The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-18
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.

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From VERA CRUZ 10 HAVANA. oce " io"'
=, SoA pr;,i,s po1.t-,e r, IN Msrieo--TAc Psotec-
sDrate-Alrures and los Ka'ikes-cdaa'da'es tor me
PrssisLs1y-Copoafgl Hare and Atmo.te-R3otcR3s
efGe "Auieso--4fs AHgry CoasaL
having concluded the affairs that took me to the "Land
of God and Liberty" am now on my way home, by
vay of the aver Faithful Island"
We left the Heroic City, of Vera Cruz the 5th and
are now passing Aacranes The weather being
tful and the ship motionless, dispel nui by indng
you these lines In fact must be DOR something
board ALPHABETICALLY an Anglo Hspano- Mexcano
pscket-or be bored to death. Never there such
set-rom the John Bull officers with stock ofinso
science since their ''nobe aies,r che French took Sc
bastopoi down to the dirty greaers and lower st in
the scale possible, the brutal Galatians, who having
pnched together two three thousand dollars BY years
spent in mental employments returning home
class cabin passengers and giving themselves
udicrous and painful to behold Such nabobs you
never saw.
In Mexico, affairs remain in very sososh condition
On the ath instant election for President Of the
public to have been held at Cuernavaca but the
departure of this steamer the result unknown
supposed the mantle of absconding Dictator win fall
upon Comonfrt inasmuch the panther ofthe South
Don Juan Avarezhas willed it. This they call
selection' but my humble perceptions it has very
much the appearance Of fresh dictatorship. The Next
have yet learn the meaning of self
However, Comonort Is pretty toieraeiy liberal man,
considering, and may have picked up few ideas In the
art of ruling in New York last year. though do not
think he went to the best school.
Alvarez has been quite higl-horscal of late He has
out strong against the potectorae" which TO
of old Santa Annals SGT phrase,) the eternal
enemies of their and tho yoators of the integrity
OF the national territory''he Yankeeswere about to
propose The old teuw may rest easy on that
in opposition 50 much go in fact, that the American
Minister had TO out in " card, -" informing the
sadly terrified pons they need be under no alarm for the
hrst This story OF the proeetorate was, OF course
hoax got up by the conservative party to strengthen
fheir ranks by tie hostility which it would excite
the Ptgos--who be supposed 70 Eavor It. The
bases of the treaty lithographeand scattered broad
cast over the country. The loliowik trauslation:-
BASES OF THE TREATY BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE
UNITED STATES.
l. An alliance offensive and defensive.
@ The United states guarantee the integrity of the
ritoty 1t remains by the treaty Of Guadalupe aud Of
Mesa ANA this guarantee refers not only TO the interior
'ases out also % every b traction o. Menco Ma
ico but that which from Europe 10 the United
States shall be made 70 how back on Mexico. This
immigration shah enter Mexico with the rights as
it the United States, and ii shall have the
right Of suffrage after i've years residence
the hypothecation Of the property Of the clergy the
tion If the goverament in the matter being taken az
s even 'aoagn she clergy may oss
Of issue with capital OF hundred millions, to assist
agricultural and mining enterprises II viii also have in
railroads.
9. Custom houses shall be established by common
Mexico; but tbe United States bind Themselves
sent so impose protective duties long necessary.
There shall be no interior custom houses.
The whole of this treaty remains subject to the Unel
States sustaining it by means Of protectorae, which II
shall exercise over the Mexican republic and which shall
extend to the sustaining Of the established government
Alvarez had been making grand address lately to-hs
ragamuns and to the veterans Of the regular aryhs
late foes, but followers This is vastly
like Gargantuas speech to the vanquished army of
Picrochole, being on the high magnanmous and :" big
mendng the subdued veterans to the raterns regard
and attention Of his Pintos, tells them that they the
regulars, bear upon their bodies honorable scars
ceived in fighting the Yankees" BY " honorable
scarf the old gentleman doubtless means q upoa
the seat OF honorfor that portion Of vulnerable stuff
took not to expose part Of his precious
to the FIRE Of those same Yankees All the world knows
how modestly he held back at Molino del Rey, when
single charge of his coo horse would have swept the
attacking columns from the face ofthe earth
On the 22d September Cara attacked San Luis Potosi
and captured the outposts, but srmstce agreed
upon for six days. Cara had previously taken four
pieces ofartiliery from Parrodi.
In the internal provinces everything wore very
settled aspect, and the present revolution going ia
Mexico may be regarded as the most complicated that
electing provisional President ten to one he viii scarce
" be installed before fresh pronuncamento will depose
him. And what them Why, this thing will continue
until both parties exhausted, and interlopec
will step in and seize upon the prize for short time.
1henas or both of the others shall have
II
after which they viii set together by the again.
And has we shall have satisfactory adjustment OF the
affair for some while yet.
There appears to be only two very prominent caudi
dates for the MISREPRESENTATION and aro Tamariz
each the head of his party the former of the Puos
and the latter of the Co,issrrodore General Amonte
much spoken of too, and it positively asserted
he would leave Washington for Mexico early in N6vem
Der. 1t might prove fortunate thing for his country
could he be elected and permitted to out four
years. term in peace and quiet; but alas shall
any thing Of the kind 1t is too late to expect any
thing from the Mexicans manesting sound practical
idea Of government IN this what ought TO be done
with them, for them Is not perfectly clear they
cannot govern themselves Does IL not therefore, be-
come their neighbers to lend them friendly helping
hand and If they do not choose to accept the preferred
assist not those neighbors bound in self pre-
servatAn to compel them to do and TO desis
and for all, from the and shndies by which they
have made themselves regular nuisance to the whole
In Vera Cruz there rejoicing amongst the al
Hes account Of the fall of Sebastopol el aloe, The
French gdmns and retired gciieas perfectly
frantic with delight and spokeor rather chattercdof
their achievements though each of them had
manded the siege in person. Sturdy old John Buism
displayed its immense satisfaction in another manner
by simply bemusirg itself in beer and going drunk
to bed The fact IL, Johnny cautious. He's afraid the
ia too good to be true and recoects what he
made of himself last winter when the Lord Mayor of Lon
don prematurey announced the triumph their bar
barrie foes" Jean Crapeau however, with national vi
vacity, il entirely obvions Of the Sbaopo est pris'
Al Vera Cruz left very indignant y = Consul. He
protection OF the Spanish squadron there This he
cd to be the greatest ndgnity offered American
Consul and swore he would make It personal matter
with any fellow citizen who availed himself OF Spanish
protection II Is thought the Consul Ind private
scruples in the matter, for Ii Is customary for menofwar
be placed the disposal Of the Consus Of all friendly
nations under such circumstances exist in Mexico
Nevertheless IL Is strange American citizens have TO be
under Spanish protection in peculiar Have
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nusr Havana (tOrresrsOnslence.