Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-30
Affairs in mexica

Our New Orleans exchanges publish A nutn
Der of letters from Vera Cruz and the city of
Mexico. from which we CLEAN some additional
items Of interest. Under date of Vera Cruz
July o, the Picayune's correspondent waites as
follows
10 leave out Of consideration the quarrel
between Miramon and Zuloaga as to who ia
president Of their faction, it now appears that
the military prestige of the former is at an end
ms army having ignominiously retired be-
lore the Constitutional forces under 0gazon,
ana taken up defensive position in Guadsl-
aJara though it is even asserted that be is in
fuli retreat upon Mexico. Upon his arriving
at the Capital, he will find matters materially
changed during his brief absence. His friends
are ut their wits ends for money-the two
great bankers upon whom be has chiefly relied
-Jecker and De la Torre-haviug lately ex-
pioded Meanwhile, Pacheco, the Spanish
minister, has not been idle, but with consum-
mate diplomatic tact has been seeking to con-
vince all persons of respectability on side of
the army and the priesthood, what a wicked.
running thing civil war is. Thus appealing to
pockets, If not to hearts, it is understood he
has succeeded to induce great number of in
huential persons to petition President Juarez
to entertain proposals for peace, or at least for
an armistice. Whether Juarez will accept
anything short of an unconditional submission
remains TO be seen. Certainly his experiepee
OF the treachery Of the myrmidons of the
Nhultn seOuiu tedcn MIN caution. But the
present representation cannot be said to be on
the part Of either the Church or the army, but
emansting rather from the people. 1t may,
therefore, be taken as indicative of the wishes
OF the Peoples party" and if Mexico only
had sufficient number of such people, the un-
happy country would soon cease to know the
horrors of war, and would enter at once upon
her path of prosperity and peace. Propositions
insugated by Spanish envoy to this country
are, doubtless, to be taken cum gTGnO. It
may be only another ruse to gain time and
luil the liberals into a fsncied security, while
the other party are making preparations to
capture this devoted place by a comp de mann
IN the autumn. At least the past would JUS
tify suspicion that such may be the tactics of
the party whose watchword is religion
Gen. Uraga remains a Guadalajara, wounded
and prisoner. He is treated with great hard
snlp and allowed only the rations of a common
soldier. Indeed Miramon would have shot
him, but for the protection extended him by
VOL, who, with spirit that is refreshing in
these days, claimed him as his prisoner, and
threatened to pronounce if a hair Of his head
should be touched. Woll and Uraga cam
paigned together in Texas qurter of a century
ago; and it is pleasant to see that the brutal
iZing practices of civil war do not always ex-
hnguish every spark Of ancient friendship
Miramon was offered Gen. La Vega and twen-
ty five other officers in exchange for Uraga
but he refused whereupOn La Vega and the
others were uncOnditionally set at liberty, and
supplied with money 10 depart! Such acts
should "plead as trumpet-tongued' before the
world -