The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-18

strengthens more and more as time dscloscs every day
the great expectations of the future
Political organization Is advancing still more rapidly
than the pacicaton OF the empire The code OF law by
which the country has be governed has just been ter
minated, and the completion OF this great work Is an
nounced to the Mexcans by the following letter OF the
Emperor to the Minister of State:-
ALcAzAR CHAPuLrEpEc, Nov. l, 1865
NY DEAR MINISTER SrATE:-After assiduous labor
and q mature examination of long days duration We
have at last ended send with this letter all the
DEGREES, laws and bylaws concerning the provisoy or
ganic statute promulgated by the first day OF the hs
anniversary OF reign. The political Judiciary and
most completed.
In the administration of Justice, the particular object
Of solcitude some important work will be found
wanting The difficulties attending upon such subject,
and the lamenabe state in which have found THIS
branch OF our institutions are the cause OF TINS den
cheney The administration OF finances Is also 10 DC
completed Finally the regulation upon professional
instruction We however, adjourned until we select the
and development
My desire was to get through the organization two
months after the PRONUNCIATION Of the statute TINS
being impossible have postponed to later date the
glorious anniversary of our Independence. But your
colleagues and yourself having represented 70 me that
was impossible to finish in brief time work OF such
Importance have been compelled to put OIL until TO-
day
ever, be lost IT, as hope and recommend my Cabinet
executes and causes the law and regulations we issue to-
day TO be executed.
! acknowledge myself that numerous notifications
are TO be made in the way we publish to-day. Ex-
perence and study will to reach possible per-
lection With these views have prescribed TO all
authorities to send in the of the year the
observations suggested by practice.
You Will that the President OF the Council OF State
appoints three commissions to study carefully the rules
Of administrative right adopted by the most advanced
nations their financial and judiciary SYSTEM in order TO
adapt these rules to what has been established among us
and TO calculate what innovations II ID proper Tor us TO
adopt in order to perfect the dispositions Of the statute
We have, at last reached the end of the period oil leg
islative elaboration in which you have been exclusively
engaged well your colleagues. From this day will
begin in its funess the period of based upon
this organization MAMMALIAN.
Most Of the DEGREES referred to by the Emperor
night and the Daro del Impeio will publish the others
until they form collection Of eight voumns, as ordered
by Macmillan.
Other most important DEGREES have recently been
issued one approving the statutes OF the railroad com
pany Yucaan; another ordering the adoption OF the
measures another declaring null and void the alienation
oil uncutvated lands made by Juarezs government
since his departure from the capital and another pro-
claiming the mortgage given by Juarez upon national
property in guarantee Of his loan equally void and null
Here Is a translation Of this last decree
Cry MEXICO, Nov. IA, 1866.
Macmillan, Emperor Of Mexico, have decreed, &c =
month all concessions OF public land made by the
eminent of Don Benito Juarez since he left his capital
and by former decree OF the 23d OF july 1868 having
likewise declared to be of value whatever all contracts
oil any sort made by the same government consequently
are annued all mortgages that may have been taken with
ANEW TO negotiate loans or to acquire any other reve-
Our Minister of Foreign Affairs has charge to commu-
ncac this decree to all the legations and other agents OF
the empire. MAMMALIAN.
LUIS RoBLEs vEzUELA Secretary of the Interior, Min
lister Of Fomento