Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-05-30
Foreign.
y. From the Lonisianian.
"CITY OF Mexico. April %. 1873


"Our Government has SO long turned a
deaf ear to the complaints of our country
men, THAI they are tired out, and deem il
useless to renew them, and thus The Mexi-
cans are led to think that We are abandon.
ed to their tender mercies, that they have
only to.iullict what injuries they please,
aud we are hound to suffer without remon-
STRANGE. five appeal 10 this Govern
ment fol protection, they tell US to apply
to the Judiciary, TO whose .departmeni'lhe
subject really appef,sins, composed Of
men who are totally irresponsible, and
leagued with the unbridled robbers and as
sassins-who. by the by, are no worse than
the vilainous judges, whose duty i, is to
punish them. 1t is useless to expect de-
cision from these judges in the case of an
outrage committed by their cut-throat
counlrymen upon foreigner, however
glaring the proofs may be, and we are
obliged TO submit in silence. Our own
Governments well apprised ofthese things
and yet looks on with as much apathy,
as if it were under no obligation to give
protection to American citizens.
''But there are some Americans who are
determined 10 make these things known TO
the nation, and to let their cou.ilry see what
indiiierencethe rights of her SONS in Mexico
are regarded, and whether the blame at
1aches 10 the Legislative or executive agents,
whoever is in fault, he ought TO be held up
to public apprehension.
THE affairs of this capital go on as you
might expect they would under President
Santa Anna. The few liberal journals
told too many truths of the past and the
present for the sensitive nerves of that
worthy, and on the 9Th inst. his Excelen-
cy issued decree for their suppresion-an
outrage upon The liberty OF the press, which
was directly contrary to the fundamental
laws of the country. Mr.. LeLreja, the
Minister oflhe Interior, refused 10 sanction
this tyranical decree, and he was forced 10
resign. Mr.. Iturbide, the "official mayor"
subscribed the death warrant Of The indie
pendent press. Mr.. Verlnende, the editor
Of the "Voto Nacional," had previously
been thrust into the dungeons Of the holy
inquisition. The decree forbids, under The
severest penalties The expression ofopinious
derogatorytothe church, State or military es
lablishment. To detect and bring to light all
violatonsnfthis most arbitrary yenactmentor
the tyrant's will, "a rigid system of espionage
is set in motion, aud wo to the hapless she
retic" whose lips are no, kept sealed?
His Excellency has taken under mis-
especial guardianship, the hacienda aud
all its arteries, and the minister of,he lreasu
ry is mol permitted to pay ou, the claco
without his consent.
- hear that congress is in state o.
great excitement, in consequence of all Or
der given by acting president Santa Anl'e
directing the military conmandants Of
the department to seize, without ceremo-
ny, all the funds accruins from the reven-
lie of those departments, thereby assum.
lug absolute power for himself and his
mardarins. The congress besins:to think
this measure an Unconstitutional assump-
rion of:power. Printed sheets are. thrown
about The streets almost every night, ia
which Sapla Anna and his adherents are
described in the strongest language as
military despots and tyrants.;
The Charleston Courier Of The 25th inst.
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