The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-13
MEXICAN AEEAIRS.

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| MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
We hNe Vera Cruz paper, TO the Itl
inst inclusive, whirh contain ARTICLES thai
| appear 10 us sufficiently interesting 10 b,
| translated.
! Al the session of the Mexican Congress
OF The l2tb April, IT was resolved, thai The
Cromn should be expungcd from the Seal
ot State and from the National Flag. AT
the sitting ol the 10th, it was moved that
an enquiry he instituted into the fact and
lawthiness of the Imprisonment, on the
24th August last, of yarieus deputies and
j other citizens and that, if it should be
! found that there was no good cause nor
valid authority for the proceeding, redress
should be gwen IN the deputies and the
nation, outraged in their er,ous, and pun
lisnnents inflicted on the offenders II This
looks 10 some other destiny for Hurbtde,
than a residence in Italy With pfincely
income.)
At the sitting ofthe 18th, the Minister of
Foreign Relations, made "A report upon the
foreign embassies of Mexico. Among his
! propositions, all Of which were adopted, is
the following:
"That IN envoy he Immediately sent 10
the Court of Rome, for the pugpose of an
nouncing To his Holiness that the Catho-
lie, Apostolic Roman Religion is the sole
religion OF the State, and Offering him the
tribute of respect due to him as the head
of the Church."
| At the sitting of the 10th, the prnposi-
ton TO abolish the Council of State was
discussed and decided in the affirmative,
upon every solid reasons, connected with
the economy and simplicity which ought
to characterize popular government"
| AT the sitting of the 18th, the DISPOSE
TONS of the provinces with regard 10 the
central government, were brought under
consideration. 1t appears by the state
mcnts Of the deputies, that in Monterey,
OJaca, and other provinces, "supseme
luhtas had been created in order not to be
exposed 10 the commissions of the metro
polls, and being declared sovereign, they
would enter into IA confederation with
Mexico" To the rep0"t of the congress
sional ? o etdlng On this subject, we fluid
the following note append d
| 1.-The same thing declaration of soye
| it'SHiyYJ 10 JAN VI Vt lSllhliIii hliu bfll'i
provinces, il ia added, are preparing te fol
low the example, and are already arrang-
ing a sovereign separation pursuant To the
freedom of the relative interests of each
territory In country SO vast As ours, -
This conduct Of the provinces depending
On the small representative bodies of their
provincial delegates does not prodace any
risk IL the policy of the times, since, very
near us, in the United States Of America,
We have the brllIialt example OF Il Fedora
| ton hencliclal 10 nhtian winch advances
duly Ia population, prosperity, and wealth.
10 maintain government dem ocratc
il its economy and system, and perfectly
inonarchcll for lis defence and security,
| is the endeavout of that lliustlious people
The prospect OF a division Of the Mexl-
can empire into independent states united
| under a federal head, tnrms a n,w and very
| Interesting view of lis situation. This ar
| range neht IL favorable To the diffusion aud
pcrmdnence Of republican institutions, but
| not 80 much 50, perhaps, the To internal
| tranquility Ut Mexico.
The Sovereign Congress of Mexico de
crces---
lSt. That no right existed to subject
the Mexican nation 10 any law or treaty,
hut through itself, OF by its appointed re-
personalities, according To the public law
Of free nations. Therefore, the plan OF
| igudiq. the Treaties of Cordoya, aud the
Decree of the 2 lth February. 1922, are M
| longer in force - heinz. So far as regards
| the form OF government which they eslab-
! lish, aud the calls which they make 10 the
| cro"n. The nation remains absolutely
! free t, give itself such constitution as may
| salt il.
I'd. The three guarantees of Religion,
! undergraduates and Union, and the resi- con
tanned in the said plan, treaties aud decree,
which does not c0ntravrne the preceding
article shall be considered as subssling
aud in force. The Supreme Executive
Power viii cause these presents to be prn-
ted, published and circulaIcd.--aIexco,
9Th April, 1923, 81 year Of Independence,
ard I'd Of Liberty.
In the Vera Cruz Diary of the 2ld a
pril, we find the ensuing news.
A Mexican print has this article" \
person worthy Of trust writes under date
OF the 4th March, literally as follows - Ny
good esteemed tricnd--Messrs. lrisarri aud
Hoses, Commissioners of Spain, have mrl-
v, d ut this port. They avail, in order To
proceed to the capital, the Reinstatement o.
the Sovereign Congress, with which an.
gust body they are 10 confer on points o.
the highest importance, touching the pa
cifcation nf the two nations, (thc Mexican
and Spanish.l
II have seen the powers Of the commits
sion, framed by the Corlcs and sanctioned
by The King, and they are these: lst. Al
unlimited authority il given to treat of The
total emancipation of this very rich hem
lsphere. I'd. The Peninsula desires Il
form the closest alliance with this nation
aud To make with it lasting treaty oi