The New York herald., 1845-07-05

election tor President on the LIST OF August The
candidates are Gomez Farias (the same who was
Tor many months an exile in this city, Gen. Amonte
and Gen. Herrera, the present incumbent. OF these
the first, Gomez Farlas, is deemed the most Prom-
nent II is difficult to arrive at the political views OF
Mexican candidates for office but Farias is in favor
OF the Federal form OF government, which appears to
be gaming supporters rapidly.
The difficulties in which the French Minister has
become involved with the government are stated, in
letters before us as near as NAV be to the version of
the story we published from letter received via
Havana The affair began on account OF the refusal
OF the Minister'S groom to pay for washing horses at
bath. II proceeded to violence, and in the end
compromised the personal liberty of the Minister
himself. The whole business, if some accounts be
true, is little above the dignity of Mr.. Salignys
scrape with the Texan government about Bullock :
| pigs. The Mexican press is belaborng Baron Cy-
prey the French Minister, for being caught in such
| low company.
| We have accounts of a more serious disturbance
| that has taken place at Mazatlan Ii appears that
some French bakers were ordered by the civil ai-
thores to close their shops in compliance with GER
| tam municipal regulations. Upon this the comman-
der OF a French man Of war, the Hermlone, then at
Mazaan, demanded an indemnity OF Sll 300, with
threat that he would lombard the town in case of
Noncompliance. The next and latest information
that has been received from Mazatlan, is contained
IN letter from Tepc, dated 9th MAY, which says
that schooner had Just arrived at San Bias from
Mazaan, which place she left en- the 22d, and re-
ports that the day before her sailing the commander
OF the Hermlone gave notice to the foreign Consus
and to the captain Of an English irigate the Thalia.
then IN port, that he about to fire upon the towns
The commander OF the English vessel replied that he
would consider the attack act of piracy. AT
the time OF the sailing of the schooner the issue of
the affair was not known. The Mexcans bear no
love tor the French, and writer in the Sigio says.
"lt is high time the Mexcans should show that they
did not achieve their Independence to become the
vile puppets of Frenchmen."
| We have before us the address delivered by Pre-
sident Herrera on the Both umo, upon the closing
OF the session of Congress. 1t is not document Of
sufficient interest to require translation The Pre-
siden congratuates the Chambers upon the full
restoration Of order throughout the Republic, and
the ascendancy of legal enactmenis over arbitrary
will. The foreign relations Of the country he states
| TO be on the best possible footing, save only with
| the United States. The passage OF the annexation
resolutions had sundered these relations, and the
4 t,Minsters OF the two countries had been mutually
Withdrawn and he declares that is easy TO per
| celve what will be the termination of these differ.
ences, which neither the Government nor the Re.
pubic OF Mexico has promoted either directly or in
| directly.
He applauds the action Of Congress in conferripp
upon the Executive the authority necessary to listen
! TO the overtures which Texas has made 10 Mexico