New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-19
THE ASPECT OF AFFAIRS.
..conS-u-e Of The " o. Bee, Dec. IL

Correspondents OF The n " pee DsS' ~ Dao 1857.
Thirgs look bad. The poslton is good; but badly
maintained; the county might be ranquillized but Is
terribly convulsed; the Executive power might Dc
ovsrvhelnipy vet Il Is in reality feeble.
have r. pesteoly ststed that Comonfort though an
.,c,IIent man and animated by the most laudabe In
tertcRs ia absolutely destitute OF the quai'ies wncn
cor sttute the statesman. His perpetual hestations,
his desire might say a him af strength apd pre
tige and aenste his friends who can no longer rely
The reaction is rot TO be dreaded for II spoweress
ard justly unpopular AL sgree ,nss no h aoSps
which are fighting against the Government are oa9dts
IA her than revolutoni, The danger emanaes nom
The Administration itself. Here is q speclmea
You are already aware that Comontort oy no
means approves the new Constitution; tnst ne hss ue
olsred himself unable to govern the country under II
and that be would ask nothing better than 10 ger d
of r. am far from censuiing this oppoeuon. ior tne
Constitution Of 1857 would be just as well suited 70
Japan as 10 Mexico But to continue: Comoniort.
according 10 this Constitution, to take the oatn OF
allegiance before Congress- and assume the Presi
dency on the Let inst. Well, be had resolved 70 10
nothing tf the Sort and had prepared the following
plan: ha,ora
Conoress Comopfort had determined TO transmit to
the Deputies a communication declaring that, being
sincerely convinced of his inability to admste. tne
Government under the Constitution he preferred re-
signing his office, and Withdrawing INTO private me-
Cono,ess would have eagerly accepted bis resignation,
this YOU may be sure of-but efectua measures
had been taken to avert this result. Emls
had been dispatched to Puebls, Vera Cruz and ram
rico with Instructions to get up pronnncidmieHt0s
"A aeon AZ information should be received OF Comon-
forts movements. The Zuloaga brigade had been
sent TO Tacubays; that Of Echeagaray wss 10 repair
10 PuebIa; the garrison at Vera Cruz, aud Gen: MO-
reno at Tampico were to take part in the aiiar-ah
of the Dronun ciamenoS were to be started UNDER tne
ralyira cry of 1.-The Organic Bases, and Comon
fort" by this stroke Of policy he would nave Deen
restored to the Presidency by the sovereign VIII OF the
army would have rid himself OF the Constitution,
ard would have substituted the organic bases IN us
stead.
Everything was in readiness and We were 81! pre-
psred for signal coup detat but at the very crisis OF
action the Presidents heart failed him. Orders coun
termsodipg the entire pre- grsmme were transmitted
alor TIE expected line Of operations, and ComonoH
appeared before Congress and took the osth as you
have seen by the papers.
IN his inaugural speech the President appears 70
insnuate that he accepts office upon condton OF GER
tain radical reforms in the Constitution. lie hiss an
nourced various projects as 10 reserve. These have
not yet been presented to Congress The fact is Co,
moniot hardly yet knows what to propose. lie would
ike to retrogade, but dares not. He is desrous OF
conceding TO the clergy: Let. The proclamation OF
Catholicism as the religion Of the State ID The con
ferring of political rights ecclesastcs; Sd. modi
cation of the law of appropriation, or the law Lerdo
30 Is TO favor the clergy, &c.
Mr.. Juerez is violently opposed 70 these views ie
has already rendered his resignation once but with
drew it for the purpose Of employing his official nfu-
ence to combat ComonfOrts demonstrations OF weak