, 1861-08-24

Correspondents Of the II. Z. 14mes.l
CITY OF MEXICO, July %, 1sat. /
The news OF the suspension Of relations with |
his Gosernnae,at BY the Engish ard Trench Mn |
isters, which goes by this mail, will inform you |
Of the gravity Of the events which are occur |
ing here, and which merit the hmm adiate at |
ttntion Of the American people, unless Reare |
willing to see Mexico placed under the pro- |
tectofate OF England and Fra1ce, and perhaps
,aade co1ooy Of the former Power.
This event is brought aoout By two causes
first, the opposition Of the French Minister,
ister. to the cause Of Constitutional Govern
ment in this country; ana, SECOND, the BE-
Lief entertained By the English and French
Gogt1nments, or that YES entertained, thst
dissolved aud consequently its power
gone, and the still more confident be-
lief entertained that such was the case
by these Ministers personally, which has
led them to think that any step calculated to
bring about an opportunity for European n
t terVention here would be not only seconded
! but warmly approved by their respective Coy
| ernmenta, as tcos the action IN ts &anto Do
.aingo affair BY that Of Spain.
IL 6aligny, the French Minister, is q par
! ticnlar friend and adm:rer Of Mr. Benjamin,
| Of Louisiana, and is an open. partisan Of the
| South. Sir Charles Wyke has Gympath!ss
| much the same way, and is greatly under the
Influence OF saligny.
| 1Ne 1HuHe12hN pTtLEXE OL LILLE Tupt1f6 Dl IT.
lations and threatened resort to force against
| tilis country by England and France, Ia the
| passage Of a law BY the Co29rsss no# in ses
| Rion here, EuspendiDg all payments On account
! OF the debts OF the Government for two years,
| in order that it may have the means to fiuish
| the reaction, restore the country to order and
security, ard re0rganlZe the finances Of the
country or sound basis, lowering the tariff
and Introducing other reforms for which a
few months breathing spell aud the command
Of some resources ia necessary.
While The assignment Of lpTards Of Is per
cent Of its revenue w2s made to the payment
Of interest, ETC., On its foreign debt {sod wh ch
assignment has been faithfully paid over du-
ring all the revolntion), it was impossible to
sustain the Government and make these re-
fcrme.
Whist makes it mere evident that there Is
some Interior design in this hasty sud violent
rupture On the part Of France and England, is
the fact that both of these Ministers here have
admitted the necessity for this suspension, for
time, OF payments, End befoTs it 7oas passed,
only objected to the proposed manner Of it !;
that Il, that it was done By Congress- without
driving 6 previous bargain with them about it,
But the moment 1t is done, they hasten to put
, on it the grayest character; talk OF the viola
. lation o. solemn international compscts, and
threaten that # Congress does Tot turn upon
its Own acts and repea! them ct foreign de-
, | 1rand, they will break of relations and coun-
sci their Governments to seize The ports Of The
country.
> II Is demonstrated beyond any f1rther ques-
tiGn that the will Of the people Of this coun-
> by is for q constitutional Government. Ma
poleor's doctrine Of satiafed nationa1iies
). ioress Us then to admit that a constitutional
Government must be sustained, # any, intais
! ceuntry. Neither the English nor the French
{ Minister want euch Government here. Does
a rot England aEd France think, in the sup
posed weakness Of the United States, Of SET
4 ting up Government in this country. I
x4u+,- mvrS
= fataro power Of the United States. whe@ae
s united, or Of either part, if separated. Thas
~ gre grave inquiries. They should be laid be
e fore the American people, and our Goveszxas,s
" should not act without the people having il
n formation Of what is going On.
3 The interior affairs ofth country improT|
10 but slowly. Every influence Of the clergy
n the moderator, the ambitious and the diaa
al feeted is put forth to ennbaffaas and to weake
N the Constitutional Government; and th
wcnder is not that it acconpllshes so lttl:
but tEst it keeps on at all
The principle OF 'tno more revolutions" ha
however, gained great and lasting bold Of th
minds Of the people in the respective States
but in this hot bed (this city, Of clergy an
IL corrupt foreign influences, it is almost impo
ID sible for any Just Or wenintentioned govern
g. u2ent to stand.
- Besides it has no RESOURCES The eol7uaerc
sn cI tie country nHs bece1ne E9ost t1.7iaa i
u, the long civil war, &nd has ceased to afford il
H. usual revenue to tho Government. There
TT not strength enough on the part Of the Go
w. eminent to impose direct taxation and Il
,g, property Of tho clergy, which vas nations
be lied, has entirely disappeared. This latter
not strange when We consider Ehat the Chi
ideas Of The authors of this naturalization y
simply to destroy the power Of the Churc
sd even if the property Was gsrs7s aWaY and
ID the laws provided for its sale BY the PAYNE
he Of 60 per cent, in bonds Of the interior
lis foreign debt, Unnecessarily the former were
on eeiYed, and not the latter. ss the one were
,rk 7and the other at 2o,} and 20 per cant, in Il
to ty to eighty monthly payments, the GaEei
ell, ment only received what it could realize
n the discount of these forty to eighty montt
ILL., | notes, which being worth, in the preYejli
uncertainty Of affaire, only II to rs per ee
i / On the dollar, it is easy to see that the act1
!. ,mount realizsd by the GoyernuGnts has be
Lne 7esy small aud nov that resources is exhaust
Les. Mexico can look for aia or protection o.
sT aas TO the United States; and if Eogla
tbe tbe and France are going to take adv
re aa tage Of oar supposed weakness to got
~ fco.hold here, ~ Dsssst p1eesnt l. The teeli
th the here, on the part Of the Constitutional pa
h SAe towards the North and Mr. Cnrwin is exc
~ ~ lent. With that party and Government
aoy can do anything VIC please; with any Of
party 1t viii be difficult with the Chu!
party It would be impossible to treat
j.. Gov. G. has nearly concluded postal {
l.. IN extradi.ion treaty, and can do anything
hip phases here acitA yeterc3ace to the South By
and steamer before this, MAS forwarded the I
Gty mission given by the Mexican Congress
rit- tie passage our troops from G1aymas to !
dis' zcna. Respectfully yours, -