Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-05-26
MEXICAN MATTERS.

Disorder is chronic in Mexico, and
though for the past six months matters
have been measurably quiet, there is
every prospect of approaching trouble.
For many years revolution has succeed
ed revolution in an apparently intermin-
able series the ills that are never cured
being the constant plea for subverting
every rule and establishing its successor,
which in turn is destined to be over
thrown for like reason. Mexican pol
lticians have failed to realize the nature
of the proper remedy for the woes of
their country, and no party has yet been
formed of coalition made whose triumph
would bring healing. History teaches
us that nation cannot raise itself by
political contest only. The two elements
of labor and education need to be uni
versally diffused among the people be-
fore there can be any possibility of a
permanent and peaceable government.
The great needs in Mexico are popular
education and work to exercise the hands
and brains of the inhabitants. The
State of Nayarit, whose history we gave
in the Globe, a day or two since, is the
only well-governed department in the
republic, and that is at war with the
central government.
From intelligence just received from
the Mexican capital, we are led to con-
clude that late rumors touching a prob
able outbreak are well founded. There
is throughout the country much agita-
ton and division Of opinion over the
question of the code of reform laws,
which have for the past fifteen years ex-
erted a great influence upon the social
condition of the Mexican people. These
laws have been brought before their
| Congress for amendment, and radical
changes have been made in certain OF
them which, it is feared, will precipi
tate, sooner or later, another struggle
Among the laws which have been pass
ed is one proclaiming the separation Of
church and state, and also declaring
that Congress can neither establish MOI
prohibit any religion whatever anoth
er makes marriage strictly a civil con
tract; religious bodies are prohibited
holding property as corporations al
the inhabitants of the republic are dc
clared free from taking the religious
oath. The advocates of the passage o
these and other laws and their incor
poration into the Constitution asser
that an active effort is being made t
bring about a reaction against and tn
abolition of the reform laws. The cler
gy, who were the original victims of tn
laws. are charged with making then,
selves more prominent than of late, am
with relying upon the supposed sympa
thies of President de Tejada.
1t is significant that several member
of the Society of Jesus have lately al
rived in Mexico bearing secret instrut
tions from Rome, and that several p;
pers in the interests of the church hav
lately been established in various part
of the republic. The anti-clergy CT
has been raised. and in some of the d.
partments the expulsion of the jesuit
has been decreed, and the influence e,
erted on Congress has been surh thu
the large majority of that body insis
that the session shall not close before tn
reform laws shall have been made pa
of the Constitution of the country
What the end will be it is not imposs
BILE to guess. Before the next six month
shall have passed, the probabilities al
that the old condition of anarchy wi
again exist, and that the standing tel
graphic head. "War in Mexico" wi
again assume its wonted place in Il
newspapers of the country.-Giobe.