The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-01

one-tbird of its houses by confagration, in 1851,
nothing was said against the Legitimacy Of the titles
and the victims by the fire were allowed to build
General Co.'S just to suit his fancy establishes arbi
trar1ly a junta, or commission, with power to
send for titles, which called for and at forc
bly, retained, and declared ALL without any further
process or form, null and void. The astonished
owners were at the same time told, in one and the
same strain that nasmuch they had built thereon,
planted fruit trees, upr0oted the original brambles,
frrbdes and forest trees, and moreover paid their
taxes became loyal subjects they might have the
privilege of buying the now improved ground. by
their exertons, at an arbitrary valuation which
would be given to it, Ito exercise, in one word, what
we would call presumption right with squatters,) anu
that they might try, to get their purchase money
back from those who had sold them. Now this
pretty piece of business and highhanded measure
is executed with the most astonishing GOODNESS and
effrontery. Every legal form being set aside no Ju-
dicial tribunal having been consulted on the SUBJ
ject, or given its sentence, the poor down-trodden
people are forced to be quiet and submit to such
tyranny they do not dare even to lift their voices.
Faster and faster the chain of tyranny is whirled
round their necks, and they are made to know that
they are slaves, under the plausible pretext to
establish the prestige Of power" as they call it.
They submit with patience really which would
make lambs blush; 1t is an extraordinary, astonish
ing virtue these people, or whatever you may call
them, exhibit.
A new colonization law was lately proclaimed,
the avowed object of which is to promote and en-
courage emigration from Europe. They must pro-
fess the Roman Catholic apostolic religion, of course,
and are generously provided for with seven and
half acres of land (say seven and half acres) for
each man just enough to plant his cabbages, which
unbounded generosity of the magnanimous he is
required to repay after five years at valuation to
be given by a government commissioner. Every
family Of three In number is allowed twice that
Der OF acres-only think, fifteen acres The public
iands shall be surveyed for that purpose and until
that is done the central portions Of the republic shall
with the avowed object to settle will be declared
irso tacto Mexican But those who know something
about that honor, say they would rather-n General
the prospect Of emgrants to the Isthmus they have
splendid opening There was still an article lett,
which promised fair for this portion Of the republic
to compensate for other disadvantages under which
they are laboring, not being able to contend with
the productions Of slave labor from neghboring
countries In sugar, cotton and coffee That article
was tobacco. Now, suppose, for the further pro.
motion Of the happiness and prosperity OF lawful
and loyal subjects Of his Most Serene Highness the
growth of said article is now made government
monopoly, and any Of said loyal subjects being
found, after the 30th of April with more than $25
worth OF tobacco on hand, will lose said property
and be heavily fined. You see what happy pros
poets and encouragements are held out to the emf
grant and husbsndman.
So it may be easily seen what fine prospects await
the enterprising settler in that ha region Of in.
teroceanic communication in prospect. But of
cal, newly invented panacea-the Gadsden treaty.
So, go it, Brother Jonathan; fork out your sinners
to the great modern political Mcawber. He is just
now excessively sweet to sell his nostrum to you but
you must not count on the gratitude of Micawber
aforesaid If once he got you in for it. IsrHMUs.
VERA Cruz, May 8, 1854.
Ne,cs Of the Gadsden Treaty RatifcAtion-Ihe Ma
hogany Trade at Mina.itian-ISant Anna and
Alpares.
My last you will receive through private hands, as
mailed in New York.
In an hour the Texas SAILS and drop these few
lines to give you some more details about the 18th
mus affairs. We have seen the last tele-
graphic news from New Orleans, about the Gads-
den treaty, and the hosannah and halelujah CRY
of the Sloo people, having got all they wanted,
namely the confirmation of their contract. can
scarcely believe it, that an American Senate could
trife thus What, to confirm q contract, from be-
ginning to end monopoly, instead Of setting it on
abroad and liberal basis opening the Coatzacoalcoas
and the Isthmus to all the world2 It cannot be.
Should it, however, be So then those who take an
especial interest in the concern may learn that the
Mexican government has named General Monterde
as Intervention, who will go in few days to Nina
titan, to see to the interests Of the Mexican govern
ment.
No vessel was allowed to go there to ship mahoga
ny, unless Mexican built, which are Just now very
scarce, end will continue SO, suppose, for some
time to come. To the opportunities of those inter-
government finally graciously conceded q permit
(n1oyerant), by means Of one dollar ton extra du-
ties which is thought ntrary to treaty stipulations
by the Sloo folks, as their agent claims also dou-
ct1T, perhaps more or less than the amount men
toned the ground chat the Coatzacoalcoas is now
the exclusive property Of Mr.. Sloo, on account Of
the famous 100000 of embargo memory.
So you see that the poor Coatzacoalcoas looks in
And this is the kind of contract which an Ameri-
can Senate has sanctioned? There are some people
interested in it, who pretend to say that the obiec
tionable clauses Of said contract FOX instance making
Vera Cruz the head Of the navigation of the CoatZa
coalcoas river, would afterwards be rescinded Ri
diculous talk; you might well beg to get tempt
ing sandwich out of the hands Of q hungry, greedy
boy. Isuppose some folks here do not care q straw
about the route, provided they have got big fat
mail contract.
After all, it would seem that the traitor Alvarez is
not yet taken, and from all appearances, gives o
great deal Of trouble to the people in Mexico, as
there seems to be no. means Of getting through a
They try to explain in various ways for the def
cheney OF news; but the STERN stubborn fact is there
Nous rerr0ns! IsTHMUs
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
from the New Orleans Picayune, May IS
By the arrival of the steamship Orizaba. Captain
II
city of Mexico to the 18th and Vera Cruz to the
2lst insts.
General Santa Anna arrived on the evening of the
l4th inst. at San Augustin, and made triumphal
entry into the capital on the 10th, from the cam
paign Of the south, as the Mexican journals gran
style his march against Alvarez, and
was received with every demonstration of joy, such
as Examinations, bull fights, fireworks, &C.. The
ders for all these festivities given by the Gov
ernor of the city of Mexico, by which the people
were officially commanded TO enjoy themselves
during the space of three days.
The city of Puebla had also joined in these re-
ioicings and the fluctuations the happy return Of
his Serene Highness were pouring in from all quar-