Year: 1871

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Our recent special dssps2cass hoa Nsxico


have nraished evidsnoe that the old
chronic disease Of that unhappy country
b - powerful Tor svil - ever. Revola-
tion b again rampant ana ~ hope that
Juares Will be allowed 10 enjoy In pssce the
supreme power In the Mexican iepublic Il a
an end The influence Of the men who have
pronounced against him in The Northsrn States
makes alengthsasd civil war inevitable. No
more dangerous oombination has ever taken
the nsld against the goxerument OF Mexico,
Among the prOnunoi0dos are the men to
whose courage and indomitabls resolution the
nnal triumph Of The republic over Naximilisu
wai due. When Juares was fugitive Trevino
and Marines were lighting with perseverance,
which merlted success against the seemingly
Irresistible soliiers OF France, aud their
names were never mentioned by tho Mexican
defenders OF the liberty Of the country. An
influence won BY so marked devotion to the
cause Of the nation does not cease in . day,
and therefore the revolt of these men cannot
but lead to the gravest consequences. Canales,
who hesitates to aid In the war against the
federal authorities, Il the friend and csnsarade
dc combat Of the two principal leaders, and
win be slow to act against them. The cause
Of the new revolution win be greatly strength
ened BY the fall Of Saltilio, which was an
nounced in yesterdays telegraphic despatch.
For, in addition to the moral effect of this
victory, II opens the road to San Luis Potosi,
and to the vino district Of Parras whore the
government of Juarez has always been un-
popular. From this quarter the movement
viii be certain to receive strong reinforce
ments. Up to this time the revolt has been
confined to the northern States, but v may
expect every day the announcement OF kim
dred movements In the south, where General
Diaz has numerous partizaus. Is Is


SO far az the northern States are con cerned
the rule Of Juares may be co nsidersd at an
end; for not much benefit can be derived from
the support Of Cortin ., who is more brlgand
than soldier; he is certain to join the most
powerful. But as his military talents are as
insignihoant AZ the force ct his disposal, it
does not matter much what course he may
think well to pursue Nor 10 this by any
means the gravest aspect Of the present move
ment. Disorganised BY continual revolution
ary changes, and without that respect
for the national Cover nment generally
found in armies, the Mexican troops
are unreliable. Their alta chment Is rather
to their chiefs than to their country.
General Diaz il perhaps the most popular
ofacer In Mexico, and i endearsd to the sol
dlers by . courage and devotion exhibited on
= hundred ocoasions. No man win be able
to gather 80 many Of the boldsst and ablest Of
the military chiefs around him should he de-
eide on putting himself at the head Of the I'M
sportant movement inaugurated BY Martinez
and Trevino. ID this case We may look for
one Of the severest struggles for supremacy
waged In Mexico since the defeat Of the Church
party. ~ 81 sso.9N


Juarez win mot surrender his power without
. bitter struggle, and will be su pported by the
men who desire real liberty and progress but
whether this support will avail him in the
face Of the strong military combin ations Of his
opponents is questionable. The sympathies Of
the outside world are with him in his Efforts to
give unity and peace to his country, but We
fear will not be much help to him in his difa-
culties. aN


Il would appear that the leaders Of the NJ exi-
can people are resolved to sacridoe their ooun-
try to their selfish ambitions and render all
enlightened or stable government impossible.
In this nominal republic whore the mass Of
the people are sunk in ignorance and suffer


the worst evils Of feudalism, the masses ex-


ercise scarcely any influence, and the revolts
and pronunciamentos are the work Of unscru-
pulous leaders, whose ideas Of liberty and
good government consist In their own right to
blackmail the people. In consequence Of the
hopeless state Of slavery to which the system
Of peonage condemns the laboring poor, and
the almost unparalleled concentration of
wealth In the hands Of few, ambitious mon


have always st hand ready tools who find their
advantage in disorder. As the great ma
jority Of the nation have nothing to lose or to
gain 10 these civil struggles they take but little
interest in them and see with indiffsr-
enee the overthrow Of the parties in
power. The efforts made by the govern
ment OF Macmillan to elevate the people
were not In keeping with the traditions Of
Mexican republicanism, and the men who
appealed for sympathy to the world In the


cause Of freedom signalizsd their triumph by


re-enacting the Infamous peon laws, which i'm


pose the worst kind Of slavery on the laboring
population. This selfish injustice brings with


It its own punishment and the capitalists
who rob and oppress the people are in their
turn plundered by bold and unscrupulous
military adventurers. Many Of the best citi-
sens Of the neighboring republic are of opinion
that the only cure for these disorders is to be
found In the annexation Of Mexico to the