The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-01

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From the New Orleans Picayune. Nov. %
MEXICO, Nov ID, 1848
without finishing any Of the important laws before it,
to regenerate the country. The Law abolish
Ing the House. but defeated in
the Senate, and Of course is dead letter. The de-
Of Providence has set in against this country
nothing therefore short of beog by US, the
Northern barbarians can it. There is no energy
in the people Self preservation is all they scramble
tor a. the expense Of justice reason and eli the most
sacred Ties that can unite corporate body of people,
The present government is not Of long duration
the three millions have disappeared. Congress has,
the government to dispose Of $780,
embarrassed, but perhaps by bribing the difficulty
may be overcome. There Appearances that the
rers dministIa,i with view of ovsrthrowins It,
and stsblishipg . military arbitrary military 60
vernnent which they declare the best after ALI the
federal system ofgovernment being rather than
the talents Of the present generation can cempre-
bend. There Is some truth in this the State GO
desire to dictate to the
what ought to do and their demands are usually
ridiculous ard absurd In the extreme the &c neral 60
ernme mt is kept all the time in hot water.
Mr.. Walsh, the new charge d'eBaircs, gave hop ON
the 10th inst good number CT the fair Montesumas
were prese Hand you will rarely beauty Is.
ton Of the Northern bsrbarions the occasion.
Mr. Clifford Is now, perhaps in your city. He 10 do
ted, although it win b. . short one There is = ne
cessity to keep guard these people,
should be lett unsettled Thsis ths BEST in the end
for both govern ments and may a. period
prevent bioodshed.
There not many robberies at present on the
pubic roads, but more in the cities than formerly
There is foreign police now in the city; they are
better than the native but far from effective It's
however, a difficult matter when every gresser and
ms he nO hIa
b.rs to prevent these outrages.
he renowned Riley, the deserter, Is prisoner at
at fero'e the place where all the most desperate are
Mir PARROT, our Consul at Mazatan, bsarcr of des-
patches 10 the Legation, the Pacific squadron and
Cslifs rnia, arrived the city the 18th. He was
etctrted up by Major lturbide, went down with
Mr.. Clifford Mr. Psrrott leaves for the Pacific
as arrangements can be made for the safety Of the
The French Minister has arrived at Vera Cruz,
and expected In the city in days. The French
viii turn out in a body TO receive him.
CRY OF MEXICO, Nov. g, lsAs.
On the first day Of this month the Hon AIR. clifford
that be had reached Perote without any accident
On that day as informed you in my last it would be-
not a. in New Orleans The day fSllowina was duv
observed the ceremony Of visiting the graves OF the
DEPARTED decorating them with flowers and Candles
and Ing for the souls of friends and relatives long
since according to orthodox creed gathered 70
their fathers. 1t not, in any respect to my mind
mposng half religious. eemiDg as have seen
it in the former city, for mise the thousand forms
which kbelt nd prayed and some who wept-those
were real monrners-wbom have In the st. Leuis
Cemetery While here, to the graveyard Of st. Paul.
the fincipal one in the city-crowds focked .
level fair, more ITO and be seen" by the living
than to pray aud be heard by the dead And ret it
cannot be MED that there Is philosophy in this
too, inasmach as according to Shakespeare What is
for the past 1t il wiser and better 70 rejoice in the
present and hope in the future Quite large trade
vas carried ON in candles on the OCCASION and
the friars themselves not above opening candle
market; but this In an advantage, inssmuch the
article they sell 10 considered worth double the ord
nary and they pulousy observe not to charge
than fry per cent over the market price, which,
IL must be admitted 10 extremely charitable their
parts. Our brotherhood Il don't think 1t was the
'.Friars OF Orders Gray" the green either-ths
latter extnct) sold fifteen thousand dolars worth
Of thsse blessed lights the and I'd Of this
In Purgatory. Candies and csntos may be all very
good for the dead but they not according the
o. nav sns vii when SnS in mt the old song
NoMS joeet Inscribed on my tomb
Bat Ys a Tss srs u, ssssd !ss ssss Of ~
few nights ago . very excellent affair occurred
here, which shows the remarkable clsverness of the
new police, but whether not their conduct was
fully according to Law remains stil to be tested
doing only half ones duty Is sometimes IS bad by
half Is dong more than ones duty. They lfoar in
number) enItred q monte bank into which they
were introduced by an American gentleman ri ~
gentlem. who wished very much to play game
go and theTeUpon they took their at the gam
bling board AID imme diatey they satisfied
II va cure enoush monte BANK, they deliberately
0OublOOuS
dollars which were in the bank and removed the table,
cards sc. to the dpbfacioH-that is the polics Office
announcing to the sstonished banker ithat they
loDgsd 10 the new police. But they omitted mpor-
tant part Of their duty on arriving at the dfpuaco
namely: that Of not giving the money the along
with the tables &c. or this, no wever, they being
strangers it il supposed thew were Ignorant Af,ss
having been arrested subsequently the charge of
obtaining this sum OF money fraodulently, ana being
bail TO stand their trial at some future day. The
banker in the meantime, is gone God nows where
house subjscting him tos heavy hnd and 10 Dg impri
mtnt
CRY OF MEXICO, Nov. 8, l6ls
The execution Of a man took place this morning
He was convicted Of having shot two
in stme sdventure--robD,ry. doubt--in which ali
ali three engaged, They strangie Q fellow here
simple and scisDtinc. The condemned is placed ait
sing IN chair pert of large weode frame with q
rail running along the back, against which the head
tests and through which screw 10 placed The head
OF The victim 10 uncovered and the sxecutoner places
an DoD throat band on the which taken hold
of by the In rail- aud n. the affair In thus
ADJUSTED the priest bis last pace nd the
tuADghDg man gives the screw another twist saying
" cutno and 30 ends the strange, eventful history
OF that man.
The Affairs OF the country are a. much unsettled as
ever-Iobberies being frequent nee not only
In tbe interior, but here in the city. Large bands Of
armed men range throughout the country, stor ming
bsciendas and carrying Oft everything they can Law
hands on. You wil rec by the papers from hence
that most daring robbery was committed near rou,
last week that large amou ct OF treasure Was
carried of by the robbsrs Last night the house Of
The Brithh Consul, Mr. Macintosh nc Tacubaya was
attacked by aparty If these Isdrones but
~ they were unable to obtain entrance into the
boote; they, however, took Of four valuable horses
be fame Gay, n the evening" shoenakers store was
Dtered ana pifsred Of nearly all the stock II con.
aibtd The authorities have nearly doubled the
'oice force, and despatched to various points such
oloers they may dispense with from the city How.
yer IL lie, robberIes or revolutions to be the
ate Of this unhappy republic, and until q deter
government Is established that will carry
ut Practically what they forth Is nothing
lee 20 BE- hoped for An attempt was made the other
sy at Orzsba 10 get Up In favor Of
anita Anna but the powers that bs in that uuar-
.r bs,ii got VIVA Of the subject, t ~ put
own. The bogbesr " the republic Of the Sierra
sde seems To have been altogether lost sight of by
be pres, tie people. and the politicians. make .
.,uLeton bst~sen- the politicians and the people;