The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
Our Mexico City Correspondence.

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United Sates-A NeW Organ to advocate it, Miraaon's
TI,umphs Generals Vale and RocAa-Erpoced At
tacs Of Vera Cras by The Preide,t-Frwch Money Claims
and their Use-7ae XcLane Treaty 7arsG-Oommsrcias
Iroctions al Zacacas-AR English Testimonial to Mad
Gowyes-Bvraality Of Marquee de-
monarchy in Mexico is now the vision Of the clergy,
and the way to get it is by with the United States
The fever has suffered abatement since the de.
parure Of the last mail The journals speak Of every
day Impending" as unavoidable, as polite" &c.
In the gossping circles the is regarded thing
already accomplished The bad faith Of the United
States in recognizing and treating with Juarez has broken
all obligations Of the supreme government" to respect
the detailed spuations Of the last treaty and the gross
and degrading insult given TO Mexico by the United States
only be atoned for by humble apology by blood
It is here believed the United States are stupid 10
apologize and therefore war must ensue. is argued
by many and even in the official paper, that with
the United States would bring the aid Of the Catholic
OF Europe to Mexico, and that the United
States losing their central attracting power and
therefore their influence abroad, Roman Catholic mon
archy in Mexico is no. only thing of easy accomplish
mept, but that it has become great necessity for Che
benefit OF conservatism in America and the duty OF
good Catholics to throw their influence in favor Of this
scheme. An official declaration cannot be given until
the return Oh Sno 0S, al the I are gay
Mexico herself is contemptiDy weak; buVV0ak as she
is she is quite as strong for foreign the United
States will be after or two more Iarpers Ferry rows
In taking her present position she unquestonaby has the
active support of the esuts throughout America In
| OF she will have the secret If not the open and
armed support Of Franceof Spain certainly The French
Minister, Mons de Gabrac declares France will openly
aid the monarch party Mexico; and although this
! serton Of his is contradcted by the avowed
neutrality Of the French government, Still have
seen all the professions Of France lattery turn
that nation in Mexico The clergy say that they have
assurances from France and either they deceived
bave been lied TO by France in her avowals Of neutral
ity the Mexican question II is excessively difficult
through this queer business but must things APP
right, at least IN their present assertions new French
spanish paper announced, and the first number is TO
make its appearance to morrow. The leading editor is
French urs OF ability, the Marquee de Sard This paper
is to be devoted solely to the Gabriac clergy pocywar
to the United States aud the supremacy of the Ronsh
church in Mexico. II may be that this Marquee de Slrd
is charla.an, that Gabrac is lying knave and the
clergy all fools. but looks If they SUCH
and that only verdant.
Everything favoIs the feeling in Mexico Miramon
has again tumphed over superior forces posted in
the strongest natural positions in the whole country With
four thousand men he has beaten Vale and Rocha
two OF the best officers of the cons.tutonass with
five thousand men, located in positions Of their own selec
ton those deep barrancas between Guadaajara and
Colma Persons who have been in those barrancas and
examined their commanding eminences inform me that
! i've hundred men well managed Should have
been able to have turned all Of Miramons force
! But ten times five hundred have not done it,
! although headed by Vale and Rocha, the former
the most popular native officer the whole liberal army
Mramon mas cut his through the barrancas OF Aen
queque and Bean, and arrived the 22d ult in Coima
The details Of this defeat Of the consutonaists
only reach through the reports OF the vicsors With
all due allowance for party exaggeraon we still find the
constitutopalisis were beaten most thoroughly. Is
Ioortying be forced witness such entire OF
| talent exists among the military OF the liberal
army who vain and conceited. II is pity that
a such the liberals Of Mexico have has better
defenders, for be left to them must perish and fall
| into utter contempt before long
rarnon is expected back here before the 10th instant
and all the arrangements made for his immediate de-
scent upon Vera Cruz portion of the military train
haG ar hpan IN md NJ
CRETE and others organizing forces for the campaign
