The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-15
MEMORANDUM,

MEMoRA NDuM
The parties at present in Mexico, composed fol-
lows The monarchiss, the cenraliss the high federal
ists the moderate federaliss the clerical, and the militia
y The only one OF these parties which gives cordial
support the administration and Congress, in the
against the church property is the high ederalst
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, has been impossible to issue the
Decree in consequence OF the refusal OF the proper Off
to sign it, In Querearo several riots occurred upon
its publication and the States OF Queretaro Pueba and
Mexico, have formally protested against it. proposition
has been made the State Congress of Vera Cruz held at
Jalapa to protest against it, ALSO but has not yet been
acted upon Although this law passed on the lth
January and several decrees for the purpose of carrying
out had been issued by the Vice President up TO the
18th of January nothing had been done in the matter
quence of these difficulties except Ladron de Gerevaa,
the Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs; and he
had been but recently indicted into Office in place OF
Lopez Mana the former minister who had resigned short
time previously The clergy had, in several instances
both in Mexico and Pueba shut their churches, and
portion of the press daily denouncng the government
in the most abusive terms exciting the people to an open
revolt II is believed that il will be impossible to carry
out the and that if it is persisted in revolu,
ton will be the consequence, and that Santa Anna will
be thrown out of power In the meantime is rumored,
that the latter medtaes the assumption of dctaora pow
ers Mazaan has already, declared for dictatorship
and is rumored that the troops San Luis Potos have
done the same II was formally announced to Congress-
by the administration, few days ago, that the latter had
been unable to negotiate loan of million OF dollars,
former, on the JUN
seems, the government entirely without resources
In the meantime, the troops everywhere suffering Tor
not only the want of proper munitions OF war, but Tor
necessary ratons and clothing Santa Anna declares that
he is unable to from San Luis Potos for want OF
funds The latest financial move made in Congress Jan
uay 25th) the reference of instructions to the Com
mee OF Ways and Means, to report within three days,
project for raising funds defray the expenses OF the
war; for six months The Vera Cruz papers speak OF the
contemplated attack of Gen. Scott and recommend that
force OF three thousand men be stationed at Enceo about
eighty miles from Vera Cruz, the road to Mexico, for
the purpose of being moved towards Vera Cruz upon the
first alarm "The Locomotor states that there four
dees or passes on the road to Mexico, which might be
held by handful of and few pieces OF artillery,
against any numbers there certain heights al these
passes whence the road winding about may be enladed
for several hours. These passes Puerto Nacional
about 30 miles from Vera Cruz, Plan del Rio about 50
miles from Vera Cruz Cero Gordo distance not known,
and La Hona distance also unknown. The first two
now being fortified.
proposition recently made in the State Congress
to appoint De Soto 1.-THE present govenor dictator OF the
State of Vera Cruz but negaved The city OF Vera
Cruz has been declared in state of siege, and under
martial law, and war tax of so cents every ten
dollars per month"; has been levied upon all whose
incomes equal exceed ~ per diem Il is believed that
including the one thousand men, recently arrived IN Vera
Cruz there are now the city and castle, twenty EIGHT
hundred
Gen La Vega has recently been appointed commandant
general of Vera Cruz.