Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-16
POLITICAL VIEW OF MEXICO.

\ - empire Of kexico" is written by an Of
6cer attached to the U. S. ship John A.
dams in a letter to a gentleman OF this
town. As the importance OF acquiring
correct knowledge of the character aud
circumstances Of the neigbborins states OF
! the South cannot be misunderstood or dis
| regarded by the people OF This couatry,
the extract here presented 10 them will
not require any accommodation from US
| to insure II the attentive consideration OF
our readers. (Norfo'k Herald.
So. S. ship John Adams,
Fsrl Cruz, Mop. 90, 1922.
In this age so fruitful in revolutions it
is natural that we should torn with curio-
sity TO every fresh convnlsion Of the poll
iical world. II has been sensibly remark
ed, that 10 domestic qDarrels there are
commonly faults on both sides and never
did they appear more gIaring than in the
contest which has wasIed the blood, and
changed the fortunes of int Mexicans 10
apply several reasons and principles to the
prevailing practice OF modern States has
long been deemed abortiye and absurd
The doctrines Of Maehiavel which have
been denounced as unsound and ubiquitous
may be appropriated with lar better sue
cess in defence OF the numerous violations
Of moral and political justice, which have
| stained, in our time, the annals OF man
kind Montesquieu has given the preie-
renee 10 limited moBarchies, as the safest
of all governments, as they combine indI-
vidual liberty with public security. The
| history OF our country has sufficiently de-
feated the hypothesis Oh this enthusiastic
! Frenchman, and abundantly proved that
representative system, established on a
| liberal and equable basis, is not incompa-
tibe with either. la this devoted country
the people have no guarantee wbslever-
all power is concentrated in the Executive
arm, and justice il she comes at all, comes
with tagging and SNAIL paced march. 1t
requires all the exteDua,ing virtues OF
which the trail composition Of our nature
is susceptible, to palliate striking aberra.
tions in an obscure individual; but when
we see deep and heart renting enormities
| perpetrated by the titled ninion OF power,
who has avaiIed himself OF the gratitude
of his country 10 raise his paracIda' hand
| against her, the loathings of the human
heart can be depressed by no sPecious pre-.
! texts and excuses, aud we Turn from the
plCtur. with horror and disgust
The revolution has been achieved
through The fundamentally OF the clergy,
| powerful and comparatively enlightened
body of men, who wisely stipulated with
| the reigni6g chief for the preservation OF
church supremacy and influence. They
! eyinced great policy in their adherence to
this creature of their own creation, being
well aware that should the contemplated
| change produce just manifestation OF the
| wishes OF the people. the r. action would
have wruDg from their possession the i'm
| msns~ treasures which their unprincipied
! ayarice had accumulated With the aid
and coun'enance OF the priesthood the re-
yoiution was effeciual. aud the throne OF
lturbide WAS lrivmphanlly erected upon
the ruin of public aud private right, and
the scafoldiug secured by The horrid ma.
cbinery Of the lDquisiiion- The deluded
| and miserable catholics repose unlimited
faith 10 he spiritual power Of their priests,
and while they crafty Keep their con.
sciences in subjecr'on, the emper is
grinding them with every temporal engine
OF desputsm.
I" He has recently furnished an abrupt
| and fearful evidence OF his power IN he
dissolution Of the Congress. BY what
process of election the members originally
obtained their seats cannot learn but It
is pretty generally admitted that in the
late arbitrary arrest Of about forty of them,
who are yet incarcerated, he has pro-
scribed every thing like freedom Of de-
| bale, as these were particularly dist,a-
tinguished for tslear, and bigb-,oned and
| patriotic independence OF mind. The
army continues devoted 10 him, and will
remain so as long as he can pay them, and
| 10 accomplish this he esinces a perfect &C
qulescence in the perverse ard harsh
maxim. that the end will Justify the
means. ~ convoy OF million and
! halt OF dollars in iiansiu from Mexico TO
Vera Cruz, and chiefly The properly ct the
+, merchants OF the latter place, has been
! just seized and detained in the strong cas-
, lie Of Perole. 10 the INTERIOR. To what
purposes il is to be made instrumental is
evident, and although the merchants are
promised indemnity, Pm inclined 10 be-
! iieve tbat they will be reimbursed as SyI.
/ la Of old compensated his enemies when
he boosted that he would pay them 1u,h
! usury This the executive terms seaues-
trsiiOn, or as the more polite and moiIl-
fed language OF modern diplomacy would
style il, forced loan. exiorted IRON the
reluctant and dismayed Spaniards. A
new order has just been promulgated sta
ting tn 1t two millions eight hundred thou
sand dollars are required for the current
expenses otthe year, aud n,usi be furnish.
ed. When such deeds OF violence are
practised by chief who pretends To q ,ad-
rate his measures 10 the stern and lnhexi-
bic principles OF republican justice, we
can readily imagine hsw' wretched must
be The victims o! such complicated and
ingenious system Of despot sm This
wish and order, and my will stands in the