The herald., 1837-04-22

ever we have had occasion put down single figure
10 string along some six or eight cyphers after 1t
People days speak Of large sums OF money az
though it were sands upon the sea shore.
The question is often asked US, when Will TINS
alarming state of affairs cease We answer, not until
all those who have been doing an hlegtmate busl-
ness (and, we are sorry 10 say ~ many mno nave
been unwittingy dragged into The whirlpool OF RUM
have gone The question Is also ASKED VINO Is 10
blame for all this? The banks, IN great measure
we answer. They have lavishy discounted Inc notes
of few rotten arlstocrats, thereby giving .ne' Tue
means all the great productions Oh the coul
try. Now by the force of circumstances over which
they possessed CONTROL the very cotton whlcn as
purchased by them two years ago. and pau i1i a. 's
time, has fallen over 5O per csnt III '"ue' anu
Cannot be sold even at that IMPLY because 'h9re is
no money in the country to pay for IT, Dearly ao
they now rue the grasping principle which nlst uc-
taed to them this course-but ltls too late ne ia"
less agents Of the banks for they be called ny no
other name have used the money ior ihlqutous P,, ~
poses, and they must suffer the consequences -i's-
cdyane.
By the arrival of the brig Cazenove yesterday from
Vera Cruz we have dates from hat port TO the 5Ut
March, and from the city of Nj xico to the 10Th an
extract from letter dated Vera Cruz, 29ih March,
states that the excitement IN the cry OF meHico
against the foreign merchants continues, and they
were compelled to advance the government S20OU
per day to pay the troops as the only means Oh pre-
venting them from arming the rabble, and commen-
clng general sack of the city.
The revenues of the customs have been mortgaged
to the merchants The new tariff. which goes into
operation in September, has been blished,and con-
tains many regulations to prevent SNUG Ing
Gen. Busamen,e will probably be elected Presl-
dent. Santa Anna is not candidate, but IS qhel on
his plant nation near Vera Cruz.
The orders for marching an army into Texas have
been revoked for the present.
The brig Independence has been tr nsferred 10 the
Mexican Government, and the Mexican flag IS 10 DC
Sl, kg ha nllndfh fhf-
is n fine vessel completely armed and equipped, and
il is said cost about $50 600 There is however, great
diff Guilty in obtaining officers and men for the navy
as they no better paid than the troops
French squadron is daily expected here, to mss
on reparaon for insults and injuries offered 10 French
subccts.-Com Bulletin.
MEXICO 25th March.-My Dear Sir: Under date
OF the 23d instant wrote you hurried scrawl All
quiet still in the capital this holy week, ana the pa
dres have great times. To day al 10, the poor Jews
were suspended in efigy by ropes from the ho4ses IN
all the streets, and were burnt VIII great rejoicing.
Ii wascxpected th; Lcrros would avail themselves
Of the occasion for commo non, but the government
had patrols through tbs city, and suppressed ihe least
symptoms OF disorder. must confess that am sur
prsed at the tranquility OF the city, with at least one
hundred thousand Lepros-thc most hccnious "
cious. murderous set Of thieves probably IN The world
Kept in awe by two or three thousand troops, and
they principally robbers they are all ripe Tor revoll-
ton and if opportunity us;fcs, they will JON this
army Of Lepros, and pillage the whole capital You
Americans know not my dear sir how 10 apprecia-
ate the institutions of your happy c"untry-here re-
leious and moral obligations are known among no
class.
The priests making great efforts to defeat Gen.
Bus,amentc, and elect Alaman, anatical Jesuit. =
Should they succeed, you may expect to hear OF a
bloody revolutian for the military will proclaim Tor
Gen. B. and the liberal party will support him; and
will be the onset against the licentious priesthood
who now rule in this fine country win an iron rod
and you may depend they will wrest from them the
property which has been been aecumulaling by fraud
and rogucry for centuries. heard this afternoon thai
Genera Fisola was preparing to leave this or Maa-
moras-they speak about an expedition 10 Upper Ca
lfsrna, but they have no meney nor credlt-and the
French and the United States daily expected lo
draw on us for settlement OF old and large &C
couuis What course they will steer in the storm IA
pidly approaching is all speculation. You shall b.
duly advised, # Johnny Cra.po and Brother iona
than don't cut off oil communication with yoa IN tn
! mean timc.-ibid