The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-23

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yDsaGfion in Trade-Its Casses-Dyasx on the
- saaDy -D,cinftsng A'oay 81 the Csstsx
sbuse Rsrsnpss- anticipated Desem Of Nysf
'@ess-TAe Farce Of SAINTS 4saa's he elections
hpsaRd Out Woy i~ ,nhiek 1 srls Manaevd-
sSbnfy One Honest Man to be FSs,sd IN Vtra Cyu-
- THs Nac Foreign Treaties -4Xs Guagamus
4er,sonsrs-- DISTRACTIONS 10 Amervcen Commerce,
-, &c.
although leave for our native shores 70 morrox,
ulhe steamer Osizaoa, employ one OF the leisure
hrs granted ne 10 this port, against my insina.
-, 10 give you rome news Of this couotry.
HIsay leisure hours, because, having nothing 10
81 wanted at least TO talk to PEG pie and hear
Ut vas going On; bat 10 the first p,scs, the fear
4. 8 H. and his spies is so strong that II you ask
news the eternal answer is, "Nsda-" Second
70 talk OF business, this Is oot OF the question,
ypeOple tell sou at once that since imnemorial
fs such . Stagnation has NOS been experienced,
a terrible losses viii be shown by the balance
no Of every house ~ ths end of the year. Not
% that NO goods can he seld 1t all. eyen ct
Ivy sacrifice all over the country, bat bssides. no
y debts can be collected, as by the present laws
Sasumers are reduced 70 zero, and failures are
vkakiDg out everywhere.
= Of population left to consume snything, or able
Dpsy for II, rs will be shown below, and the most
qopid revenue laws which cond mn goods, asser
sing high import duties, to pay again 57s per
Sst IN the interior. and 32s per cent more 10
1<ry new State they are introduced to. This
The hbe-al tariff OF Santa Auna, eaforcsd
= the country at large, and which created friends
= him even in the United States, and may have
the cause, IN part, for voting the seven millions
him.
Al 70 the number Of people to consume foreign
Pods you must deduct ali the Indian population,
ID then including foreigners, women and children,
10 total will not be owe, two millions. From this
IKE about one hundred and ftty thousand Of young
ian, who were working at factories or agricultural
rsuits, and who have been either made soldiers or
ave taken TO the woods in order to avoid this fate
yAlculatng that such would have spent twenty i've
pats only daily, which is not saying too much, You
ave At once 1877 500 daily taken ous Of circulation
MY on account of the present recruiting system
heavy sum, where such Q small field il opened at
u for the foreign trade.
10 say that certain system Was kept mp by the
resent government, would be mockery. the only
In being to make - much Of it as possible, and
= S@s~AA6Ss " AZ" POoPAVS hS0p Wy Tue 6ppeUs
aces Of great army, not 6t for anything, although
pine regiments are well drilled, but whose officers
pr the greatest part, consist Of blackguards and
Nv people Of all shades from black to white, and
hose soldiers desire nothing more than to be sent
home.
The great plan appears to be to push Santa Anna
p the brink Of the abyss, making him detested a
lhuch ~ possible, and ct last to throw him
sveS. For this purpose, it appears, the following
measures are taken:-1. Bringing him into quarreIs
With al foreign governments by the most avaricious
Injustice robbery ard all kind Of crimes committed
against foreigners in general, and against Auaeri-
ans most particularly, such Is seizures under any
bet, insults and unjust laws enforced in any way
agiDable. 2. Expulsion of unOffending kexi-
pans and some foreigners without trial for which
purpose host OF spies Is kept everywhere who re-
eor' gossip which may have been uttered or may
shies. 3. BY the most absurd and imprac ticable
lAws anecting commerce, agriculture, and other
branches, ana BY Withdrawing by degrees ali his
particular friends from the prominent posts Of
What the Interior obsct may be, am at a loss to
kuees; but think Mr.. Bobilla the greatest scoun
sirel OF all, ana Lsres, the Jesuit, are still dreaming
0f Q foreign prince
The eeven millions are squaudered away, or ct
least the little which Is LETT, is boarded up in the
capital to pay expenses for q month or httIs
more. In all other parts the civil Off .erB aud mill
sary men are behind In their payments from two to
1hree months The custom mouse revenues are re-
s3uced to mere nothing, the taxes cannot be col
E0eed any more, and utter ruin il staring the gov
eminent In the face-so much 80, that the deficit Of
next year cannot be less than fifteen millions.
fhe most ridiculous farce was enacted on the first
INST. The whole nation was called upon to vote
whether H. B. II. should continue with the same
power - heretofore, or another be named to
.ake hn place. IL was proclaimed that nothing
but these two points should be vo.ed, and
most graciously even the press should be free that
day al voters should be inviolable for their opn-
ions, de-, and to-day already law IL out proscrib-
ing all employees and officers who did not vote, or
what may b csnsidered the same thing, who might
vote against him.
The diesusting press Of Vera Cruz I'D this
magnanimous, and God knows what; IN ,.c4 they
pam hardly find names to praise enough the present
EovernM ent, hckspittles as they are.
This clumsy and most absurd farce is got M by
Bonila to keep mp the present ministry, Viii ID the
whole country execrates, and to throw sand into
Ne eyes Of Santa Anna himself, as well a. into tae
states in ORDER to get hold Of the REMAINING Ii
millions, making them bel eve that the present 60
vernment Is . strong one, with whom they may
treat without the least risk at eli.
The way in which people were made to vote will
mot DO understood In your quarters, and shall give
yen, therefore, . faint idea Of the proceeding:-
After having it published over and over again that
such electit was to take place, the petty officers
IF the municipality received orders late on the sOth
Nov. TO remind people of IL, which they did by call
ing good many out OF bed between 10 and IL at
night. The next day from o'clock in the morning,
= kind Of booth WAS fitted up and people began to
rush In, being principally in the employ Of govern
went. . ~.
This was kept up until o'clock at night, soy
ten hours, and then the returns were over 1000.
Now just consider that everybody had to write his
name, and good deal OF small talk Intervening,
besides Mexican compliments. &C., and you may
conceive how quickly they must have done IL. As
10 the 5000 votes recollect that Vera Cruz has, in
ciuding troops, about 1900 inhabitants; take Of
4 500 foreigners, and substrscs from the balance
twothirds for women, children, prisoners, and you
viii have only 2 500 left entitled to vote. What
Aumbug. However, win give you the key to It.
A colonel signed for his regiment, in which be-
Heve even the dead horses were counted for one or
two votes each, and ether corporations had TO do
Mkewise. A man said, Everybody for himself; my
men WIN wore individually but being asked how
many he employed. be- answered, Amongst "railrosd
worfmen, &C., 50O'-and he sas put down for 800
votes. There was only one dissenting vote, am
told, and this man wss sent for several times and
when h0 aDpeAred n last he pave hia v0fe aUninst