New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-24

siEon TO the Dutch Kings Of G.
-nTndeG tbeTseIyes Win Dutch coa Britain. who sur
to their death.beds the hats customs and preserved
Of the moihef-land, Maymiiinn Inns takefnd language
exclusively from the Mexican'A lie has ado advisers
mannerf their language their style Of oTators. neiI
cooking their SOmbrerO ana lhelr dresses lie goes
the same tleaier affects to admire bun aud COCK hghts
drinks pulhe visits church. receives the blessings
Of the priests hunts fishes, dances ana models his ne
upon that Of the people hc governs but ms IL nos h
Not being content with being thorough Ae@ican IA
habits and customs he is also Mexican ia feelings ana
ideas He thinks and acts Us he Is tod 10 link ana
act. ard sacrifices his individuality of the SAKE o
popularity.
This Is all very well no doubt for leader desrous
be is to lay down the foundation Of his power IN tne
hearts of the Masses bat this ought not 70 80 80 ~ 40
% make him Dander W the passions ana tue prepuIces
Of the multitude shut Lis eyes t. the incapae o.
his minister's for this authorizes his supporters anu 'he
French in particular 10 lay the responsibility oil ther
mistakes upon his shoulders aud 10 treat HIN az man
destitute Of the merit usually found among the rulers oil
nations
MEXICAN FRANCES
Macmillan has recently shown that he was not ell
trey unaware OF the censure he had incurred on
count his Ministers, aud by adrOit maneuyring be
has tred to look for advisers elsewhere than among
McxicGns. lie has. il am rightly informed. offered
the position OF Secretary Of the Treasury 10 MI Lang,
clas the able nnncier and political ecODomlst loaned
to him b. the Emperor Of France. But MI LahgiNs,
no has been in Mexico Tor tho last Two Houtne anu
knows y experience the lamentabie condition ol the
inances besltates to assume the esponslOlly ol nh
Office which, owing to the well known prodeainy ni
L
pregnant with obstacles and disappointment Inc Blu,
pcr0r hopes however t. overcome his fepugnhhce hhu
10 induce him to fill tia! responsible position. MI
Langlas has already been az work. and planned syn
TEN bY which the revenue Of the Government could DC
raised 20 s2 O0O and the liabilities 70 50 OJ leaving
only deficit Of $1,000 which would nave 70 De rnseu
BY extraordinary means. These calculations 10Y tne
future do however alleviate the present embarrassed
position ofhe Treasury which is absolutely empty anu
IL i difficult 10 know By what meals, ordinary OK OK
lraordnaTy, II can be replensbcd.
A COLONIZATION MELTING.
meeting was held not long since with the 90,
cc look into the Affairs ofhe Immigration buTeauhhu
70 discuss the Of mpaTng new Impulse 70 tnat
important department The meeting was presided over
Nv Mr. Maury. having his right Gen. AiagFuder.
