The New York herald., 1875-03-01
MEXICAN PRESS OPINIONS.


MEXICAN PRESS OPINIONS
From the Two Republics tMexlco City Feb. lol
We reproduce the following article from the
Trait a. Unton, being, as 1t Is, suggestive To al
parties OF the benefits to be derived IN the country
by the exercise Of more tolerance. But we do not
agree with our colleague that the liberal party u
exercising its influence In behalf OF the Protestant
Church, the apostles Of which. our colleague says
are Americans, nor do we arrive at the CONCLUSION
OF our colleague that political danger to the
country is likely to now from the spread
OF the Protestant religion, under the sdministra,
tions OF the American missionaries. To the nrst
point we have this 10 say We wish our friends In
the United States and England to oisabuse their
minds II any believe that the 'slIberal party"
in It's war upon the power and influence OF the
Catholic clergy In Mexico Is Protestant M owe
ment. We can assure tn EN- to the contrary, those
are not Protestants; they do not oppose she
Catholics on sectarisn or doctrinal grounds, hav.
ing no affinity with any religion and they act az
they aege on grounds OF political reform. While
Cn1rci tney DO nothing toward building up any
Uuon ns nTy dreams Of nsse
which ne thinks may happen at any day, and plc.
Nc xcan Republic, in consequence OF the liberal
party according declared protection to Protest
antlsm, and that there Is danger IN religious
Tue day has passed when religious asstmilations
affect national or poltica! combinations. We have
only to refer to the United States; the difference
uniting; while the Northern armies were tlied
alike by Catholics and PrOtestants. Germany 0t.
the German Catholics iougnt beside tneir Protes.
as put Tor ward By the trait d UNsfon may be pausi.
BILE put they fade away before the powerful indu'
20 al ns
maxim IS, that error 10 free to live SO long al
truth Is Tree to combat II.
From the Trait d'Union OF Mexico, Feb. Il
THE RELIGIOUS QUESTION.
1t Is q curious study, that which the attitude OF
the two parties that divide Mexican society pre-
heved to be appeased polelnlcs wnicn recall By
their violence the worst days Of the struggle BE-
tween religious anatlcism and the eucy yclOpmdlst
school, have assumed for some time past o cuarac
possible dangers. The organs OF the clerical party
record daily protests signed by thousands Of per.
fall OF the Empire has given place to the most
open hostility. The liberal journals reply to these
attacks with no less violence, aud this struggle,
begun with the pen, could well degenerate into
bloody conflict II men OF reason DO not interpose
in time to calm tins angry efrervescence. We
OF situation which we believe has become more
and more extended BY the imprudence OF. the
two parties. We think, in erect, that with little
more tact and mutual concessions It would DO
possible to arrive, n not at perect accord (which
One OF the OF the liberal party is to seek by
hatred Of Catholicism, to eXtinguish completely
the religious sentiment In the masses, to suOsti.
tule TOR 1t species Ol phOsOphlc idealism and an
academic morality, which may suit reunion OF
learned men, but cannot be put in practice BY an
entire people. History, in effect, does not pre-
sent to us any example Of q nation having been
able to live without some kind OF religion On the
/ day in which tue religious idea should disappear
entirely from community That community would
be infaIliDy devoted to the most frghtiul anarchy,
which could only be ended by death. The duty Oi
the liberal Mexicans ought then to be- t seems to
us, not to extlnguish, but rather to enighten the
religious sentiment
Another error OF the same party Is to accord .
declared protection to Professionalism. PhilOs0-
phcally speaking Professionalism, Is well as Ca
tholicsm, does not admit tree thought, and
| from a political point OF view we see for Mexico
In her progress veritabie danger Tor the future,
The apostles OF the reformed religion are for the
| most part, American. The money whicn they
scatter by handius, and which is powerful aux
iliary OF grace Is money furnished BY the Bible SO.
| cetles OF the United states. 1t IS very certain
! that when there exists between two ncl0hborins
nations community OF religion assimilation be.
comes more easy. Prince Bsmark, whose name
machiavelism, was SO convinced OF this truth
tnat, having to send his engineers to
raise the plan OF the citadels OF Alsace
and Lorraine, he had favored by every
possible means Calvinistlc propagandisn In these
| two provinces. sometime before the war OF 1870
| the situation created by the German Chancellor
| presented dangers which did not escape isr
seeing minds; Jor. II our memory serves US, Gen.
| eral Ducr0i who commanded at StrasbourR
wrote AT that time to General Frossard :-"ln the
event OF war with Prussia We should seriously
count upon the sympathies which 1t would meet
with among many of the PrOtestauts OF our de.
partments." That which has happened IN France
woHld infallibiy happen to Mexico, In the case OF
events which It is not rash TO predic. Certes, We
are lar from advising hostility against Protestant
ism, since religious liberty exists; but we would
wish TO see the parties preserve more calmnoso
ana not to envenom those questions which, un-
fortunately. divide them too much already, ana
which hinder the development and progress OF