The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-19
M E X &c O
TEE SPLIT In THE LIBERAL CAMP.
Depredati0ns Of the Apache
Indians.
Paralyzing Effect Of the New Tariff
Upon Imports.
CONTINUED FIGHTING IN the INTERIOR.
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Progress Of the Railroad Between
Vera Cruz and Mexico.
THE AMERICAN COLONY At c0RD0vA.
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RESIGNATION Of the Belgian Min
lister to Mexico.
DC. &c. 80.
Our Mexico city Correspondence.


MKnoo. April 8, 1853.
Count Bondel, the Belgian Minister TO Mexico, has re-
signed and yesterday took his departure for Vera Cruz
The claim Of Ortegs to the Presidency and bis denun
citation Of Juarez has alarmed the liberals who see no
way for peaceaby adjusting the difficulty Under diff
ferent of affairs in Mexico this country would be
favored with another revolution 0regas address would
the form Of pronunciamento and he would nnd
enough Adventures ready to AID him in raising the
standard Of revolt 10 overthrow JuareS The attempt Of
Macmillan to found empire in Mexico has been pro-
ductve OF good effect IL none other has put end
to the pronuncdnensos and revolutions of the mum.
beress dsconented chiefs who for the last half century
have kept this country state of anarchy and boodshed
and at the preeent time life and property
from the Gulf TO the Pacific and from Monterey to Te
huantepec than II has before been within twenty years.
and this security has been forced upon the country
The 'people governed" by means deserved or con-
scented TO IT, and have been mada peaceabe citizens
against their own will and inclination: but the world is
benefited by It, and Mexico herself Is by no means
tho least gamer.
A private letter recently received from Sonora says
the Apache Indians committing tho greatest outrages
upon the people of that region These savages have
swept through portion Of that department. killing and
robbing the nhapitan's, who are mostly unarmed and
completely defenceless For long series Of years the
Apache and Comanche Indians have been 10 the habit Of
making raids upon Northern Mexico extending their in
cursions through Sonora, Chihuahua Coahdia and Du-
range frequently presenting themselves before the walls
Of the city Of Durango ITSELF plundering the
people Of their ,. stock and movable proPs,,y
and numbering whole communities whenever the least
resistance is made. One hacienda alone, in Durango
has during the last twenty five years furnished these
Indians with at least two hundred thousand horses mules
and cattle The Comanche or Apache chief attacks the
nSerda drives on an the tu grown animals ana cody
h. will be back IN the course OF twelvSmonth The
Indians claim the territory rs their own recognizing the
Spaniars only as squatters, and tell them that this Is
the method they take ollect their rents" Many OF
these barbarans make their homes within the BORDERS Of
the United States, travelling hundreds Of miles whi6 upon
their predatory expeditions always returning well laden
with spoil after the close OF the Texan revolution
Santa Anna conscrpted large portion Of the abebodied
rrupton from Indians. who have been gradually grow
ing holder and stronger UNTIL finally, they now in fact
rule a large portion Of Mexico.
Our Vera .Crus Correspondence.
vERA CRuz, April s, 1893.
For some time question Of great importance has been
pending between the commercial houses OF this city
gagged in the foreign trade and the imperial government
BY Maximilan's decree Of February 10Th ultimo, an
additional duty of thirty per added to the tariff
then II force.
The mer han,s OF this port claimed and with reason
that this could not apply TO merchandise in which
had been imported months, and OF It oven years
before tho publication OF this decree; that tho very
fact that such merchandise on hand and had been
kept long proof that In but little demand
and would probably havo to be sold loss and that
10 force 1t 10 pay additional duty not con.
tempated known the time Of It's importai on would
be to involve In ruin many Of the merchants ex
pose them to losses unjust injurious II also
urged that such measure In violation OF the organ
law Of the empire. which established the principle that
no law ever should have retroar tive forc,.
For these reasons the question has been very grave
between the commercial houses aud NJ Roan Ia
French subirct the Director of the Custom Houses tho
Gulf But Macmillan, Mt the petition OF the latter aud
tl.a
ordered not only that the merchants must pay this ad
dtonal duty upon their effects now hand and pre-.
vously imported but that u they do not deliver n full
OF all merchandise hand within the term OF
three days, they shall be obliged 10 pay sixty per
additional duty N place Of the thirty per cent nx,d by
that not only requirements established that
trry 10 all the principles or Justice recognized through
ont the world, but suddenly and on tho moment thore
established and In Of doubtful interpre.
tatou systems Of penalties under arbitrary cgs
laiion heretofore unknown. Tsese are entirely new
for this country and have caused profound
sensation throughout the commercial community.
The tariff has been suddenly raised lowered before
and merchants have been exposed sometimes serious
losses and nj other times have gained upon their stocks
hand: bu, they have before been exposed in
addition 90 retroactive laws and the imposition OF pen
allies as new and uneSamplcd they arbitrary and
unjust. What, however, makes this case more remark
able Is that Is matter Of public noioriety tina, both
admit the justice OF the position taken by the
cial houses Of this tho principal port Of the country and
pronounce the inqutous one; but thor
OF Napoleon Is Ct at that they unwilling 10
contrary to any decided upon by NJ Langlsis
the agent here By Napoleon and who PRO
cceded "a though he directing a department IN
France The principle, however, that tbs action has
established ~ most dangerous one, and has thrown
commercial affairs hero into the greatest uncertainty
No merchant knows what 70 calculate upon or what
expect and the belief IL that this only tho
beginning OF course % similar exsctons de~lencd 70
meet the extraordinary nseetcs caused BY the pccu-
mary endorsements OF Maximian's government
70 meet even ha the prssn, and the fear
IN that M matter OF necessity, resort viii be had 10
every possible means Of cxorng funds wherever They
DO found Az the only cIa that has available means
10 the commercial community, follows that upon this
class these sxacuons likely almost excusivey fall
How u will be possible u continue importatons under
hese circumstances u Ia not easy 70
The English Minister said, has already ntcvfcved
In the matter but there hic hope Of anything being
done long the pccanary necesscs cf the situation
graf and the French continue 20 treat this country
~ the Spansrds dd-ss place 70 take dolisrs FROM
and st the cost Of any sacrifice OF present
o. future interests