The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-30
The Mexican Insurgent Alvarez and his Aca-
pulcO " Dccree.o
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
WAsnINGroN. d. @. April 2s

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2s. 1855.
desire to draw the attention of the editor OF the
HERALD to the injustice done to His Serene Hghness
General Santa Anna, the one patriotic, and the
worthly esteemed and truly intelligent President of
Mexico, in editorial Of Wednesday 25th ins headed
'who is the President of Mexicos' and to state
in reply to the question that the President Of
Mexico is His Serene Highness, General Antonio
Lopez de Santa Anna, and that Juan Alvarez Is only
local revolutionary chief. And it is my duty, for
public ntormation to make response to the HERALD in
reference to its nece Of pretended deere said to
have been issued from "barrack," probably arrack,
Punchl ROOM Of the insursent, he is sometimes
designated, Revolutionary Pinto indian Juan Alvarez,
for twelve months past cesoating the isolated
haciendas, and terrifying the inhabitants of the State
of Guerrero, extreme south WESTERN and only,
Of the many governmental departments Of national
Mexico.
The Department Of the State of Guerrero includes
port Of Acapulco, with castle. the Of viii ,h
in possession Of the insursent Alvarez the latter i
enabled to tyranize over the honorable aud intelligent
inhabitants Of the city, and to exact Of them to their
coerced allegiance to an illegal violence in the face Of
repeated proclamations from the General President
executive at the Nation al Palace in the city Mexico
per- Juan Alvarez substs his ew predatory bands solely
BY extorton and pilsge. he has no other resource
whatever. The state Of Guerrero is hitherto the
least prosperous and important of all the States Of
Mexico. Alvarez is therefore, necessarily the cause Of
immense additional unhappiness in it. He has been the
a naval station Of the port Of Acapulco '
fed far to afford opportunity 20 the nhabtants Of tho
state Of Guerrero to influences Alvarez to return to his
anss ID; .
s n y sass t. the ana
nowithstanding the patriotic intentions Of General
Santa Anna as developed in his eloquent mani
i este Of "a February, announcing . desire for
vent an law to be agreeable to The sentments
wishes OF the whole Of the people Alvarez sury
'ars obdurate and subjects the nationality fresh
tra at home and continued insult from the newspaper
abr. ad.
man, months past been to defend the States Of
Mexit adjoining that Of Guerrero as to isolate Al
rather than waste the by poaitye oc
cupatio Of the State OF Guerrero Itself, which would
we lesy snsss nj to that to
defiance by Alvarez Of the whole Of suffrage oi the
nation csmonsratd by the unanimous electoral vots
Juan Alvarez s an ''insargent,'' and there can b,
no power In hin, vested'' ''nstional right-nor
The port OF Acapulco the Paciac winter rendezvous
for whaling or any other .ships Of friendly nAtens"
known except an trOsbler Of the eouAtrJs peace
The port Of Acapulco already s or 500 will 10, put
tic round Cape Horn 70 the PAc.ac a. d any vessels
the decree of Alvarez ;" win be Liable to duties and
charges established by the national ges srnment st tho
In the meantime using the port while in possession OF
the nsurgent Alvarez and while it is mo- under block
ade the ships Of friendly nations pr obaby exempt
from the payment Of all " onerous' cha ges those
threatened to e exaced under the guns OF the fort by
Juan Alvarez, in his said decree Inviting vessels the
As the HERALD inserts the very oosi decree Of Alvs
and comments thereon for the spe cia information
of the mercantile and shipping conmu nity while the
writer cannot but express surprise hat the HERALD
should deem such insugent decree OF any
whatever, yet, lest by accident the mercantie and
shipping community should be od it error either by
the decree itself, or the terms in which it is ans-
rzed that the stated decree Of the local Mexican
Dsurgent Alvarez, in reference to aaking port Of
Acapulco whaling station fer, els OF friendly ma
tops the payment Of certain due and Fort chsrges
to him, the said Alvarez has, and have no force
For The psspsr Information Of Ss %mer'e.n su Mia
will here add as follows: It has be'n the desire Of Gem
President Of Mexico to mako the port of acapulco ths
terminus Of railroad from tie vicinity of the National
ass s1 III &: s
railroad would make Acapulco one of the wealth.,
Ay.rez aware Of this notable wish Of ts Prs.d.nt q
Mexico to add to the commercial and othcn peaceful go
res Of the repubc-Alvarcl, the gnoble and injurious
BILE and unjust barrier to- tha nations perfect tranquility
he fearing he would lose hs own hthe domineering
personal sway the staple inhabitants Of the stste
Guerrero is in predatory solely to prevent tho
peaceful contamination Of the commercial progress
desired to be set up and psrpetuated'by the Morcan
It Will be permitted for .hs hsb.nts Of
de ermine how soon they win cease to submit 70 the
and sury insoencs Of barbeio Pinto in prefer
to the enlightened, iBdomifa and ffrngeafly
ercsed honesty Of General Santa Anna for 30
the earnest and anxious and devosd servant end wen
wisher well stsndfAst and truthful defender in cd
geDcy Of his nations prestige and honor.
1t Is sufficient foz the present, 10 Be fully and
10 know that Jua Alvarez the insnrgent traitor TO t
nations peace and hopes is uttary powerlesa to nure
with the aid Of enemies at home and abroad, the
national government Of Mexico, ably wisely and re-
soutey presided over advised led and oontrolled by
his Serene Highness, General Santa Anna.
Alvarez is nothing more than . local. rsvo,utonaSy>