Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-16
AFFAIRS Ia MEXICO.

The y. Y. Herald contains the following intelligence
RAvAsA, January I'm my last communication I sent
you by lar the nos important item Of latest Mexican
the church property question No ore vbe upSen
stan os asxnisns position could have donbted
os and dangerous affair. Heas decided according to
bis inerests Invited by the church party the
imperial erswn and control oesines Of Mexco it was
supposed b. many that he would repay the
oa ana Gysy OF that party p the adoption of their
ans declarations peatedy made the very commence
ment Of bis career that he knew and
he pet Focy OF none while revealing his real Intentions
aroGssd suspicion among bis Cd supporters that be
n not se5d himself to their yews Gradually this
form OF open revolt and would certainly havs culnHa-
ted in re7oution agast the Emperor had the
Freneh been onthe spot to restrain it,
Every one who has followed this correspondence may
Archbishop of M. xIeo city and Anonte, followed by
sharp correspondence between that prelae and Baron
ortea moment The city ~aa ssa xits has y a.sn
Pioyad military and officials, pamphlets asd pasqu
attacks sad appeals aibs and circulars
der the doors of dwelling houses and every effort
order of hngs All This dangerous machinery 10
motion bs the clerical party through love for the
eminent, but simply because the provisional government
under the OF Almonte to resore the church
property which hid been by th6 H6s al
tT, of which Juarez the mead peace was patched
up Oct seen them III sG1uid asve snHnSs to
nen Abroad the incidents Of that period were misunder
by direct the attention of word the proper
poae Ii is now admitted that those Efforts were right
"a the ar wal of MACMILLAN the attepts of the b.
church patty were wed, less threat
eEing and demonstratiVa MANNER HeVertbcess as ave
said thsg gave serious for apprehension
oDJ kept il check by 1t suspected thaths
Emperor had cone with his mind n4de up 80 disappoirt
the party that ID invited him and Asr rage knew
no bounds
1 had leaked out that Macmillan had Disclosed his IT.
tended policy the Pope when his Visi5' to Roma
while The nature OF tnat policy shrewd gaessed
Tae churebm"n acknowledge ed the hitter truth ha their
entire plot was iafure and they we're rtsdJ for any
thing The liberals, the other hand, with pleasure
The coming triumph of their policy, ano cked to she
port Emperor who koew that hi. lay
attracting them aud spared no paias TO that end He
formed his CABINET Esm amJDg them and bestowed apos
them government faVors with aViss baud Take all IN
ali, the game Well plsLssd, and played with admira
sic a0hI'y. The churchmsn Were IN manner somPeies
10 support him a. their refuge ana proee ION from the lib
while tie latter, through Aer interests and
~dI oft iIsrsr could pay, their support aid
thus ceDlented tbs fOu d9:snS OF the sew regime.
1t perfectly wei knO IN that AaximIIian did max
up bis ind regard this QUESTION before he arrived,
aud DID Communicate his int uon 10 the Holy Father,
pleasure mamie sufficiently il the fact that
ais RunGlo arrived IL exc without word OF lnstf1s
on AMI Is now about 10 depart after haVIog SIMPLY re-
uned the plimen OF AaxiElil'ans visit TO the Va
such is the situation Ae1ico. The Emperor, by his
shoWn himself enlightened, uDprej adced and ndepen.
dent e. has received the recognition ALL almost all
the European Powe Tue Republican party
fragments ana without legitimate head for the time
OF President Jqarez expired ON ns 4oth II las NoVemher
lick support, and he cow has, beyond the ghtest
DOUBT, the bulk OF the nation vi h him.
do stop ilq whether all this is agreeable
other the people OF the United States simply
truth, and shou therefore stated. For the rest,
my humble opinion ID that 1t will be time enough Eexi
when she has received tie recognition she needs to
another of government more akin to feel
but tor which she has hitherto been ard w yet be,
for a cOnsideFab time, emnently anfLted.
stated in Mexico that tbs Imperial Government will
be recognized by United States in Aarch next and
report ccedencs in diplomatic circles the capital
the sonon of the church property question: though
considerably smoothing the path OF The government
all the difficulties which Surround it,
revenues the county il terribly distrac ed
condition md millions Of dollars have to be paid
OF the Treasury which, applied to the csnstruc
ton of roas other improvements, would lessen the
burden hereafter
By stipulated at the convention of Airamon
be paid tV Give millions OF dollars within
tme and before the country shall have sufficiently
recovered pay that with And this il only
of many claims The consequence of this scarcity Of mo-
ney has therefore, Obliged haxmian to toreg the pleas
ure of ng import and export duties and abolish
ing nauy taxes he had PROMISED and desired to de-
difficulty is in the multitude OF unemployed civil
and military ocia ready for anything that gives them
profit and quite Gisgnsed with Maxmi for
taking them into his pay-a thing clearly impossible
at present. These other difficulties not Necessary
Mention will clog wheels OF he Imperial Cover
for csme and wOad even render haxmiap
position entirely unbearabe the hope OF largo influx
et foreigners did not encourage him.