The French Minister has all his preliminary arrangements
made commence barassng Vera Cruz about the French
recamations the French fleet arrives which,
it is supposed will take place very soon if, indeed, the
vessels not already at SACRIFICES The Vera Cruz GO
have paid of in full all Of the French Conveu
ton 70 silence the opposition OF Gabrac but that has failed
Gabrac has got together between one and two millions OF
French claims, and it is said he will try adopt the
ecker SIS 100000 loan TO the clergy and endeavor
force the whole batch upon the constuuonalst. The
scheme one worthy Of Gabracs diplomacy piece of
low party rickeryand 1t succeeds will be the greatest
piece of vainy ever practsed upon Mexico The object
Of all this E TO reduce Vera Cruz 10 the rule of the Clergy
The question allow this piece injustice car
red out TO the ruin Of which have given
political existence by recognition? With decency
Amongst the negotiations of Mr. MoLane at Vera Cruz,
of his efforts deserves special mention AMI that in
favor of low taiA. High tariffs have cursed and de-
moraszed the public service in Mexico quite much
the army or clergy They have given rise to the contra
band trade, and that system OF venay which, starting
the service has engratted Itself upon every other
branch Of public administration. Mr.. Mathew learn,
| u
Is to be hoped, anything accomplished for the of
| liberal institutions in Mexico low tariff will be of
| the things first secured TO us.
In Zcatecas Vol and Veez have subjected the foreign
commerce TO the most atrocous exactions. Woll was
the FIST to lay the place under contribution in the
Of law and order" He forced the foreign
account for all the duties they had paid to the constu-
tonal government in the previous thirteen months He
then put extra taxes and left the place take
itself Veez next went there, and following in the
steps OF Wo has ched the last penny out of the foreign
merchants and he left the place to take care of IL
A from Iara-
tecas says there is not single adherent Of the
clergy in that State, and that is only held subsection
by brute force and there where the clergy much
superior to the liberals They have the brute force
ihetaent to direct it, The win Of the nation unques-
TO direct them and that unfortunately they have got
The whole northern country is anti clergy When Vol
entered Zaca,ecas several of the baashed fars re-
turned with him. but they were hooted out of the city by
the little boys.
Mr. Mathew, in the name of bis government, has pre-
seD.ed very handsome gold watch and chain to Mad
Gouges for the services she rendered Tacubaya the
vms OF that horrible massacre, and for coming forward
so noby and giving her testimony to the American Con
sui setting forth tho facts OF that barbarous transaction
The present is very neat one; and certainly
| a mark OF esteem fixed upon any one who merited it
more than this kindhear,ed and noble old LADY,
| Her daring and dsnterestedness would adorn any
lady, and ennoble most men. A few days after
20 TO the palace on business. She met MARQUEE his
room, and did the wretch her than he hit
her several violent blows in the face dsgurng her very
much. And what do you think? Men, rather animals
in mems dress, stood by and did nothing What
lue french minister says ene deserved it. for having
! taken the present from Mr. Mathew Can YOU believe
| ihist Whether you can or not It's true.
On Christmas day Gen. Mipon moved out from Paebla
TO attack Carvaal at Tascala. On the following day
| battle took place, IN which Minon completely
beaten, with the loss of sixty killed and many prisoners
all the officers Of whom were put to death in a manner
that is zoo beasiy for description and which reflects great
discred upon Juarez tor giving commission to a rowing,
cutthroat, and robber like Carvajal. Amongst the
TINS OF this defeat Of the clergy Doza OF Arqueiles,
the man who executed the poor doctors at Tacubaya in
april last &c shot hung afterwards and his body
1 Such
ties DO great injury good cause although the victim
! this a monster that disgraced the world.
Mr. Wagner, the Prussian Minister to Mexico has not
arrived here yet He at last dates waiting at Jalapa
for fair chance slip through without being robbed
| His expectations are doomed to disappointment such
met the Ishman who sat down the side Of Niagara
river 10 wait for all the 10 by AS the fountains
Of that river, The springs from which flow brigand
hordes are now so numerous aud prolific that the
| another place.