Why did juarez want to prolong paying off the national debt?

It was due to the Civil that began in 1857 which led to bankruptcy leaving the government no choice but to proclaim a halt to payments of foreign debts.  This prompted to a joint action by Britain, France and Spain to take control of a customs house located in Vera Cruz in 1861.  Though the British and Spanish left, the French continued their occupation.

the united states constitution is the supreme law of the united states. the constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral congress; the executive, consisting of the president; and the judicial, consisting of the supreme court and other federal courts. articles four, five and six embody concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the states in relationship to the federal government, and the shared process of constitutional amendment. article seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen states to ratify it. it is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force.

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