New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-10

England at an early period. But this ac1
accompanied with an ant,-monopolist policy
has dissolved some religious corporations 70
which society has much respect. 1t is the
obvious here that there is a moderate or cor
servative ecclesiastical party, which ar
proved the established institutions, and
liberal party which prefers the equalization
of properties, the development OF tho phys
cal and intelligent resources Of the country
and is indeed the party of q separate Stat
and Church, schools, railroads, immigra
ton and Importation of ministers and er
terprises. The reception given by the rel
resentatives of this interest to any America
or other foreigners, who promise to promot
the policy indicated, is an evidence Of tn
distinctness of their doctrine as of the sin
cerity Of their faith. 1t may be added
without trespassing upon the limits Of pro
priety. that it is of importance that tn
Liberals should know that their policy i
justified by results. That this is a reason
able expectation is obvious to an America,
mind, but the proof should come prompt,
to be contrasted with the immediate de
pressions caused by such an immense reyo
luton in property tenure.
| We have had the analogy of this condi
ton in the act emancipating the slaves O
the Southern States. Ultimately the effec
| of this act must be to open mine OF fret
| labor, to which every one may have access
| and the effect of this combination of enter
| prise and labor must have, and indeed
already has had, an effect ON the production
of the country. In the meantime, however
| the act has so confused the immense i'll
terests invested under the old system as tC
counteract the immediate effects of liberal
lied labor. The conservative interests OF
Mexico have perhaps more power to NEE:
the issue and to impute all stsgnation
OF industry to the amortization o!
church property than the former proprie.
tors of American slaves can have. Besides
the Mexican conservatives have the advan-
tage of religious sentiment complicated
with the prophecies Of the act.
From this reasoning it would seem that the
Liberal administration is deeply interested
in the introduction Of capital and industry
to SO animate the business Of the country
that q stagnation Of commerce, perhaps
ineeparable from the physical and social
condition OF the country, shall not be
charged as the exclusive onsequences Of
the liberal policy referred to.
The physical character Of Mexico explains
fully its commercial condition. We may
discount all that poetry and romance have
spoken, and Mexico remains q country of
incompatible resources. All that man de-
sires for use orluxury is here. So there are
undoubtedly great riches at the bottom of
the ocean, but in either case this wealth is
only available with agencies of develop
ment in one case and of salvage in the
other. Imagine valley producing all the
tropical fruits; surround it with wall OF
pophyntic stone 5000 or 5000 feet high, and
the value of these products are limited to
tho simple wants of it's isolated inmates;
suppose the precious metals in state of
almost unqualified purity in a mountain
where there is neither fuel, water
nor access, and this wealth ia un-
available; whole country without a
river of adequate naviga ton; fertile tracts
separated by sterile distances. A people SO
simple in their wants that stranger could
not be content with one Of their garments nor
eat an article of their food, can not be
profitable customers with whom to deal.
These people-they are three fourtbs Of the
clothes, suit of which is
not worth 81 so. Their food is almost en-
tilely of Indian corn, with pulse. and
hopper of some sort. Commerce can not
be predicated of such a people. The means
of transportation is equally primitive, and
as inadequate to Development. The ex.
ports ana imports, domestic transportation
Of the country is, with the exception of
ore main railroad, effected on the backs
Of men and women, and on mules or asses.
A. such a cost of freight-with such inca
pacity TO move large tonnage, NO country
can be developed in mineral, commercial,
of agricultural sense. The people are con.
tent. With climate which clothes, and q
soil which feeds them, almost without labor,
separated from other nations by q cost and
distance Of transportation which leaves
hem little inducement to produce beyond |
heir own warts, what prospect is there !
hat more liberal policy should sncceed |
% that which physical incidents have es-
ablished for SO many centuries. The de- |
of the Liberal administration !
ire in the right direction, both for the |
development and defense of the country |
" hen the iron river shall run through the |
Interior of Mexico, when lis tributaries
hall draw and drain to al ocean outlet all |
he precious products now locked in mac
essble lecations-enterprise, industry. cap-
tai and conviction will penetrate this
Interior, the wealth of the mines and
ields will bs brough. into market,
he results will permeate every order
f society. and each will enlarge the
chedue of it's wants with the added abl-
" to satisfy them. 1t ia then the climate,
he sentiment, the pleasures OF Mexico will
e realized by her own citizens as by those
other countries, and the principles of
nat party which has advocated such pro-
ress will be indicated and established.
he invitation of for eign capital and imn-
ration will come, it is to be hoped. Quick
dough to vindicate the administration,
h;ch is the forerrnner of sp inevitable
If. however. 1t has happened
,at those frst to perceive the valuo OF
,Icy a,e sometimes fksstrated in the