The Washington union., 1857-08-19
From the New orleans Dee of Aug. i
LATEI FROM MEXICO.

The mails by the steamship Texas, from Vera Cruz
reached city yesterday morning They are to the m
from Vera Cruz and to the Sd instant from the city of
Mexico. We copy the following from the Mexican Ex-
traordnary of the lst
Santa Anna has according to published notice in the
Trait Union of yesterday, denounced the manifesto da
ted at Cathagena the 5h of last April He says he had
nothing to do with Its authorship and denounces the per-
who could have made such free of his name
This denunciation is dated in Turbaco June 30th 1857
and appears to have been published in Havana paper
The notice states 1t to be Gen Santa Annals opinion that
the manifesto gotten up in Havana Whether to be-
lieve the manifesto genuine the notice as coming
from the great Of Turbaco, in doubt. Sup
posing however that the last is nearest right what OBJ
ect could any have had in Havana to have written
that manfestoi 1t certainly looks II Spanish
agent there had used the OF Santa Anna in the
tempt to Mexico into speedy settlement of the
present difficulties For the present it is well to give
all statements concerning Santa Anna the benefit of de-
but. He his friends, his enemies concoctng
great many falsehoods about him just at this time.
The from within the republic is uninterestng
generally. The election returns coming in slowly
and show growing majority in favor of Senor Comon-
fort for President of the republic He has within
few of 1000 votes from the different electoral colleges
The highest vote of any opposing candidate is g.
Yesterday the birthday of President Comonfort It
has been set aside great day of the year. and holds
rank among the feast days of the country During the
day the President called upon by the diplomatic
corps ard by many other friends A banquet also
spread for him. and informed that at the banquet
many friends present The day was alto
gether observed with great deal of attention.
The Extraordinary of the 3Oth ult refers to the nmi-
grafton into the State of Vera Cruz of number of free
blacks from Louisiana. 1t says
Some time since small party of negroes from Loui-
sana found their to Mexico and settled to the south
of Vera Cruz the Popooapam They turned their at
tenton to the cultivation of Indian corn and were 40
successful that they wrote to their friends in New Orleans
telling them Of the great advantages held them in
Mexico Their chances for making money here much
greater than in the United States and what was be
priced still by the black, they not here sub
eced to the inequality from cast they in
their old homes
The representations these pioneers have been success
full in inducing large number to immgrate Not long
since noticed the arrival of party of forty who
come with practical knowledge strength and money
carry agricultural pursuits to advantage and adj
vices that they setting to work with all that
ergy and spirit which characterize the people from whom
they have received their instruction
The Extraordinary does not greatly admire this contem
plated accession TO the population of the republic
We learn from the Tfut d Union that revolutionary
attempt had been made Mt Guadaaara but had proved
aborye portion Of the garrison and killed their
commander. They were Immediately attacked by the
mander of the troops driven out Of the Notifications and
the city, and fell back upon Guansjuata where they WILL
do doubt be hotly received The Trait d Union thinks
that without ascrbing much importance to this isolated
net Of saecon It proves that the reactionares still
actively at work.
uarez undoubtedly elected President Of the Supreme
Court of Mexico. His vote Is almost a large as that
given to Comonfort