Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-01-31

(From The DeEta.)
MEXICO.

ted to the Presidency by a sort Of popular e
lection, bat whether by the lsper9s Of Mexie
! alone, ~ with the assistance of their breth.
rem in The other Departments, we cannot as
s~ertaiB; that Almonte, the friend and coun
seIIor of Santa Anna, is Secretary Of State
and that the military, saCh as 1t H., 10 II
possession Of the Government.
On the accession uf Paredes, our minister
Mr.. SIidelI. probably after demanding TO b
recognised, aud the demand refased,) asket
! for his passports, but was informed that as b.
i bad never BEEN received AS minister, no pass
port, in that quality, could be given him liz
J then requested that the Government woult
! give him an escort to Vera Cruz, which wat
perenptoriIy refused. Upon the news
reaching Vera Cruz, seven officers of the
u. s.. brig Somers, which arrived at thai
port on The 9th inst, started for Mexico, wei
armed, to escort him through tho country.
.Such is the information which we have re.
Ceived. Whether il be true or not, We can.
not avouoh-but ifnot ttne,i it is very truth.
like. 1t corresponds exactly With What
might be expected from the Mexicans, from
the minister, and from the ardent and fear
less officers Of the navy.
Bat if it be true, then are we approaching,
at last, The end of our Mexican quarrel. In
suit, gross as this, cannot pass UNPUBLISHED.
The conduct of Mexico, had it not excited
more pity than anger, would long since been
followed by ~salutary chastisement. England
or France would never have dared to act as
she has-or daring, would have expected
what would have certainly followed, a seri-
Gus and destructive war. But insoIence
may be carried so far that even contempt
| ought not TO screen The aggressOr and that
point, if this news be true, we imagine the
senseless braves who govern the Mexican
nation have at last a~ltat1ed. The Govern
ment Of the United States cannot, under
such circumstances, roluala inactive. The
Government Of Mexico invited A renewal Of
diplomatic relations at their request the
squadron was Withdrawn from the Mexican
coast at their request a minister, With full
powers to treat upon all matters OF difference
was despatched to that country. Ills ac-
kno , Judgment wa, on various fri, olous pre-
tpnce8, postponed from time to time-Whctb2
err because The Government did not desitc or
did not dare to receive him, we cannot say
until al last the Intervention of this military
mob revolution has as it is stated, caused his
djsgraceful expulsion. This is rather too
much for a ioke-muCb as we are addicted
to fun, We can hardly appreciate the wit Of
the thing, and fancy that more peaceful and
laughter loving people than we have ever
bad credit for being wouldbe apt to take the
matter seriously. The Dey of Algiers, on a
particular occasion, for an innocent pleasant
ry Of his, in boxing the ears Of a French
charge d. afaires, obtained leave from the
French Government to diVest himself of the
cares offoyalty, and end his days in peace
fol and unobtrusiye retirement and it occurs
to us that It makes but little difference whetb-
er a minister be slapped in the face or pc.
liteIy kicked out of the country, nor can we
draw much Of distinction between an Alge-
rive and a Observation-Disclosures a Dey and a
military Usurper. Whether The United
States will be behind France 10 a prompt vin-
dication Of the national honor. remains to be
soeu--we hope noi- Prompt measures, taken
at once, will settle the difficulty with little
effort on our part, and comparatively but lit
tie injury to the greater part of the misgui.
ded citizens of Mexico n continuance of
the same coniemptuous and forbearing poll.
cy which has heretofore been pursued, will
only serve to Inspire them with increased au-
dacity, lead to new insults, and probably rem.
der necessary, in the end, a most devastating
war,
Since the above was written, we have
conpersed with a gentleman VIII had read a
letter from a we'll informed source, dated at
Vera Cruz, the 18th instant, and who had
conversed with the only passenger who ar
rived here by the Pario. Both-the letter
and the passenger-concur in stating that
Paredes has been proclaimed President that
Alnonte has been appointed Secretary of
War, not of State, as public report has it
thar Mr.. Slidell is at Pnebia, [at the previ-
Gus advices be was al Jllapa,) awaiting the
instructions Of the Government. Ev-
cry thing was perfectly quiet in the capital
and in the country. THIS letter says not a
word, nor does this passenger, Of Mr.. SIidelI's
being ordered TO leave the countrv-not a
Of an escort being denied him-and not
A word of the officers and men of the brig
armiHg themselves aud going on 20
Mr.. Slideil, with the view Of forming his
.oody-guard through the country Of Vera
Cruz. This much of the verbal reports,
circulated through the city 90 freely
yesterday, may therefore be put down as
be ny doubtful.
The Pario brought dispatches for our Gov
eminent ats Washington.
We are indebted to the editor IL the Bul-
Ietin, for the following extract of a letter da-
.ed-VERA CRUZ, January 18th, 1916.
The new President, Gen. Paredes, has
established his Ministry, viz Gen. Almonte,
late Minister to the United States. Minister
Of War !; Luis Parres, Of Finance JJdel
Castillo y Lauzas, of Foreign Affairs and
Bccerra, Of Justice. These gentle
men appear. to inspire general confidence.
The American Minister has demanded his
passports, having failed in the object Of his
mission.