New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-03
MEXICO.


and such was the report here when wrote bat
it was incorrect. The election was held on that
day. We did not get the news OF it, however,
till late in the evening OF the 9Th, after had sent
of my dispatch. The result as supposed, WAS
in favor Of Gen Alvarez who bad si1teen votes out
of the twenty -three Estates and Territories
Ocampo had three Comonfort three, and Vidaurr
one.
Immediately after the election the Cabinet was
Amounted, in part and consists of Comonfort as
the minister Of War, Benito Juarez Of Justice,
Melcbor Ocampo Of Relations, aud Gaillermo Pr
eto Of Finance. There are two other departments
yet to be filled, but they are unimportant and may
be eventually suppr. seed. TIL. above named are all
Liberals, and the result OF the election, and the ap
pointment of the Cabinet have given general salts
faction TO the Liberal party.
Ii appears the government will reside at pres
ent al least, at Cu.rDavaca, as the President has
no desire TO come here. He styles this city in
some Of his communications as that corrupt
"cbpital
Tie convention for the formation Of the new
constitution will meet a. the 10 IN of Dolores for
that object in December next Neither the
church nor the army are TO be rep esented in
that BODY. The town Of Dolores i. far in the in
terror, and celebrated as being the place where
the standard of Mexican independence was first
raised Sept. I6, 1870. The object Of tnis con-
veDticn there is to keep the members as free as
possible from the influences of this corrupt
"capital"
Gen. Gsdsden (our minister TO Mexico) went to
Cuernavaca on the lth inst. for the purpose of
felicltatiDg the President upon tse retstablish-
ment Of liberal government, and Of reopeniDg
bic official relations which, you will recollect, had
b. IN suspended between bin and Santa Annas
minister Of Relations, Borrilla. On the 18th, Gen.
Gsdsd.n Was publicly presented to Gen. Alvarez,
sDd sfrer the usual compliments, the former read
the following address:
i. with the higbest sa.isf,cion that, envoy
taoroinary and minister plenpotsnfiarY of the United
Sas Of An RIGA, recognize the revival, which had
slumbered for while, of the sslf government OF Mex
leo in the person of your excelency.
To you, general, in the Of southern sove
rep State whore soil had been cTmsODed by coward
dat gers in the blood of her imnolled Cue rero dne
the honor of fret sounding the alarm when central
usurpatnn threatened 10 resubiuga'e the Mexican
States il the Iude absou ism of fyraDnical power;
apC in behalf of the fedefail m this Legation has the
respo, sibiy to represent it feels ssnsiby the grsti
cation OF ie ica'Dg you this high claim which has
wi h so mucn unanimity beeu accorded In the public
invitation Of the Uni Mexican States to be the high
ept tunctobsry known to their cor sti'utiOn-unsOi,
tied md uDotsi'ed, but most sigbsy mered by your
excell.pcy. This Distinguished confidence reposed by
the Of free and Independent sovereign
ties II the HE best claim 10 the highest condecs fro
the United States hat, in the spirit With which
Won have so happily barmonized the conflicting and
ex,iitd political elements in Mexico, you will no,
mes ect the reconciliation of tbose ~hch have arisen
from the like with friendly disposed neigbbor
iDg re ,ublc
The con position of all self.governments where
the sovereignty ia in the Iation and not in
an inodiviousl and the elected administrators
of the higher la~, the agents and not the dee-
pots of the public trust, will awaken those coDmeu
sympatbies which, tTaOqui iZiDg a country a. home,
usi sire ngihen the bonds between contradictions Of
fee StsIes the De- rec and on the came kin
dred sfiDites which bind the States of each iu equal
ity ano fraternity TO common center. In bshslf,
therefore, of the fed-r.uen Of tbs United States OF
An eIica, is envoy extraordinary a. mlGistf teci-
tate the United ne1ic-n States in their reunion in
government Of their own choice, and under Pest
DEBT of their selection. In renewing, therefore,
relations with the legi mate sovereignty OF Mexico
which had been, uuhapJi y, disturbed, by the cup
posed sympathy Of my country for T. the Unit I'd states
now greeis O. republic OF Mexico III q splrli OF
amity, Justice aud peace.
Upon the conc usiOn If this address Gen. Alvarez
made a suitsbl. reply (Which / send separate.
There Was bit of fare.up on the part OF the
diplomatic corps because Gen Gadsden did not at
tend at their meeting for the purpose of agreeing
with them as to when they (the diplomatic body
were 10 felictate the President, what was to be
said on the occasion, &C. and on learning that he
had gone to Cuernavaca to felictate the President
alone, without advising them, they were offended,
and published his note declining to attend at their
said meeting Had be done SO before it would haze
redounded to his credit ! his note is as follows:
Gen. Gadsden presents is respects TO the Decauo of
the diplomatic corps, and r-grets not beiog able TO
ateDo al the meeting TO which he has been cited by
Mr. Del Bario believing it to be mole suitable for
him not TO at nd the said conference The minister Of
the United States agrees that in extraordinary cream
il is proper for the ambassadors and ministers
of foreign governments to meet TO confer compare
inn ri IN nal laU Let
the relations between their respective countries VITA
the government near which they ara accredited.
But the Government of the United States
never has approved of the ministers meet
ing TO combine the unity of action among all OF them,
in in which the ministers may have very different
opinions and act imp.led by opposite emen's. The
United States have taken 10 avoid all al isnces
that might drag them into policy opposed TO that
which ey have adop ed in their relations with other
Bstons, tquently their minister believes he
ought To avoid entering into any diplomatic aliance
which might be embaIrass to bis government aud
contrary 10 the principles they have prescribed to all
their representatives in foreign countTies.
With tn, hsaesiespect, JAMES GiDsOEN
To-day before this note was published, 10th
inst y all the other foreign ministers went in a
body to Cuernavscs to elicitate the President-Oar
minister having returned on the 18th inst. l have
learned that Gen Alvarez was highly gratfed at
seeing Gen Gadsoen at Cuernavaca, and spoke in
amlable terms of him. 1t appears the gratifsa-
ton was mutual
As Gen. Alvaez has been elected To preside
though for short time-Oyer the destinies of his
country after his Unknown struggle agsiast the
wort of tyranny, having suffered the utmost abuse
from subsidized press, a short description Of his
personal appearance favored me by one who saw
him lately, may not be uninteresting to you He is
seventy eight years of age slightly OSeT the middle
hight, little bowed by age, not very dark bat
of bronzed complexion, and stout. The general
aspect of his face lie squsreisb, reminding one Of