The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-06
Interesting Condition Of Mexico.
OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.


VERA CRUZ, April q, 1856.
Cbmo.fut's Rsforms-7ne Clergy and the Army-0r1gin
Of Church Property Dispte-HoW the Church Funds Ac
eumulGtad-Ho0 tie Cash IS to be Csed-Dtptomacy Of
the Uni:ed Sates-WhGs Orr Government Ought TO Do
Market Repmts-Ms 7sAuanxpec PianSsroad
COmoniort is trump, and after having knocked the
Pusba rebels into cooked hat he has RENTED then to
the South as present TO Alvarez serving IS common
soldiers with musket their backs generals colonies
and all which certainly Is treat and it is only to be
hoped that weak hearted FOOLS who praying for
their pardon already may be sent away also. Just let
him 60 this way and no doubt this country may
become semething but for Gods sake let him be firm,
and let the revolutoniss get punishment instead of
ward for in their lives, and the nation will 60 ahead
and mistake. Besides, he has gained the great object
to have 70 pay and maintain . good many goodfo-.no
hngs the less, who it would have been difficult to get
id Of in any other way However, he has done more:
he has dared to put bride the clergy-nexs to
he army perhaps above 1t, the greatest Of
he country-and this eminent servi;e is beyond all
praise in fast, have seen it done, and st don't be-
ueve it yet
You will recoect that the whole fuss kicked BY
the 80 called of justice which subjected the clergy
and army the common courts in al eases OF
crimes This did not suit the holy fathers and therefore
they spent enormous sums Of the church property,
great part stolen from legitimate heirs on tine dsatabea
Of Sinners who by giving it up were made TO believe
they could cheat the devil Of his due and to say,
bribe the Almighty, in order to pay men calling them
lives officers to go and fight the legitimate and liberal
government specializing upon the ignorance OF the peo
pe whom they tried to make believe that their religion
in danger for which purpose all kinds of sacrsgous
tricks and basphemous language used priests for
getting themselves and their holy calling, far
become assassins, and provoking everybody to commit
the same crimes. Now this proved, and worthy
President after punishing the rebels decreed inter
Of Puebls which was carried out immediaely-the pro-
ceeds OF the to be used for purposes legi-
nate destined for and besides to pay losses of private
people durg the siege pensions OF wounded and assist
ancs widows and orphans Of the killed, and also de-
faying lhe expenses Of the government
There have the bishop in . he dares to
fuse the intervention to threaten with all kinds of una
ginary stuff, excommunion &C., but all to avail The
doors are broken OPEN and the measure Is carried con
ployed otherwise than in matters Ordained by the holy
fathers and cites all kinds Of authors from the time Of
the Rcmsn emperors down to Pho TX but he is fatty told
tAat Just This reason for having made uch bad
Of those goods and cbattes they taken away
rom him. and that according TO his quotations he
the SUBJECT 10 excommunion and al these sort Of
thipgs.
people they 20 with the government body and SOUL and
know very well that NOBODY attacks the religion, and
therefore ,hey lift hand to defend the priests who
have fatteped 20 long upon their pockets already.
This shows plainly that the the peop. not
ignorant generally supposed and il they only
II II, D
| same time something may be made of them yet.
Respecting diplomatic affairs with this country, ii
is pity that our government should continue to be so
blind TO perceive that ia the time TO conclude
. treaty and which could be obtained more liberal
terms than ever before although the actual Minister Of
Foreign Affairs s hard customer deal with He ID
hnown in Washington, however, having FLIED the OF
Minister P,enpotentiary and, therefore, knows our
ana Ways Of thinking and certainty he could
Br Gsddsn loses opportunity to bring this about
a. know certainty but what can he do Mr.. Marcy
kn~A Ia
the Of eitzens2 He has not insruc
items to Minister tor the adjustment of pending
SELF and BY the interested psrtis Americans have
redress Whatsoever whereas the claims Of ali otner
s
cent moderate tariff not including gray donestcs up N
which the duty Of &C. yara sn too high Something TO
this effect might also be stipulated in the treaty, and
then might take good share Of business out OF the
hands Of John Bull VINO now absorbs ninetenths Of it.
vidsurri ard the Tampioo Custom House, which slso
ought be put stop to at least and old claims for
mijsr frauds which were then sanctioned by the gov
ernment made good and the payment of the same
in general the merchants have not to complain Just
now they have made money on most Of their impor
The products of the country although insignia ssn II
We leave the liver out OF which QUO reached this
port have also rendered good accounts, At least most oil
/ Them.
freights last year have left loss instead Of pro.
Dozens O. cgoes of this article are ready and waiting
for shipment
Of cebinesI not single bale is TO be had all having
been be night ut 500 S23 per rs lb and he CROP
| nov con ing in, Ia assertained TO be small.
Tbasco Is cheap, $50 per ITO lbs, but the
crop very large and prices may decline still more.
Hides are worth 81 piece; gsat skins 81 pair. The
vanilla crop jus. shipping and having been reported
&C very large the resot Is that II Is mddng
say Zoo 600 beans, q regular crop being 5000, 000
This and the brilliant accounts from Europe stock,
there being entirely exhausted have driven the price,
| very high . thousand beans weighing six 70 e,gh
polnss have been paid from 500 TO $40 according
a5sii,y The crop is in the hands of few spectators
vh6 ship nearly all for France that our ice cream
i people are in fix.
ne, nunA Jalsp Is and in demand FOR Fl
and E1spce ~ Sal s42 qunaI sarsaparia ssa s!
/ y%y gpntsl.