The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

or THE NINTH coNoREss-THE
BLACK PRESIDENT LIKELY TO BE DEFEATED
THE MINISTRY OF ronEIaN AFFAIRS STILL
BEGGING FoR A MANA PROGRAMME ron
REMopELLINa THE coUNrsY-rHE NEXT
PHEsfDENTTAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAS
sAcRE OF PnorEsrANrs.
u Clfy or ExIco Got 8, 1873
Since September 1o the opening day OF tho sessions
OF the ninth Congress- until the date. neither
the House nor tho Senate has moved or passed law
OF any importance whatever - this country. Ia
fact, the honorable members only skirmishag for
party advantages. Congress IL divided into two fac
tioos-one tor the other agatnst Jaso BenIcx, whom
the Monitor calls the .Dlack President" Although
no s only Senator he Is tho actual governor Of the
Republic and is working might ana main
10 be elected President Diaz's successor. Tho
Cabinet Ministers nave dance TO hts
piping and that Is the reason why tho
Foreign Once still goes bcggiag Tor tenan. The
condition for obtaining tho portfolio seems to be that
the Secretary Of State TO DO advised and guided by
Juslo Beni,cz and tho Minister OF Justice, Pro,asir
Taele VINO Is Bouitex's TOOL. H. is generally known
ONCE bceu offered 10 the following gen.
temsn :-Ezequiel Montez, Manuel Payne, Fred
Larain Ear, DuDlan ito whom It was first offered and
VINO mAu0 the OFOkeT OuoTiuk ~ 10 INC OtucISl ana
Joaquin Ruiz Duban is Oaxaca man, therefore.
tow nsman Diaz. Benasz and others power, and
ne would have been preferred by them. Ruiz Is
grabbed lawyer. and would get Mexico into row
with the United States in about a fortnight But
mono OF these gentlemen would acocps the ofce to DO
subject 10 Benitex's bshssts. ttt Df
. ts1ss5 a PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.
ltis comical TO think that in this country Of spor
taneous revolutions any one should make up q pro-
gramme tor eighteen months ahead; bat has ac-
tualiy been Ghaksd down for tne ncxt Presidential
election, AZ which time also number Of State Gov
ernors will have TO BIZ elected It is this: --About
three months before eiection time Generals Ncgrete
and Garcia dc la Cadena (now Governor OF Zsca,ecas
are pronounce against Diax The latter will then
despatch troops aeans. those two genticmea. winch
forces, however, are mover, TO meet, the enemy.
This is 60 I'LL election time, President D,sx
will issue proca nation that account the IN
surrectlon election can be hold, ana he win give
the Presidency the hands OF the e1oDicio vics
President, Ignucio Vaara. rho latter is then 10 lay
ms wires for manipulating the polls; shortly alter
ward the sham pronunc,ados will submit the cleo
t,ons DO held, vaarta OF BIO elected bona 1e
with the pes. soass in tho Cabinet lhis programme
Is 10 be reserved tho last resort for 0.ieuttng
Beuitez, who otherwise Is pretty ccrla,n 10 have
himself elected.
aft MscELLANAoUs NEWS.
Zamacona, from Washington, has written to
friend that he Wall PROBABLY come iii after
United states Congress meets, AS 70 have ,uo
cause OF NJ xic0 advocated by certain members Of
that body whom ne Will inspire. he will not aoosp,
the office OF secretary Of STATE III mis- COUSIN lama.
cona. Representative from Puebla In The Mexican
Congress and The leader Of tho anti Beniis,as. shall
have worked over o majority. He only needs now 10
WIN over eleven more votes 70 his party when
he will have the desired majority, and he
hopes have them by October 81, when tho grand
trial OF Inc respective strength OF the parties
viii made At The election OF new Speaker Tor the
House and . new President o Inc senate, which
officers here elected and changed mon thly, IL
then the minority won Mr.. Zamacona will come
home' oven before the messing o. United States Con
gress, ana take charge OF the Foreign Office. The
Trait Union, daily journal OF TINS city. few days
ag0 published order given from msrosn lilo house
III San LUIS Potos 70 firm III Aexico In favor OF Gen.
