Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-08
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
From he Nc,c Oriean, Picayane, Apra ?

From the Noe Orleans Picay"ne, Apra ~.
Our intelligence from Mexico through various chan
nels, comprises number OF items OF considerable interest
IN addition hat We have already given.
decree Is about be issued, commanding the Boar
OF Public Credit issue bonds the amount OF S2 0oo
oOo aud providing that with these bonds slone
shall DC made in the and the government offices
that the said Board shall pay the public treasury from
SiOo 5000 per month"; of the proceeds If
the sale of the said Bonds and that the balance shall DC
placed 10 the public credit. The first sales be
made discount OF three per cent
great deal of excitement has been created with refer
ence To the Spanish Convention The Government called
Tor revision OF the credits included the treaty which
the Spanish Minister Lazs opposed and resisted the
ground that the treaty dill authorize IT, and because
revisions had already been had Affairs being this
condition, the Mexican Government ordered many Span
h creditors to return the bonds aud the dividends they
hal received them, order that they remain in
deposit, during the revision to which the Spanish Co
vernmcnt would The creditors refused com.
ply with the order deposit them, and Government
has land an embargo them. IL Is hence said with
little proprety, that the debtor is laying embargo
hi- creditors.
There have been other occurrences in Mexico which
directly affect IL is already known that the
thy house OF Barron Forbes Co.. of Topic been per.
secuted and visited With unprovoked outrage through
hate AMI ut rivals and that Mr. Forbes L. = Consul
had been e,iled since January The re.u,
not having representative in Topic is that American.
have suffered and victimsd 10y the authorities
place For the purpose OF prosecuting them the local
CoDD'dddtc pretended that conspiracy had been
ed and ordered Mr. William Collier, the manager of Ba-
ron forbes Co.'S factory called Jauja, be arrested lie
was kept four days in solitary conhe under
guard and IN the meantime the factory and Golfers house
searched, and became necessary close the tor
met there was no one Ia manage it. ~ it remains
our latest dates. On examining Golfers house there
in it ouly his wife, her sister and s1 little children
at his The officer in command ct the soldiers who had
entered the house ordered them fire the noise they
might here One soldier presented his piece loaded and
cocked at little daughter OF Golfers about wears old
because she was going out at the dooil
No examination of Collier took place till the fourth lay
AMI then by military judge Incompetent under the
ting laws of the country. Collier asked who his
cuSer creditor that he might let him know who he
and told that the proof against him consisted of an
anonymous unsigned letter which, in very bad English
appears to have been directed the director another
factory III GuadslJara called Fl BAan Collier got rtl.
tated at tins batoarous anonymous proceeding, which
nowhere by the laws of Mexico are held n causes
Tor arrest and he expressed himself in corresponding
terms. What he said in this declaration was written
down 10y ms Judge and Collier refusing to sign it. because
what lac had not said inserted ia it, the Judge return
To his writing Collier liberty with the restric-
ton of not being permitted leave the city the factory
Of JauI; but lac did wish it, he did not
believe himself sale in H. and he then obtained permission
10 g" Ia Mexico, the condition of presenting himself in
Topic sgain IN forty days Having arrived the capital
he complained Minister who had already received
complaints from eight Others Of fellow countrymen in
Topic, who had remained there without the means lv.
ing in consequence of the closing factory of Jaus
Collier, Detained and pr,udiced in this manner has lost
his position aud establishment and the factory of spun
and woven goods being closed in very moist climate
will not be able To De worked again. We do believe
that our Minister in Mexico will continue Indifferent
he has appeared be hitherto with respect
rage committed upon our Consul, Mr.. Forbes An I'M
meedly outraged American family and poor labor
es who have been thrown the in consequence
OF the arbitrary proceeding concerned; and attempts
which affect the interests of of consuS aud the
principle that wherever American il injured there
power oil TIE Mon must be made manifest be
relaxed To the regard OF Gen. Gasen for the person-
mel OF the Mexican administration neither Americans nor
the agents OF our Government must be sacrificed"