New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-21
MEXICO.
IMPORTANT DEBATES n CONGRESS-
RELIGIOUS TOLERATION PROPOSED.
MFXICO. TQe.day. Aug. !. I.56

| MENlCO Tuesday, Aug ;, I-56
Stree my Last, Congress las b-en discussing-snd
ac'ing OIL some matters Of less inport-the di .rent
sriices of the Constitution AID when put 90 vote
baye all been carried by large maorilies have
already sent be frst Elk articles. TIE others so
! far are is 0llows:
: In time Of peace no military shall require qua-.
tr;s baggage other kid If vice. pprs nal nr
o,h rwise aithou' the ut Of the pt0pr;1r of the
ur ms- or of the person Of whom service required
| In time Of ths can e be exaced in the ter ns
| ihet IL law shbll g. abl.,h.
| , The military are NJ II times suhc"t TO the civil
ai,tlorrlv. This wn~ witltawu b' tie Committed to
be ,co, l-isied IL otfers moi re' iesubm't-d
All correrpoudcuce and oil other pa per. sent uu-
der cover through The Po.t Office shall be exempt
from *. niratop. The violation of TINS guaranty is
q crn.r the lsw -hall sever. y chastise.
TO- II TIE Republic a prrsors ere born fee Slaves
wlo 8. foot national territory -id by virtue o.
that tact alone their liberty anI have right
! 4, The protection OF he laws.
H. " No treaties shall ever be made ipr the ext-ac-
tion from ife Repuohe OF Ptrons accused OF Por'cai
crimes for thai of tuose del'qu"us ot tie common
/ order who NAV have had. the county glsre the
crn- was committed, tie conl!tion OF Saves
IL. "No terson shall be obliged to give personal
| service without jdst Ldemniicatio1, prev)u.ly
| agreed upon with his full consent. No contract nor
poise can have for It's object the loss reyJcabIe
sacrifice of the liberty Of MN, Dc It for abor edura
tion, crime or religious vows. No pe'son can ce.e-
q
ceIn,d, or the liberty or lives Of thv,r cIilten
wsrcs, any one impose upon illl-ef pro'cnp-
! ton or bari5hmen'
l3. The manifestation Of ideas shall rot be the
object of any judicial administrative inves sation
e1c pt in case Of attack upOn the rights of third
peron, provocation TO crime, OF whsn it cis,urbs
| orc T snd tIaI qnility.
s,r1c in respect to any matter Whatever IL iuviUl-
bli" No lev nor authority shall establish preyou,
tyominatOn Of writings, (ceHs"r9/ Lvr require s.cur-
y from TIE authors Of them. rOr from printers, nor
restrict the liberty of the Press whcd h4s other
limits Il an respect TO prva,. lite, moU.y, aud the
pub c peace. D-hr queIces b. tie violation of the
recon Of tie Press uLa Dc decided upon by jury
WHO .hau qualify the fact"
The above article was when put to vote divided
into three fractions and the first was approved BY
90 votes % 9 against it; the second BY 6D to 33,
and the third by y TO 3.
On the :0th, most memorable day IN the MS
tory of Mexico, the discussion OF the loih article
Of This same Constitution was commenced In Con-
oress which conc. des the free and public exercise
Of al kinds of religious worship IN this Republic.
The liz hit has beeup at length 10 force its way into
these hitherto benghted regions, and as was to
be expected, great deal of opposition is being
mariiested but it Will be in vain. The light OF
the hge has been gradually infusng itself into tue
minds Of this PEI pie, and they have begun to re-
fl, CT; and the int ectuaily favored have prepared
Themselves for the struggle
On that day long before the doors Of Congress
were opened to the public. the ample avenues
lending TO them throDged with people anxlOus-
ly waiting to be admitted to the debates then about
to begin. There was no parade OF sOldery nor
the sIgn OF pOliceman-sbOwlng the confidence Ia
the peoples good sense-and when, at length, the
doors were opened the galleries were instantly
cranm,d with suditOrs. lhc utmost order pre-
vailed snd after tew moments Mr.. Castaneda
one of the seventeen who had given notice OF in
al ON thp m, a
supreme COnrt and Representative from Durango,
opened the debate by a speech of some length
against the article, which was listened to with
prUfouId attention His only objections were
That the Catholic unity would be destroyed by the
permission of religious tolerance, that It was not
txpedehi TO permit 1t at present, and tnaI Ii Was
agsinst the popular desire.
