The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-09

THE President of the Republic of Mexico.
Message, read before the eleventh Federa
Congress on the 10th of September last. is
a document well worthy of perusal anC
study. Mexico is a prolific country, no
only in population, but in the products OF
its soil and the yield of its mines. Success
has crowned the efforts of President Con.
zales during his term of Office in the de.
velopment of the internal affairs of the
country as well as the strengthening of i'm
ternational relations.
1t is, no doubt, with q feeling of pride thai
President Gonzales, in the opening of his
Message says: "The brief period of time
which has elapsed since the closing Oh you
last session has been remarkably prolific in
important events, as much with regard to
our international relations as respecting our
internal affairs. Did | not fear that the
sketch of our prosperity might seem to YOU
overdrawn, l would unhesitatingIy say that
on every day that has trinspired, some pro-
gressive step has been realized. =
The friendly relations which bind us to
most of the nations of the Old World, con-
tinue to be strengthened, thanks to the
feelings of sincerity which characterize
them. The Executive has endeavored to
respond to the courteous invitations of some
of those nations to various scientific con-
crosses by sending his representatives to
them"
The MeXicans are fully impressed with n
sense of security and contentmcnt by the
feeling of fraternal sympathy that are
evinced by their mighty and powerful
%neighbor, the United States. To quote the
Message on this important matter, the Presi-
dent says: "The Government of the
United States of America, q country to
which we are linked by other Interests than
those of proximity, has given and received
from us proofs of the most sincere friendly
relations" :
Turning to home matters. the President
expresses his IRA, if :ation ut the re suit of
the elections for the renewal of the Federal
Legislative Power. He adds Ihat these cleo
tions have been held i'm AL the States,
with the utmost order and within ilie retiods
of time fixed by law" In referring TO the
political relations of the Executive with the
States, reference is made to one lanIcIIIahIe
exception to the otherwise, most perfect
harmony. The exception is in 1.-THE State of
Zacatecas, where a conflict has recently oc-
CURED between its Legislative ami Exc
cutive powers. The Federal Executive has
considered it his duty to keep aIoof from
such a conflict, ~endeavoring only tn pre-
serve the public peace, this being the only
course which, in cases of this kind, is indf-
Gated by our constitutional precepts." In
the Post-oifice Department, Indispensable
reforms are found to be requisite, ami ar
imperiously demanded by the Imperfect
ness of the present system and by the in
creasing development of the postal comma
nications. The National Library is spoken
of as a monumental building i'm itself, and
the vast collection of books which il con-
tains, are really worthy of Il refined city "
In the Public Works Department, especial
benefit is already felt from the construction
of railroads and the progress made by the
Fedora lines is no less interest ng. The
extent Ofthese lines is twelve thousand miles
approximately. Mexico has been placed in
contact with all the nations of the globe
which are connected by electric conductor.
When shall they be able to add, including
the Hawaiian Islands? 1t is proposed to
create a Bureau of Agriculture and Mining
which will necessitate n reorganization of
the schools for acquiring a theoretical and
practical knowledge of them. Some new
plants have recently been introduced into
the country, amongst which were 49, 10000
grape cuttings which are reported to nave
done well. The study of metallurgy is be-
ing encouraged with the object of contribut-
ing to the advancement of mining. Per-
niciOus results have already been eX-
perienced from the wholesale cutting down
of trees i'm the forests and woods, and as the
using of circulars has had no lettering eff
fects, the passage of legislative acts appears
TO become necessary i'm order to remedy the
evil,