The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-27

ID enuteo 10 the Lnoney, ~ 6elng conceded that
plaintiff cannot be legally ts.1ed in both places.
The Mechanics and Traders Bank Of Jersey City.
was entered On Monday night, and robbed of aboat
eleven thousand dollars. A reward of one thousand
dollars has been offered by the officers OF the nstitu
tion for tAe recovery Of the money.
This morning we publish letters from London
and Montreal Foreign Theatricals, interesting
Railroad Intelligence, account from the st. Paul
and Puget Sound Surveying Expedition, Review Of
New Publications, Court Reports, Commercial and
Maritime News, &c. &c.
The Late Presid ent or Mexico and the Forged
Letter ON AnncxatiOn-The Fraud Exposed
-Interestine Letter OF General Arista.
We publish with pleasure the following pa
triotic letter of General Arista, in reprobation
Of the forgery which some person or persons at
Havana recently promulgated in his name in
behalf Of the annexation Of Mexico to the Uni
ted States. We also annex the genuine CORES
pondence, and the fictitious paper to which our
distinguished complainant refers, with the
view Of affording our readers, at a glance. a
connected historical understanding Of the sub
ject. First. we give the letter of General Arts
ia to this office; dated =
LONDON, July IL, 1853.
sir-An official note, purperting to be written by
me, in answer to one from General Tornel, the Mex
can Minister Of War, forged for a similar purpose,
and containing sentiments at utter variance with my
own, and totally unworthy of Mexican General has
been reprinted in your widely circulated journal,
well in other papers of the United States. trust
therefore, you will have the kindness to insert the
| present communication in the HERALD.
| The moment the surrepttous document came I'M
der my notice here, / publicly denounced it as apo
cryphal and forged for the sole purpose of covering
with infamy my name in Mexico. To place this fabri-
cation in a clear light, it will be enough to compare
| it with the real answer which l returned to the
Minister'S note Copies Of the and the other are
enclosed, which beg you will publish with this.
have been told that the surreptitous answer, sup
posed to contain my political views has been favora
bly, received in the United States but it is not to be
credited for moment that distinguished and patriotic
citizens of free and independent country would
ever respect a Mexican whom they believed to be in
his heart an annexonist, or, more properly traitor
With how much more contempt would they look on
one who, besides being Mexican, had been raised
by the free votes Of his fellow citizens to the supreme
magistracy Of his country, should he shamelessly
proclaim the extinction of its nationality
After life spent in my country's service, and in
unfolding its independence as nation, it is hard
that, through the wiles of INSCRIPTIONS enemies,
should still be called on to declare that am no an
nexionist that traitor to Mexico that in its
defence, and to secure its liberties and nationality
will ever be ready to fight and would willingly shed
the last drop Of my blood ere would consent that
race should disappear, that our country should
succumb to the domination of any foreign power un-
| der the sun.
! 1t is incredible that high. minded men and true
republicans of the United States, who at the same
time know unequivocally the opinions of the Mexi-
cans, desire annexation and attempt to bring it
abont by force of arms They would belle, before
the whole world their claim to the title of freemen
they would soil the pages of their annals with foul
blot, and they would have to extinguish our race,
seeing they would not find single Mexican worthy
of the name who would acquiesce in their project
There is no one in my country who prefers inamy to
the happiness to which we aspire, and which Mexico
would attain were she in the enjoyment of internal
tranquility and progress, under liberal and ener
! getic government. This would give an impulse to
her sources of riches which so much abound and
then, far from being unworthy OF the place which, as
nation, we occupy in the world we should have no
cause to envy the prosperity enjoyed by the Ameri
can Union.
am, sir, your most obedient servant,
MARC ARIsTA.
The official letter of Tornel, by direction of
Santa Anna, ordering Gen. Arsta out of the
country, is as follows
! (rRANsLATIoN.1
MINISTRY OF WAR AND MARINE.
/ MosT EXCELLENT SIR-The first attention of the
supreme government being to preserve at all risks
tranquility and public order, especially now that in
very critical circumstances the nation has entrusted
| it with its high destines,
His Excelency the President, IN aking of the
powers she has been pleased to confer upon him, has
! determined that your Excellency shall proceed i'm
for Europe in the English packet which is to sail
from Vera Cruz in few days, with the understand
ing that your ExcelleHcy cannot return without an
order from the supreme government, and that while
your rank in the army, and the corresponding pay.
Accept, your Excelency, the assurances Of my
consideration.
God and Liberty Mexico, April 81, 1858.
His Excellency Don Mariana Arista the General
! of Division.
And this is the authentic reply:
ITRANsLATIoN.l
VERA CRuz May 5, 1858.
MosT EXCELLENT SlR-Colonel Andrada delivered
TO at nine in the morning Of the 30th day of April
last at my Estate de Nanac Amilpa the note OF your
Exceency Of the 9th idem, and at in the after
noon already on the road for this post, as re-
quired of me. have just arrived, and shall embark
at once in order to leave the Republic this day
| do not conceive wherein or wherefore my contnu-
ance in the country can be obstacle to the pre-
servaton Of tranquility and public order, when OF
my will have left the first magistracy, renouncing
it before the August Chambers, in order not TO see
myself in the position of being wanting to the
stitution An arbitrary act is exercised towards
| Without any crime cruel punishment is imposed
upon me, unknown in our laws, with the sole object
! of tranQuiizinR those who govern In conse-
quence Of revolution which is not yet understood,
owing to its strange results. ought to protest, and
protest solemnly, for such act of tyranny, and
will demand, as a Mexican citizen as am, due re-
paration for the damages and injuries which may
| accrue TO me. God and Liberty
| [Signeol MARIANA ARIsTA.
| Most Excellent Senior Minister Of War and Marine,
! Mexico.