=" The leoDle of Mexico take pleasure III pfosiatnS
tiemse yts before God in thu streets sat N the
pub quarcs, in rendering pablo homage TO him Ia
auoiInc him before the faces Of all th- world, sld now
il - Gesiee To take from them their pleasure, their &c
light, ttt enthusiasm. 1t is desired that their G9
ST al Inep hidden in the chnrches AID that no trlb'
ute at s.iorator be rendered bin 10 the pupc street
or fquarte II ~ desired 10 destroy those puOc e"em
mites on which esiors TIE whole people proetfdt"
Themselves before Ls Divine Majesty /. desredto 70
y ace our God tho level Of irlgncd DYnliles, -
,.irt ta represent him il he wer ns'anei hud ii
secict aud that be shall De uOknowa 10 Puohc. ~
gertcmen col tnned he If an l'usce, II /. cTuey.
II you Democrats, resprct n wishes ui tl7 or'-
DE" II vou are Liberals let them crloy their 40 nv,
t th III e,ioy their CONSOLATION, tlelr delight foe!f
tappntfe."
This shows the general tenor of Mr.. Ca'tanedas
speech. speak without prejudice when soy hat
the bee. int. ects here are in favor OF religious toll
erancc, apd they have made arguments that woa'd
do credit TO the people of any ration, IN iayor OF
freedom OF et etnscience in the matter OF Religion
The arguments of those opposed - this article
are characterized by moderation and caution, but
the speakers argue as II they feit themselves en-,
gag.d in feeble cause. They were confined
principally to the danger of 80 snddcn an ia
nOyaticn, and to the iLeypedIcncy OF re,g'ous
tolcrence 0i present. One thought II ""nd De
gocd thing but that the people ii Nexlcn were h",
suffi ccntly cnghttned to permit II; that IT Wohd
be better 10 sit till they should have bec0iae more
adyaI ced; that IDObs would rise against tne poor
PrOes tant at his deyotons; that claims a9aihse tne
Government would be the constqn,hce' anu 'ic
Ike. Another argued against the article IN its
present form, arguing that even if relgious toer-
aIce in Mexico were cxpedept at this time tue
object could not ne gained by reason OF the slruc
turc of tae 18th article, begging Congress 10 NE
prove of it on that ground Others oolected' not
to teleratiou and irt EDEN of conscience DGt tha'
Congress bad no right to rglsate upon the suoJect
nor to say a word about religion; tlat thr Eop''''
tuton Il, uld be- silent upon the subject ana per-
nit its exercise de Jacto. Some ol the L'oeIala
even, were opposed to this article because Tue!
thought il was not explicit enough, and tntt 'Ie
State should not protect aly one religion ana ioio'!
tolerate another, but protect all alike H..
The arguments in favor were of different char,
acter from all the foregoing The eloqnence. OF
the orators Sudled Us they rpoke, and word HlteI
word os it ftll frou their lips was eas"r! hs'eoet
TO aud seemed TO bear conviction to the in'iu' .,
the sudruce. for peal' Of applause were ION! "nu
frequent during tie delivery OF some 0rii..ah' pas
SAGE. shown forth the alleged causes Oh tie 'ia
dition of this unfortunate countf! ana i'' Ia
habitants.
The people attend the debates IN great nuin'eT' @
ard bail every generous word with app,an'e am
1. > - . I-np and 40 lOllu