The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-15 00:00:00

No. 1,364•—VU1.. XV.]

MLXICO.

The Revolution in Mexico, which has completely
established the independence of that vast empire, is
already known. The Cortes of the Mexican em-
pire was fixed to assemble on the 24th of March last,
m order to delibnate on the ulterior plan to be
adopted, and, in the meantime, Commerce had been
declared free to all nations, and all arbitrary taxes
abolished. The government 'is at -present admini
tered in the name of Ferdinand VII. by a Provisi-
onal Junta, or Regency, composed of five persons,
of whom Iturbide is President, and by u Conventien
td. 36 of the most distinguished individuals in the
country.
Previous to die commencement of the Revolution,
plan had been formed by a number of leading
'nen, with lturbide at their head, to throw off all
dependence on Spain, the principal basis of which
was, that a Republic did not suit the wants and cir-
cumstances of New Spain, owing to the richness of
the country, the disparity of fortunes, the number
of titled characters, &c. This plan was communi-
cated to Viceroy Apodaca, who himself conceived
that it was the only one capable of reconciling all
parties. The following is a translation of some of
the principal articles of the Project :
•` The Government, of which the object is to secure our most
sacred religion, and to establish the independence of the Mexican
Empire, is to take the title of Governing Junta of South
America.
The religion of New Spain is. and shall be Catholic Apes-
tolW and Homan, without tolerating any other.
n New Spain is independent of Old Spain, and of all other
Powers, even on this Continent.
Its Government shell be Monarchical moderated by the
rides of a Constitution which shall be found expedient for the
Kingdom.
Ferdinand VII. shall be its Emperor; and if he should not
appear peissmidly in Mexico within the time presesibed by the
tortes for otiose the oath. there shall be named in his stead the
Infant Dun Carlos, Don Francisco de Paula, or such oilier in-
dividual of the reigning House as the Congress shalt detan most

proper.
Until the Cortes can assemble, a Junta shall he established
which shall hasten this assemblage, and fulfil to the um:cyst this
project.
The said Junta shall be composed of those whom an official
letter of his Excellency the Viceroy shall name.
Until Ferilinano VII. can arrive in Mexico and take the
oath, the Junta shall govern in the name of his Majesty, in ver•
toe of the oath of fidelity which the nation has taken to him :
provide.sl, however, that any orders given by the King may be
suspended until he shall have taken the said oath.
" It, Ferdinand VII. shall not de.gn to come to Mexico until
it shall be resolved whom to crown Emperor, the Junta shall
govern in the name of the nation.
*. The Cones shall immediately establish the Constitution of
the Mexican empire.
All the inhabitants of New Spain. without any distinction
of Europeans, Africans, or Indians, are cttiaens of this mo-
narchy, wiih an equal tight to all stations, according to their
merit and virtue,
.• The person and property of every citisen shall b.: respected
and protected by government.
" The secular and regular Clergy shall be preserved in all
heir tamer and pre-eminence.
The Junta will take care to preserve all departments of the
State without alteration, and all persons employed in political,
ecclesiastical, civil or thilintry stations, shall remain as they ore.
Those only shall be removed who nianitest any unwillingraas
to enter into this plan, substituting ,n their places those most elks.
anguished for virtue and merit."
This Project is dated from Ignala. It was adopted,
with slight variations afterwards, by O'llonojta, at
Cordova, and O'llonoju was named as one of the
remaining Junta.