New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-15
Dth Orleans 9aiIp Grssttnt.
From Northern MEXICO.

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The steamship Gen. Rosk. from Brazos Santiago,
arrived yesterday morning, bringing Brownsville
dates TO the 10th inst. We find the following in the
Brownsville Flag Of the 3D.:
The BoletiH Official from Monterey Of the 25d ult..
gives full account Of battle between Cen Mariana
Escofedo and Gen. Cruz at Soils, little town, we
suppose, from the date Of the commanders letter. 10
be situated IN the southern part Of the State Of Nuevo
Leon. The conflict occurred about the 10th uIt. The
forces under Gen. Escobedo aconstitutiOnast re-
presented TO have fought bravely Several prisoners
were taken and NIL the munitions Of war. Gen Cruz
was among the prisoners captured.
Gen. d. Valentin Cruz is the same officer who served
nnoer santa Anna and had possession Of Matamoros
The last accounts from Gen. Eseobedo were 10 the
isth, which says that his army were on their march
or San LUIS where they expected another encounter
The following names Of soldiers and officers are rp
ported as killed and wounded d. Francisco Alernan
Jose Maria Fernandez GeraFdo Silva. Antonio pa
mires. Juan Monies, Juan del Prado Ventura tallar-
do, Nictoriano Moreno, Domingo Vega and Susano
Toscano.
From the same paper of the 10th we elm the fol-
lowing additional intelligence in regard 70 the move
meuts of the Constitutionalists
We have dates from Monterey to the 2sth nit. Civ.
ing the current news of the frontier. Mejia cen
tralist, had been defeated by Gen. Arteaga at Santa
Rosa. All their munitions OF war were taken and
about fifty two prisoners captured. News also
circulated at Monterey that the stage running from
Mexico to Queretaro had been attacked by band o.
thieves under command of Spaniard named Marti
nez, who belongs to the forces Of Mejia- The pas
sengers, however defended themselves in repelliDe
the banditt and killing OF their number.
The Monterey Boietin announces the intention oil
people of Salto to do all they can for the Consti
tutoDasts The Governor Of Michoacan has issued
proclamation TO the people Of that State appealing
to their honor and patriotism to fight for the defense
OF their constitutional rights. g55t fris
Seniors Lave, Alatriste and Gen. Negrete with
1000 men were on the march for Puehla. Gen
Huerta has In command $500 hichoacans ready 10
attack the enemy Gen. lturbide, with near 5000
men, Is stationed between Mexico and Queretaro, and
Gen. Alvarez has over 2000 stationed at Cuerna-
vaca. With these powerful forces making their way
towards the capitol, the Government Of Zu0aga will
doubtless be submerged before many months.
We have heard nothing the past week Of the pro-
gress OF the companies the march for San Luis and
Tampco. Preparations continue to be made for ac-
tive measures in the States Of NuevoLeon and IA
maulipas.
Gen. Carbajal editor of the Pueblo, strongly pro-
tests against the usual mode adopted by the press
Mexico, with regard to applying epthets to what are
called Religonists and condemning them under the
holy mantle of religion, He thinks the sacred name
contaminated when all the anatical outbreaks are at
tribued to those protesting to be christians, when
really the press OF that country should not recognize
them as such The editor says
The christians worthy of that name are meek
humble and pure of heart, despisng the aspirations
distinctions honors, carnal appetites and worldly
pleasures, so inviting to some of the great men oil
the earth. The disciples of Christ restrain their dis
orderly passions hate money which is the God Of
the worldly; they love their neighbor as themselves
and they wish for him the enjoyments they desire
themselves Such are the sweets and pleasures in al
their acts and they love with all their soul the Father
of all creatures, and constantly fearing to offend him
With meekness, love and selfdenial, they form dis
tnctve character, adbering. with enthusiasm to the
religion OF the NaZarene. The life of the Christian
Is spiritual and nOfensive his ambition is not cir
cumscribed by the miserable joys of the terrestrial
sphere; bat are elevated to the sublime regions
above. to the eternal mansion and to the immortal and
mperishabe happiness of holiness There is nothing
similar to this in the Mexican clergy the christian
followers of Santa Anna or Zuloaga. They are as fan
from this the arctic is from the antarctic pole.
Jesus Christ has himself said that the fig tree
shall be known by the fruit it bears and the fruits
OF our clergy, of our bishops, carons, and Of the
thousands of riars that inest the country and con
sumo her entrails their fruits therefore are not figs
but consist OF rapes and assassnations of the mos
diabolical character; their fruits fIatricida
war, impaeable odium usury, veniality and perjury
they bring with them despicable treachery cruelty
rapine and seRsuality, all involved in the most hor
rid and heinOus forms the love Of money more thai
God and his sacred doctrines, idolatry and loath
some degradation OF the poor parishioners, and i
/ ENhcihA thS WIGS anu piOSbitutiuu-HOb tuuult
rated in this article for fear of offending public dig
nity-is what constitutes the fruits of our clergy.
1t is not suitable, therefore, to class such people
sectarians of religion. To give the of religion
in any sense, to the life and conduct of those who be
| lie all the principles OF religion and morality, is, il
opinion, serious that ought to be correcte
by the press If it is not wish TO produce false i'm
pressons, or divert the opinion of the community.
We all may have been inadvertently too careless II
our STYLE and it is time to correct it and speak will
| precision. To call men and things by their RICH
names is the duty of the writer whose object
is to defend truth and justice. This is obvious.
Gen. Carbaial comments upon this subject to
greater length but the above extracts will give tn
reader not acquainted with Mexican affairs some ide
of the general spirit of reformation prevailing in tn
country.