The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-24

came on the 10 o'clock train, arriving in Rocheste
after midnight. Some got off at places between tn
Bridge and Rochester. Among them was lady
who was injured in the foot. She stopped at Lock-
port. Some went on eastward, at once. Those
who stopped in Rochester were, so far as know,
Mrs. Geare, Mrs. Markham, a Mr. Sanborn and my
self. All went to the Clinton House.
MEXICAN AFFAIRs-The New York Times pub
fishes letter which is tax an from the leading Jour
nal at Vera Cruz, and which purpOrts to be written
from Rome, oy Gutierrez de Estrada to Francisco
Xavier Miranda, Mramon's confessor. The will
advocates the conversion of Mexico into a monarchy
with Don Fernando de Bourbon brother of Don
Carlos, as King, speaks of negotiations which have
been, or are about to be established in Europe and
says that if the European Powers should object IN
the candidature of Don Fernando an Arcbduke of
Austria, would admirably supply the monarchical
necessity of Mexico, especially the GOODNESS be-
tween France and Austria would not be likely to
induce the former to oppose such a scheme. The
last resource left us-the impOssibity of the
Others being assumed-must be a Catholic Prince
OF the house of Coburg. This parsonage can bring
to Mexico no other prestige than that afforded by
the decided protection of the Powers who aid in
elevating him to that dignity. But here appre-
tensions of the influence upon this family of predi-
lectOns for parliamentary FORMS derived from its
alliances with royal families of constitutional ante
cedent are to be entertained.
Senor Gutierrez discusses the precise form of
monarchy desirable for Mexico, referring writings
OF his as far back 1910 upon that very subject and
reaching the conclusion that ''Mexico would gain
nothing by constituting itself a monarchy, should
1t be parliamentary in its FORMS. To this conclu-
sion he assists himself by reference to the history of
all the constitutions Octroyees in Europe for the
last forty years. He proceeds:
The Times in its comments on the letter saws: 1t
may occur to the inhabitants of Vera Cruz that
this fervd "letter from Rome" was indicted within
the gates of the Mexican Gulf, and that Senior
Bonilla, in 1854 the Minister of Santa Anna and
now the Minister of Miramon, NAV be simply re-
newing the attempt he made, five years ago at re-
storing monarchy to Mexico. The rise of these
by no means unnatural suspicious will not he
allayed By careful examination of the letter in
| which the claims of Don Ferdinand are so warmly
urged.
In that letter. Don Ferdinand de Bourbon. born
in 1923, and now So years OF age, is conceded bv
| Spain to Mexico as the brother of Don Carlos the
representative of 'Divine right" and of the In
tante Don Juan, allied BY marriage to the I'm
| perlal house of Austria Don Ferdinand however
Is not the brother, but the cousin, of Don Carlos
| and Don Juan. He is the Youngest son of Don
| francisco de Paula, and the brother of Don Fran
cisco de Assis, the actual King -Consort of Spain.
lie Is also praised by his Mexican advocate for the
| questionable virtue of celibacy, and commended
| we suppose, by the example of our bachelor Presi-
dent to Mexico, as a bachelor King. Unfortunate
| ly, however, he is married man, and very much
married, being the father of three sons by Dona
Helena Fernandez de COrdova, to whom he was
married at Rome on the 9th of May, 1S47
These slightly important blunders would seem
! likely to excuse any skepticsm which the Mexi-
cans may feel as to the local origin of this curious
| apology for an attempt at overthrowing their in
| stitutions.