New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-12

Rv an arrival at New. Orleans from ven Cur
we have few days later news from Mexico. TM
question of the property tax, or, as the foreign re
dents persist in calling it, the forced loan, was sG
the chief topic of interest at the capital The Gr
err ment persisted in collecting it with rlsor. II
British and French Ministers had advised tAss
countrymen to pay under protest, If they chose b
make it, though the French Minister. at least n.
oordins to all preceding accounts, did not deny TIE
legality of the tax. The story is repeated that ou
Minister, Mr.. Forsyth, has asked for his pa'spork
but il is added that he hiss made this request wAiA
awaiting Instructions This seems to be putting N
cart before the horse.
Military operations appear to be suspended
the State of Vera Cruz, Echeagsray having falea
back to Jalspa to avoid the yellow fever, which
had made its appearance in the City Of Vera Cruz
snd was prevailing to considerable extent am'sg
the troops. 1t is stated, however, that tr( IN "
north Vldaurri and Cara were marching on ~
capital, and di.patch from Washington, which, u
the strength of advices received there, reckos
their forces at eight thousand men, states that ~
downfall of Zuloass was regarded as inevitable
However, it is . long march from Monterey 10
the City of Mexico all the first part of it throdsi
that frightful desert which stopped the advance
Gen. Taylor, and the crossing Of which was accom-
plished with such difficulty suffering, and loss
the army which Santa Anna led against him
Nevertheless il cannot be denied that the Consttu
tonal cause appears Of late to have desidedly
strengthened, itself in all the northern MeIica
States, and that the chances Of the Zalosga Govern
ment are good deal less promising than they Won
two or three months since.
Should Vldsurri really advance upon Mexico N
succeed in sverthrowpg the Zuloaga Administr&
ton, the consequences may be expected to bes
good deal more mOmentOus than those which have
usually attended Mexican revolution. Such
triumph can hardly fail to be followed BY much
more extensive confscaton Of the property Of ~
Church than has yet been attempted. The revok
which resulted in the establishment of the Zaloags
Government was prompted BY the Church grandess
and was in all its earlier movements sustained b
funds which they furnished. II they fail to sustain
that Government, and allow it to succumb in tho
struggle which it is now making for existence, they
can hardly expect that the triumphant ConstitG
tonalists will be content with the comparatively
moderate changes which they have hitherto A.
tempted in the monetary relations Of the Church.
They will doubtless be encouraged by their success
to 20 much further, and it is difficult to see to what
quarter the Church can look for aid. Indeed, II
the Mexicans ever intend to pay their foreign debt
the large public property now in the hands OF tbs
Church appears to be the only means out Of which
such q payment could be made. We must conbS
however, to very grave doubts whether, in case os
corfscaion of the Church estates the foreign Ord
itors of Mexico would profit much BY it. Thor
case we fear, is almost as hopeless as that of ts
holders Of the bonds of the States of Mississippi aa
Arksnias, or tho territorial bonds of FloridA
which the State of Florida refuses 10 recognize.