The New York herald., 1866-07-20
OUR CITY Of MEXICO CORRESPONDENCE.
OrY or MEXICO. July 8. 1865

CarY OF MEXICO. July 8. 1865
POSTAL MONEY oRDER nsxIoo
The kexicans have adopted the postal money order
system Of the United States and decree last week
Issued making tho Offices Of the principal cities order
ofcea The amount Of any order s limited 70 twenty
dollars. This will prove Of incalcuabe advantage In
this country, whore banks almost unknown, bank
bills unseen. and 1t is only great favor and upon
payment Of large premium. that orders checks
be obtained of merchants city upon those Of
other
PxSsos TO A LIBERAL GENERA AL's WIDOW
Last week tho Emperor confirmed the act of Jaarez,
grantngA pension 70 the widow Of General Zaragoxa
who fell while bravely repusing the French at Pueba
In 1892 This act has caused little csmmoton among
both imperialsts and liberals and is looked upon by
both parties something than mark Of respect
for brave enemy, or IN act Of private benevoence
The French particularly in their structures
and tell the Emperor plainly that he need no longer hope
10 conclliate the Mcxicans-he must conquer thsm;
the day for gentle and kind words has passed. and
the time for blows and hard work he's arrived
They say, instead Of making friends among this people,
armies should be moving from point TO point admins
tering quick and effective blows and breaking up the
bands Of liberals before they have time 10 concentrate
The whole Country s endangered and nothing save
II but stern decisive and military genius On
the other hand, the liberals inquire how Is that
band lighting In the right causes the conclusion IL
plain that Maximilan has no right here II zaragosa
and roverencing his memory is the greater. Alto.
gehsr tho decree Is considered to be great bunder
II satisfies nobody save the recipient Of the pension and
possibly her immediate family.
MunuIAN's L0vs or JUSTICE
An occurrence recently took place which evinces
one Of the Emperors noblest traitshis magnanimity
and love OF justce-and the deserves notice from
the private in which done and the secrecy
weeks ago ave young men Of Gusdssjars wers tried By
court martial for treas0n convicted and sentenced 70
DEATH the sentence being nnt transmitted 70 the Em.
the sentence commuted II TO banishmsnt for life 10
Yucatan, at the time ordering the evidence In the
young men accordingly manacled and forwarded
TO this city rose for Yucstan. Hearing OF their
rival the Emperor disguised himself and visited the
the affair He afterwards carefully read the test
mony gven before the court martial, whom he became
immedatsiy pardoned not out Of clemency but as he
expressed IT, an act Of justice. The young men were
wholly Of tho Of the person visited
them in prison and checred them up with kind words
but they recognized the Emperor a. he passed them in
his coach Their gratitude knows no bounds, and they
tire relating what passed between them and their
ilustrous visitor In the dirty prison CELL nor Of the
promptsude with which he ordered justice 70 be done in
their case.
Under the constitution Of the empire free liberation OF
al religion is guaranteed, and thus liberty 3 every day
noticeable when professions moving through the
streets and Protesants longer obliged 70 upon
their knees and remain with heads uncovered until the
image host has passed; but old Spanish law still
remains unrepeaed which prohibits the sale OF religious
books Bibles except such as are sanctioned by the
Catholic ccrgy The American Bible Society has estab
lshcd several agencies In this country, and have within
the last year dkposed OF large numbers OF Bibles which
are Of tho King James version, without nose or com
mont This for long time excited the Ire Of the priest
hood and long wordy war has been progressing be-
tween them and the socetys agent who appears 70 have
the best Of the Affair." judging BY what the boral press
say Recently, however, the old law referrcd TO has
been raked up from among the rubbish Of the past,
and tho socsys works scxed and their stores closed In
several citles Guadalajara Church paper calls the
Bibles nfernal works and congratulaes the country
upon its happy deliverancc from such corrupt and
wicked designs actuacd the American Bible Society.
The selling Of Bibles has been something Of monopoly
In this country, and the American Bibles being offered
very lowat onethird the price Of the other excited
the indignation Of the padres who finally oycrpowercd
their Yankee antagonsts Tho agents In Guadalajars
and Puebla time since Imprisoned under thil
old law but the Emperor Immediately ordered their dis
charge In this city the agency appears TO flourish IN
spite Of all opposition, and the general agent Mr Batter
IL causing commoton In the country. Let him alone
and he will yet defeat the bgois.