Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-18
Dailp .lational 1emotrat.
Mexican Affairs.
NJ ronMER CITIZEN or MEXICO.

.,ts or blinded by the desire OF eneroach-
,.nt and oppression upon the weak. lie
,,ors TO hide its real Object 10y mere
,.,..;oaI account construed to suit his con-
.;.rcs as the hatter's hedd-ineasuring in
',..,,.u, is made to fit all pnrties.
In the first place he remarks that "the
..I.;o the affairs Of Mexico is now at the
a,,d and that those that are most ini ierested,
~. n. Nerieans. should take it there and
,,d ,bat distracted country on to fortune "
c.oerou. and wonderful mani It's pity we
leo in a country in which, to show his gen-
ero.ty. all he has got to do is to look around
and inonire for the race til t inhabited it
h.,r. It's occupation 10y him and his kind.
WI, ara the Caiifornians now2 What are
,bec the people that once lived happy in
their misfortunes? They are pennies and
with barely place TO stand on that they
o,l their own. And who has done all
,bi.2 Their protectos and friends. Lord
deliver me from such
Rot again, he cries over the lost time and
thinks that matters will never stand so pro-
,;,ous ns now" and goes On relating events
which Will take up little before nun ana
,o,,;r from Feb 1854. to show that Mexico
"a mn, in fit state to be governed hy n
R.rulhean form Of government, notwlth-
standing his assertion TINT they had began
Al 4 e Gnp5t tiiullOu.
In the beginning of 1854, santa Anna or
dered commission Of three, composed OF
Flnrencio VilnrraI, Vento Haro, and SAM
brano. to inspect the fortfcnIions of the
pacliic. They, at Ayutla. turned around
and broke their onth which they had just
ryen, aud formed plan Ly which the gov
erpment Of Santa Anna should be superseded
bv one Of more liberal form, and accor-
dinghy issued their proclamation. The Inn
lecile Alyares, instigated by Comonforl,
embraced the plan and put himself nomin-
ary at its head hat CUmonf0rt actually
was its lesdvr. Well. he, being thorough
RermbHean himself resolved, should he tri-
umrh. to take the American Constitution
fas Ne himself told the writer of this comtnu
picaton) with few alterations and apply it
to Mexico, and, on Santa Annals departure,
ALVAREZ was proclaimed President by Gerre-
70, San Luis Potosi, Colima, Sonora and
California Baja, Fix States out of twenty five
But he, an ignorant and imhecile General.
very wisely resigned in favor of Como n
fort Imediately Congress" was convened.
the representatives. appointed 10y the Cover
nors OF their respective States. (not 10y the
reOprl who in the latter part Of 1856 called
Presidential election. There were three
candidates for the Presidency, hut Comon-
fort, as wac to lie expected, was elected to
Chat high station by vote Of II few hundred
'hoaS'ud the fourth part of The bona fle
votes of the Republic; thereby showing
that it was not hy the will of the minority
Of the enlightened class that he was elected. |
out on The contrary that they preferred to
walt aud See the action Of the new President
Vrore they could act. A constitution wns
Presented To Congress. and bnth parties, the
Conservative and the Republican, awaited
ue issue, there being no permanent consoli- |
uaIl"O Now came the most trying circum- |
''nct' The Rel Republicans fishing the
adoption of II Constitution similar to that of |
Tie United States, while the Conservative |
faction desired II change in some of its ar
@s' but the principal one was the tolera-
p'a Of religion that clause being oI Lection
't@ the Catholics. Finally, Comonrorl's
Vaaituiion was approved; hut, alas trou-
Ca we're not at an enc. AS soon ne the
e0iiiutiUn became known, the conservative
faction was dissatisfied, aud the cons, quence
Sas the revolution Of ruel,la. This place
pad hardly been suliugntcd, when another
Evolution Of II more formidable aspect was
cscoyeled at the North. Cunonfort threat
ened on every side, even in the very heart of |
'he Capital, saw the impending danger. and |
'he lmpossihilty Of contending with the rebel |
lAvlon and ut the same lime the incapable |
W of the people for self government. Th-re !
'as only one remedy left him by which he
tld save himselfa and the nation; and that
''' Dictatorship; for, 10y being in !ested
Nnh extraordinary powershe had not to wait
hr the slow action Of Congress and accord |
irgIy h demanded to he invested with the
@me. Al first they refused, but ON heinz in
'or'hed OF the state of affairs, they consented
d" so Tor sI ecifed time. Comonfort not
@li'htd, then, and not until then. threatened
u'e dissolution of Congress. but never was
utown INTO prison either the Speaker or any
~"er memher of the IL, use. Now. Sir
'0'0e' the most important point which the
"'re'pondent of the Express has very wisely
"OAel over and in which his government
's"e'ented in the person of Mr. FORSYTH
Tpe'rs ComOnfort, Lefore asking for th,.
1"aOrdlnary powers, had consulted with all
~e'OreIgn representatives. whose consent was
s'O' the representative of the United States
hduded.
'~'rry niIhtin which he got invested with
authority Zuloaga, man whose life
%"0o0rt had saved, and who had been con
with the command of bis troops, turned
@t "Ound declaring the authority of Com
"" V'lh' and proclaimed the ''pan of
'"ay@ Comonfort seeing the Mithless
Il. " MN who by all sense of honor should
V'u with him to the last. and being
49, W all his friends. left Mexico. leav-
+u.O"sa at the head of aff.ir4 The d.
a,Ii corps OF different nations acknowl-
R.gl "'"n and he WIS duly installed in the
y'acy on the 2lst day of January, 1858.
Hlr' Juares, half breed Indian he