The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-25

mics 1t has superabundant repel the former
and to inspire respect into the latter.
Mexicans The coalition has been formed, not to be
the echo of paltry party interests its noble mission has
no other Object than to defend the Independence Of their
country, and the free institutions by which 1t Is 60
yerned The coalition has met, not to call to account
the high dgnitaries and generals Of the Republic put
to aid them with the private resources OF the States
which compose it, in the defence of nation
atty Ii has not met to divisions but to unite all
two capital points, Independence and s liberty"
In these solemn moments the commissioners have
the people the object Il their meeting and the sacred
ends which important and delicate mission had In
view Upon TINS principle the coalition In ths name Q,
that their object sno other than to maintain the indie
pendence and the republican federal SYSTEM thatin the
cident be unable to exercise its functions without
any fault Of its own, the sovereign general Congress
in the opinion Of the coalition. thin the coalition will
the Of the confederate States
centre Of union for them They protest that never
will they consent to be bound by any convention
treaty opeace with the North American enemy long
as he threatens occupies the capital any other
point of the Mexican republic; they also will not recog
nze any general suspension Of arms which should
prise all the begerent forces Of the nation The main
objects of the coalition being to defend Independence
and the federal system they protest in the
the States which it represents determined to aid
with their private the general government in
dependent OF the assistance they are by law bound to
gve so that the one causecommon to them in its dis
graces and in its persmay be sustained the national
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ton and resistance made to every attack upon the popu
lar federal representative system.
LAGOS, June6, l6H-Antonio Eecudero, for the State
Of Mexico Vice President; for the Jalisco Ca
yetano Perez Castro for the State of San Luis Potos
Mariana Avia, Luis Guzman; for the State of Xacate-
cas- Teodoso Lares Bbiano BeItram for the State Of
Queretaro Jose Maria Herrera Zavaa, Manuel Maria
Vertiz for the State Of Aguascaentes Jesus Teran,
Secretary; and for the State Of Mexico EuOgo Barre
ra Secretary
The above coalition has been thought worthy of
raj able denuncatory articles in the Republicano, al
though in the principal end 1t has in viewthe
ton Of peace with the United statesit has had the
RPubhcano for an ally This is but one piece of evil
aence could present of the hostility of the different
States to peace should the Central Government
enter into treaty with We might multiply similar
| statements indefinitely, but it useless.
In the absence Of news we find place for view of
pediee of San Luis Potosi on the 18th of june and
was thence copied into the Repubcano Of the 3Oth 1t
written in depending tone and is somewhat verbose
| and heavy, but it tells many truths
From FL independents of June al
To estimate the public spirit and the patriotism of the
enemy might be said that we have no love for our in
dependence and that indif rent to the loss of
our honor and to the destruction OF our nationality
discipline without any stimulus except that of plumber,
invaded our territory have taken possession of
towns and govern them without having made
part in order to eject them, anything but partial
nearly useless efforts which have only served to show
shameful want OF power criminal egotsm has seized
all hearts, and In the midst Of tho cries for Wharf.-The
solutc necessity for which they all of-thsre
few very few who inspired by the holy fire of liberty
and carried away by their love of glory have complied
with their duty by Offering the altar their coun-
Try their goods and their lives the abyss
into which it is about to fall The greater number for
| whom the word country has no other meaning than
ucre and money look cold spectators Of the
strife as if their welfare were not interested in it, and
rs II upon its result were not depending these very In
wretches who think they live without honor aud
their riches in the bosom ofinfamy What be the
Of such apathy and so inconeeivaby and fatal
| indifference! What Can 1t be certain that
destitute of all generous feengs-that hearts are
already closed to all sublime Inspirations hold
m inf In tha
already arrived at such extreme of debaement and
degradation that we longer affected by the tears
OF our violated wves-by the PROCLAMATION Of tenn
plesby the loss of our pous faith and manners-and
finally, by the ruin and determination of For
II SO many evils affected II the sentiments Of honor
exerted influence among appears impossible
that We should look with much tranquility upon the
rage and indignation casgate so much presumption
| and the many outrages which we have suffered.
know the perdy Of our enemies the nustcs we with IN
which they have provoked the war, the ssnctity Of
cause and the necessity Of defending it the last
| extremity II We would preserve place among the
free nations we all know that glory is Of the
elements in the prosperity and grandeur
Wishes and can never be Joined to mbecty and cor.
| ruption We all cry for war and vengeance. To
those unacquanted with history this contradiction
Is nexplicabe very riddle, but to understanding
It can be explained with perfect Divided into
factions nearly from the commencement of existence
as nation, want of experience made US receive
many grave errors well many established truths
and since then have unwilling to correct them
although have their fatal effects We have ac7
to the discussion Of sterile and ri
forgotten practical knowledge the requirement which
would have been very serviceable
These unfortunate discussions brought the follow
ing evisThey opened the door to multitude of those
superficial talents, which without knowing the world
mankind or its interests, foresaw that
they could derive advantage from their oquacity
tertaning the people with fine represen Of
velous, visionary schemes which could only find hab
taton in weak and imbecie minds void Of all instruc
tion The gained credit and supporters
hence all our msfortunes hence actual debility and
how to take advantage Of the Ignorance Of tho people
seeing how their progress worked henceforward
with greater zeal to preserve the position which they
had so unexpectedly gained and opposed to those who
combatted them with cold reason for the good of the
country the passions Of all who wanted to advance their
fortune in imitation Of them In this desperate strug
gle have lived for more than twenty years; it has
Frustrated us, deprived us Of our strength which
ought to have reserved for proper OCCASION and pre-
vented us from seeing what Of most Importance to
us. The other nations followed with clear sight the
of errors they waited for favorable oppor-
unity advantage Of them and was very natu
raj the nearest oustrpped the Others fearful lest they
might come too late to share spoils.
We are still engaged in the same struggle, and such
our blindness that we do not see the danger which
surrounds in order to attend to the triumph Of
passions To many the Of certain political prn
cples appears of infinitely Importance than that
Of our nationality and they will neglect to combat the
Invaders which destroying it, in order to assassnate
their brothers who do not think they do. All this
| we have witnessed with horror, and what is more
puere pride of an independence which they do not
comprehend and Of which they cannot for that
make any OLner than an unworthy They with
the most culpabe Indifference defeats and the
pid progress OF our invaders but rise rancay against
the most Insignificant which at their pre
rogative, or rather what they consider such The Su
preme government Is isolated, abandoned by ALL and
every measure it takes at every step meets with Difficult
ties from the gratutous suspicious of those who GU Int
TO unite with II in order to meet the crisis We do not
believe that the general has always succeed
ed in its known how to make a proper use
Of the powers which undoubtedly conferred upon
it, in order to fulfil its duties the common and
tie Of the Union And this have stated several
occasions. But little believe that II Is very
patriotic not to sacrifice at the present time something
their pretensions just though they may be- being
nopportuue and the discussion Of which might be de-
ferred to propitious moment.
The Is that this struggle of interest between
ourselves appears in every point irreconceabe
and believe all will think who will study with
the temper and tendencies Of the parties
The Of disunion does not consist in the