Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-17

there towards domestic institution than our enemies nave
tried to produce and we should be surprised to see the
Gold State ere long establishing it for herself.
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
By the New Orleans Pcayune learn that the Mexican
Congress adjourned the 23d May leaving the hnances Oh
the Republic in the embarrassing situation IN "nch
had found them The proposition which had been penang
for several weeks give extraordinary powers TO the Pesi
dent with regard tina: important department OF the TO-
yernnent, was finally lost by large majority
The resolution adopted by the Senate annulng the Salas
decree Virtually aunung the Garay gran passed the Low
CT House by an almost unanimous VOTE and received the
signature of the President. The Trait Union prophecies
tina, tina. day will be fatal 10 Mexico.
The proposition to abolish the tobacco monopoly also fail
The Monitor says that session of Congress will
be called in a few days.
The principal question before the Chambers that of
granting extraordinary powers the President The Sc
nate had passed resolution giving the Government the p-
vege of disposing remainder of the American ndem
nifty public creditors and allowing loans be
tiaed the Of $500 900 per month; OF SURPRISING
the maritime and frontier custom houses and OF doing var
other things suited the exigenccs Of the times The
Troit Union says of these resolutions that they all
mystifcation. They give with hand and take away
with the other and would be OF practical utility the
raising of funds When the subject up in the House.
ter this it agreed remain in session day, longer
but during that time nothing effected The Monitor
epubnno speaks follows of the closing of the sessions
The capital Of the Republic the night of the 23d
witness of the most unheaEd Of acts in the history OF
our Congresses.
Congress- in closing sessions exposed the
the fate of pershns for the total want OF resources
on tho Government In vain we endcayor TO Justify this
conduct for the of nation good faith patriot
ism alike resist the effort and compel present 10 the
country view the of that memorable day. when bad
nf oil
their sophisms
The following translation of the remarks made by the
President on the occasion:
To explain that which is going gentlemen would
only be repeat what all the world knows. The Govern
has assumed of kind the Chamber of
Deputies ITSELF the popular Chamber suggested that project
repeating it whenever it had an opportunity.
regret gentlemen, the blindness Of those who did not
the improperly of placing obstacles in the way of Ad
mnistraon born of the law and which aspres preserve
intact the fundamental character
have never believed that should find, in this position,
bed Of down. am resolved erythng that fate
may prepare for me; but am firm in my determination
that all those shall just punishment who endeavor
violate the constitution and thus bring ridcuc
The laws will be maintained and when gentlemen YOU
to this august station will be sauted by Gov
eminent sustained by the compact which unies all Next
cans-a government preserving peace and complying with
the duties which the milton has imposed on it.
should not con, ude without returning thanks to the
Senators and Deputies who have hunorcd the Executive
with their confidence The Almighty, who watches
the fate Of nations will preserve ours hope in all sin
cerity. have spoken.
few days before the adjournment Of Congress- the Gov
eminent presented Chamber Deputies official des-
patches the Commandan General Sonora announc-
ing that expedition tor the invasion of California was in
process Of organization San Diego The Trait d Onion
places credit in the statement but says is ready
that Mexico persists in her present course Sonora
Lower California and perhaps Tehuan;epec will be invaded
and that the let loose all efforts restrain il
1rM be useless. This question OF the relations between
Mexico and the United States the Trait u onion has
been deporably compromised by The press by the
Chambers, and certain by the Government Of
the country. II involves the life death of the Mexican
Republic, and thus merits very serious attention.
Scnor Oasuibel has resigned his place Senator. He
was OF tho Jealous members in favor of rasng the
prohibitions and the failure of his favoe project dsheart
ened him. He thought there trying make the
Mexicans sensible
On the 18th u, the celebrated robser Aponiao de los
Santos was executed at San Juan tel Rio.
The city of Talnpico has imposed municipal taxation OF
bit l2k cens) every barrel Of flour imported into the
place under The ate decree admitting foreign beadstus
The quicksilver mines which have been lately discovered
Cuernavaca yield from 60 65 per of pure metal
The least product is Is pc. cent.
The people of the district Of Ozaba have petitioned
have their department raised TO the rank OF territory
The extra session of Congress the lst inst
1t was TO employ itself exclusively in taking TO
furnish for the Government organizing the
Treasury Department. and in other duties of similar cha
racter.
Senior Pima Cuevas has taken charge Of the Treasury
Department, and Senior Ledo Of that of Relations; Senior
PEDRO Ramirez has been appointed President of the Council
Senior Mugca has resigned his place Governor Of the
State of Pueba
There Italian opera company performing in the city
of Mexico
We learn from Yucatan, that Gen. La Vega arrived al
Campeachy on the 2Uth u and received with great
Jolclng oy the Inhabitants. The has taken favor
able TO the whites Col Rosado had made excursion in
to the Eastern portion of the peninsula and had reduced
great many OF the rebels to obedience The city of Carmen
has been again visited BY destructive contagration. 1t
Will be ecoected that on two occasions last year the
nearly destroyed by fire. There doubt that ncen
diaries are determined on its destruction
THE BASIS COMPROMISE.
The Bedford Sentinel that there $50 names on
the papers already received nsructing the delegates from
mat district 10 vote against the basis compromise and that
nee are al least 100 papers yet received from
the distant parts the county (Bedford 1t adds that Col
"lnghed the highest delegate on the list received
thing over SUI votes, AT the election Bu, he requires as
We unoelssano majority OF the pocd This will be
done little over hundred more names will do II and
nothing will be easier than obtain them-even 10 lO0G
more if it necessary The whole vote Of rhe conn
ty we hear, is about 1900.
The Times states that meeting held AT camnhen
Court House Monday Inst and that resolutions wore
adopted strongly condemning the Compromise The vote
in Lynchburg taken on Wednesday on Of
the general feeling produced by the late painful
yesterday In the Convention, Mr. Strother presented
solutions OF meeting in Rappahannock instructing Mr.
Chiffon to oppose the compromise
Mr.. Chiffon made few remarks in which he said that ~
the whole vote of Rappahannock was not more than one
third OF the vote of the District he no, consider him.
self bound by such instructions.
Mr. Stother indicated similar opinion as to the binding