The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12
Intcrs, ting C.remon,.. IN MEXICO.


toriespo4 dsIae Of he Rochester American
MEXICO, Dec. "a, 1853.
The day after my arrival the gorgeous ceremony
OF Installing Bishop It Guadalupe was performed
at which Santa Anna stood sponsor. This yaa the
first time that had seen the President As he
stood alone upon the platform In full uniform, while
his aid-decamps knelt around him, had an excel
lent view OF his commanding person; for stood in
front Of him, and but . few feet distant As the
Bible was presented to him TO kiss and each insignia
Of prelatica rank he seemed TO be the perfection Of
military elel apce and dignity, and carried in his
face the character Of hard working mantle man
that has outworked, and worked out all his rivals,
and who works his ministers and secretaries to
DEATH and for once at least, business is done up
promptly at the palace. the next Sabbath was the
Indian festival in the Church Of Guadalupe, when
the Indians danced their native dances in the
church, dressed up in fantastics;. and the next
Sabbath after, was the national festival Of Gan,
daupe, the anniversary Of this pious fraud
Of the old Bishop Of Mexico, as the unbeliever
would say, but it Is here called, the mirase of the
Vrs in Of Guadalupe, which rests for its authenticity
upon the veracity OF an Indian peasant, who says
Archbishop as sign Of the virgins appearance,
which he gathered up in bis surape but on opening
bis surape in the presence of the Archbishop, the
flowers hsd imprinted themselves into the suraps,
around picture Of the virgin; and this surape IL
the famous picture Of Guadalupe, and is an much
reverenced among all Mexicans as was the mlracu-
,ous image Of Diana a. Ephesus The traditions and
the facts do not hold well together for if the
impressed themselves into the texture of the cloth,
how came they to be paiEt. and paint too that has
faded? But good Catholic would say that the evil
dence was satisfactory to the dignitaries of the
church, who investigated ths subject at the time and
they being satisfied with the evidence, an /. This
is the farest way TO treat The subject. But whether
II Ia miracle or fraud it has had the effect of nat
ting stop to the secret idoatry practiced by the In
diaDs a long time after the conquest.
have been al over the works of the lannon's sill
mine of Real del Monte at the northern limit Of
the valley If Mexico, and wandered about mile or
m a Thousand
gers for silver ore, and convicts carrying burdens
The ride from this richest silver mine ia the world
fifteen miles to Regla, with sight of the waterfall
between two lofty rows OF basatc columns, is worth
the journey here aud well merits the eulosy bestow
ed upon il by Humboldt. have rode on steam
boat IN the canal OF Mexico: examined the famous
his $4,000 collection Of pictures; attended bull
fight given upon great day, under the patronage
OF Santa Anna and his wife, (esposa). II was pous
bull fight, the handbills announced and the bull
beef slaughtered that occasion to be given to
such objects OF charity the beautiful esposa should
indicate. Eight slaughtered bulls aid three horses
as good as dead we're dragged out. One horseman,
having been rolled over by his horse, and once car
the fights and for bis skill VAS presented by His Sc
Hghness with the best bull in the lot, and this
selected bull was let out. A coach drove into the
ring, and two little girls dressed in white stepped
out and placed garland Of flowers upon the head OF
the chief matad0r, (bull kiler); present from
Santa Anna. And SO these pious and charitable
functions were ended, after little military display.
l rode up enc side and returned by the opposite
side, so making the complete circuit Of the lake Of
Tuezcoco; passing by Guadalupe the mountain of
crosses where Hda)go was defeated in 1910, by the
place where two fellows hung upon gibbett, who
had been shot and gbbeted for robbng bishop. In.
deed this business of shooting robbers is getting 10
be ~ fashionable as hanging once was in San Fran
cisco, and there is hardly village where there Is not
outlaws this fashionable sport gives ample employ
ment to the military commissioners of the different
villages; and as fortyeight hours is the time limited
for disposing of case, you may consider California
outdone by Mexico; and may add that r0bbing
il out of fashion just now. saw Q calendar and
sacrcal stone laid in the church steps at the village
Of TueZcoco; the chapel that Cortez built for the
King Of Tuezceco, the wall built said King, and
the cid canal that Cortez built to float his brgan.
tines (scows,) into the marsh Of Tuezcoco, and Sc
veral Indian mounds just like those in our Western
States; and where they have been opened they have
been found to contain dead mems bones The salt
works and glass factory Of Tuezcoco are interesting
but the village is undressing. ! am inclined to
think tina. this great city Of Tnezsoco must have been
built Of mud, as it was in alliance with Cortez and
wa, not destroyed yet not vestige Of an old wall
remains above ground, except those built by Cortez.
am promised invitation to the great State ball
OF the Count de Cortney to oe given in the Palace.
will give You an account Of the state adopted by
this imperial court in embryo. Ny visit to the sui
phur diggnes in the bottom of the crater Of the vol
cano Popocatepeil ought to make chapter by itself
and tie present letter must conclude with descrio
uDu vi ststtt tuueIdt WHICH nus TAKEN pace 10.
day-the funeral of the Commander.io. Chief of the
Army-the funeral of Gen. Lombardini.
The street Was lined with troops, from the house
IF the deceased to the Church Of the Francis
cans The procession was headed by four horses
covered with black, which were followed by party
Of soldiers carrying lighted wax candles, each about
four feet lorg and two inches thick. Then came
. party Of Franciscan monks, followed by the
Csrmeites Brothers Of Charity, Brothers Of Mercy,
monks Of San Domingo, San Diego, and San Angus
tine each in the coarse habits Of their orders then
came the secular clergyshe staff and other high off,
Of the army, the city council and invited friends
on FOOT and then followed the body in full uniform,
in cap and boots, and sword grit around The body.
The face was not covered but lay exposed, although
It had turned to the color of pale ink. Then cane
the empty coffin and the carriage Of the deceased
covered with black, and the empty carriage Of the
President, with the curtains close drawn and this
was followed by hundred or more fine carriages,
closed in the same manner; for Mexico is o city of
coaches. The soldiers Of the various regiments made
up the procession which dissolved as reached the
Church Of San Francisco, where the body now lies
in state. So much for state funeral-for the pomp
and circumstance Of wo-whch will in no wise pre-
ven. the worms feeding sweety upon him, or fill the
void left liz discoDsola.e family.