Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
VICKsBURG WEEKLY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1877

the civil Discussions, strifes and ma
raudings forever raging in Mexico 70
raise 1t above the level Of prOnliscuOus
~bFigandage. Society Is resolved into
lie primitive elements, without as yet
throwing up eve any savage virtues
to the surface.
1t may not be uninteresting to spec
ulate, in connection with this situation
OF Mexico, upon the future probable
and necessary action of our Govern
ment to protect our soil from further
invasion, our interests from disturb
ance, and our institutions from danger.
The forbesrancs and peaceful DISPOSE
ton OF the United States, up to the
present, have excited the surprise Of
European nations. A continuance of
this policy may, however, be injurious
to our honor, prosperity and safety.
Humanity could not raise her voice
against an interference such as would
compel and maintain a restoration Of
peace, order and good government. The
inability OF Mexico to protec: our
borders from invasion, TO a v life and
property of foreign citizens, aud to
secure the large aud important interests
Of foreign Governments dependent
upon lie tranquility, may again author
lie and compel some power OF powers
10 intervene so far as TO assure a proper
administration Of its Government.
These speculstions have been suggest
ed to our mind BY the following arti-
Gle from the Galveston News.
sENEX.
MEXICO TRAVELLING Down HnL.-What
10 TO become Of Mexico when revolution,
anarchy and decay have worked their
worst upon her, must be o question OF
deep concern to American craftsmanship.
Geographical facts, and social aud nation.
al considerations Of the highest imp0r.
lance, forbid Indifference. There is no
evidence whatever that Mexico, left to
depend solely upon remedial forces within
herself, ls capable Of self.redemptiOn.
From year to year, for the past half cen.
fury, che has gone from bad 10 worse. Her
history has been 90 disastrous a~sleventful,
Since her independence Of Spain she has
never known q period Of more than four
years without . revolution, and at one time
four different military Adventures Occu,
pied the Presidential Chair in fifteen
months, She has had two Emperors, three
or four Dictat0rs, q multitude OF Presi.
dents, two foreign lnVaslons, incessant
domestic and local wars, countless pro
nuuciamentoes. No wonder she hal
steadily declined in population anG
wealth. In 1921 the population Of Mexico
was estimated to be i2,OOO,0 900. At pres
ent II is estimated to be 100000, and OnlJ
q few hundred thousand out OF this mum
Der are OF pure European descent, thC
rest being Aztec or mixed. YeI
Mexico Is one OF the faIrest and mos
eligible countries on the face Of th(
globe. Shall such a country be aban
doned at last TO complete %des0lation? 1
not, how Is 1t TO be rescued from such
fate without some sort Of American inter
p%ositionE Geographical situation ant
national tXlgency may ultimately force
upon American Craftsmanship the task o
redeeming Mexico from the consequence
OF her unhappy connections and he
chronic instability, as they forced upoI
It the task Of reclaiming a vast wilderness
from the dominion Of the savage TO tn
uses OF civilization.