The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26
Mexican Aifnilx.

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the Chiefs Change Ssdes' idmiral The Protectaat,-
Secret Grant Of he Whole Domain Of Sonora J5spsD.
tshed Correspondence Of Mr. Gaasd,a ch the lsuryeas
CAigs-His PresiIectiou for AIrares and Prejudice
against Santa 4Rna-Coprsc Of Mr.. forsyth in kczico,
dc. DC.
Mexican affairs exciting great deal 81 attention
AL circles here they doing throughout the country,
in consequence Of the critical nature Of the present re
tons OF Mexico with the United states and other foreign
Powers as well account OF the civil raging
in her ntestincs, which likely 10 terminate the
total overthrow OF Zuloaga and the party of the Church,
which will probably result shortly after another
luton and another civil war; unless our Congress adopt
10 establish permanent, peace Al, there
FORE that relates Mexico have than ordinary
interest just for your readers.
There is much connected with recent thai
happy country little understood by the public and ny
most of the Washington correspondents Of newspapers
your city For example, day Juarez is described
the present constitutional President Of Mexico ard the
next the Journal Conlonfcrt Is represented as
constitutional President Now there cannot De tso con
sttutonal Presidents AZ nni the time; FOR the
last constitution of The Mexican republic nor pro
vide that IN that respect she should resemble Japln
with is two emperors. Cononfort is not nov IN any
President tor though he was constitutional
President in 1851 he afterwards became Dictator ana hcn
a6dcated before leaving the country for the rntei
in February Of tho present year Juarez Chief Jus
tee Of the Supreme Court in Comonorts admin sraon
and succeeded him IA the Presidency in virtue o. foy
Of the constitution, which, 10 the event If the dch
Of the President, his being deposed, any
similar casualty causes the oca 10 devolve on the Chef
Justice untl Is chosen 10y tho people At the
election. Juare2 l fun oioOtsd Illan aai boasts
hs descent from Mont ne Is sinai q stature,
oi al Intelligence, and has bravery maintained hs posi-
lion curing the last against the usurpcr Iulo-Sa Ia
speaking u tic after, mny remark nlSslat tua il
very curious how the fortnnss Of tile military chcftans
Of Mexico change ana how themselves change sizes with
marvellous iaciIy in the beginning 81 Tie III 1851
Jnst after he Pan q Ayut- promulgated Genera
Iuinsa, wheh Fighting r Santa Anna, was eap.nrcd n
rayine with bis whole bf ,ade by Alvarez, the ra4r Of
the revolution ard constitutional President before Conon.
Tort Iuoh2a lmineGAc'y pronounced n favor * tAc
vp.uon ana taken into the Alvarez AMI
Cmelott lie WIS personally attached % the latter, anu
glt side by With lam many battles III Con1l-
forts ast struggle, he depended Luoaga Yet
TN lattcF pcifayrd him. aud look ~h him his whole
brigade subsequently The rest 81 the arms, wlr-.h
the immediate Of Cononort overthrow. quo
aga then oecarcd IN favor OF the Church tarty and became
succcss'r 10 The Dictator hip u santa Anna. His fall
be far distant. Gen Alvarez who has both m
dian AMI negro hcOd N HIM. anu though nearly ninety
years ola, Is still hghtns did nor hod his position Pre-
sdent for more than month after ne cntCrad the polish
81 city IT Mexico with his ungonb Pinto Indians from
tho south lie was Ike The man who elephant II
a Taie-he dill not know What Is 50 with tho on OF
Tesid NJ when ne rea he'd the to- Of the ladder o his
ambition. ana rcret 70 his n0nutams. Coinn
tort Who i TIC son q ~ English nanuiacturer setter
al fuea Etd WHO hrs been only ten months out o Mex
GO, ali eady meliiacs re'urn TO power. Iic i only
ng for The Storm ~ 20 blow over ha recalled BY
some tIuderate middle marty, which eNss Oiy ia
tius ccmoufort rcied Roblcs, lite Mexican Mlns er
Al Washington, - ai biz r storaon bu BY H.
genCe from Mexico. Il very evident thar gentleman is
helpipg himself Tie * President vas n sotatny er
tie a-sisfancc Of Mr. Buchanan enable him IL return
under shelter II the wing oil tho pfolactorae7 gat
The proposed Irotc II 10. Ike ril ~ protecln.
rate + not designed for Interference the internal
affair. q the country, but % protect American citizens
fIcm awless violence which be controlled by
Mexican authorities There every prospec OF the Jua
goycrnmen, beng fecosni1ed ~ Mr. Buchanan; nat
persons who possess the confidence OF the Nescan Pres.
dent say nc will protest AGAINST the prot cioraic.
II appears be generally unsnown-bu is ncverthe.
less iact witch has come tu knowledge from an.
thenic source-at .ofnoniort, before leaving xico,
privately disposed ~ the whole public DOMAIN of sonora
- Mexican banker who ha advanced HIM various
~ money, IN all amounting TO less than 5000 O00 This
transaction nay yet lead to some curious complications
The Mexican banker, fearing hrs claim would be disputed
disposed of his interest 10 the captain of American
steamship, and the latter captain in the United states
army who, with other American citizens, formed o com
Iany which holds the grant in question: and il Is In
making survey sonora under this grant that Captain
Stone and hi party OF whom have heard much are
now engaged Il Is 10 tina gentleman Mr. McKibbin in
hs letter 10 the Secretary OF The Navy pnbsoea IN tho
HERALD Of the 10th instant, aludes, when he says
Within few wees. Captain s'ouc his party have been
,rsl government.
Tbs the identical grant lnsde by Co,onrort aud there
goo, To believe thai government have
mystiled about inning companies In Sonora. and yet
Know nothing u this clam OF the whole public DOMAIN
which viii be presented 10 them for vndcaon AZ
the survey Il completed Though this grant has been
hitherto kept very secret the local authorities of Sonora
nave $50 long chr va suspicion a. 10 how The matter
stands Wien stone went there the fret time they drove
him away.
Thus the public domain oi whole state has fallen into
the hands VI private cuatos 10 the great dctrment of
the pablo interests Should our government now pur
chase sonora from Mco the purchase money would be
ios,. ION ,c ut!c would not b. sod, tho prior pur
cbasers would come forward TO assert their claim
Beside the iinc o~nc's Of se public domain Of Sonora aud
aconng territory aiear'o DC Tie Indians, WHO have inc
rkht - s-ctsoa-ine NrAcan eoNsfhincht having loag
sce t = title ~ siniiy tosabduc tic say ages and 10
.obn1' W. AL ai'r alT"Da,nno threc hhnireaye
i1SAy ,hrfc are TWO CONSTITUTIONAL anehtoOs involved:
fH f"b cf the aha cors hot oc'og " Inc state instead
!" e s'hlIa soNcsnnsni ana second ~ belongs 10 the
III =, =, =, i,s r., sa,l.a,r III - $500 ~ 49, 80 "
~ @t.h ~. - '''"i''"e WIZ ~ 'i."'N' t"t "rt
i'lENtuthhal AolSr1s suspended some ~ the articles ~
tho contribution anu eNtsrc'd the Iower ~ the Exrcu
hui refused suspend Tho article which
pfnflrd The s4, III The puIlc 4ndg nm there vs. no
,so1t,,ao,, ,s,i,, rr.,r - i,,4 IN. ..,.s .,s.rS
=, 49, 80 nt't-,a ithstiN9.
aNhNNitt oM nua gu, UhA nc kthleui ahh Nn Whole
luhhn eoihan mas beer r1fc aWav VIII by him IN that
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