New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-27


the insurgents have been unsuccessful
Usually the outs have put up none,
enough to place an army in position tt
forage and levy prestimos When, b,
advertising that the arrears due the gov
eminent troops would bs paid of in tn
lnsurgent camp, the national forces bega,
TO steal away from their standard, anG
soon after the government generals wouIt
follow their example and skip of to tht
United States. We are having somewha
this style OF civil warfare at our America,
conventions, where the delegates az;
imoartially open to conviction by the
candidate who will pay best in promotion
or patronage.
President Le-do has prevailed in thi:
election. He has thereby shown that
though scholar and man OF ability
ne can protect the country agains
the political braves who have demanded
his Office or his life
We are inclined to hope TIA. two i'm.
portaat clements have promoted tnis
grea. grea. victory The frs. Is the i'm.
proved mode Of intelligence anu trans
portatioa that enables the government rc
move troops AMI convey orders with more
effect than its disguised enemies.
We happen to De aware tia. his ez.
callency Pres;ien. Lardo was advised b.
Americans some time before this war to
adopt the Am arican system CT impor.ing
foreign goods destined for the interior in
bond. 1t was remarked that if the duties
o. Central and Western Mexico imported
through Vera Cruz were ordered up 10 the
capital for liquidation, that the govern
ment would, il case Of war; hold the
| goois OF the interior, and the duties col
lected, instead Of leaving both the goods
and revenues at tie outpo-.s 10 be seized
| by the insurgents. We hope to hear that
| this has been done. For some reasons
| the American mercl liant would prefer that
the liquidation should take place at tae
| national treasury, where there WI, be en-
tire conddauca in toe uniformity of the
tariff
Returning 70 tie material deve.opmen.
to- which the adniu.st.a. ion Of President
Lerdo has been distinguished, we NAV
remark that foreign capital and enterprise
has been thereby involved to much larger
extent than formerly The railroad be-
tween Vera Cruz AM the City of Mexico
can not have cost short of fly million
dollars. Is valve depends upon its III.
interrupted working. L is the path to
the great mines Of the interior, Carrying
their supplies and taking out their pro-
ducts without expense. The foreign owners
OF mines and merchandise favor the gov
eminent under which their investments
have been productive, and the holder OF
Mexican bonds knows that upon the IN
migration Of numbers enterprise AMI cap
ital depends the redemption of these Sc
curities The growing coffee aud sugar ill.,
teres.s have tel- the value Of order, aud the
people OF the cities and villages have de.
rived advantages from the travel that had
established itself to the wonders, the
wealth, and the beauties of Mexico.
The balance, then, Of foreign and domes-
tic interest was with the cause OF the
President and the laws Another cause
has operated in the same direction. For
eign governments, and especially that OF
the United States, have beheld in the gov
ernments OF Presidents Juarez and Lerdo
a sincere love Of republican freedom, civil
and religious. They have seen in the re-
peal OF temporal power in the church the
transfer of education to secular directors,
IN the encouragement to immigration. the |
protection OF property and preservation
OF order, noble effort to institute the ideas
Of civilization and progress. The admins
tration of President Lardo has, therefore, |
had the sympathies of those foreign govern
ments. We especially hope the govern
ment and people of Mexico will note that !
in no respect taken advantage Of the in |
ability Of Mexico to execute exactly her |
own treaty obligations and preserve order
Oh her frontier The government Of the |
United States is sincerely DESTROYS to aid |
Mexico in adopting d system Of mutual
and has with commendabie
forbearance postponed any questions OF
International obligation until the govern
nent Of Mexico shall have established its
ability to impress its own Just construc-
ion upon the frontier relations of tie two
.epubl;cs.
We are aware that the revolution may
lot be at an end, but then it is no longer
u the disguise OF presidential election.
The wind is down vest still, tie waves
TN high" We hope, however, that with
ne ascertained result Of the public Will,
he interests to which we have referred
viii rally to the cause of law and order.
he grievances of tie Disconnected should
e inquired into and redressed but the |
awiess and destructive element which
'ouid bring back the anarchy aud brig
ndage Of the past should be taught that
lille republic is the most free form Of
overnment, it is at the same time the
.ost inexorabie in the punishment of
lose who violate tie rights of their fel- ,
,w-citizens, or who disregard the laws
assed for the equal and just government
all.