Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-18
ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO

ELEVEN DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO.
A late arrival at New Orleans brings accounts
from Vera Cruz TO the 26th ultimo, and from th
city of Mexico TO the 22d.
The newslis of but little interest, except so ia
as it discloses that the Mexican Government ha
adopted no new measure for prosecuting war up
on Texas. The New Orleans Tropc says
[" We do not find any warlike intelligence in tn,
Mexican papers. There Is, of course, a great dea
OF clustering usual, but in reality il would appeal
that the President has no intention Of declaring
war. Some of the Mexican journals give state
ment of our Gulf Squadron, and Of the movement
of our troops at Corpus Christi, but we canno
find that the tenor OF the articles bears in any
way upon the question Of war; We have con-
yersed with several of our friends who have re-
: ceived their correspondence from Vera Cruz, and
they all state that there was no appearance of war.
I AT the same time, from private advices, we think
il probable that very general and decisive revo-
: utonary movement may be expected in Mexico
: in short time"
On the 5th ullimo General HERRERA was for
mally proclaimed President of the Republic, and
upon the morning of the 9th he took the oaths OF
Office in the presence Of both Houses of Congress,
assembled in the Chamber of Deputies. The Pre-
sident pronounced discourse upon the OCCASION OF
which the " Picayune" gives the annexed synopsis
as indicating the rules Of policy by which his admi-
nlstratlon is 10 be guided:
eater solemn, and we believe sincere introduction,
breathing spirit OF patiosm he with the decla
ration that it will be his frat duty that the laws be
cued with all Persuaded he is that good ia,o
the sole support of national ceH being, he will exercise
al a.
and in their subsequent enforcement.
'Order and peace he holds be essential the naona
well being To these, he will endeavor obtain the
united and harmonious action Of all the administrative depart
ments, and keep himself aoo from party conflicts oera
ing honest differences Of opinion but nothing like positive dis
obedience, tumuts, outbreaks.
Being especially charged with the internal tranquility Of
the country he promises rigid superintendent the po
lice and especially promote general feeling OF security by
founded upon the policy of preventing crime rather
than Furnishing il.
The prompt and rigorous administration Of Justice and
the improvement, morality and discipline Of the army,
named prominent among the duties assumed by the Execu
tive to which he will give his best efforts
The pure and rigid administration of the finances Of the
country, and especially the equitable payment of the public
creditors without any show Of favor preference
ed Of the urgent of his desires This branch
the message leads the President depore the INSULT
cheney Of the of the Government and gives him
opportunity demand the prompt and energetic cooperation
Of the Legislative body remedy the evil All the powers
Government paralyzed for of In pointing
out particular evils from this source the President says The
army cannot territory usurped aciH remain usped
and the hope of recovering being lost the usupaon
will be successfully and gradually continued until embraces
the whole Republic and Q shudder confess i Mexico,
with so many elements Of and greatness will
disappear from the number of independent nations.
"Thenecessy Of constitutional reform acknowledged
strongly urged upon the Chambers. But the
the President ebukes all attempts to bring about reforms by
arms civil dissensions atrocious crimes.
sThe security Of the State in its foreign relations will b.
of the most constant empoyments of the Government
It will preserve and to form friendly relations with 70
reign Powers avoiding all occasions for controversy bu
guarding always the sovereignty and independence tn
Republic honor and dignity and the observance and
speciality of the national laws
In giving the above brief outline of Gen. HER
RERA's Message, the Picayune invites attention Il
the extract which has reference TO the annexa
ton of Texas, and says that the last one in quota
ton marks evidently alludes to the difficulties wit
France. Besides these, there is nothing whateve
TO indicate the existence of France, the Unite
States, Texas, that there exists the slightes
national differences with either.
One of the papers of the interior, speaking of The
reported arrival of Gen, Gaonas division at Meta
moras, exclaims: I" Heaven grant that it may not
be composed of more officers than soldiers and that
it has carried with il the means of subsistence ;
because, if it to die of hunger, as has been
almost the case with the troops now there, instead
of improving it will only aggravate condition"
The article goes in this strain, showing that the
troops the frontier almost totally disorgan-
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The French Minister left the capital for Vera
Cruz on the 18th ultimo. Vera Cruz paper OF
the Goth speaks in very fatterng terms of his eff
cheney as Minister and of his conduct and quail.
ties as gentleman.