The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-04

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Chsmber-thsy will not be able 10 get IN % commence again
his morning ths roar he prophecy
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the Gara Belen nred several saycs TO give publicity to
and pasEe..,ss psa AZ: Arias ~ som: Sas
ams, the ringing bells CLEAN and noise Of rockets
The came Journal IN the conclusion Of some remarks On
the history Of the Congress, says
TIE cause Of an VI. i 70 be found in the parsssa
had los! sigh. q It's original design legislative
Three month. Ssy. ooasHs.: permssicn
for DE salvation q he nation was Sroushs forward
And such is the true exposition Of the Comonfort
desired 70 have Congress do something but the
think Is more than likely vdaurri will endeavor To
trouble with Of the interior States; but imagine
the United States forward and mshaps occur,
Mexico will swing clearly through Ccmonfort is the only
man for Mexico its name TO be preserved the ma
uonaly Of this country TO be lost let Santa Anna come
back
BESIDES the change Of which have given you full his
tory there is little else to write about
An attack was made upon The British Minister few
his face but luckily the hall did take effect The pow
der got into his eyes and learn he likely to be blinded
The robbers afterwards stripped him and bis servant Of
everything.
Robberies continue frequent throughout the
country.
Britain with This country. 1t may be, DOW that Go.
monfort has his own way, this will be avoided bard
feeling has sprung up, and through the grmbng Of Con
the Charge of her Britannia Majesty has been forced
to write to his government rather strong dispatches.
The Imprisonment Of Mr. Moran editor of the Extraor
binary believe, has been discontinued account Of his
il health The prosecution against him has been Of the
moet malicious character His offence in refusing 10
give up the name Of q correspondent He was sent TO
jail before his trial came Of, and bail at first refused
in the meantime his letters stolen from interior
post office and the name Of his correspondent ascerained
NV htc af fha SfaA nf
Zacatecas The unfortunate correspondent Mr.. NJ frsm
his position has secured his present liberty and will like
~ escape through the vareRated trdme OF Mexican law
by appeals &C. and get OFF by paying fine Of few hun
dred dollars The offence he has com nitted, believe
sve to be gentleman editor in this country Comonfor
may perhaps order his release he be further moested
as they are likely to be good friends
have just received and enclose You the Extraordinary
OF this morning.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. ls, 1857.
The Erents Of the Day Proclaim 1tion Backed by Bayo,ets
Fury Of the Defeated Payties-Arress--Co Of Gua-
ddlajara and San Luis Potosi-What Vidaurri Can
Dare Do-ILan Of Financial Poticy-Positioa Of the
Church-Is Conaonfort the Man for the Tine? de- &C.
Events pregnant with the future fate of Mexico,
and Of scarcely less significance TO the people Of
the United States, have taken place within the past
few days. In conformity with the predictions
tanned in my last letter the anomalous condition of
political affairs then existing has been swept away
py coup dtedt, ana gwen place 10 a new sys-
TEN in accordance with the demands of this distract
cd and politically corrupt community The lion and the
lamb may lie down together, but moral and physi
cal mpossibty for representative Congress and Ex
ecuve endowed with extraordinary powers to exist for
any length Of time together in republic that has any
pretepsions 10 the name. was by surprised
therefore, yesterday morning. when informed that
during the previous night the brigade regular troops
stationed at Tacubaya, under command Of Gen. Zuloaga
had marched into the city, and by single blow, without
shedding drop Of blood had overturned the old and in
augurated a political system. The Congress dis
persed, the constitution set aside, and Don gnaco Comon
fort made Dictator with infinitely less noise and dsur
sanse than usually attend meeting Of 1.-THE unserrnea
little document posted at the Of the streets,
backed up by the bayone's q zuoaga which was
purpose in the satisfactory THE plan Of
Tscubaya, already published IN the HERALD
Dire were the threats Of the p,iros when they
found that they had been outwtted and betrayed
by President Comonfort. They rushed to the cafes
and restaurants and drank coffee and sucre with
the utmost ferocty, discussed various plans for
bloody revolutions, poured out vast quantity Of
"pinchbeck" patriotism and then Mexcanlke, adjourn
al tie brave blood OF the Aivaados and Sandovais2
Truly this most degenerate race Of men totally unit
occupy and carry forward TO it, high destiny this fair
est OF all the lands upon which the shines And yet
Mexico flourish under republican form Of gov
eminent That truth has been long since well established
The ignorance fanstcsm and utter moral depravity Of the
whole nation are great that long a. hey remain
their present condition nothing but despoc government
with asrong at the head OF succeed producing
any beneficial results They govern themselves,
and therefore must be governed by others and have
hes.on IL Affirming that those rulers not 10 be found
among the Mexcaps themselves But truce 10 this dis
QUESTION You want the news
The Congress- matter of course, was dispersed yes
erday It's President Senior Overs, and Juarez nistsy
Of the Interior, were imprsoned out ussersand were
released this morning Ntiice Gas despatched 90 the
several states Of the Confederation of the inauguration
OF the state Of affairs, and their approval requested
This matter Of form Comonort had already
satisfied himself Of the oper alton OF nearly all OF
them. San Lous Potcsi and Guadalajara are doubt
full, but money has been placed al the disposal
Of the President with which 10 operate them and that
specific rarely fails in this country. vdaurr with Nucva
leon al his back will probably offer resistance But what
can he DO without assistance from the United states r-and
that he fears % ask,
Payne, busy engaged in devsng ways and means 70
repensh the public treasury Some Of the nabobs Of
Mexico, who pleased with the order of things,
will furnish him with all they can spare, and sail
that he will re establish the tobacco monopoly, which
has been suspended for the past two years, and
thus realize additional income. The church,
too stands ready with her Overlooking Golfers buy
promises from him. should he yield 10 them will be
terrible mistake. He will become their TOOL and Myco
will again fan under the dominion of corrupt and fars
cal prestho who will set the dictator aside whenever
they feel disposed 20 do Better borrow from forcrn
bar kers al any dscoun-bcer sethe national territory
anything, rather than re,race the steps which have
gained him much credit in the eyes Of the civilized
world during the past two years fear thm ~
y not the for the place. Should ~
prove be- then this but the rst step in the rsed
downward career of Mexico. a few days will solve the
enigma lie must 60 ahead, he will be thrust back.
His fate and that Of his country his hands
II he falls he fails ike Lucifer, 70 rise again
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
We have received files Of the Mexican Extraordinary TO
the 1eth. from which We gather the following Items
From the North we learn that the Indians have been