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

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or THE NINTH coNoRxss-THE
BLACK PRESIDENT LIKELY TO BE DEFEATED
rHE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STILL
BEGGING ron MANA PROGRAMME FOR
PREsfDKNrTAL oAMpAraN-REPoRrED MAS
sACRE OF PRorEsTANrs. 1eH&l
ta CRY OF MEXICO, Got 8, 1873
Since September TO- the opening day Of tho sessions
OF the ninth Congress, until The date neither
the House nor the senate has moved or passed law
OF any importance Whatever to this country. In
fac the honorable members only skirmishiag for
party advantages. Congress Is divided two FAC
touso0e Tor, tns other against JassO Bsnitex whom
tho Monitor calls tue .Dlack Presidcn,." Although
no Is only Senator he 10 tho actual governor OF the
Republic, and is working might and main
10 DO elected President Diaz's successor. Tho
Cabinet Ainstors have TO dance to hts
piping and that IL the renson why tho
Foreign Once still goes begging Tor a tenant Tho
condition for obtaining tho portfolio to be that
the Secretary OF State 10 TO DO advised and guided by
Juslo Benitcs and the Minister Of Justice, Protasir
Tasle VINO 10 Bouit~x's teoL IL Is generally known
that tho ONCE bcsu offered TO the following gen.
tlemsn :-Ezequiel Montez, Manuel Payne, Fred
Larainxar, DuDian TO whom II was nrsi offered and
who nado the broker Offering It to the othcrs) and
Joaquin Ruiz Dubian Us an Oaxaoa man, therefore
townsman OF Disz, Bentsz and others power, aud
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
OF these gentlemen would acoopt the Office TO DO
subject TO Benitvx's bshssts. i,t HAs lra
~ fa,4stn A PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.
II is comical to think this country OF spor-
taneous revolutions any one should make up a pro-
gramme tor eighteen months ahead; bat one has
tualiy boon chaksd down for mo ncxl Presidential
election, At which time also number Of State Gov
ernon will have 30 DO elected II is this:--About
three months before election time Generals Ncgre,e
and Garcia dc la Cadena lnow Governor OF Zaca.ecAs)
are pronounce against Disx Tho latter will then
despatch troops against those TWO gentlcmen, which
forces, however, IRE mover, TO meet the enemy.
This to 60 on TILL election time, whom President
will issue proca nation that OF the IN
surrectlon election can be hold, he win give
the Presidency iato the hands Of the eSoicio Vice
President, Ignucio vaars. Tho hitter is then 70 lay
MS wires for manipulating the polls; shortly after
ward the sham prouunc,ados will submit the cleo
tons held, vaarta OF course DO elected bona Idle
President and Nsgros and Cadena are 70 be rewarded
with tho pest seats IN tho Cabinet This programme
Is 10 be reserved as tho last Resort for defeating
Bcuitez, who Otherwise 10 pretty 0crtaln 10 have
97lI xrsoxLtASnous xKws
friend mere that he Vail PROBABLY not III after
the United States Congress mcots, 70 have tno
that bod, whom ne viii inspire. he wl no. aoo,Us
tne office OF secretary Of STATE Ill mis- lama.
coaa. Representative from Pu.bla In the Mexican
Congress and The leader oil the antbeniistas. shall
have worked over majority. He only needs now TO
win over eleven more votes 70 his party when
he Will lave the desired majority, and lac
hopes to have them by October 81, when tho grand
trial OF Inc respective strength OF the parties
House and q new President Of ins Senate, which
officers are here elected and changed mon thly. Ii
home even 6sors the meeting Of Un.s s, w
gress, and take charge of the Foreign Office. The
Trait Union, daily journal OF TINS city. few days
ago published an order given iron mercsn lilo house
in Luis Potosi hrln III Aexlco, vor OF Gen.
