The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-09

RIexicaa Facts and Forgeriss.
General BerrioEabal, the liberal Governor Of
Matamoros, asserts positively that tho blood
thirsty letter attributed to Escobedo, the Mexi-
can Commanderin-Ch Chief is forgery. General
Berriozabal has proved himself soldier and
gentleman, and his word Is entitled to respect
We take it, therefore, that the letter is o fabri-
catOn-an ingenious one-since the forger
seems to have caught most accurately the senti-
ments by which Escobedo is inspired, but still
fabrication. Words, after all, are of little
value in case like this. Deeds speak more
potently than language, and more unmis-
takably. What does General Berriozabal say
to the executions at Queretaro. or the later
and in some respects moro strocious shooting
Of brave old vidaurri in the streets OF Mexicos
Arc they forgeriess What explanation has
been given Of the massacre Of San Jacinto,
where hundred foreign soldiers were butch
cred by ffteens with every refinement Of bar
barity, each successive squad as it marched to
death meeting the mangled bodies of the pre-
vious nfteens The man who presided over
that sickening slaughter pen has no right to
find fanlt with the sentiments which the forger
of his letter 10 Governor Gomez places in his
mouth. Is il not true thai at the recent capture
Of Puebla Por6rio Diaz, one Of the best Of the
Mexican generals, shot sixty-three helpless
dred Frenchmen were murdered in a bodys
While these deeds remain on record, and while
President Juarez's decree against foreign retail
traders stands unrepealed, every one must
believe that the wish to drive the last foreigner
out Of the country, which has been ascribed TO
Escobedo, prevails very largely in the country,
and is the guiding idea of the administration.
General Vidaurri's execution was almost a
moro mpolitic step than the shooting of Maxi
milan. Vidaurri. by his personal character
and great abilities, commanded the respect of
the best men in Mexico. He was nearly related
to Treviho, one of Juarez's ablest generals,
AMI many Of the leading liberals were his
intimate friends. Personal dislike to Juarez
and deteaati0n of the robbers and cutthroats
he found In the ranks of the constitutional
army drove Vidaurri into the imperial camp.
He asserted that cause which numbered
among its generals men like Caravajal, Cor
tina and Canales could not bring good to
Mexico. He discountenanced and tried his
utmost to prevent the excuses Of MARQUEE in
the capital and lost no opportunity of fostering
the liberal proclivities Of the illIated Emperor.
The assassination of this man will raise him to
the rank Of martyr in the eyes of the educated,
thinking portion of his countrymen. vidaurri
living and at the head Of an army would be
less formidable adversary to the Juarez gov
eminent than Vldaurri dead. The manner Of
his death, the fact that even Diax hesitated to
resort to extreme measures, and left the
cowardly task to Escobedo, suggests that
vidaurri fell victim to the personal revenge
of President Juarez and will be looked upon
as justifying the step he took in severing his
connection with the party that now hold the
reins Of power in Mexico. When Is this car
nival of blood to end7 There havo been
rumors Of the intention Of the government to
,erant N amnesty, but there are no signs Of
this intention being carried into effect The
list of prisoners of war whose sentences have
been slightly modified by the President con-
tains the name Of none Of the prominent officers
captured at Queretaro. What has become Of
those four hundred and thirty unfortunates!
Where are Generals Castillo, Arrellano, Valdez
Reyes, and Prince Salm Salm, with his American
paperss Have they shared the fate Of Maxi
milan, Miramon, Mejia and vidaurri! II so,
II is strange beginning to that "new era Of
peace and prosperity" which Minister Romero,
writing to Secretary Seward, says "the late
political events have inaugurated for my
country"