The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22

ton (diplomatio) made by Mexico some years ago
for the payment Of French claimants against this country
has already been paid off full by the Juarez govern
men at Vera Cruz not outstanding their beggared trea
sury The Juarez government have paid the money like
honest men, making any excuses such as the clergy
d. rob foreigners and give cause for new reclama
tons The strict compliance Of the Juarez government
with the stipulation Of the French convention dlsappont
the Preach Minister, who is determined to have row
with the people Of Vera Cruz ut all hazards The od Con
venton being paid he has now just completed an addition
it, Of something over $500 600, and this he proposes
10 RECOVER OF the Vera Cruz just he has
the balance due on the old convention, which
reduced to $3.50 900 at the close OF the Comonort
rule The addition is one Of those daring frauds that
throws into greater disgrace the mercenary diplomacy Of
the French government In America, which, while stead
eight of tho almighty dollar The new addition Is TO be
collected of the government Of Vera Cruz according 10
the stpulaons of the old convention. is believed ~
the clergy that Juarez will not to s~ndo and will
resistance and that the french feet will take
ome measures and these at the very moment when Mira
will be attacking Vera Cruz from this side by land
This hope has caused the clergy to agree to the conven
ton, and IA said that some OF their ministers Of govern
ment have interests In the swindle Now il France be
really neutral Mexican affairs, how can she continue TO
Besides the addition 70 the French Convention have
already spoken Of Gabri,c has collected together some
to bring Vera Cruz into the hands Of the clergy,
these recamaons TO be pressed at against the
Vera Cruz people Gabrac says Vera Cruz must be
sidered the treasury Of ehe nation he be supported
the French government will give avery bad proof ofher
neutrality.
umphal entry for their hero President, Miramon
pected TO arrive here to morrow. The affair will DO the
grandest Of the season. 1t is to whole day
and they say Mramon viii move at once upon Vera Cruz
that than probable my next letter TO you win
nd It's way out Of the country by Tampico, within the
next days Vera Cruz must be cut OIL from here unless
Juarez and Miram0n come together, which may happen
although think the tendency Of the times TO carry the
war only the Of the constitutional
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United States.
vlava has recently committed some acts rather shock
ing 10 the Of the clergy Six days ago he entered
small town in the district OF Cuanta. and after laying
Contributions the populace sacking the churches
and smashing the various saints that adorned them he
quietly allowed his soldiers to kill two Of the priests The
priests mortified a! this symptom Of the tines and are
aockipg in here from the surrounding towns With al
their tricks the priests discovering that public opinion
Likely to tumble over and crush them. When Vol took
acattc the Guadalupe riars entered the town with
his victorious army, but we're actually hooted ou
by the boys OF the place, and obliged TO fly after
one days stay. The natural limits Of the clergy
every day decreasing, and with few more Caraya
walls of Mexico The only misfortune in all this ia thai
these rowing clergy slayers men too demorazed t
set any thing better in the places made vacant by the
destruction of churches.
Reports from the interior conflict to the
Miramon in the first place. and as to the movements
Arremberi in the second Although defeated It woulc
appear that Vale and Rocha not completely broker
up, at first reported and is said they will b able Il
move on Guadaajara as soon as the clergy forces
a
few days ago Arremberi reported Zacatecas
and Likely 10 take the place. Since then he ha
been reported driven back but think that all the same
may certain Zcatecas will be in the hands Of thu
constutonass in this month, and that by the time Mira
s fairly before Vera Cruz the whole interior viii
again be swarming with the red bouses from the ironte
| and Northern States.
person who has Just arrived from the North inform
that certain TO be the and he says, this tint
they will be stronger than ever" This certainly Is thu
very funniest country under the when compared will
all others Civil has become the normal condition il
which this country exists and from which 1t will never b.
free until that blessed day when the country shall be
der different rule than that of the mongrel Mexican