country and regards introduction OF the loco
motive As a useless innovation. President Leluo, VINO
Is supposed TO be intelligent mas not the Tune pc
tween take the matter into cO1sleraoh auu
IL believed that the Spanish minister tnnks tuat SA