The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-22
mexico and her European Creaitor..


special correspondent of the New York Tri-
btras, writing from the city Of Mexico on the 9th
and 9th Of July makes the following statements:
(FrOm Letter Of July o.
ssIn consequence of the protests of the forei0n
ministers in favor of their subjects interested in
the interior debt, the minister of finance intro.
duced proposition into the Chamber of Deputies,
authorizing the government to make satisfactory
arrangements with those creditors. On its being
reported in favor. The uocaI, speaker of the
Board OF Public Debt proposed that thirty per cent
OF the revenues should be applied to their pay
ment. Another deputy proposed that a revenue
should be first provided. The whole cabinet were
present on this occasion; and Sr Macedo, the min
lser Tor foreign affairs proposed that the usual forms
should be dispensed WITH and the vote of the ma
Jorty OF the committee taken on the proposition Of
the minister OF finance. The vote was then taken
on the disPensation Of the usual forms, and re.
jected.
" This took place ON the 9th, so that the foreign
ministers may take such measures as they please
as the correspondence for the English packet left
on the same day. The majority Of the same COM
mittee then proposed that the committee ON the
pubic debt and that on finance should present
new arrangement OF the interior debt within fifteen
days. have not been able TO learn from anu source
whether any action was had on the same.
" lou may, however, consider the consolidation
Of the interior debt according to the law of Goth
November last) as quite out of the question, a. the
government has appropriated TO its own - sessi-
ties the last remnant of the indemnity, wficR con-
sttutes the base Of said consolidation.
81 do not know what may be the result of the
threats of the foreign minister now that the con-
sohdatlon OF the interior debt is abandoned. Nor
do wish to be considered " Croaker;'' but NAV
say that 1t is generally believed here that there
must be coalition between these protesting powers
England, France, and Spain) for the purpose of
occupying portion of Mexico in case their de-
mands be not Satisfied You may remember in
formed you that these powers protested in De.
"a mat he II
the interior debt in the terms proposed by Mexico
They have been silent till now, and even up to
within few days before the packets leaving. To
part of the English debt due the English is yerv
trihing, the principal having been nearly if not
quite paid; in word, not amounting to 5000 900;
that OF the French is also small, and Spain has
waited with the utmost indifference for fifteen
years without saying a word respecting the debt
due her. Therefore / think it strange that. all
things considered, that just the present junction
OF atlalrs they should simultaneously come down
on Mexico at time when there ia not a penny in
the treasury, and at a time when the backward
ness OF the States withhods from the government
all prospect OF speedy revenue
"The Minister of Finance, in compliance with
the resolution OF the Senate, presented the required
relation respecting the state of the account of Har-
gous. The minister states that that house ia owing
$4,000 for introductions of goods made in the
port OF Vera Cruz; besides this there is another
account of $4,000 pending in favor of the gene
raj treasury not yet settled"
(From Letter Of Jally9.)
"Thc government of the State of Jalasco have
presented a memorial to the general government
indicating the ideas that il should have in view in
making an arrangement Of the public debt and of
the revenue.
at is very clear, from what stated in the two
last letters, as well as from the above, that the
States Will not permit the general government to
Jake any OF their revenues, even under crcum-
stances like the present. Nevertheless we have not
the most remote idea that any revolution or the
least disturbance Of the stability of the government,
VIII take place. Those days have passed. Should
there be satisfactory arrangements of the claims
of the foreign creditors interested in the interior
debt, Cor, to be more correct believe it is those
who have Judicial sentences in their favor } the
governments that have protested may do what they
please Mexico cannot deviate from the old dila-
tory system heretofore practised. Should they take
any OF the ports, or province two, for guaran-
tee, Mexico cannot prevent them. Meantime they
VIII DO what they can to comply with their de-
mands"