New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, JUNE 90.

Of fondas," and, rs might have been foreseen,
raised the price Of the mere necenaries Of lfe 90
that the moor scarcely able 10 exist before, are no
living miseraby. and many suffering from absolute
want Great numbers Of poor people maintain
their families by raising garden vegetables alone,
! and are thus deprived Of the means otliving.
On the eth ult there was grand procession
through the prI cipa streets for the purpose oil
| De asing the Divine vengeance, in order that the
| CITY might not be visited BY the Cholera on whcn
occasion al the religious bodies Of the CON munity,
the Frars Of San Diego, the Carmelites, the fran
| cisoans, those Of San Fernando. the Mercedes,
toeetber with all the Brotherhood of the Parishes,
| sccompanied by the President and all the Minis
ters. in their best regimentals, and many other
| respectsbe citizens The procession was com
uosed principally of women, for the most part OF
he aged and middle class aud consisted OF sew
ernl thousand persons attended by c0nc0urse OF
,pecistors of at least from fifty to sixty thousand
Ii took place at 10 AN. and lasted till PM.
After the little Judgment displayed in the pro
hibition Of fruit &c. they added another evidence
oftheir imprudence, il not Of folly, in dra wing TO-
eetber an immense number OF people under the
most affecting circumstances 70 suffer three ted.
Gus hours under the influence Of a burning san,
sufficient Of itself to predspOse most constitutions
10 disease leaving out Of the account the influence
Of the melancholy occasion for which they were
assembled.
The newspaper FL Monitor has commenced q
kirc Of crusade against the Priests By publishing
several spirited articles in favor OF the tolerance OF
religious worship also, against their having any
thing 70 do with the education Of youth attrib1ting
10 their influence the unenlightened state Of the
people, stating with much truth, that the Clergy,
Tor the sake OF their own preservation, are ene-
mics to the progress of Intelligence"
On the appearance OF the first of the articles in
favor Of the tolerance Of religion Priest took upon
himself the defense Of intolerance, bat the poor
Padre not beng used 10 the exercise Of has Eteec
tu0l facuties, tueged pretty hard at it, Like the
bee in the tar. barrel the more he worked the
deeper he got into the mess, and finally ended, as
they al usually do, by dogmaticaly asserting that
the Catholic religion is the only acceptable to
the Divinity therefore none other should be toll
Grated TO which the Monitor replied it was not,
and adduced in proof that much more than half the
world were ProtestaLts and Pagsns yet they lived
snd enjoy ed the same benefits Of Divine goodness
as the Catholics do. The Padre promised to con-
tinue the discussion, but believe he broke, down
Oh his first eifusion.
The same paper has come out decidedly against
the Priests for their rebelous sermons preached
during the days devoted to the intercesson for Di
vine Interference in defending the city from the
cholera. Sermons were preached in which it was
proclaimed the vengeance Of Heaven was sent GA
account Of their toerating q wicked Government.
The decided stand taken by the Monitor aud
other journals this well as on other occasions,
with impunity is the shadowiDg forth Of an event
not deep in fnturity. | mean the tolerance ofother
modes OF worship in this country other than the Ro-
man Catholic and venture to say that in less
than ten years shall have all kinds OF pre- achers
thundering doctrines into the earsof astonished
mutiiudes the Church will then see their error
in allowing their best intelects 70 remain undevel-
oped from neglect These present Priests must
fall into the shade and Catholicism IN this country
will have no defenders except in generation as
set unborn. The eyes Of the Mexicans are begin
ning to be opened 70 their condition A few years
sgo the articles in Ell M0it0r would have subjected
their author 10 the implacable and terrible ven
eesnce Of the Church, which is now powerless.
The cholera has nearly subsidized in the Interior
Private letters from G1snsjuato of 7th inst state
the deaths do not average more than three or four
a day. 1t reappeared since my last with some VI
oleIce in la Nina de la Luz, near the above city,
but mas subsidized again. When the rainy season
set in the cholera ceased almost at once. In Quer
etero it is also abating there being, however from
twelve to fifteen deaths daily.
think the whole number of deaths from cholera
since its appearance this time in this country, may
be computed at trenty n0uSdHd-s serious loss 10
Mexico whose population generally does not in
long interviews with Mr.. LacunZa the Minister OF
Foreign Relations, on the subjec. Of the privilege
for the Railroad across the 1sthmus Of Tehuantepec
and understand the treaty has been tavora5iy con
clpded. Respectfully, yours, D.
PSI am happy 10 learn there Is probability
of there being sufficient number of members Of
Congress present TO form quorum, aud prepare
tory meeting will take place on Saturday, the 5th
inst previous TO the opening OF the extra session,
which will take place as stated in la C0RD0catoria
on the goth. B.