The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31

TIE News FROM MExIco.-The Geographic
report from New Orleans of the news re-
received there from Mexico by the Tennessee
tells us that General Miramon will not accept
the Presidency of that country, and that the
press Of the city of Mexico states that the French
and English Ministers had notified the govern
mcnt that unless million of dollars was paid
within six days. to satisfy the claims Of French
and English subjects, the fleets of those countries
would take possession of Vera Cruz and Tam
pico.
This is important news if it is true. But 'ex-
perience has taught us to receive with great
caution the compilations of news from Mexico
sent us by telegraph from New Orleans.
We place no confidence in the items of in
telligence above given. As regards General
Miramons declination of the Presidency, the
readers of the HERALD will remember the
facts given by our city of Mexico correspondent
not long SINCE on the occasion Of the marriage
of that officer, and subsequent events. His
bride was an ambitious young lady, who
did not hesitate to say that she had
married the man who was to be Presi
dent, and her almost immediate exertions
TO bring that event about caused violent pub
lie quarrel between herself and the lady of Pre-
sident Zuoaga. Gen. Miramon shortly after
took his young bride with him to the campaign
he has not yet returned from; and in one of his
dispatches to the government, announcing his
intended attack ON the federalists he stated that
he would make the 9Th Of December, his wife's
birthday celebrated in the annals of the repub-
lie. We may add another reason for not believ-
ing in his declining the Presidency. As the
head of the army that was sustaining the govern
ment, he has been forced to make frequent visits
to the capital to obtain the means of keeping the
field. In these visits he has always been forced
to accept only small part of the scanty re-
sources of the government, the rest being appro-
priated to the private ends of the spectators
nearer to the throne. This evil he can remedy
only by becoming supreme himself
The other point of the news we consider TO he
equally doubtful. Such a step on the part Of
England and France would not only be pal
| pable interference in Mexican affairs, but it
would be one of the most odious aspect. If the
| threat be intended to coerce the central
government, it not only fails of its
object, but by attacking the two strongest
points held by their enemies, it would
be to that government very different thing
from an act of compulsion. If the object were to
enforce settlement of the claims of British and
French subjects, these would amount to a much
larger sum than one million of dollars, which is
said to have been demanded. If the desire were
to stop the imposition Of forced loans upon TO
reign subjects, this could not be obtained by at
lacking the federal authorities, who have sedu-
lousy refrained from such acts. And if the fede-
raj government were to be called to account for
anything, the official announcement would have
been made in Vera Cruz and not in the City Of
Mexico We believe, therefore, that this impor-
tant intelligence from Mexico, by way Of New
Orleans, has no foundation in fact.