The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-19


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1856, +" " 1850 65
The above tariff charges were nominaiy made FOR the
protection Of native industry; but the result OF them,
whether intentional or not has been TO establish con-
trahand trade which has enriched all those engaged in it,
and ruined and broken up the legitimate trade OF the
country These high tariffs have only forced most
commerce al men OF Mexico TO obey rule Of natures
in looking for No. l. by taking the Illegal but straight
fortune but have also corrupted and demorazed
every person employ cd in the Mexican service
who from want Of regular payment by the gov
eminent, from procliviy to prostitute their honor
have sold themselves, directly or indirectly, to persons
engaged in smuggling Although the tendency since the
year 1927 has been 10 reduce the tariffs still the system
that II las suffered no dimnuton by competition with a
legal trade which continues to pay nearly one hundred
per cent Of duties.
The article have chosen for an illustration is one that
has been subjected TO the highest rates OF import and
other duties but all other articles have been taxed at
rate that has made contraband good business and the
ice broken merchants have very naturally not been
seized by conscientious scruples about making fifty per
cent upon their imports simply because the stupidity of
Mexican legislators had not given them more. In
other countries fifty per cent is not considered bad
profit upon merchandise, and here, when this sum
at least is ,p secured upon all articles to those
and when legitimate commerce is submitted 10 so many
distractions and imposons at the hands Of the auhori
ties il only wonderful that there is single honorable
merchant in the country. In justice happy to say
there are several who have absained from conraband
taken the other road and think the sufficient
ly clear.
the Mexican question today, five years hen ,e
harm that the above facts known They impor-
tant They have been noticed by every successive Minis
ter of Finance who has not failed to say that high tariffs
have robbed the national treasury, injured honorable
trade and built up dshonorabe traffic and demoralzed
the public service more than anything else s with all
their apparent knowledge Of the and all their fine
words and exposons of evils nearly every has gone
ahead and done less what his predecessor did.
The profits Of the conraband trade by fourteen changes
decreaScd-nOt IN
significant. The public servants have become more
dtmoralized and therefore cheaper for those
who want Them and the only hope OF breaking
up the contraband trade and roofing out the immo.
raty which exists in the Mexican revenue service is
years for England the United States the SER
vice and have carried by persons utterly
to honor and principle as the Mexicans have become.
regard II certain that very, very the United
States and England jointly of them separately must
interfere in this unhappy and corrupt country The Uni
ted States should do alone but unfortunately system
of government does not allow Of thorough foreign poll
icy as England has always maintained 1t is clear from
present indications that England will do something here to
check the outrages upon British residents and is
sheer nonsense TO try any written compacts she will
be forced to do something effective; and England
once in Mexico, and the Manchester men of the
great advantages to them from English troopsire
naming here, hard fight will be ade in the British Par
Lament 10 hold this country.
Mexico with peace, good government and coolies will
very soon be morn in the side Of the South Our districts
.r the cultivation Of cotton coffee, sugar tobacco hemp
and rice and easily cultivated than
those Of the South Our lands Of the terra pda and
the terra fra produce in greater abundance and with less
labor all the cereals than the North Good government
will very soon make these regions the homes OF thousands
farmers and our exports Of the Northern
products would have very material effect upon the
foreign markets With two years of English Intervention
in Mexico the proof would abroad to the world from
high and low lands, that Mexico the richest portion
Of America, cursed and dsgraced she is by
nants Of the Spanish race and Spanish institutions.
Mexico is now crumbng Foreign Intervention must
come. TO be in mild shape, and the United States
are 10 have the lead-as think every true American pa
Tho hp Ilv
locked TO Our government should take it, and by making
low tariff Tor us, and giving us good officials, we may
hope that much corruption will be killed of, and the
tonal treasury be put in receipt Of three four times
what it gets at present.
MExIco, Sept. IS, 1850
The Clergy Chiefs Clamoing for Aney-The Priests Hold
On TO I'd Condstcta to be Despatched to Vera Cru--
Celebration Of Independence Day, DC, dc.
Four days ago the consttuonalists attacked Cordova
but beaten off, and have fallen back and taken up
their quarters the Chquihute bridge which has just
been repaired.
The clergy chiefs in the meantime are as busy here as
peas in hot po-aN swearing their devotion TO the
church, but each one, in fact trying to see how much
dy money he get out of the So far the
clergy do not disposed to deliver over but few
rcverses and the dollars will again drop from their
hands The poor clergy 1t is "Your life your
money from both sides with them. However, the only
verdict which be given in their case is: Serves 'em
right" They have brought the country to its present
state and If they showed in for the ppers expense
neither they their friends have any right to grumbe
Poor Robes here STILL The modest rogue that he she
only $780, 900 10 take Vera Cruz with He says the
clergy going to give this to him, but don't be-
eve yet My opinion is he will be forced to go back TO
his starved garrison at Jalapa with barely enough to
the rancho Of his hungry soldiers for few days.
The clergy still speak Of taking San Luis Potos Morea
tba
can hold their during the next three months.
conducta has been advertised for San Bias or Santa
Cruz the Pacific 1t to have left here yester
day. but as money offered did so. Now San Bias
is in the hands Of the other party therefore is proba
BILE the conduca will GO there should leave here Santa
Cruz not port of entry according to the tariff OF 1856
and it possible that British cruiser after the kick
up about the tariff Of 1856 by the British and French
fleets, be capable Of taking conducta from port not
made legal by that TARIFF We shall If it be possible,
the United States have right to make inquiries into
the conduct of England supporting the clergy Of Mexico
in all their foolish freaks THIS sending Of conducta Sc
hundred miles out Of the way by land to 60 three
thousand miles further by sea- is certainly freak that
should not nd the support of respect
the foreign commerce Of Mexico to extraordinary risks,
which should not be tolerated. Vera Cruz, 270 miles
from here lis our natural port and not Lsanta Cruz, $50
miles from here on the Pacific coast.
The British Minister Mr. Otway leaves here week hence
the 25h Owing to the large escort given him by his
friends Of the cergya great number of persons have
joined his party for the security afforded In all fairness
TO the parties going, think be said Of that
he she goes for the love of Otways society; but bad
as is It is considered preferable to that Of the br
gands
Two days ago was Mexcos Independence day. Accord
ing the ancient and natural taste of the natives for fuss
and klummcry the streets were canoped the Alameda
fixed CT with scatioldng that put one in mind Of the
stages fixed up for Jack Kctches and their victims which
was prepared for the orators Of the day, and the
Cathedral and all the public buildings smothered
with flags and various colored lamps The performances
Of the day commenced the night previous, at the odd
hour of eleven O'Clock, when every honest person in
civilized countries, supposed should be in bed At
eleven several cannon discharged, all the bells
ruDg, and several stump orators prepared for the
sion, delivered themselves Of their patriotic feelings at
the theatres The matter of six hours after this there was
grand re Deu in the Cathedral and grand procession
TO the Alameda and speechifyng there and the whole
thing wound up with grand salute on the plaza All of
this done and performed fluctuations for the happy
Gevcrance of Mexico from the Spanish yoke. Looking
At the country as 1t is and has been for years past
one would think these rogues faceous fellows So
appears to those not knowing Mexico; but assure
you whole business has been serious These monkeys