New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-20
HaENICc-
The Great gndicnI Change rboui TO be
made by Maximiij'u In the LAWS Of
EsclesinsticrI Property Indignation
OF tlc PspaI Nancio.
From Tire Havana Pren'a, January II

FROM tle Havana lFcnthf Jints4y ~
On the 2lst December last Che Emperor Maxi
milan AID the Papal Nuncio who arrived lately in
Mexico bad long conference and, in the course o.
that important interview the Emperor proposed to the
Nunoo a. a basis for IN Organic Statute. tho adoption
Of the four following propositions:
l. federation Of n forms OF worship that are not con
,rary 70 civil lew and recognition OF raioiesm Is the
religion II the country.
p Definite ard final sanction OF tlc COMMUNICATION oi
ccclesastc IL property.
3 Dotation of The clergy ly the State.
L. Power, which the Government reserves to itse.f
IN the civil fuctoparles IN such places. and
TO such extent. as IL may see u. D. do
Amer the Emperor had thus given his views he also
lntirlacl % the Nguco that hc meant 20 revive the
old regal rights which the Spanish monar'hs exercised
In Mexico when that country formed an integral part oil
the Castl.lian crown, aud 10 whIch would bC0ns the
privilege ~ investing al pgelates by the AeHic9a
Crown and the entire direction ~ temporal affairs IN
what concerns the clergy well as other bodes-tAe
sanction and limitation Of tie number Of religious ira
cYntes and mouasto institutions. The regulation nd
Observance OF ccoes.astlca iardabaorblng IN short
all that belongs to the Crown IN matters OF reIgiOn
according to the old Spanish laws.
Tho step decided upon Nv the Emperor excited the
greatest surprise with tho Nnnoio ot His Holiness and
Of T@Sico AMI II wa, sold that The %uneo WINS 10 re-
tire 10 Rome IA piece Of given by the French pa
per Of the capital. LEs'g'trs and not denied by the
official paper Of tie empire, II being almost confirmed
by the semiotlcal sheets Of the same.
50. thea. We SEQ that the Emperor MnNmili1n Is De
cided go into all the important questions which clash
with the corgy to resolve for himself aad nor 10 wait
for sanction from Rome.to give solution to all pead
Ing matters which may relate 10 temporal order-to
publish in brief space tho organic statute which is
now announced. and which would BEGIN 10 have the
effect Of law without waiting for slnct.on from Rome
FOR H. In this the government Of the Emperor
is advancing in the way of e reforms that it may see
III 20 effect.
OF tho attitude taken b. the high clergy 81 Mexico
we know nothing; and nothing Gun be sod Of that
which shall be taken a consequence Of the decision
that tho Emperor Macmillan has made in order TO
terminate all those serious questions whch much in
forest tie former We DO not know. either. how all
those pow things will be received By the of the
conservative party " Mexico aud by the majority OF
the liberal party. Tho Emperor has, d0ujt, mcdi
tated over thu reform steps that lie has taken lately
but il il not easy to sec tho final result OF the second
part of the drama which ia being played there. Ii
there is hot prudence Ia ALL high AMI low, then all
orgh 20 bclr IN mind that oil the eyes turned upon
them are those Of friends but also those at adyer
saries who follow untringy the march Of public events
in that beautiful country.