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Show 1IIAZ 1'llr.MllrM Of MKXKO. A DUl'Alcll from thu city ol Mexico states that on Ihe 1.9th Inst. 1'orforlo Diaz was formally declared l'rraldcnt of Mexico for tho ensuing four years, beginning December 1st. Diaz la certainly the greatest man of the present day In his own country. Hit rtcord aa statestnau, soldier and patriot Is honorab!c,envlab!u and noble. Mexico achieved tier Indepeudenco In 1921. At that time Iturhldo trlud to kclup an empire. The first republic; was established, nnd tho first constitution constitu-tion ndoteJ lu October, 182 1. Two Irtles, the Centralists and I'ederallsts, tlmn prevailed. Tho former udvocatud Hpanlsh Interests, Iho latter llberalm. Tbo slruggltai of these parlies kept the country In a ttate of civil war for many years. During the war with the United Hlntea facllonlsm was for n time suppressed. At tbu elosu of this, 'two parlies again apreaied, Conserv atlvesand Liberals, The formi r represented repre-sented the church aud thoarlitocraU, thu latter the advocates of religious freedom and liberal government. In 1837 the Liberals succeeded In adopting a new constitution, which Is now In force. Under It Comonfort nnd Juarez wero elected President nnd Vlco.l'rtsldent. .Comonfort developed Into a dictator, and was forced to Uy thu country. Juarez then assumed executive ex-ecutive lawer. The Conservatives, under Mlramou, Inaugurated civil war, which laitod for three years. Juarez pro clulmed thu separation of church and state, freedom of opinion, liberty of worship, suppression of monasteries, and confiscation of church roperty. In December, 1859, the Conservatives were completely eubdiud, nnd Juarez waa elected prisldent In 1S0O. Thu coalition forces of Kngland, flpaln and franco landed st Vera Cruze-rly lu 1661. Part of thu Conservatives Con-servatives took sides with them,butthe reraalndrr olned the Liberals In resist lng the Invaiers, Hpalu and l.ugland became alhaiued of their action and wlthdrow. Franco remained lu Iho field. It was at tho battle of Pucbla, May Dili, 180!, that Ucneral Diaz distinguished dis-tinguished himself against the French, who were de feated. In 18(1.1 another battlu was fought; Dlsz wascsptund by tho Flench, but etcated. Juartz and his cabinet retired to I'asodel Nolle. Tho I'roucli took posserilon of Mexico, aud proclaimed Maximilian Ihnixror, Mcuntlme Dlsz was not Idle, lo assumed tbu JcMitvishlp of his pcoile against tbu Invaders, and fought at every point, until hu carried by storm l'uebla, a Maximilian stronghold, lu 1607. Hhoitly alter, tho City of Mi z. eo Hiirendercd to Diaz. This undid Frcocli rule, Juarez waacleiied l'riil dent. Four )cais alter hu rn reelected, re-elected, It Is suit!, by unfair means, A revolution occurrrd, lu which Diaz figured. Jutinzdled lnlS72ml aco was lettoiod. Ltrdu of 'lini)n niece nie-ce ided htm. In 1870arovolntlou occurred again, the partlsaus of Diaz and Lurlo tuk. lng (tut. Diaz e:ratd to New Orleans, but riturned soon alter to Mexico, raised an army and drove tM-rdoout of the country. Diaz was eleclel President In 1877, and If we remember aright Is now entering on his fcurlh lerm as President of the Mezlcan Its-public- Tho advance which that country list made since 1677 Is marvelous. The (Jarza revolution revolu-tion was ntd to Iw Inspired by tho Calhollu Church for thu removal of Diaz, but the Diaz peo-te themselves deny this, and say It was only tho folly and rashness of a few advoulurert In politics. |