The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

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Odeon Deputies,—On the 31st of May, 1863, I had or
miss to coogratalate, in this place, the dent of the
,Sen the decision and good lig* with while they
atiet geo=eofillie
tiesrepublic,wtuph inspiring usa
pwatterd
fcselga iamision. The national regusentatives being now
resembled again, I can congratulate you with a still matte
motive on the complete triumph of the eepublie. The
Muir& poop* with tied: patriotism, Muir ulcer, and
their ocinetency during the strife, have saved ice
lady
and their inatitateons. In vain did the me-
aseshisei htherventien afinapt to the terabits and
itherniatica mem
the nepeldis
sts'apeeatilhenieag&niesei eespected thread. eons
of the pesttarghe liptleffr saber end samthees mediested
the "UM, bus, after the triumph, es-
=still more grandeur. They successively ewe-
pied fiery city, giving protection and guaranty to ma
*dr amiss without dietilistien al nationality. The
goverment has concluded to be • true intespreter
of republican sentiments, by limiting the strict
of the law to the thief of the Mum-
aid to small number d those pigeons as whim
titireatese responsibility for all nstional miefottunes
The OZOWADD at Queretaro vagueness':, from the
united to an ho
mg Mese oomdderations of justios, pe.
suss enigma of estabgablag page ia the fetus, putting
sie end to intoning convulsions, and to all calamities with
whisk war has afflicted our 'WARW. Thenecessary example
el the application of the law to thou who occupied
the highest rank among the most culpable bar per-
mina the use of great clemency towards the TOM The
Torahs has pardoned her bad .on so far as it
was poealde, and his been magnanimous with those
whir ma tree abroad to cover her with blood end deso-
lation. The ealtunniaten of the republic have had °c-
ession to me that whenever the nieces at the interven-
tion ceased in any quarter, public order and obedience to
the laws were immediately. establiahed. As soon as the
people bad returned to enjoy the liberty of their Institu-
tions, they also began to enjoy the blessings of peace.
The national government, after its action had been re-
established through its whole territory, hes employed the
means which it commanded, and the time at its delved,
to re-organise all branches of administration. Although
invested with discretionary powers, it has always acted in
accordance with the spirit of our institutioas. It has occu-
pied itself in preference to federal slain, leaving the
action of state functionaries untrammelled, in order that
they might give their attention to subjects relating to the
states. The government, complying with its most sacred
obligations, convoked the people,_ in order that it might
thee its represented's@ for federal and state powers. It
appointed the shortest possible term, so that the people
might designate, without delay, to whom they wished
to entrust their destiny. The government has not raised
any obstacle against the enjoyment of the most complete
liberty in the elections, in the prat, and in all acts of a
political character. Neoessaly dispositions have been
marked out fa the organisations of tribunals, and the
good administration of justice. With a desire of protect-
iag, so far as wee just, many interests of private persons,
the acts exorcised before the functionaries of the interven-
tion, who had no legitimate authority, were made valid by
equitable decrees. The eetablishmetes of instruction and
of public charity have been attended to with that solici-
tude which such important objects deserve. The govern-
ment has granted protection and all possible concessions
to enterprises which may be of great benefit to commerce,
to industry, and to other branches of public wealth. Be-
sides marking out convenient dispositions for regulating
the administration of the public revenue, and for 11. mi.
dating and auditing the legitimate debts of the country,
every economy compatible with good government hu been
observed, and uinvariable rule hulloes adopted to eschew
the former system of huskies' traawactioos which has been
the thorough cause of the discredit and ruin of the
Treasury. Thus, regular attention has been given from
the time of the occupation of the capital to allowances
of the public service, and even to the needy classes.
The army has been organised in a number necessary for
the requirements of the military service, selected from
among thou who have fought bravely against the inter-
vention. It will be the firm and faithful support of liberty
and the laws. The government has attended se far as its
resources permitted, to those who retired froi;i the service
in order to return to their firesides and to their domestic
occupations. They, as well as those who remained in the
army have signally merited the decreed rewards of na-
tional gratitude. The monarchical European intervention
impelled alexia, to maintain relations of especial friendship
with her sister republics. During our straggle those re-
public' showed their sympathy in behalf of the liberty and
independence of Mexico. The peoples and governments of
some of the South Americau republics wade
demonstrations in favour of the Mexican cause and
the
legitimate government There arrived recently an envoy
from Bolivia, with the particular minion of tendering to
the republic cordial cougwatulations on its triumph.
Viitit the United States we preserve the sauna relations of
friendship that exis during our struggle. The unintei -
rupted sympathy of ted
the people of the United Staten. and
the moral support which its government has given to our
cause, have deserved emphatically the reciprocal friend-
ship and esteem of the Mexican people and 'government.
On account of intervention, our relations with the Euro-
pean Powers were broken off. Three of them, by the
act of the Ludes Convention, plaited themselves in an
attitude of war against the Republic. A short time after-
ward France alone persevered iu the prosecution of the
intervention. But afterward the other powers who had
held relations with the Republic which they repudiated,
recognised the so-called government 'unitised by France,
thus abandoning their position of neutrality. In this
manner these governments broke their treaties with the
Republic, and have severed their relations with us. The
conduct of the government of the Republic was to be re-
gulated after that of those governments. Without hav-
ing asked anything of them, it still has taken care that
nothing should be door which might justly be considered
as a motive of offence, and
rationll raise no difficulties
which may oppose the celebof new treaties under
more auspicious circumstances, on just and convenient con.
&time, and relating *specially to its mercantile interests.
The government has thio taken care to piece the sullen"
of those nations who reside in the Republic under the pro-
tection of its laws and authority. The efficiency of this
protection bar been enough to remove any cause of com-
plaint. A practical illustration has been given that, owing
to the enlightenment of our people and to the principles of
our liberal institutioas, the foreigners residing. in Mexico
receive the same treatment as Mexisaa Wizens, and
enjoy the same rights and guarantees under the laws.
without needing the protection of treaties. Public
opinion has been preoccupied by the importance of the
appeal made to the people tn mud to some re-
forms of the ceastitution, announced in the convocation
of the 16th of August. The discuasion rather related to
the manner of proposing them than the reforms them-
selves. A great number of citizens have voted in favour
of them. Some voted against them, others have refrained
from voting, sharing perhaps the opinion of those who are
in favour of reforms, without approving of thepiethodof the
appeal to the people uorder to being this about. The
government gave its opinion with frankness in the con-
vocation. It stated its esevietions that in ordinary
times reforms should only be proposed by meanspro-
vided in the constitution, and that an appeal made to the
people DOW could DOS serve as a precedent to be imitated
Under ordinary circumstances. The government considers
itself justified in this instance, in view of the extraordinary
mull exceptional situation arising oat of the momentous
mins through which the Republic has just passed.
The malt of the vote is not yet known with exactness;
but even if the presumption is that the votes gives in
favour of reforms do not reach to a majority, still they re-
repeat a great number of citizens whose opinion dwarves
to be considered. If this number is added to those who
have voted agmast the propositions, they form, doubtless, a
peat trajority of the people who have accepted and made
use of the means of the appeal. It might be necessary to
await the verilication of the votes, but question' end
doable night be raised thereby which would delay the rela-
ted" while the principal motive for which the method of
the appeal had been adopted was thetas speedy adoption
of reforms. The conviction which the government had, and
mill has, that these reforms are oeumeary end iciest,
lead it to prefer the abrogation of . with the
hope est in this way tt_sedissierbe men adapted.
Thereffine. ieseead 011 as vote,
the government woul=enth the poises eli selkwasat it
in
question to the wisdom of thergem in order th
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