New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-20
MEXICO.

Ia the manifesto published by MrainOn. BY way
Of protest against Mr. McLanes recognition of
the Juarez Government he referred to a secret
proposition made by Mr. Forsyth to the Zulosga
Government for the purchase Of portion of the
Mexican territory, ascrbing to the failure Of that
proposition d course OF hostility the part Of Mr.
FORSYTH and Mr. Buchanan to the Zuloaga aud
Miramon Administrations, resulting at last in the
recognition Of Juarcz as the President of the Mex.
lean Republic
The propositions Of Mr.. Forsyth referred to in
that manifesto have since been published by Mira
mon. They propose to adopt as the northern
dividing lire between the two countries. bounda-
~ to commence on the Rio Grande at the thir-
tieth degree Of north latitude, and to due west
on that parallel TIL it strikes the easternmost trbu
tary Of the River Yaqui; from that point the Yaqui
to fOim the boundary to its mouth, in the Gulf Of
California The Californian peninsula was also to
constitute part of the cessOn, which would thus
include beside that peninsula, the greater part Of
Sonora, with the harbor Of Guaymas the best on
the western coast of Mexico and also the northern
part of chihuahua. For this district Of worthless
territory MIR Forsyth proposed to pay compensa-
tiOn in money-tbe amount not named He also
proposed provision for the payment of American
claims against Mexico, postal and Il reciprocity
treaty similar to those made with the COmontort
Government but not ratified, and the stipulation
for perpetual right of way to the citizens of the
United States and their property across the 18TH
mus Of Tehuantepec.
These propositions received no encouragement
from the Zuloaga Government. So far as the ces-
ON Of territory is concerned, this decided
favor to us, the whole tract-for which Mr. FOrsy tn
would 10 doubt have been ready to pay large sum
Of money-berg, with the exception of the port Of
Guay mas aud narrow strip on the laqui, of the
most barren and worthless chiracter-a kind of
territory of which We have a great deal too much
already, ard frem which shall never get any
thing except heavy bills Of expenses
Meanv hile the state of affairs in Mexico remains
as discouIaeing as ever Juarez is shut up in Vera
Cruz without the means of communicating with
the Interior except by way of Tampico. Mexico
is in fact split up into number of independent
Governments. MiramOn has issued decree cutting
off all communication between the Capital and the
other places under his control and the Gulf coast
He is still emplo! ed in attempting to raise money
on the pledge Of the church property. He appears
to hold the entire States of Mexico Pdebla, and
QueIetaro the most populous and the rchest iu the
Republic .Jalapa and Cordoya, on the declivty Of
the table land toward Vera Cruz, were held by his
troops-Roblcs being in command in that quarter
Tie only COnstitutionast force in that direc-
= tha ofA Ann dia hn havir re-
turned from bis march upon Mexico, lies en-
camped near Robes. On the north Quere
taro is the headquarters Of Miramou's forces.
The Observation-Disclosures of them who keep
the fied-are at Guanajuato. Degollado has retired
10 the City Of Morella, against which Miramon has
sent force under Margucz. The command in
chief of the Constitutonast forces in the interior
has been assumed by Gen. Arsmberi 1t is uncer-
tain TO which party Guadalsjara belongs, but all
the northern States are in the possession OF the
Constitutionalsts, who also hold all the south and
the twenty -four ports of the Republic. Each local
chief however. governs to suit himself There is
no central authority and even Vldaurri finds HIM
self alarmed by priestly conspigecies, actual or
imaginary.
Ifall that is necessary for the regeneration Of
Mexico is TO get rid Of the army and of the wealth
of the priesthood, that consummstoH would appear
TO be rapidly approaching. The funds Of the
church cannot long stand the heavy drains made
upon them for the support of Miramons forces,
while the practice which seems to have been
adopted on both slider, of shooting all officers of the
opposing army who fall into their hands, must rap
idly reduce the numbers of the military class.