The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-15


drove up to his door, and three got ou in the
dress OF priest they admitted by the porter and
the door closed when they seized and gagged
him. into the house. and robbed and the
consul The only clue for tho discovery OF the
was metal button with small piece Of blue cloth at
tached to It, which found cenched In tho fingers OF
the murdered and which he had torn from the coat
Of one Of the robbers Suspicion at last rested
soldier, who was seen with more money than he could
account for His quarters were searched and the coat
from which the button had been torn found there
He convicted, but he relied with the utmost conf
dsnos upon q pardon, as Colonel Yanes tho favorits
aide camp of President Santa Anna, was his accom-
pcs He was brought out to be executed and had &C
tuay taken his the fatal bench with the COLLAR
placed around his neck and the crank about to be turu
cd, when he said" Hold will disclose who my
ton suspended searching the house Of Yanes
correspondence cipher discovered which fully
t t his guilt In this and other robbsrisc was
ted to one whose word was law, and whose influence
over her relative known to be very great and upon
she not disposed trust to that and let her lover
suffer the disgrace of convction she went to the judge
nished the evidence Of the guilt of Yanes and offered
him large bride to give 1t up He honest man.
and an upright judge he sterny refused the bribe and
nrmy resisted the menaces of this powerful woman In
day or two he died suddenly all supposed of poison
successor was appointed OF prin cpes less stern who
but when In confession to his priest he disclosed bis
rupt conduct, the worthy prevailed upon him II he
nao NOT the psper net to 40 80 ne dd not
would not be produced him. and that the
ton would rest entirely the testimony Of his
msnd OF officer and the habitua and submission
Of tho soldier Yanes bro wheat confused his
sccuser to such degree that no felt of acquit
tai At this moment the fatal paper produced, and
he was condemned and executed. His not less guilty
pa ram stu resides IN the city Of Mexico"
somewhat like the following After the accusation, the
defendant and with the witnesses appear bs
and notary to record the evidence The testimony
reduced to writing and being certified BY the judge and
three judges who are to dstermne upon the guilt or in
nocence Of the accused Here the is argued by
the lawyers to the court from the evidence taken
down by the notary and sentence scquittal follows
asthe judges may direct.
Time and opportunity are not wanting during the
arrange matters with the adverse witnesses notary
nor 10 the sverse In most their part
witness cannot be prevailed upon to remain absent
cautiously, as notares are all honorable men" With
him an arrangement can generally be made so that the
testimony VIII be taken down in a manner warranted
not to kill" Sometimes through neglect miscalcua.
tion both witness and notary do their duty and the
tor becomes serious and requires attention.
These Judges are but men, and as such are to be
with them are not as as
mode equally Diplomatic The party most interested
kept in the back ground while brother relation
ono Of the learned Thebans, with delicacy
and apparent proprety truly commendsble, whion
hav. heard that diamonds and other 1siusSles of
that character are common, but in instances where
Il Is supposed the old disciple of Justinan wishes
like another Solomon to have his hours OF solitude
freshed by solace OF young girl sent with the
beneficial results This last commodity Of course
90 not myself believe passes - an article OF barter
The lawyers reputsd to tbs most learned body
me UNI tor tns part Inc
are gentlemen Of liberal ideas, we'll Of liberal educa
tion which In the distracted condition of the country
teaches them to appreciate in many tho value
institutions would be to Mexico Some them have
been arrested and others for their too free
expressions of opinion in our favor but lawyers viii
talk In every country and In that government they
not easily be silenced.
While thus sntsrtaining these favorable opinions Of
their learning and Independence, should admire them
bright spot that moral horizon under the tropics
but corruption fear, nom what h.ysheard that trail
gown and hat resembles the priests and they might
silly be mistaken for members of that fraternity 1t is
their profession sentiments would warrant ct
hands, under the impression that they belonged to that
ancient and honorable body Of good fellows, the ars of
st. Benedict St. Francisco. Sometimes, too, these
riars have been made spswerable for the sins OF the
learned gentlemen under the msconception Of the
Poor fellows the practice Of the law is not profitable
In these unhappy times and agencies from the church,
and even situations o. factors in commerce
must be acceptedto afford them decent support. What
would be thought Of our LID dealing in segars,
professor in university Having both the tobsc
If might here be permitted to pausein to
slider question which often in my mind 1t is
accounted
1t not hesthen not barbarous yet Of the cri
terta which estimated in making the character
Of modern are there wanting such as de-
Unite government uniform laws and some personal lib
erty England under the reign Of Henry the 6th was
not reputed to be out Of tho pale Of polished nations
that period in history is in respects striking
There still remain In the 10th century, the usurpa-
tions Of government, the imprisonment of at
will by public officers, the power and wealth in the
Romish clergy, the bribery Of the Judges the palace
and prison under the roof the cerky dress Of the
penons the spear heads Of anoes, floating all
and bidding defiance to ALL who do not strengthen and
Sss oa. %. ~ nSo put IN
forced loans extorted the contempt for trade and the
common people tho restrictions ON commerce. the mo-
nopolies granted and fortunes made by favorites all
contribute to form the parallel.
England had her maritime facilities three sides,
so has Mexico II has mines, has the other II
has her products has the other and II had
her population to respect has the other
and yet England never had such wide spreading
oceans on her shores, such mineral wealth In her
territory, nor such abundance in the variety of
staples the extensive soils OF Mexico produce.
that Of centuries and the time may soon como when
Pre- bem will be solve when the Of true civil
liberty In populous country is first touched and to OBJ
serve perpetual stream Of human improvement and
happiness gush forth In our country liberty first
planted In the wildsrnes to blossom like the rose,
the arts and commerce grew slowly around it, but there
thess elements of social smeoration already exist in
iecr Sleep like the vitality of the buried Of centu
re. In the Pyramids awaiting only the light and free
THE FINANCES OF MEXICO.
In attempting TO give satisfactory acc cunt oil
the financial affairs of Mexico, undertake a
task which has never yet been successfully ac-
compshed, by either native statesmen or foreign
bankers; and which must therefore, be imper-
fectly described by me. Before our invasion of
the republic, its national finances were in de-
plorable condition; its treasury was bankrupt,
and there seemed to be no hope of retrieving for
mer solvency and prosperity. Many causes were
in active operation to produce this resultant
for the purpose of comprehendng it's resources,
revenues, expenditures and liabilities, and the
means by which credit can be restored-some of
these causes must be briefly explained.
The absence Of integrity in the admlnistra-
ton of the ublic institutions of this government,
is the primary cause of the moral and political
degradation of the republic; nor is the executive
department free from the vice of corruption, so
communicating and so prevalent in all, In the