New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02
Mexico,


The foiIowin: very pertinen: Suggestion
we copy from the Washington National Re
puI'ice. Of the twenty-sixtii:
Between the two parties in Mexico. HY WV
80 the liberals, headed by the late BENT,
.]uarez. and the imperialists, who sustained
Maximi.ian's usurpation. the long and pro
:racted struggle resulted IN the victory Of
| the former The liberals have sincs then
! no. only accomplished needed reforms tc
perpetuate a republican FORM of govern
! ment, but have succeeded in etfecting a
J total separation of the church from the
| state. 1t was the most earnest desire %
! the imperiaiists to retain the ecciesias tic
influence of the priesthood in their support
for evident political reasons: but since the
| liberal victory the republicans have had
| full sway. and have succeeded in making
rapid strides in the onward path OF aG.
vance.
The iniou.itable and untirfng efforts of
! President Juare2 were ably seconded by his
| patriotic adherents, among the most promi.
! men. of whom was the present President
| Lerdo de Tejado. His management OF the
| internal affairs of Che nation has been such
| as TO bring them 10 their present telcitous
! surroundings, sIrmcunting and overcoming
as he has internal discord, murdeyous re-.
volts under circumstances which included
{: the scarcity of war material, and have de-.
manded the highest praise from the people
o: 'he civilized world. This praise and the
consequent natural sympathy of the people
Of the United States for the liberals in.
duced our government to use its active ex.
ertions in behal! OF Juarez. and subse.
Iuently indirectly III behalf OF his success.
s0r.
We have repeatedly alluded to these facts
for the purpose OF showing the obligatioas
to rls under which the Mexican people rest.
But there were other acts of kindness to
them, including the furnishing OF arms and
DEnit!ons OF war through private enter-
prise. and the result of contracts be.
tween the official. and the Mexican gov.
eminent and private citizens of the United
States. When nearly al! the treaty making
powers OF the world turned their back,
upon Juarez. the government of the United
States accepted the responsibility o; acting
rs his diplomatic agent. and it was through,
the agency .. our State Department that
the case OF Mexico was heard in the
diplon a'ic C urts of Europe.
No one knows these facts better than 'rs.
jado himself. and while he boasts of his
ability TO control his people, and of his
separation of the church from the State,
the thought rises involuntarilv tina: com.
mon gratitude should compel him not only
to deal fairly and promptly in the settle
Elent OF those contracts. but to eXer. the
power Gf his administration to protect
American citizens from. outrage within the
borders of Mexican territory. We know
that he is strong enough to do this, but up
to this time he has failed to execute the
laws In a single instance wherein Mexi.
can has been the aggressor and an Ameri. |
can the victim. Lured by the apparent
fairness of the proposals and the protiered |
protection of the Mexican government, |
Of our tellow-citzens have left |
their homas TO seek fortunes in the develop |
ment Of the country south of the Rio |
Grande.
The records show that they have paid !
dearly for their temerity. They have been |
murdered and systematically: robbed. with |
the taclt connivancc of the Mexican au.
thoritics. We are impe!.ed. under these
to advise Mr. President |
Iriado that there is a iim: even t. the .
friendly endurance OF his inpositions. OF
which We have given sucf. convincing proofs.
and that cur patient forbcarance may soon
be exhausted The boundary line between
The two countries lis sufficiently marked to
enable his followers to- make the needed !
ils!l action between 1teUN. and ieGn,. and 10 !
: about time that ". began to hear as
nUcH about HI, success ~ ''k.t0ing the !
Jcace" on the Rio Grsnde. as we near about :
he quiet separation OF the ci.urcl! tVon. the
state.