eral &. 70 she amount Of $3S. 900, tor csntraband
gwen. General Naranjo, who Is ninted at as inc
one ~ hose favor tho oruer supposed 10 have
card asking toe Trait d. Union 20 give the name oil the
General &, and Ia Oi the,r with holding II
cAny The EDITORS Of that paper "iiars cowaras"
Presideut Dsz mas ordered the courts Of justice TO
investigate Inc whole matter. Tho subscription
IN this city under tue auspices Of Uned States
Minister Foster IN ard Of Tho iover-strcken districts
has reached the sam OF nearly 81, 800. Tho silver
conduct from Zica,scas, win more thau ST. 00o Co.,
9 uaraed by some Two hundrod wen armed men, ar.
rived In This city september 80.
kS now TO REMODEL MEXICO.
% or U I'm ara
lew '.slxmps." Tine arlclc Is headed .Good anu Dis.
interested Coansels" Il says:-ADa,ly, Mexico is
dspondoncs through Lie plots oil iis intrguer
The polls are tsmpsred with and snipualed. Mex
leo has ABOUT nine million inhxD,tants, OF which
scarcely miIiion may be DO civilized; the
other snt millions are buried In tho deepest gnor.
time Of our 'iud.psnasno., have no. MADE
any progress either morally or
almost on ldIo.l.m-an the iiaoity 81 their beng
led by unscrupuoas political deslgn the cause
OF ali our evils. We have an Immense border along
tue frontiers Of the United STATES, Guatemala and
Belize. We arc not able TO take Of and will
always DO apt ~ 20 encrOachcd upon by neigh
borsuudsr pretext OF raiding on thcr terri
outlay TO us Tor troops and their maintenance,
without It's bringing US any income. Our neigh
bors there pracice smuggIng on the largest scaio
win perfect impunity. all their tendencies arc
70 absorb Us, ior winch purpose they soeK 70 COM
mencs war 10 winch all the advantages are on
thctr size; Ter We cannot reckon
our idiotic Indian population, Ignorant the
Ing OF the term naive country, nor We reckon
who prefer Vatican and it's clerical gov.
eminent 10 inc civil governmsnt, and VINO do not
riches are not ioucnsd Considering, therefore. ina.
chief duty preserve our nationality aud en-
dcav0r 10 become an In leliIgent nation.
TAE PRoP0sBD PLATFoKM. .1t
Therefore, We propose ms platform 70 cave us from
the Ihreatehcd shipwreck:-
!. 10 efer Ut puoo salc all .he sparscy pop uated
country bordering on The United States, Guatemala
and Bcfizs, prcorrinx Ms buyers Latin races.
2 The Unilsa Statos may DC aumilsed rs bidders AZ
those npove ,nu,ca cd do NOT present tnsmscv.s
g. The Mexio,n inhabitants OF sections sold are
10 DO Al liberty 10 remain or emierasc, their prop
4 Win the proceeds OF this sale the frontier
IL 70 be well coonizcd, TO serve MS barrier against
future encroacnmsnts. Itt Ast
8. For the Indigenous cIasses lands are 10 be
bought IRON large landhoidcrs to paid for in
and an snors Is to % made to clvilizo
the Indiana
g. Mechanics and savings banks aro TO be estab-
Iished. t e.asrt.f,t
4 A systsm Of public schools is to be rigidiy on
forced. I8l#E#t8 EM NE sts
g. Railroads, telcgraphs, public works, hospitals
pc "a tiarics 10 be established.
q, ny establishing national guard the large army
10 10 he reduced to one-third lis present size.
10. rue navy, ordnance ana armorics are TO DO i'm
proved and increasca.
IL Tne least cis,zens be abls to accuse be-
fore the supreme Court any Coneressmen that utter
an opinion OF opposluen 10 the constitution reiorn
or pregrcsa t4tlNlt
The legal sale OF lands OF accou 10 us
In our conception, cannot diminish dgniiy or OF
lend ssii.respscL We cannot help Rejecting thai
tne present state of Affairs leads national dis
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