Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-02-26
NIEXICO.


Mexican news to the 18th instant exhibits
continuance of the woful state of confusion
and anarchy into which the country had fallen.
The capitulation of Pucbla took place on the oath
ult., the garrison Withdrawing to the capital
The papers say that Haro's forces do not ex-
coed 9,400 men, and that he will be certainly
compelled to eyacuate the city, as the troops
sent against him exceed his in numbers ana are
picked men. There seemed, however, to be
great fears of the fidelity of the troops dispatch
cd against Haro, as large number of soldiers,
believing theic interests involved, consider them.
selves warrantable in making common causd
with the rebels. Should the brigade Zuloags and
the other troops remain faithful, the instruction
will be put down, as Ghilard and his men would
shortly return from his expedition against Uroga
and the government would be in possession of
ample power to crush rebellion. In the mean
time the people of Mexico were throwing up
barricades even in the most central streets, as
ifthey anticipated intestine strife. The New
Orleans Picayune says:
We have been favored with copy of the new
tariff which has been decreed in Mexico, and are
glad to find it, as far as cursory reference to it
enables us to Judge, all that we had been led to
expect it, from the notices given of it in the pa
pers. We purpose giving synopsis or epitome
of it in early ISSUE In the meantime it is wor-
thy of remark, that as the new Mexican Con-
gress is to meet on the 18th inst, it may in
short time be entirely altered. Of course, if it
be at all changed, we can hope that it may be
still for the better.
Some fears had been expressed that in conse
quence of the present state of the country, the
members of the Congress viii not be able TO get
to the capital, but the papers consider them un-
founded
President Comonfort has addressed letter to
the Bishop of San Luis Potosi, from which it
appears that the latter has taken offence at the
course pursued towards the clergy by the Gov
eminent His Excellency explains that if the
bishops were not advised Of the installation of
thenew Government twas only in consequence
of the confusion attending upon the numerous
changes in the Ministry having caused the at
tcntion to be overlooked. In the. course of his
letter he declares thathe yields to no one in the
conviction of the great influence religion exeT-
ciSes on the happiness OF nations that lie isper.
suaded that uniformity IN religious beliefs is the
closest bond of the national union that exists
IN that he, therefore, is and always vi be dis
posed to do all he can to strengthen religious
feeling in the country. He expresses it as his o.
pinion, however, that the clergy, by spontanc-
ouSly excluding themselves from all Intervention
in political affairs, would render them the more
worthy of respect, and place themselves in
very advantageous situation TO mediate IN civil
discussions.
This, he argues, would By no means deprive
them of their quality as citizens in the Uni
ted States for example, he says, 'clergymen of
all denominations are considered Us simple citi-
gems, and nevertheless can neither elect nor be
elected, nor interfere in political deliberations
but live exclusively conSecrated to their sScer-
dotal duties; and there the eccleSiastics of the
Catholic church have Fever complained from be-
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