The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-08

| AON - q" eAahple VI now some camps
are growing, and that, too, without max
ing any noise about 1t. Three months aor
there were not more than half a dozer
houses in Florence. To-day the popula.
ton is over 5000 and a week 90 n ain or
newspaper outfit left San francisco foI
that place: They have to 70 seven OF
eight hundred miles by teams, as Florence
Is 4OO miles from Yuma. The Central Pa.
CHIC has helped the growth of this coast a
great deal. The Texas Pacific would help
It great deal more, but hope il NAV he
deferred until the road can be built with
some guarantee of fair usage TO the pub.
lie or else without government help.
THE SITUATION IN MEXICO
is about as 1t was when last wrote NJ n
in The GLOBE, with the exception that
lglesias, who then had foothold on the
Pacific coast, is now fugitive in foreign
land. Diaz has practical and actual DOS
session of the government. Lerdo at last
accounts was on his way to Panama, whence
he would go either TO New York or to Eu-
rope. Iglesias, who supposed he was going
to wallop Diaz, found himself deserted bv
the soldiery, almost to man, and took
passage on Pacific Mail steamer. with
his stall, at Manzamilla, taking tickets for
san francisco, though he claims that he
only intended to 60 to some northern Mexi-
can port, where he expected the people
would flock to his standard. At two or
three places where the vessel STONED Diaz
followers were found to be in possession
and demands were made for the surrender
OF the igleSlas party, as fugitive rebels.
which the officers of the ship refused. as
the party had taken regular passage for
pan francisco and were under the protect
ION OF the stars and stripes. The whole
row is an interesting study. Lerdo places
the ballot boxes in the hands Of his troops
Iederal bayonets you know and is elected.
Dlaz claims that the presence of the troops
intlmldated the voters, as Tilden elaine it
| did In the south, and asks the president of
| the supreme court, who under the consti-
tuition is president in case of no election. to
claim the office. This that functionary.
Senior Jose Maria Iglesias, refused TO do
and Diaz, about year ago
STARTED REBELLION
TO overthrow Lerdo any way, Just as Mr.
Watterson proposes to do with his 100, 900
men in case Hayes is declared elected.
When 1t became evident that Diaz was too
much for Lerdo, Iglosias concluded that
the presidency would not be bad thing to
have, after all, so he started side-show
in the rebellion line. When Lerdo was
fairly defeated 1glesias expressed himself
to Diaz as willing 10 assume the responsi-
bilities of government, but now Diaz re-
plies that he is rcvolutionist, that he has
oyerthrown the powers that were and that
the government is his by right of CONQUEST
and that MIR. Igesias may take his depar,
ture for the internal regions Just as soon as
suits his convenience, whereupon, in com.
pliance with this invitation, Mr. Iglesias
goes on board Pacific mail Steamship.
which is as near the Internal regions as |
man can 60 without leaving this mundane |
spherical conglomeration of matter alto. |
gcther. lglesias expresses his determine |
tion to attempt to cross over into some of |
the northeastern states of Mexico, taking |
New Orleans or Galveston as rendezvous |
before starting, and, with singular hopeful |
ness, expects the people will there welcome |
MN with open arms. Failing in this, he |
hopes, when it becomes evident that the |
Disz government cannot pay the 100000 |
United States, that the United States will |
recognize him and help him to overthrow
the usurper. OF the fulfillment of these
hopes think
HIS CHANCES ARE MIGHTY SLIM,
as 1t would be difficult to see how the
chances of the United States for getting
those ducata would be improved by depos-
."e onn ne The fact is that there is
more prospect that, in time, this govern
ment will lose all patience and gobble up a
few northern Mexican states to balance the
account. That the Rio Grande is a poor
has been well demonstrated by
the operation of the Mexican cattle thieves
who raid across the border and, when pur-
sued, cross the river and bid the United
States defiance. But the most significant |
news brought by Iglesias is that the gov
ernors OF several states, and the generals
who have deposed the governors of several
others, are endeavoring to set up jndepend-
ent governments of their own, like our
Moreno, in Lower California,
whom / mentioned in a previous letter.
These states, if once they declare them
selves independent sovereigntes, will, as
soon as Mexico threatens an Inya-
sion, follow the example of Texas and
knock at the doors of congress for admis-
sion. The doctrine of manifest destiny
will plead for their admission, and it is not
at all unlikely that in time this glorious
nation will add to It's glory by swallowing
up more or less of Mexico, either piece
meal or at one tremendous gulp. Most of
the Pacific coast press predict that the Diaz
cannot last more than six or
he a no 80 7 l
see in this an evidence of their clearness of
vision. The chance for permanent and
prosperous administration of the govern
ment OF Mexico seems to me to be
BETTER UNDER DIAz
han for years in the past, or since Juarez
held the reins of government In peace. He
IS no idle, luxurious aristocrat, but one of
The people. His mode of living and habits
Of life are the most frugal. He undergoes
fatigue and hardships with his soldiers and
las no luxurles or privileges above them
when in the field; hence he has the love and
confidence of the people, the army supports
aim almost to man, and his popularity ex-
ends to all classes. His ability as a mill
AIRY man has shown itself in his arrestinp
.he government from Lerds and driving all
his opponents from the country in one short
years time. 1t is not likely that the man
who could thus organize and successfully
carry through a revolution, with all the
odds against him, will now, with the pow
Dr. all in his hands, allow rebellion to
spring up and overthrow him in turn. |
Had Lerds possessed his ability he would
1ow have been master of the situation, in.
'tead of fugitive. Had Iglesias possessed
his keen shrewdness he would now have
been president of Mexico with Diaz at the
head of the army under him. The Diaz
congress has ordered new election on the
9Th of March and the primaries were to be
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