The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-03
From the Baltimore sun
Late and interesting from MeHico.-ProsPects OF


Late and interesting from Mexico.-Prospocts of
Peace.
The New York Sun is in possession of private advices
from the city of Mexico to the latter part OF January by
which we learn that Senior keon has been reapponted
Minister of Foreign Relations and that, by this and va
rous minor acts the Mexican government are manliesng
a disposition to change their policy OF war Tor one OF
peace The general belief and hope that speedy
and honorable adjustment OF difficulties would be effected
with but very little delay.
We have before announced Santa Annals demand
upon Congress for money, and the projected conhscaoh
of Church property The conscaon was authorized os
act of Congress passed early in January Failing TO
called the head of the cabinet, and pledged himself to
raise the money if the law modified He submitted
bill which still before Congress 1t allows the sale
Of the at discount Of SIXTY per cent e, bs on ~ %
cash. and halfn government securities The latter are
selling at nineiy-fve per cent discount.
more promptly. His troops are reduced to the last ex
tremy and by way OF warming he nsnuates that they
may long help themselves to both money and property
enormV Double is coming upon them
for their efforts 10 establish monarchy Although our
btterest enemies at the beginning Of the they
wo1d nov sy na, He '0
revolution last month and signaly failed Many OF the
priests have publicly declared in favor OF peace One
was arrested in the plaza OF the capital or haranguny
the church in the United States 1t appears by the ac
count the papers that he pronounced the Mexican gov
eminent worse than that Of the North Americans. The
latter he said, protected the church, while the former
coniscated its property He arrested and imprisoned
with forty of his followers We look for dissolution
of the union Of church and state at early day This
will be bold movement in Mexico but sagacious minds
in that country view it most important step IN the
regeneration Of the republic. Hitherto no other religion
has been tolerated but that of the established church
The Mexican iag. the 1s ar
papers. Mr. Granja formerly Mexican consul IN this
city. has arrived at Mexico The authorities are busy
in carrying the recent law fer selling the church property
into execution. The Republican, contains four columns
of the articles on its management The amount to be
raised is fifteen millions o. dollars The following Is the
distribution for the seizure of ten millions OF dollars, the
remaining five not having been as yet apportioned.
4frchbishopric Of Merieo-On the church property
in the federal state of Mexico, $475o,ooo; Queretaro
100000; San Luis $4,000; Vera Cruz, $4,000 Bish
oprie Of Pueba-Puebla and Taxcala 81 100000; Vera
Cruz $1,000 B9Sp'e Of Go Gso,es as
ooo San Luis, $4,000. Bishoprat Of Miehoacan-,Ml-
choacan, 100000; Guanajuato, 800 ,ooo San LUIS
$4,000 Bishoprc of Oalaca, 100000 Blshoprlc OF
Durango, 100000. Total, lo,o00,0oo.
The Mexican papers contain violent denunclations OF
their counrymen for permitting handful of Mssourians
to capture FL Paso, the key to Chihuahua One paper
speaking of the MeXcans, says-'mey ran IKE the der
and of the principal communicating forty leagues
before he stopped"
last Of seeing company of American deserers, principal
w Irish reviewed BY his exceency the generan-chief
They are perfectly AIMED and T sappen ana a Sre on a
peculiar standard for themselves one side OF which is
the naronal coat OF arms, with the motto Long i've
the republic Mexico" On the other side is figure of
ST Patrick their patron These brare o. who have
abandoned the most unjust OF causes for the purpose
of defending the territory of their adopted country will lind
in the Mexcans frank and loyal heart open and hospita
BILE and besides Just and ample recompense tor their
meritcd services
If these deserters should happen fall into the hands
of our troops none would readily shoot them down
than the Irish in our own ranks.