Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-28
FOREIGN.

From The NtU Orleans Louisianian Of My 10 70
,NTERESTiNG FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO
We are indebted 10 The kindness of friend for copy
of the following interesting letter from inc CITY OF eA
ico The writer expresses warm, but Just
NJ The wrongs inflicted upon our countrymeh oy Tue
fahiess and barbarous MISUNDERSTANDING heeu an eye
witness Of many Of the outrag es 10 whcn nc anuu :;
his Indignation is quite NATURAL aitnough ne eAP'e
IN lansuspe hch 10 those al distance, may seem ~
temperate. Our government certainly c MAJ lis M
,enent DO ,hooo people: l"n,ent " avn. - C.
apology to alege the weakness OF Mexico as reason ~
not inHcing upon her the chassenent which sue "s
s,,od from the United States. Justice is the first OF
yirlues-mercy holds inferior rank In inc p'esene
case lust redress Of the wrongs OF our own ci'ze'
exacled and enforced from Mexico years as' ia
have been better for that power than prolonged anu
feeble neqocaton which has operated as an
ment 10 The continuance and repetition OF insults ana
mu, inevitably lead crisis in which our government
will be compelled to do that which might have oeeh
more easily and honorably done at first
We received this letter on Monday evening" out IN
fortunately too late admit lis insertion IN yesterday
aC,rY OF MEXICO, April %, 1889.
"My Dear Sr-Your letter Of the 30th ult which IT'S
inclosure was received the 10Th instant Tor WHICH,
return you my grateful acknowledgements
"You inform that Judge Ellis has been ordered 10
hold hmselfn readiness to proceed 10 nexco aha mat
I may expect him This is joyful news, 50 tar as
nv private wishes concerned but for our country
men, whose grievances have been suffered too long 70
remain unredressed cannot but FEEL in common WIN
Americans,
mortified; for flour own Government expects that the
claim OF our fellow citizens upon this country VIII ever
be lquidated BY pacific means, VIII De disappointed
Must we then believe that the delay OF atonenent Tor
their manifold wrongs is 10 be lnterminable Negoca-
ton is futile and absurd way OF bringing The Mexicans
10 sense Of usce-experIence has amply proved II 10
be So Nothing but the strong arm of power will effect
that object Indulgence is attributed 10 tmitiiy-ior
bearance is construed into inability 10 punish them
They deserve neither the the other So far from
this system being ofany avail TO convince them oil what
they owe to Justice and the rights of civilized nations
spoation rapne and murder have been repeated over
and over again upon the property and lives oil our coun
trymen under the eyes and with the connvance Of lie
authorities Of Mexico Do you think mpuniiy can pos
sby have any other effect Than TO excite them to repeat
these outrages? After many rutess attempts to Oh
tain justice By negotiation, 1t not taIcca to send ap
embassy hither al this time?
sour government has long turned deaf ear 10 the
complaints Of counymen, that they are llrea OUT
and deem it useless 10 renew them, and thus The Nlex
leans are led think that abandoned 10 their ten
der merces that they have only TO inct whatever In
jures they please, and are bound TO suffer without
remonstrance. 1T We appeal 10 this government Tor
protection they tell to apply to the ludicary-teJ n.
dietary 10 hose department the really apPeralns,
lie composed Of men who are totally irresponsible, and
leagued with the unbrided robbers and assassins
by the by are no than the vanous judges whose
duty il is TO punish them 1t useless to expect de-
cision from these judges in the OF an outrage COM
mii,ed by their cuhroat countrymen upon foreigner,
however gsring the proofs may be, and we are obliged
10 submit in silence Our own government IS well ap
prsed of these things-and yet looks on with as much
spathy if it were under no obligation TO give proec
lion to American citizens.
"But there are some Americans who are determined
10 make these things known TO the nation and 10 let
their country with what Indifference the rights OF her
sons in Mexico regarded and whether the blame at.
taches TO the legislative executive agents. whoever IS
in fault he ought to be held up to public apprehension
sThe affairs Of this capital 90 you might expect
they would under the guidance Of President Santa Ana.
fnlI f0nf MI
and the present for the sensitive nerves OF that worthy,
and on the 9Th instant, his Exceency issued decree tor
their suppIesson-an outrage upon the liberty oil the
press which directly contrary to the Fundamental
laws of the country. Mr.. LebreJa the minister al the
interior refused TO sanction this yrannca decree and
he was forced to resign. Mr. ltnrbde, the official
m.yor" subscribed this death warrant of the ndepend-
emf presses Mr.. Yeremende The editor Of the "Poto
oeionai had previously been thrust into the dungeons
of the holy inquslon. The decree forhds, under the
severes penaes the expression Of opinions derogaory
10 church. state military establishment To deiec,
and bring 10 light all violations Of this most arbitrary
enactment of The tyrants will, argd system Of espion
age 10 set in notion and wo 10 the hapess "heretic
whose lips are not kept scaled
nHis Exceency has taken under his especial guar.
dian,bp the hacienda and oil it's arteries, and The minis
ter of the is not permitted 10 pay out one eaeO
without his consent.
al hear that Congress is in q state Of great excite.
ment in consequence Of order given by acting Pre-
sident Santa Ana, directing the military commandments
of the departments 10 seize, without ceremony all the
funds accrung from the revenue of those departments
thereby assuming absolute power for himself and his
mandarins. The Congress begins TO think this mea-
sure an unconstitutional assumption Of power Print
ed sheets are thrown about the streets almost every
might in which Santa Ana and his adherents de.
scibed in the strongest language as military despots
and tyrants
"Itis reported that Mexia is within twenty leagues OF
PueSla, with one hundred and fifty mules loaded with
arms and ammunition, twelve pieces of artillery, some
OF them large, and two thousand FIVE hundred men,
II is thought by that he will make dash upon
this city, in which case he might capture j. with much
ease.
IAN express arrived yesterday morning from Vera
Cruz, with dispatches from Admiral Baudn, claiming
from this government compensation for property lost by
the burning Of The cusomhouse there, belonging to the
French citizens Il is also said that he demanded salts
faction for The abuse heaped upon him and his govern
en by the Diario del Gobirno stating that the Pre-.
Sdent has power stop other presses by hch he him
self 10 abused he certainly has power do The same
thing by press which is under his immediate direction
and CONTROL.