The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-09
Our Vera Cruz Correspondence.

VERA CRuz, Oct 81 1857.
Afdirs in Mzico-CAange Of MinitryThe Revolution in
Observation-Disclosures Smuggling from Brownsuille-Re-
onstrance Of the Merchants of Vera Crus-Rpy Of Co.
montort hereto-An Old landmark Gone, dc.
President Comonfort still rules the las well as the
boiled stewed and red in this land of God and Liberty
How long he will preside destnes and play the
Amphitryon of easts, time will show. We have
had another ministerial change though not precisely
crisisn The new Cabinet composed folows:-Mi-
Mister of Foreign Affairs, A. de IA Fuente Justice, Ruiz
Government Jaurez War, General Garcia Condo; Trea-
sury, Payne Public Works s Flores. This batch accept
ed their portfolios yesterday-at least says my tee
graphic correspondent.
The revolution in Yucatan has assumed quite formda
BILE shape and as is combined with of castles,
are not surprised the atrocities being committed there
II was after ALL not bad policy of old Santa Anna sell
all wild Indians he could catch there into Cuban cap
tviy II was the only way IN which to begin to cvilize
them.
The most interesting topic the loud outcry being
made by the regular merchants-foregn and native-a
this place, against the wholesale smuggling being
carried on the frontier Of the Rio Gande by the
connvance OF government officers These merchants
have made representation Of the facts to President
Comonfort which too long to repubsh entire but the
points Of interest showing they do the state OF the
fiscal system Of this country.
They forth that grea, part of the trade of the
public has been carried by Vera Cruz and that the
merchants here have always forward TO assist the
government with loans in times of financial crises and
they foresee commercial disaster and ruin to the
city IL some not taken. They complain that
while the merchants Of this city and the capital bur
thened with heavy stocks Of goods which they cannot
SELL there other places in the interior enjoying ami
mated trade This fact they say is owing to the want Of
equilibrium in the taxation by the tariff which is thus
stated
II is well known that throughout the extended line Of the
frontier large cagoes introduced 10 points in the nte
or without paying duties according to the general tariff
known that in Tampco and Tamaulpas foreign goods have
been introduced under the stipulation to pay 90 per cent
OF the duties in money and the remaining 40 per cent In
lar value which Is from to 10 per cent IL positively
known that agents Brownsville have offered to European
houses to import goods into this republic charging only
so per cent of the duties and that others have made still
favorable propositions. All these facts authorize
TO calculate that article pays 100 per cent import
duty AT Vera Cruz besides the additional duties consisting
Of 20 per cent for material improvement, ~ per
cent liquidation Of the public debt 10 per cent inter
national, 20 per cent consumption and per cent
municipal will amount to 1881 per cent arrival at
Mexico whilst the same article introduced through the
frontier will pay SO per cent import duty, according TO
the propositions made by the agents at Brownsville and
so per cent more which the most at which the remain
ng duties be estimated for In many happens
sequcnty tina, the goods imported at Vera Cruz
cost Of SISSY in duties, cost only $40 " imported
through the northern frontier
Acknowledging the difficulty OF suddenly changing the
present unwse fiscal system Of the country and the in
efficiency OF the only repressive measures the 60
vernment can employ merchants ask that the
government shall not authorize the existing inequality
the different ports Of the republic and that II be impos
sbe to prevent smuggling and TO re establish uprghtness
commercial business at least let the taxes imposed
the merchants Of this city be the those established
tolerated the frontier and other places alluded 10.
They have already calculated the proportion Of duties
cargocs introduced at those Custom Houses and those
introduced at Vera Cruz and from the justice Of
your Fxcecncy they hope that proportonatc reduction
Of the duties imposed by the present tariff will be granted
| TO the merchants Of this place"
am told that the reception of the committee who pre-.
scented this memorial TO the President not very
dial and that be much told them that they did not
like the laws Of the country they had better leave H.
must not fail 10 advise you that the tower OF the church
Of In MERGED which has long braved the battle and the
breeze we'll earthquakes, pronunciamicntoe, &c,
&c has at length caved in II erected in 1909 and
a well known landmark for vessels bound this
port, shipmasters should make a note OF the fact