dressed. Notwithstanding his three.score years as
Mexican danny. and looking ne primly as ever vi MS
irft Va, Gen Early who bad just arrived. Gen;
Slaughter OF Texan noterety, Reynoldf' Alien ana
others. The President read several letters written 20
him by American Concderates, asking all sort OF NOR
nation and among them, whether the agency oi emil
grafton war ready II had already been promised TO
pay the passage to emigTanis rom the Cnee oalcs ~
Mexico Ihis question was however, soon solved ny the
reply that the emigration bureau had no money an. con
sequently could make advances Gen MagrUder, WHO
is the Fad OF the Land Office having been requested
10 say whether he had hot some lands Tor distribution
20 tho eUicranis who were arriving, answered that
mono were be had for the moments that all ne lands
owned by the Government had been surveyed atu
taken a gentleman present then Lsked what Was INC
necessity ~ Land Office which had 40 lands, ana VI al
Emigration Bureau which had neither money or EN-
grants M Aaury said in reply that the GOgerE uent
had lands hut that surveying was tedious and an eA
pensyC business and therefore, progressed slowly ne
advised IN consequence all those who Intended 10 Seue
farmers Ia Mexico not 10 come LL!esa IHey lau ON
carital. that thew could buy lands from ndi' iduals
NJ price lust low they coud be obtained from tue
Government that IA to say, between one ana two dollars
acre according TO quality situation ana ~ prolemeAt
Tho laborer aud mechanic he said could come even
wifto out capital the civil engineer or surveyor Also
with the common labOrcr, wiling 70 WOTh WIN thef
hands upon railroads aud mrIJsi but as 10 eeE men,
doctors and LAWYERS there was 20 great a1 aDudihce
Of them Ia the country that would DC Impossible lOt
them 10 tnd any employment
The spirit Of the Chief Agent Of immigration beins
In open contradiction 20 the magnificent appeal ne
published two months ago took every one by surprise
In that appeal II you remember, Marry invited every
one to come. offering al sorts OF lndncemeuts ana
promises To-day. however. he wants none Out men OF
money and afew professional men His present advice
however is not wholly attributable 10 bis incon-
sstency for when be issued bis first programme the
Emperor had just issued a decree giving s%UWWto
o. o. mtm ndahi htfs e reasay si9y w Under IT,
impression that the money coming, published his
edc, to the world. but he was soon disabused Since
nat time mis- faith in Imperial DEGREES Is said TO have
considerably abated
THE giCDAp ArTAIR-GREAT EXCITEMENT.
TIE great news, tha, which has put the whole Mex.
icon population into Undesirable excitement Is the
ngir al Bagdid. The day that news came you might
have seen groups OF men IN every stress dehouhehg
loudly The outTages committed upon the Mexican ma
ton and demanding immediate retaliation. Inc
cafes hotels and public places were full OF people III
duriug into the details OF The affair. treneh ohcers
MsueltI III tbll cAlite'tNk t4'"I'N '.f
milton and demanding 10 march immediately Tor Inc
BIO Grande On the same evening the Emperor drove
20 the house Of Marshal B1zline and had with him
co,yarsaion OF two hours. On the following daY Gems.
Magrudcr and slaughter sent for by Marshal
The object Of the interview l. said have been the
mart Of Gen BaZains. gather information ~ To she
toponIhy OF the country along the Rio Grandc, and
as to the means OF establishing q line VI observation
aongits banks.
TIE FGFSCH ARMY n MARCH roR THF RIO GEANDY.
The results Of these different interviews were soon
known 10 the public Three days had not elapsed since
the news VI the sackng Of Becdad had reached Mexico
that tho corps OF the French army were ordered -
march or tho Rio GTnnde. Gen. JeanniBgros received
moros Gen Douqi 20 leave his quarters at san LUIS
Poins and 10 adSG in the same directions Marshal
Bazines staff 10 give up it, quarters at the Hotel 81
Charles in this city and to ready FOR long march
The Marshal himself IL making fr preparations, and
VIII .eayp the city IN compile OF days. The WHOLE or
near the whole. Of the French army Is % be located
alonr the line now occupied by the Liberals and VIII
probably extend far up as III faso. In that case
Juarcz viii have 10 decamp. ard TO look for other
quarters or 10 abandon his position TO Gen. Ortega
who has protested against his usurpltion, and WHO. II
- reported j. waiting into arrangements with
Macmillan for the surrender of the Liberal party 10
the Empire The surrender. j understand, Is 10 20
conditional and perfectly honorable to sIe Liberals.
such Is tue story.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Very little is TO BE- said IN reference 20 the military
condition OF the country. The removal Of the French
army from the interior will doubt tend 20 increase
the number ~ Che Liberals but ~ the Imperial army
il also increasing every ray the resistance may ere
long adequate TO the attack aud the absence OF the
French pTodrco alteration in the present state oi