The New York herald., 1866-06-16


Maesties entrance into the capital will be duly remem
bered by grand ball at the palace
Our Vera Crux Correspondence.
VISA CRrz June 8, 1868
rar SITUATION
In the sonora great wretchedness exists among
the people in every hamlet and almost hacienda
There women outraged, children buchcred and
hung, and that almost daily TO satisfy the die
ates OF revenge generally and in some instances as far
as the hanging and shooting are concerned, to meet
necessities brought about by tho black flag decree Of
tho Emperor Maximan. Houses fired, plantations
laid waste and small depopulaed by raidng par
ties In Chihuahua very little better state Of affairs
exists. In Sinaoa the plantations are deserted and
the inhabitants forced in many cases to travel
from place TO place begging for something TO eat
In tho State Of Durango outside OF the capital there
is trouble everywhere aud grievous complaints all
sides In Cohahuia there seems TO be less misery than
in other parts Tamaulipas occupies frequently
place in the columns Of the papers OF the United
States with its grievances 10 need comment Nueva
Leon and San Luis Potosi occupy about the posi-
ton and these together with Zacatecas aud Jaisco
30 thoroughly infested with gucras that they may be
counted almost without the pale OF civilization. The
acts which SO frequently committed within their
limits fully justify this conclusion. Besides, IN the
two latter States the offences committed by the foreign
troops are matters of daily protest. Collma,
Mchoacan Guanajuato and Queretaro nothing more
than raiding grounds. The State OF Mexico is rather
fortunate than It's neighbors Nevertheless II is
not unfrequenty the Of encounters which leave
very uncnrable traces behind. Puebla is literally
thieving ground There stealing is profession, an art
Vera Cruz the great tax State II people not in
ncied here in other par their good fortune we'll
balanced by tho enormous taxes they have to pay.
control The liberals dispute the control OF good por-
tion OF a. Oajaca occasionally knows an encounter
which might DO dignGed with the title Of encagemento
but IL generally is The scene OF only skirnshea Iabas
about Yucatan, outside OF Ssal, Merida and Cam
peachy controlled by hostile Indians We have made
ment which took place months ago at La Paz the
liberals seem 10 have 1t all their own way there.
NAxINn1ASs DoINas
At the city Of Mexico the Emperor s re-orRanizng
He seems TO be a. full Of ideas and new plans for
the moro permanent establishments Of his play thing,
the empire though its continuance not matter
involved in great doubt And yet notwithstanding his
look on aud say nothing but il Is known thai they en-
question very much whether he is not beckonng them
In at the front door Of the empire, while he has every
thing prepared TO go out at the back ono, with the
place like home" That his Majesty organize what
he Is pleased 70 style "a great national party seems to
be great imperial absuTdy, and that no can raise
powerful army 70 sustain the empire oit OF the native
population Of Mexico il another That the natives
Will his and ammunition, and at first cry
out "Iong live the empire" there be doubt but
that they will not turn those arms against him when
they think they strong enough TO do 80 successfully
events must decide. To-day there are secret
liberal organizations throughout the length ana
OF war are concealed In parts The despcradocs
partizan rangers aid Insignificant commands now IN the
led, nghtins, or pretending 70 nght for the liberal
Of the class Of people who will rise and take the Held
against the empire at tho frs favorable opportunity
The people plainly see that the United States have as
sumed position involving the defense OF tho liberals
position which cannot be abandoned without hnnia.
ton and dshouor To councract this feeling, the i'm
periasts men and money 10 srread the Argument
far and wide that tho ulter0r object Of the North
American government is sell aggrandzement ut the ex
after the other tho states TO the great repub
cn That this will produce any particular effect Is Very
doubtful. Those who have the most TO say on this
subject are the fellows who will not fight themselves
They have special fondncss for theory, but remarka
bic aversion TO handling musket
There who gather around the Emperor and
who take the place of high wall between him aud the
people. They do not let him stray too far aud become
undeceived, and they economics the truth TO him
when they deem cxpcdient 10 do and judge that
such OF cxpedency arise quite frequently. Such
men use latterins Language TO hun, and IL may be that
he IN deceived There some times indications that
be IL not 80 affected.
The old aris,ocrats in Mexico look upon republican
institutions as innovations upon the good government Of
society," aud totally at variance with The feelings Of those
VIII, desire to lead q sIper-refned existence.
the financial one--a awhite elephant 70 Maxmiiian,
the voracious appetite cf which " sufficient without
other causes, 10 ruin him. 80 far, the duties have
been ftom time TO time raised higher and higher,
while the Of tho country las been gradually
growing less and less. Two years ago twice as much
mahogany sent from Mexico will be exported this
year. II IL the same with goat skins, cochneal and
many other articles Al the time the French have
been losing large Of money, which must ere long
tell upon the imperial treasury OF France. care
ful observer can judge how long the empire Will last
unless foreign government steps 10 ~ aid II with
draw Its support the empire would he buried within a
month afterwards II the duties put much
heavier the people will have either 70 sarve cmgrae
shown Itself in all Circles This change has been brought
about by the publication OF tho correspondence
between the United States and France. and
tho notes of Mr. Seward 10 the American Min
lister nj the Court OF Vienna The lIbcralists have
become bold and confident The impcrialisss have
taken the alarm They have broken in upon tho arena,
great national guard. The Emperor win not scr the
Empire. The people will stand by him." Yet,
this IL only the cfIervesrence Of imperial hopes
and ambitions. II will die out suddenly. The
Emperor is by no means certain that he will
not have 20 retreat With him. ~ with his party, all 10
doubtful During the last month quite number Of new
Mexican question. Thus shows that the Emperor fears
trust the discussion OF the questions upon which he
says he viii before the people, even TO the newspa-
pe-papers by free from tnc fear Of bis rule
The editors Of which know tba, they watched and fall
ing into disgrace will be punished The of1cisI docu
ment which Maximan addressed 70 the French Minister
In Mexico on the subject of The presentation % the Cross
cerity. II rumored that Napoleon and Maximilian
had got 10 be very bad friends that the French and Max
were quarreng here and he Maxmilian), finding that
the rumor having considerable effect against him,
trumped up the affair to- II possible by H. cover
up tbe bad of 1he repora The people said them.
selves that, Mammalian and Napoleon having openly
disagreed that the latter would support the former
nor = y France with any other government to do