New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-11

eight days This was simply imPassioS' a'a ~.
demand IL, ard may well BE-, considered ~ n"'"
and unreasonable. There is no late neTs 10 ~
gard TO This matter, but Mexico has sent sd bs'oy
10 Spain principally j: is sail, on this acc' un anI
bsve no doubt that the affair will be satisfactorily
arranged.
Tie condition Of things in general 8. the present
moment is certainly glc my enough, aside from sne
possibility Of rupture at once with both Engiahd
and Spain though tie latter event Is hardly prooA-
bic. Notwithstanding that the reyolu1Oni.'s have
been put down, there il great want of order, ana
the local authorities do neatly az they please, and
Isolated bands of robbers still infest ma1y OF the
finest port obs of the country. The act of Vdiurri
in paraoning the two chiefs Of the revolt OF San
Luz. Potosi is an instance Of usurPat)n of Federal
power not very unfrequen,. The (ndeDnatlon %
death aid execution of two respectful Indlvd1hs,
Castillero and Beptez, together with their ser'an
on suspicion that they were agents OF tle Govern
ment in village IN the state OF Pde0h, y lae
Curate of the place, is another. The Governor OF
tie State of Gusnoluato has exercised similar
power and the faction " hO triumph ID over Gan1ara
and his party in Sonora are exercising their passion
for revenge on all his adherents, c'nh-catng
and selling their property, imprlsonIng lodiViduas
al the like. No debts can be collected 10 taas
State and threats literally dealt out 10 the un-
fortunate creditor Who asks for his just dues. Be
side thu il is reported here that fllibasterlng
expedition is now leaving San Fraucsco and San
Diego CAL TO invade that State. w bile all TINS
is going o. the savage Indian steadily pursues his
work Of devastation and murder N the State OF
Durango and other interior States. In sodlton 70
this state OF things, the Government nave no
money. and within few days have ordered all
nayments of hateyer denomination 10 be suspended
nv the Custom House of this city aud OF Vera
| Cruz. Nevertheless, The Herald reports tina. the
same Government have given subsidy OF S3o,ooV
for the encouragement Of theatrical and operate
representations in this city
The new Constitution was solemuly proclaimed
here on the 18th instant but, except IN respect 10
the election Of President and the members OF the
next Congress, soon TO take place, when Is 20
assemble in September it is not ~ become the law
| Of the land until the 10th September next. This
| is donbtess 10 give time to the STATES To decide
| whether they accept this Constitution or not. II
is runOred here that, now that the clerical party
have been defeated in all their attempts against the
| Government, they will have recourse to otoer
means, such for example as the confessional, 10
render the Cor stituOn of no avail, aud prevent,
possible its going into effect az ALL The period
allowed them to operate in before proclaimng i.
| entire il much too long. The Constitution runs,
In the name If God and the authority OF the Mex
"ican people 4" and bears the solemn title OF " Inc
Political Constitution of the Mexican Republic,
"fru ed upon the indestructble basis of her eglt-
| Innate independence, proclaimed the 10Th OF sep
| "tember 1870 and contaminated the 2Ifh oil
| "September 1871" 1t is c0mpO'ed OF e'ght d's-
| tuct titles compri.ng one hundred and twenty
| eight articles subdved again in the most perspicu-
| Gus manner into sections, paragraphs, &c.
| Tile defines abstracty the rights of man, VIZ:
life. liberty the pursuit of happiness, &c; the
| rights ard obligations of Mexican citizens, native
and adopted, viz: equal protection OF the laws, ana
the defense Of the honor, interests and integrity oil
the Republic; the obligations and privileges OF for
| e;oIers viz: obedience to the laws aud respect for
the institutions of the country, they in turn, being
guaranteed the fullest protection and enjoy meht oi
| the same.
Title treats of TIE national sovereignty, which
ia declared TO reside in the people; the form OF the
Government which shall be federal; and ts several
constituent parts the sovereign, independent States
| enumerated The State of the Valley OF Mexico,
which comprises the 60 caNed Federal District,
shall only be known as distinct sovereignty upon
| the transfer Of the Supreme Government, to some
| other place. ~
| Title 3 treats of the division Of powers: !. The
| Legislative consist ng Of one General Assembly
drnominated the Congress of the Unlon, electise
every two years by the free sufr,ges of the Next
Con- people, and charged with the en.cting of all
federal laws in the initiation Of which they have
| however only concurrent powers with the Pres-
| dent and the Legislatures of the several States
| The Congress will have two SESSIONS annually the
| fret be inning the 10th of September and ter
mina,ii on the 18th of December; the second be-
ginnr On the 1st of April and terminating the last
| of Nav. They are guaranteed all the usual righ.s,
| privileges and prerogatiyes of Legi.latSe Assem-
| bles. ?. The Executive vested in single indi-
yidusl STYLED the President Of the United Ststes
| of Mexico" He must be Mexican citizen by
bItb, thirty FIVE years of age, and resident OF the
| country OF tie time Of Ills election. His term OF
flee is limited to four Years, to begin with the lst
Of December. He has tie power TO declare war
and subipct however 10 the r0rltl-
cation Of Congress- and is charged with the other
| usual duties Of On Executive. No eccesiastic can
ever become President Of the Republic 3. The
| Judicial vested in varOrs District and Circuit
Courts, with jurisdiction not 4issimllAr from our
ov and one Supreme Court, which i also consti-
| tuted court of final appeal.
Title treats, in general manner, OF the re-
probabilities Of public unctionares the members
| Of the Legislative Assembly, Law Judges, Heads
| Of Department, State Governors, aud President OF
the Reoublic, each and all Of whom are separately
and solemny charged with obedience 70 the Constl
tuition ard The fa.' hful execution Of laws enacted
urder it, in Their various departments.
Title ) defines the rights and duties OF the
several States of the COniederacy to each OF which
is guaranteed government republican IN form and
spirit Their powers are limited They can in no
cases form treaties Of alliance with each other or
with foreign powers; coin or issue money: impose
tunnage or port duties, or lay taxes Of any kind
upon imports OF exports, without the consent OF
Congress. No more can they organize and maid
tain armies and nayes or declare war except In
case Of sudden invasion which admits OF 20 delay.
Each State, moreover, shall give full credit To the
laws and records OF The other, and o. the Supreme
Government.
Title c declares, among other things, that this
Constitution, and The laws II Congress enacted un-
der L, shall be the supreme law Of the land title
| : proyides fer additions and amendments; title .