New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-02
MEXICO.

Ne exercise of supreme power. He announces
an organic law, under the auspices Of which the
couutry is 10 be governed during the time that
be oaunaintain himself at the head of affairs.
About the time it was reported here that Mo-
rela had been attacked BY Degollado and Com
onfort, (2lst ult.,) and after two disastrous
and foolish expeditions, Santa Anna made an eff
fort in favor Of an organic law, Constitution, or
something Of the kind In the language of his
own official Journal always DESTROYS of con-
L" forming most humbly TO the will of the nation
abe is ready to make the sacrifice OF denying
"bimself the exercise of his own judgment and
''abdicate his present power" Consequently,
he eonyoked all of what is called the Council OF
State. and after long speech mot publshed)
in support Of his present position stating the
bsn,fts that had accrued 10 the nation, and esu-
meratiug those that would follow should he con-
tinue his present power, he said he had discov-
cred that the peeps desired different form OF
Government, and he was ready to yield. There
fore he proposed TO tae Council (this was on the
25th ult.) the cons .deratiOn of the three fol-
loving points:
First-Is j: the proper time to give the country
fundamental law
NecOUd-Mudt
and
Third-who ought to give this lawl
The Council decided, of course, that now was
the proper time to frame this fundamental law
A committee was theo appointed, and on the
2zth ult. they reported:
First" That his Most Serene Highness has suiii-
eieBt power to form the said Constitution.
Second" As means Of cooperation for such an
important work his Most Serene Hghness could choose
two or three individuals from each Department, or re-
commend the said work the Constitution to the
Council Of State"
The third and vital point not decided
upon for reasons to be guessed at
This being done, decree was issued to the
Governors Of the Departments, stating the fact
and notifying those authorities to inform the peo-
pie in their jurisdiction that, " in order to have
at the cooperation Of all who wish to illustrate
"the matter by means of the press, they have
"full liberty TO write and publish by that means
"tbeir opinions in respect to the points indi-
Gated, procidsd they preseroe in their DritingS the
"propsr moderation and deedcy, and respect due TO
"dae authorities, as ioeU as The regard due persons
"in their pirate life The Government never has
"wisbed to suflOcate the liberty Of the press,
(Which consists in the decent calculation of
"questons of general interest without abuses
against morality, authority and the laws"
The Committee presented the above report
and thus the matter stands for the present
There is evident trick 10 all this. Santa Anna
will have the making of this whole thing-wlll
preserve the same power he has nOw-and the
whole affair is considered here ouly as means
of entertaining people at home aud abroad, and
Of consuming time until something turns up or
he can succeed in making new treaty with the
United States by which few more millions can
be raised. So no more need be said on this sub
ject at presents; few days will show what will
come of it.
Whatever hopes he may have entertained a
short time since in respect to a new treaty. they
are for the present delayed for G IN. Gadsden,
our Minister who, on account of Barns case, taat
of Delgado, referred to below, Tanners and the
new claims of our citizens, and his hatred TO Be-
nills, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who sud
denly ended his relations with this Govern
ment, / believe on the 26th inst, stating at the
same time that he would not renew them until he
heard from the Government at Washington The
motives of our Minister doubtless good, but L
regret he should have lesseued the effect of this
act by being, in my humble opinion, too slow in
coming to his decision He docs not impute the
causes of the bad treatment be complains of 10
the proper authority. He attributes the whole
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, even going
no far as to, in measure, exculpate Santa Anna,
believing that he does not know of all of Be-
nilla's acts. greater error never was enter
tanned By any one, and am surprised at so little
penetration. But supposing for moment that
he does not know of all the said acts, that is
nothing to our Minister. He has been told by
Santa Anna that his Minister for Foreign Affairs
lie the auth ority with whom he is to transact all
his business, and therefore Gen. Gadsden has no
earthly right Ia. suppose that erery act and deed
Of his is not directly sustained, to its fullest
tent, by Santa Anna and hence the former to do
his duty must act accordingly. | regret very
much, for the dignity of our Minister and our
Government to see even now Indirect mani
festation of an inclination on his part to have,
in the present state Of the case, an interview
with Sarta Anna, even to make a complaint
against lis Minister. Gen. Gadsden has ina-
mated that he would have no objection 10 going
to see Santa Anna should he send for him. This
Is wrong. We suppose our Minister has, IN his
relations with Mexico, been guided by princ
Piles of justice and not by passion, and operated
through the legal channel. Therefore, If he has
cause to complain for want Of redress under
those circumstances, il is to our wn Government
and to tina alone he shOudappeal. Some of our
eitlzens have entered from the arbitrary acts of