The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-22


| encounter from our city shambles.
We should certainly gain in once more being
able to walk the avenues without alarm, or hav-
ng to Jump over iron ratings to escape being
gored to death. In every way we should be
gamers by the proposed change.
A MEXICAN PUZZLE FOR THE MEXICAN PRESS
1t seems that an article in our paper respect
ing the letter of the Bishop Of Puebla on the
subject of the church property, has created some
excitement in Mexico. The opposition journals
the Sociedad and the Patra- translated an edito-
rial from the Extraordinary, headed Sin
guar Coincidence and remark there are some
things which appear to be miracles" The Socie-
dad calls the attention of the Siglo to this unac
countable coincidence, and desires an explana-
ton But we will give the mischievous COM
ments Of the Extraordinary, and the answer Of the
Sglo:-
from the Extraordinary Of Mexico, OF May 26.l
SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.
Our readers in this city will remember the surprise
manifested by the friends Of Senior Payne on his abrupt
resignation Minister of Finance, and also the many
speculaons and doubts as to his probable successor
Therefore it may seem somewhat strange that on last
Monday the day which Senior Lerdo dc Tejada was
sworn in Minister tue mails by the steamer from New
Orleans arrived bringing files Of the NEW York HERALD
in which paper 1t is stated that Senior Payne would resign
and Senior Lerdo would become his successor. This
equal the best specimen Of spiritual manifestations and
advise this paper TO consult the same mediums in
future.
date of April 49, in its column OF " Interesting from
Mexico extensively into the question Of the title
by which the church property in Mexico held Therein
all the arguments advanced by the Bishop of Pueba
reuted the history Of church property from the earliest
times clearly stated the authority of the bull Of the
coe,d Domi, Of the holy Council of Trent and other
and the practice Of every Catholic kingdom in
Europe as to the temporatics Of the clergy
mnutely explained Quotations arc also made from
the writings of the fathers, from st. Jerome, st. Am
brose St. Augustn, and others. The precedent set by
the kings Of Spain to the Jcsuits and other religious
orders whose property was conscated arc also cited
In less than one column Of the HERALD the is clearly
historically logically and conclusively stated But the
circumstance which renders somewhat remarkable is
that on the very 18th Of April the of Senior
Monies the Minister of Justice, to the Bishop, is also
dated but which was not published in the Sglo until
days thereafer and this is precisely the argn
mcn of the HERALD historically, logically, but not quite
conclusively. In many instances the same expires.
sions are used the quotations from the Saints and
fact the exact TRANSACTIONS OF particular paragraphs
word for word This reply Of the Minister occupied six
long columns Of the Sgo and is Heightened sweetness
long drawn OUT, while the argument of the New York
paper solid as lump OF sugar, more compact and
consequently more ioreioe y eviaeh. tt pom pro
are not the coincidence worthy Of place in the next
edition Of the "Curiosities of Literature"
Translated from the Siglo Of May 81
CONDOLENCES.
The Mcrcan Extraordinary has noted in its last number
the coincidence that the letter which the Minister of jus
tee passed to the Bishop of Pucba dated the 18th OF
April contained some ideas that seen also in the
HERALD of New York, Of the same 18TH Of April.
The ocdcd has translated the article OF the Ertruor
binary and instead Of addressing the Minister of Justice,
II desires that should explain this coincidence. We
do not know # the Socedad believes that Senior Monies
edits the New HERALD the editor of the HERALD
writes the letters which the Minister Of Justice signs The
letter of the Bishop is Of the 9Th of April and as Was
sent by mail the government received 1t only on the
Sth when il examined in the Cabinet and the Minis
ter dictated his the 16th sending il on the
18th From this it will be perceived that it not in
any manner possible that this letter could be known
the day in the United States, &c. &C. If the Soce-
dad does not believe these explanations sufficient we
hope that in all rankness it will tell us its opinion
1t is evident this explanation came from the
Minister, or else the Siglo must be in the Cabi-
net secrets But they must try again to explain
this mystery which puzzles the Extraordinary
Ian American editor), and the opposition press.
It is absurd to suppose that in March, when it
was decided to seize the church property, the law
officers were not called upon to know if the act
could be defended on legal grounds. The
Minister would have us believe that the
church property was first seized, and
afterwards he hunted up the argument to defend
the seizure; that they executed the Bishop first
and tried him afterwards, in true Jedburg style.
This will not explain the mystery. But it is not
true that the Bishops letter was dated the 9Th OF
April; for in the .Siglo of the 9th Of April this
letter is published, and dated on the I'd. When
it was in fact written is still unknown. The only
conclusion which we can draw from the facts in
the controversy is, that the ammunition for this
paper war was prepared on both sides while the
siege Of Puebla was progressing, in the month of
March, to be fred off when the attack on the
hint help to enlighten the Siglo, or must we say
more?
But will the Minister inform us how we knew
on the 26th of April, that Payne, the Minister of
Finance would resign, and that Lerdo would be
his successor when the Mexican press were not
apprised Of either event going to happen for
nearly month afterwards, and which took the
Mexican capital by surprise, as is evident from
the editorial Of the Extsaordnarys The papers
of Mexico will find many mysteries to wonder at
in our columns 80 long as the events in that
country are interesting to our readers. Will the
author of Junius please ca at this office.
MORE FoILY.-All around we hear Of ratifica-
ion meetings Of the republicans, and rejoicings,
fireworks &C., in honor of Fremont In the
course of the next month it looks az though
o hundred thousand dollars would be spent in
gunpowder and fummery. All this is mere folly
and nonsense. As things look now, Mr.. Buchanan
will walk over the course. If the republicans
and Americans can be awakened to a sense of
their forlorn condition and ridiculous chances,
let them unite for grand movement: otherwise
the game is lost and the less powder they burn,
and the less noise they make, the better will it be.
WHAT rs FREMONT ?-Some journals are say
ing that Fremont is not q statesman, but an ex-
plorer. This does not appear to mean anything
II it means that Fremont has not the abstract
qualities which fit man for government. il ia not