New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-04

Presidential Election IN Hertco---iNORm rec
Siidsa- can al Tor Prssident- Chances of
Different Pdrties-4lvarez in u.e Ras9-ashaer. /
icdn Prospects In Aerico-The Big Fight TO |
Settle Matters. - tifs
Special to the ssw Orleans crs.eentI
..s5 MArAxoHAs, May %, 1860.
Mr. Einor-The election for President Of Mexico /
is said to be up for decision in June, proxfmo,
when the successor Of Juarez ~ TO be elected.
The manner Of voting in this county Is curious,
considering that 1t processes to model itself after
the United States In all its liberal institutions. In
the first place, every man over twenty-one is al |
lowed vote in the primary election Of delegates
to district meeting. In the district meeting DEL |
egates are elected to the State meeting and in the
State meeting delegates elected TO the National
College, in which President is chosen. BY this |
complicated process, the agent Of an agent per
forms The work Of The principal, which places the
people three removes from doing their own voting /
| used to think the Convention system, by which
| John SlideIl governed Louisiana, was rather cloudy
but this kink Of the Mexican politicians lays Demo-
cratic og-roIng in the shade, and towers over all
other plans to maintain the idea while it destroyed
the principle Of popular elections. By the time a
delegate is elected, the people and their prefer
| ences are forgotten, and If the agent ever had q
| scruple he would be released from all popular al.
legiaiace by the uncertainty who his constituents
| were or what they wanted. recommend the plan
to Mr. Slidell as one l.ely to meet his wants, for
with his brtun, tatnen he certainly might control
such an electoral college much easier even than he
could the Charleston Convention.
i As said, the election is appointed to come Of
4 next month, and there is considerable intriguing
going on for the succession The candidates are
! in the field, and are working with might and main
for the influence of the prominent men in the State
1 of Tamauiipas. The Liberals have five candidates
in the persons of the present incumbent, Junrez
| Gov. yidaurri, of Nuevo Leon, Gen. Alvarez, of
/ Guerrero, Gen. Carayaial, Of the army, and ex-
/ President Comonfort. The Church party have not
A manifested any desire intention to contest the
4 matter except that they have proposed to run Mi
ramon as compromise candidate in all the States,
just to test his popularity
i Among the names thus presented, the contest is
further narrowed down, in my opinion, to the
choice of either carayajal, Comonfort or Alvarez,
for Juarez is considered incompetent and Alvarez
1 is considered too thorough faced rascal.
am in hopes the Crescent viii throw its infu-
ence In favor Of Alvarez Caravaja, for between
!, those two we should stand some chance OF being
dealt fairly with. Alvarez is at heart content
with his position, free from jealousy Of American
influence, and in favor of giving peace to Mexico
at all hazards. He is well aware that no iHhustel
movement will interfere with his sovereign reigi
I in Guerrero, for who would attempt to govern 9
Cypress people constantly infected with the SINAI
box? Alvarez is the Warwick Of Mexico, bt
cause whenever he appears with his plague smi
ten cohorts, the enemy disappear as did the host
Of Sennacherib; and even American contumac
would hardly dare to invade the fortresses fror
: which such an enemy scatter pestience an
poisoned arrows Alvarez is lazy, and an epicure
therefore he moves but seldom but whenever
does emerge his Pintos carry everything befor
y them. This man is thoroughly under the influenc
!, Of American persuasion, and with his sncces
Ii nothing could stop the progress Of our people
p this country. He would make strong govern
- ment he would grant concessions to foreigners
y and he would at once rally to the support OF b
n measures the decisive arbitrament of America
n, bayonets s
Is Carayaial is a smarter man than Alvarez, ther
n fore he Il more dangerous, for though he was ed
Gated ia the United States and speaks our angua
sse like book yet he processes to be governed
his partiality for American ideas and progress,
Id the simple argument that if the Northern States
Mexica belonged to the United States, he wor
'pi, Instantly be rich enough to secure seat in
United States He has large interests in Tam'
i. lipas and Nueva Leon, which are Mt present pr
Rs trate but which would thea place him on footl
with Mr.. Slidell, for Caravajal is just such MT
believing that g money! is the great principle
to which all arguments ultimately must surrend
Carayaial is said to be warmly in favor OF int
No. ducing three or four thousand Americans II
the Mexico and his sincerity in this respect is voncn
ally for by some of the best white men on this 'front.'
=. Comonfort is probably the favorite of Alvar
S. for he was placed in power four years ago throu
the resignation of the latter, and it Is even 5
aI6 that Alvarez is working for Comonfoft now W
all his force. believe Juarez Is afraid OF TINS
port for it is not only reported that Alvarez IS
Al, porting Comonfort morally and publcaliy, but
he threatens to carry the election by force If I
the tain pledges are not made to, him by the Libt
- party. He could sweep down upon Vera Cruz Y
" his Piatos in month and scare everybody on
cEs the place. and that he purposes doing in the fla
his demands are not complied with. He ia,
.n the restoration of Comonfort and the appointm
im of Miramon as Generalissimo. This would seer
= be an homogeneous afiliation, but you mustrem
her it is proposed in Mexico, where all things
VIC possible.
The successes in the interior have created q
a feeling in favor oil the success OF the LIN
arms and Caravaial has declined to attend
NEST meeting which Ispoke to you as on the tapis
the consideration of Gen. Reneau's projected
PRODUCTION of Americans into Mexico. The de
olci Of Vega at Pinos inspired ardent hopes of an
store mediate march on the capital, with large 70
ros. but the more recent disaster to Hinejosa will
ucR terfere with the movement and create diver
Other favorable to Miramon All eyes are now tnrn'
,So the direction of Guanajuato for it is now co
5 and ded that the grand opposing armies will COM
"a SIX gether in that vicinity If Miramon IS defea
the then think Alvarez will probably insist on the
- toraton of Comonfort; but il Miramon 10 suct
de- full the scattered Liberals will fall back on NJ
Leon, and you will probably hear of an appea
seeive the United States for volunteers. The erisi
affairs is at hand which will either give suece
NU the one or the other of the two parties or resi-
the introduction of Americans. war can be
49, ried on in this Republic interminably without
eign interference, but il is a question whethe
present condition will be tolerated longer thar
ensuing fall. Parties in this country are inyc
ome in obligations to parties in the United States
red to must produce some result; and although the
i, ma of the filibnsters seem to have been dampene
the contrary course of all parties, hope