The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-03
Interesting Intelligence from Mexico.
Translated from N. q La Pstris 25th ult.l

MExrco, July II, 1919
arrived in this great capital on the Sd inst, as
have already told you IN the description, | have
written you ct my journey. ! have to write
on other subjects. and can assure you feel much
unpleasanness at approaching the topic of the poll
tcs oil THIS country, as they are so incomprehensi-
bic; not only to one who, like myself, am not au
fait with the information which can only be ac-
CURED by long residence In the country,l but,
moreover, they require thorough knowledge of
those people who, for many years, have busted
themselves with politics, and followed out the
thread Of their vicissitudes, and areuy observed
all the movements and changes in the republic.
From Vera Cruz, informed you, that for more
than month past; the bonhommis, Of General Her
rera had afforded pretext to his opponents to
form plans to defeat hun, and that among them the
partlzans of Santa Anna were laboring secretly to
bring that parsonage back to the republic. II one
to believe all that one hears in the CITY and
State of Vera Cruz, it would be supposed that
Santa Anna still preserved much of his former
prestige. snd that he would easily succeed in the
event OF his returning to the country In this city,
however, different opinion held, at least by the
mass of the people; and to Judge from what is SAID
either the number of his partzans is very small or
they work very silently.
:. As far as have understood, up to the present
time, there are three parties who keep the political
balance even In this country, viz-The nlodrddos,
who are at present In power the democrats or pros
and the moDarchists. These two last have united
appears they are confident of obtaining large ma
Jority IN Congress, at the approaching Nov .m5e
elections. II is said that some Of the Santanstas
have taken part with the conoined pwyos and mo-
anarchists
have had long conferences with various per-
sons in this cty-persons who from their socialp o-
sl,lon and great knowledge, are perfectly acquaint
ed wl,h the tendency OF the political course which
this country has followed and is now following
they are inclined to believe that the immediate
suit of the present condition OF things will be,
either complete absorption this cowntyby the An
-dneicans, or the total of the iohis
race by the ab0rigines. The effects of both these
cases are now becoming apparent in the dismem-
berng from the republic Of the territory ceded to
the United States on the one hand, and in the war
Of races which is now devastating Yucatan, aad
the similar wars, which, In other parts of the re-
public, has already reared its sad standard these
persons are, therefore, convinced that, considering
the imminent risk to which the country is now
exposed, the only way to avoid it is the adopting of
monarchlcal institutions. purely republican
form OF government, such as that of the United
States, Is quite useless for this country In its pre-
cent condition That unlimited liberty of the in
dividual would be much more prejudical to Next
CO than 1t has been (even in her short existence)
TO France.
The object Of the coming hither of Senior Itur-
bide, the Secretary Of the Mexican Legation at
Washington, has not been ascertained with any
certainty. Some of the papers have said that his
mission has been solely to come and propose to his
government the purchase OF the arms which have
been offered for sale IN Washington I; but 1t is to
be presumed he had some other object, for Senior
La Rosa would hardly have sent him here merely
to propose to the government the purchase of few
old mnskets. Senior Itarbde, it appears, has full
hled his mission, as he Is now On his return to
Washington, via Mobile, and willgo in the steamer
that takes this letter The writer then goes on to
give an extract from Monitor Repn5licano depre-
eating the purchase of these arms by the Mexican
government, as most degrading to them, to pur-
chase from their conqaerors the very arms used to
subdue them. =" Already, by a series of misfor
tunes, We have been conquered" says the Mont
tor )" do not let us now, voluntarily, degrade our
selves" The writer does not wish to discuss the
question; he leaves that tor his readers to do for
themselves. lie then takes up Gen. Herrera's mes
sage 10 the extra Congress, assembled the LIST u,
andgives condensed account of it. IA full ans
lauon OF this document cas- already been publish
ed in the Herald.
Nothing was done in Congress up to the 9Th
only, some committees were formed. The princl-
pal object Of this extra session Is TO deliberate on
the " foreign debt" And on the 7th, message
from the Secretary OF IIacieaaa was sent in pro-
posing for their consideration new arrangement
of this debt, entered into between the government
and the holders of Mexican bonds.
This new arrangement made by Senior Arran-
goiz on the 1th inst, with the representative OF the
English creditors, consists IN reducing the interest
OF the debt, from the date OF the conversion OF the
bonds Of. 1916 to 1859, from 5, which they previ-
ously paid, TO "a per cent per annum. The credi-
tors, by this arrangement, will abandon the sum of
$4,000 900, without the right of recourse against
the government When the term USj9) has been
fulfilled, new arrangement will be made, based
on the condition IN which the finances OF the re-
As an decentralization for the loss Of the fourteen
millions, the government promises 10 satisfy the
English creditors to the amount OF u millions, as
payment OF the interest already due and coming
due. This sum is 10 be obtained from the three
payments which the government at Washington
has 10 make annually, as stipulated by the treaty
OF Guadaloupe. Finally, the Mexican government
promises TO place AT the disposition Of It's creditors
not only the produce OF the export duties on pre-
cious metals from the Pacific ports, but also the
products themselves, and the tax on circulation of
gold and silver all through this republic.
This arrangement has encountered "A stout oppo-
sition in Congress-, and especially 10 the senate,
which account Senior Arrangoiz Is about 10
sirn his secretary ship. have Ibis from his own
lps. The news received from Yuca,an has created
q great impression the government, and IL 10
said they are going TO send Immediately some aid
10 that unhappy peninsula.
The instruction OF La Sierra In gradually losing
the horrid aspect il previously presented. aud there
ere hopes that This terrible quarrel will soon be at
an end. Nevertheless, the situation Of the replb-
lie. a. TO the abonsnes is critical enough and II
they DO not take prompt measures to do away with
The seeds a Instruction which rife among tho
trucilon of this country, and reduce Il to the
condition that Yucatan is now in
Senior Arrangoiz will, without doubt, resign his
post tomorrow.
Yesterday, the resolution fixing the Presidents
salary at 81, 900, in lieu of $4,000, was passed ny
the house.
JULr1l
Don Bonifacio Gutierrez has been appointed
successor to Arrangoiz who resigned to-day.