The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23
tFron the New Orleans Picayune, May 81
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Interesting from Mexico. I'M
The Prussian schooner Etienne d. Olier(
Capt. Hansen, arrived here yesterday mork-
ing from Vera Cruz, which port she left on
the 23d OF April. The dates received BY her
from the city Of Mexico, are up to the 10th
ult.
The news from the capital is of some in
terest The rcactionary party for long
time had determined to make demonstra-
ton, and accordingly fixed upon the Thurs
day and Friday of holy week.
The Extraordinary of the 18th says:
The issue was made by the refusal of the
chapter of the cathedral to admit the Gov
ernOr and Council of the District, on their
presentation, as is customary on feast days,
to assist at divine service. On being thus
refused admittar ce, the Governor and Coun-
Gil withdrew, and the Governor immediate
ly took measures to punish this overt act Of
insubOrdination on the part of the eccleslas-
teal authorities against the civil, by arrest
ing the rebellious canons when they should
come out from the Church. Several were
accordingly arrested, and the rest shut them
selves up in the choir of the cathedral,
where they remained surrounded by crowd
Of excited people outside the railing, who
soon began to make sundry demonstrations
of seditious meaning. Cries of vengeance.
against the government and death to the
heretics, were raised-a woman was seen ia
king part in the movement, armed with a
pistol-one man assembled the pulpit and
commenced a furious denunciation of the
governments soldier of the guard, placed
near the door of the Cathedral to preserve
order, was disarmed and beaten by the mob.
Several men. placing themselves in the door
If the Cathedral raised the cry of "Vioe la
Religion Ctristiamo! Mbe7n Ell Cobierno." &c.
The prompt arrival OF guard of armed
police, with which few blows of their club
bed muskets and the arrest of two or three
Of their ring leaders, dispersed the mob,
put stop to this incipient revolt which was
afterwards more effectually depressed by the
arrival on the spot of the Governor, with a
company of cavalry, who closed the doors OF
he Cathedral and stationed line of senti-
nels around the platform. An hour or so
afterwards some groups of seditiously dispo-
sed persons in the plaza having renewed the
cry of revolt, the disturbance was easily put
down by the discharge of a few shots in the
air by the police. These trifing incidents
were the only results of the meditated at
tempt to get upa revolutionary movement
against the government. l'
The Archbishop, the Bishop of the Do
ccse and six or seven of the more prominent
priests were arrested on Monday by order OF
the Government and Immediately placed in
confinement.
1t is said that the Archbishop upon his ar
rest surrendered the church and its proper
ty to the keeping CT the Pope's Nuncio in
this city, who Immediately solicited meet
ing OF the diplomatic corps for the purpose
is rumor has it, of aiding him to retain pos
session.
A decree banishing the Archbishop and
,ther prelates has teen published by order
If the government of the Supreme Govern
nent. After rccounting in round and meas
ired sentence, the decree concludes with
of this sort:
The offence IS of so grave character
IS to call for Punishment of the Archbsh-
Up from the republic, this being the penalty
designated by the laws for such cases, and
which in all times and various nations has
been used with the prelates who set in de-
lance the supreme authorities; but ,twith-
standing the force of these reasons, the bad
state of the ArcIbishop's health, his advan-
led age, and the respect that his private
'irtues deserve, have induced the President
% limit the penalty to Imprisonment in his
palace til further orders"
Similar demonstrations were made in Ia |
;nbaya and Puebla.
We understand, says the Extraordinary
hat a basis of settlement of this nuest;on
vas partially agreed upon by the govern
nent, and final settlement expected. when
he arrival of the British frigates at Vera
cruz stirred up the difficulties anew. The |
President very properly refuses to negotiate
Or entertain the matter so long as England
ocrmits her representatives to assume a
or coereive position. Both par
les nnally agreed to submit the whole ques-
ion at issue to the Supreme Court of the
country.