The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22

nation on the subject Of his own authority. On
the LIST December next all Mexicans will be
called upon to say whether the present Presi-
dent Of the republic shall continue as chiei
magistrate, or if not, to whom he shall remit
the Presidency. OF course, as Santa Anna by
converting the States of Mexico into Depart
ments, and subjecting them to general officers,
has completely suppressed free opinion therein,
il does not matter whether he appeals to the
people or not. The vote, as reported, is sure to
be largely in his favor. This is another move
in the great financial game which the Mexican
ruler is playing. The vote of lst December is
not intended to tell upon the people of Mexico
but on the money market in New York, London
and Paris. Santa Anna has not yet obtained
the three millions he is endeavoring to procure
from the bankers and fnanciers in advance Of
pay ment by the United States government
AS the Gadsden swindle was precise enough in
lis ten ms, there would have been no difficulty
in getting the balance Of the money, which will
boundary line is drawn, had not Santa Annals
position been uncertain and precarious. But
go long as the rebels appeared to be successful,
doubt overhung the prospects of the Mexican
chief: he might at any moment be Frustrated
from power, and in that case it would be
questionable whether the United States
government would choose to recognise
a fnaDcier. Hence, Notwithstanding the posi-
tive certainty that the administers ion were
--anared to carry out to the utmost the pub
p. they had commenced, capitalists
lie robbery ia Annals paper appeared
hurg back when Sa..
i'll the market. -. a..
This election is expected to remo,~ wi!
As the dictator will take care that
nine out ten votes are polled for him, he will
then turn triumphantly to the capitalists, aud
point to the overwhelming evidence Of his po-
pularity presented by the popular suffrage. He
will never suspect that they know as well as ne
does that the whole of Mexico Is at present I'M
der the worst kind of martial law: that the
votes will be polled on the lst Of December
under the intimidation of bayonets; and that
opposition to the person Of the President will
be regarded by the soldiery as the worst species
Of treason.
We cannot tell what success may attend this
new trick: but if capitalists are wise, they will
eschew negotiations with governments which
hold power by SO precarious tenure as Mexico.
1t is notorious that the whole Of the Mexican
States are in a state of convul-ion: illegal vlo-
lence, martial tyranny, and rapine having for
the time completely efaced every trace Of the
working of democratic institutions therein.
The Mexican republic is In fact falling to
pieces. 1t would have gone already had it not
been for the seven millions stolen by our i'd
ministration and given to Santa Anna; if the
remaining three do not follow soon, they will
be too late.
Cry POSTAL REFORMS -The present system
Of New York city letter delivery is disgrace
to the department. The strong contrast be-
tween the miserable mis-. management Of such
affairs here and the admirable system adopted
in London ana Paris, is apparent at once
to those VINO have experienced the con-
venience Of the one and the miserable,
petty annoy ance Of the other. The sub
ject has been frequently mentioned by the
city press, and we publish to-day letter to
he Postmaster, containing much information
as to the past, and several valuable suggestions
Tor the future This letter was written nearly
eighteen months since, and to it is appended
report on the subject, made in December of last
year.
1t is now suggested that is is quite time that
some thing was done for the accommodation of
uptown correspondents. Since the report was
made, their postal conveniences, instead of
being incre ased, have been cut off by the abo-
lition Of the sub-poss Offices The Broadway
Post Office, which was q great convenience to
thousands Of shopkeepers up town, was abo-
lished by Mr.. Fowler, who, it is said went SO fur
as to give precedence to letters deposited in Mas
san street over those which were brought from
Broadway. At any rate, it is certain that let
tiers were deposited in the Broadway Post
Office, and afterwards, either by design or &C
cident, were laid over in the General Post Office
during three or four days.
Ar matters now stand, citizens residing above
Fortieth street may get . letter by carrier in
the course OF TWO or three days after it has
reached Nassau street, and If the correspondent
is aware Of the location of box, his answer
may reach Nassau street in sixty hours. He
will generally prefer to lose an hours time and
incur the expense of riding down town to de-
post it.
The plan proposed by Mr. Tremayne is an
excellent one, and Mr. Postmaster Fowler
should give it his immediate attention. We
should have certainly four sub-post Offices, and
sufficient number of boxes for the convenience
Of correspondents on all parts Of the island.
The whole carrying system needs thorough
overbauling and . complete reorganization. II
Mr.. Fowler will undertake this work and carry
it through, be viii make himself ttyimost popu-
lar Postmaster that New York ew 1xsd.
N i VS. BY TELE G. IL n PA. \
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From Albany.