eral Il. 70 the amouat Of $50. 900, tor cvntraband
receives The initials OF The two houses
are gwen. General Naranjo who Is mated al as Inc
one IN whose favor tho Order N supposed 10 have
been made with Other generals, have published n
card the Trait d. Union 20 give the name OF the
General & and Of their with holding IL
caug The sditors Of that paper "iiars
Presideut Dsz mas ordered the courts Of justice TO
IN vsstigate Inc Whole matter. Tho suDscrt ption
i this city under tue auspices of Uned States
Minister Foster AID OF The icvcr-srcken districts
conduct IRON Zica,soas, win more 81, 0o0 Co.,
guaraed by some Two hundrod we'll armed men, ar.
rived In this city september 80.
TO REMODEL MEXICO.
paper OF Puebia City, ON September ~, shas pub
Issued q plan Tor remodeiiinR Mexico and getting .
lew STAMPS" the Artcio Is heAaed .Good anu Dis
interested Counsels" II says:-.Daily, Mexico 10 in
greater danger Vi losing us autonomy liberty ana
dspondoncs through the plots oil iis intr.uer
he polls tsmpSred with and nt,uated. Mex
leo has ABOUT nine million inhxD,tants, OF which
scarcely million may be DO civilized; the
signt millions buried deepest ignor.
ancs. The lnaiabs OF this country, from tho
lime OF our ~ iudspendspos, have no, made
progress either morally or oh
almost on idiotisn-and the LIABILITY st their being
led by unscrspuoas political designers II the
OF all evils. Nc have an Immense border along
tue frontiers Of the United States, Guatemala and
Belize. We not able TO take care Of II and will
always be apt 70 encroached upon by our neigh
borsunasr presexl OF raiding on thc,r terri
tory. Most OF Ihis ironusr IL desert, being vast
without Us bringing Us any income. Our neigh
bors lhere pract,ce smuggling ON the largest scale
with perfect impunits. ana all their tendencies
20 absorb US, ior which purpose they 70 CON-
mencs war IN winch all the advantages ON
shelr fer We cannot reckon tho patfiotism
idi0tic Indian population, goorant 0i tue
Ing OF the term native country. nor we reckon
those whose ouly country and goa 10 money, nor
those prefer Vatican and It's clerical gov.
ern ment 10 inc civil govern me ut and VINO do not
quarrel with ANY invader, SO that their rights and
riches not touched Considering. therefore, that
chief auty preserve our nationality On.
dcav0r 10 become an IN telligent nation-.
TnK PROPOSED PLArFoKM. .tft@
Therefore, we propose ms platform 70 save M from
the threatehcd snipwreck:-
/. 10 snsr ut puoo sale all Inc sparsey pop
on Hs rss,
z The Un,ted Ststos may 90 aamItsed bidders II
those ABOVE Indicated do not present themselves.
g. 1he Mexican inhabitants Of Inc scctions sold
10 be a. liberty remain or emiEratc, ana their prop
erty Is 70 be respected.
4 With the proceeds OF this sale the new frontier
is 70 be well coonizcd, TO serve barrier against
future cncroacnmsnts. l'1M.Mst
9. For the Indigenous classes lands are 10 DO
bought from tho large landholders 10 be PAID Tor
and an enort Is TO % made 10 clviizc
the Indiana
g. Mechanics and savings banks 10 Be estab-
lished l4..F,t
l. A system OF public schools is to be rigidly on
forced. a8#wMtI NM MlM# e.IM
s. Railroads, telegraphs, public works, hospitals
ana penotcnuarics nie 10 be established.
q by establishing u national guard the large army
Is TO he reduced to onc-third lis present size.
10. The navy, ordnance and arm0rcs ars 10 i'm
proved and increasca. h
IL. The least Of CIT zens Is 10 be abls be-
fore the supreme Court any ConGressmen utterf
or pregresA itfIA n
The legal sale OF lands that OF account 10 u.s.
In conception cannot diminish our dignity or
lend our ssrcspscI We cannot help rejecting tharr
the present state OF Affairs ieads us 10 national dsso