The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-12
Late from Mexico.

The editors OF "La Patra" have received files of pa
pers from the city OF Mexico to the 10th April;
In the monitor of the latest date we find among
the resolutions presented to Congress by three members
(Caas Garcia, and 1ubiea,) and supported by thirteen
more members in which is proposed to remove that
BODY the city OF QueretarO and that majority OF one
member will be sufficient for Congress to sit
Senior Ortego proposed that the Executive should be
invested with the necessary powers to adopt Whatever
the war with the invaders of the north and that Con-
gress should be removed to the city Of Tlalpan,
Congress had passed decree, which IS published on
the 10TH to the following effect:
lst In order 10 carry on the which our nation
wages against the United States OF the north, all the
Mexicans capable of bearing arms are hereby summoned
to enrol themselves Immediately I'd. The government
will publish the necessary rules and Instructions IN order
to make effective the organization of the national guards
according to what is established part 10 article ooh OF
The constitution. Sd. The Executive may dictate any
measures which may be considered necessary IN order to
use all the and ammunition which may be IN pos
session OF private Individuals and winch may not 6e en-
poyed by the police national guards also for the use
of wagons baggage, ammunition, and provisions, and
any other articles or utensils which may be necessary for
Of indemnifcaon 18th The government will establish
stores of supplies for the subsistence OF the national
forces wherever it will deem it convenient or necessary
Articles 5, g. and 7povde the manner IN which PERSONS
assisting with money or other for this purpose
should be furnished with documents and certificates, and
stpuate the different payments allowed to persons enlist
ing, either by the year or during the war
FL Monitor would not believe, on the 10th, the report
that General SCOTS troops were near Puente Naconal
II adds ave know that the Yankees have not yet moved
from Vera Cruz" 81 =,
investigations against Gen Ampuda for his behavior at
Monterey. c.
died on the 18th April s,. :.
Gen Pacheco was appointed commandant OF More!la,
and would leave San LUIS ro'9s i3r ms hoh
been apponted to the command at Guanauato and had
orders TO form there the army OF reserve
| According TO the Monitor OF the 9th, Gen Don An
tonic Leon left the capital the day previous to JON Santa
| Anna with 97i men and ID mules Inc expenses OF
tbs division saws that paper, ,909 So per month
A meeting of the principal citizens took place on the
sh April when they UNANIMOUSLY agreed TO establish
the guerilla system for resisting the North Americans
These resolutions were made known to the government
and to Congress- and they had already commenced the
formation OF the respective bodies IN ordeT 10 START me
da,ely for the mountains passes, and cliffs Among the
persons signing the propositions we see the names OF
many prominent lawyers military, and other pubic men,
The papes have before announced this as the means OF
saving the nation, and sustaining Mexican lndepen-
dence
and one of them asks sCan it be possible, that among
eight millions of Mexicans we cannot lind sqihcient
nmber of patriotic and determined men, who will resist
the enemy that is invading our soil without the least re-
gard to our rightsl =,
utmost distress since the Americans arrived there The
writer describes with asonishment the "barbanans'
roipo into the church with their hats on, and cigars
their mouths lying on the benches and even taking pos
session of the seats belonging to the municipal autho
rites -.
about General Paredess intentions Paris, to obtain the
influence of Louis Philippe for the termination OF the war
comes out very bitterly against the President calling
him coward and traitor, and stating that the Mon
arcby party is still hard at work, in Mexico as well as