The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-12

OF islded in the space OF years
from 1871 to lS4b and 1t would not be 1t all surprising
IL there some Elimination in them,
derpg in what circumstances the republic has been
since the last But suppesing that ali the receipts
SET forth tho statement exact and that,
qupntly, the Government may reckon each and oil
Of sums IL results that even In case not sipg.
doler skoud be paid account OF tns torssu debt,
the snnusl deficit would be 81 $4,000; whca sum,
beingp necessarily sugmeDts every year that enor
NOUS uebt which PRESSES on the nation. However
this placement horrible - IL may appear lie yet tar
from being correct because from the which figure
IN 1t. there must b. deducted the Sl75, iT0 RS
for increase " importation, which Is constantly applied
10 the works Gu the mole OF Vera CRUZ; the Sos
ste II for the per cent damaged goods whicn
eonstsntly employed in the contraction Of tho RAFT
road from Vera cruz To San Juan; the half OF the
on OF coin because this duty been reduced 20
half AID lastly S5sU00 FROM the Sos 0Vo proceeds OF
the national since according TO what MIR vA
FGsco raid In hi, report Of last year. the aid ~h1n
this branch ~ revenue brings tn the nent
not be estimated NJ more than SOS 600 After mskog,
then these oeductions it results that the real dedcs
yearly occurring In the Lstion treasury
the enormous sum of S3Fs9 C53, even without ta2aa
into account the public debt
In Of ths fe htfui state OF bankruptcy In which
the Mexican tr,asury has been Tor many years In
sequence OF the frequent political commotions winch
have 10 long sgitstsd this uufortunste country, it
would not have bven a. all etrauge, If toe govsynmen
eonyncsd that It's hrt duty to msintSn At cost
those Tho not paid should have utterly
elected The payment II Its deb,s folio ~ing the prin
live before paying owes ebts Npvertheles. Mexico
far from acting ia this manner has yielded up By
II is pubic snd notorious throughout the world, that
In the midt If her want and hAr.ships she has
fyso,sd the portion so appropriated often pretsrrng
TO make great sserilces IN order to procure means
rather than TO touch those funds which all govern.
msnts have considered rs sacred.
Let US nov what part OF LIS revenue has II yield
ed up, sDs To whom:
tss ne FSrrign D,Bt-2O per cent Eof tho duties on
importation at Vera CTur aud ranpico.
The duties On sxporaon o coin for the ports Of the
Pacific
Ths net proceeds Of the revenue from tobacco.
a. Fat.x- Ali In imti
on in por:siion
For me Corpt,,p,ns % Fund (snde del eo5rr) The
proceeds from stamped and per cent OF tho da
ues 81 Vera Crur and isnpico.
Fer IScksr. Tore Cs.-o per cent on ell the duties
For fs,hsr Nsrsn. q per cent on all tie duties on
I'm portEtion
sv I'm soaesui q per cent Of the duties on inpor.
tation at Vera Cruz aud per cent on those 81 FAN
pico
whom IL will he those for the foreign debt praot
psy figure: and We have doubt that Ia view Of the
statement above, 10 will be agreed that 1t sad must
be bitter irony the part Of those priv
legged creditors to compsia OF their being uni Justly
treated by the and to tell that
they longer suffer their rights laughed
at For. indeed A. they who By preferences
ceivg no msdocre part Of lite resourcer speak thus,
what then ell those say Who With just good Il
net better titles do not receive single dollar on ac
ctuut Of their credits' Truly this IL unparalleled!
We couls, -ithont doubt sdd much to what we have
sst forth to shev the ipjurtce OF the complaints
which those ditor, Of the nation clain to make
against govsrpmen Mt, evidently with other ves
n
States Indemnify Wecoud also add the strong
which In opinion exist Why che shosld
In novice consent 10 dsposes itself Of chat which
the said creditors demand But o. Ia not our inten
ton TO dwell longer on the subject shall conclude
by showing that tho view day give of tho real
ftusfoD Of the Mexican revenue, aud Of the mporsi
biiiy for the government to do than IL IL dDing
In of s creditors for the foreign debt II Ia
object to convince those Interested In the compact
Of Mr. Robertson, bscsuse we know very well that
interested person be convinced Of nothing bat
What interests him Our only aim, said ct ths
beginning q this article 10 to viodcsts the republic
from the ortrngrs which ubjustly sought be
wresksd on her, by rbosipg to ell sensible aud Impair
tsl the truth 81 the matter, in order that they
may duly appreciate the conduct which Mexico has
held. and bUos towards the reid creditors BY do
Ms1icsns aud public Journalists; sod Whatever Insy
be the END q this business there will remain Tor the
btbe sstirfsctioD that, In our humble position, we
have done utmost TO prevent the scanty
Of cur country from being longer employed 10 saats
the rspscious eevetousness a. greedy spsouisiors.
FOr the rest st u not BE- supposed that u IL In
tsntion Go oppose all and any settlsfne NJ with both
foreign and domestic creditors. On tn. contrary.
believe that ssch teitemsnt, besides being duty. 10
tnpsrous necessity Witch the so.ernnsnt
can no longer neglect without daily compromising
ana more the pssce and wel~are Of the rspubs.
But ve d.rirs that the setteaent msy be on such
footing embracing all aud each Of the creditor Of
the state destroying Tor those odou. ssr-nces
which up to the present tlme, have bs,n grated TO
to The s.tIinent o the remainder aud cautious
eoneideips the resources 81 the government that
no more msJ he promised than can b. accomplished,
may IN IN stable aud permanent manner. the future
fate ~ the said creditors aud that thus the ruined
credit Of the bsti"n may be reestsblshed upon the
eternal principles OF justice and equity.