Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01
From Mexico.


The parties at present in Mexico, composed
follows The monarchsts, the centralists, the high
federasts the moderate ederalss, the clerical, and
the military. The only of these parties which
gives cordial support to the administration and
Congress IN the measure against the church property
is the high federallst party The others unite, more
or less, with the clergy in their opposition to it,
This opposition is very great. In several of the
States, 1t has been impossible to issue the decree, in
consequence of the refusal of The proper officers TO
sign 1t. In QuereLro, several riots occurred upon
Its publication, and the States of Queretaro Pueba
and Mexico, have formally protested against it. A
proposition has been made in the State Congress of
Vera Cruz, held at Jaapa, to protest against it also,
but has not yet been acted upon The clergy had, in
several instances, both in Mexico and Puebla, shut
up their churches, and portion OF the press is daily
denouncng the government in the most abusive TERMS
exciting the people to open revolt Ii is believed
that will be impossible to carry out the measure
and that, if it is persisted in, revolution will be the
consequence and that Santa Anna will be thrown out
of power. In the meantime, it is rumored, that the
latter medates the assumption Of dicatorial powers.
Nazatlan has, already, declared for dictatorship.
The administration of Gomez Faras is charged by
the press with inability to obtain the assistance of
responsible Ministry it cannot by any exerton raise
cent of money, although it has Congress so sub
servient as to pass laws placing the Of the
church at its command - and the press is boldly
preaching sedition and revolution and the church
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ces as these 81 Republican, calls upon Gomez Farias
at to resign. The article is written with great
force and eoquence, and his duty urged home upon
the Vice President with powerful appeal to his
patriotism and magnanimity, to yield at once and
thus ward off the imminent danger Of civil war.
We have the proceedings of the Mexican Congress
for several days, but it would be wearisome indeed to
follow them. Scheme after scheme is suggested for
raising revenue. Some contemplate paper money
to be issued the security of church property others
are aimed at the revenues of tie church; and others
call for reduction of salaries of civil officers. But
measure appears to the turn of Senior Faras
The capitalists are alarmed and will not part with
penny the church is enraged and is stirring up the
people to opposition; and the Legislatures of the
different States openly protest against any law touch
ing ecclesiastical property.
bill has been introduced for removing the of
Government from the city of Mexico TO Celaya by
the 18th of March. This is urged with the obvious
view of withdrawing the Legislature from the control
of the city and securing its perfect independence.
The proclamation of Santa Anna Dictator at
Mazatlan by Gen. Mora has not called forth from the
Government any active measures to repress such a
movement, and the press 1t for Its indlter
ence.
Although Santa Anna announces the capture of
Captain Heady and his small company of Kentuck-
ans, find mention of the murder of Lieut..
Richie and the seizure Of his dispatches. The des
patches have not formally been made public by him.
Ihe papers speculate upon our plans, stauDg conn.,
IDENTIFY that we are to advance Vera Cruz by land
with 10000 troops, while fleet of sixteen ships,
carrying 300 guns attacks San Juan de Ulua. This,
they say, the plan at Washington, where they
could not have anticipated Santa Annals march upon
Saltillo at the head Of 10000 men. This march,
they think, may dsconcert all schemes, and they
already discover evidence of this in General Tayors
movements
Military critics condemn Santa Annals plan of
campaign. They say he driven from his original
design by the cutlery of apathy" made against
him. They anticipate that be will now drive every
thing before him, and defeat Gen. Taylor, but CON-
plain that he leaves the coast of Vera Cruz unpro-
tected, and can obtain advantages that will be
decisive, He must necessarily subsist his troops
upon the poor inhabitants of the country he raverses
with his hordes, by which they will become exaspe-
rated. But the great complaint is, that Santa Anna
has left the country open for the march of the Ameri
troops upon the capital, where they may dictate
peace before he can from his distant expedi-
ton.
The steamer Sarah Sands took the following cargo
for Liverpool
Flour, 800 barrels corn meal. 6t0 barrels; corn
1905 bushels cheese, 46l boxes; cotton, 274 bales
bacon, Ill bales jalap, 20 lss onions, 30 barrels;
potatoes, 80 barrels; chrome ore, 30 tons rice IS
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