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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, November 12, 1867

Mexico.

The election of Juarez as President of Mexico by a large majority ought to determine the peace of that distracted country for the rest of his term at all events. But it would be folly to predict such a pacification. If foreign aggression is capable of teaching them any thing, it ought to teach them unity. General Diaz, the competitor of Juarez, is a popular man and has displayed fervent patriotism. He will undoubtedly submit to his defeat, and if any disturbance arises it will probably come from the restless, bigoted church party, utterly defeated in the defeat of Napoleon and Maximilian, but devoid of all love for their country or their countrymen. Diaz received a strong support from the friends of Juarez for Judge of the Supreme Court, or Vice President. There is no election, however, by the people, and the choice will be determined by the Congress. It would be useless to expect

instant recuperation from the disasters of the last five years which have been inflicted upon that country. It will be a matter of surprise if affairs settle down without any further disturbances. The disbanding of the armies has flooded the country with brigandage; which must be put down before commercial tranquility can be insured, and business activity ensue. In some of the remote districts the foreign party still remain unsubdued, and some of the Generals who served under Maximilian or who declared themselves “neutral” in the contest, still refuse to surrender unconditionally. Mexico is rich enough to be prosperous. Her mineral resources are comparatively untouched as yet. If the people would keep out of their mutual throat-cuttings long enough to dig their money up, they would not need to effect a loan in Wall street as they now talk of doing. Let them develop their wealth, push their railroads—in a word, show as much enterprise with the pick-axe as they have with the bayonet, and the hopes of the Liberal party of the world will be fully realized in another successful demonstration of the utility and strength of republican institutions.—Detroit Post.