New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-25

family Of the departing Minister takes occasion TO
say honestly and well: 81 hope You VIII ma every.
thing quiet in your country and tho prospects Drgnt
for speedy restoration of law and order No Next
ern desires more than do the prosperity and progress
of your country. want to see 1t strong thfiy
and growing republic, intimately associated VIII Oui
own in trade and commerce. and the two IN suGh re-
laiOns to each other that they will be mutual sup
port" The letter of Mr.. Romero, which append ~
evidently most conclusive answer TO some lnputat-
tiOns east az his American friends, ana some peeEs
hints against his own integrity contained IN lnluca.
papers. He writes in answer 70 some guesIoufs. az p
Diaz COvauubias the very we-knoWn Editor OF the
DdTO Official and narTates the whole progress ol dl 2
subjects Of a loan and supplies from tho Cnlteu
States Gen. OchOas absurd transactions III san ran
cisco and monetary completely with Ortega IN New
York; Ortega's gambling attempt TO set mp aIepuOc
in the stock market; Gen. Frenonts mistake IN agree
ment 10 accept the enormous pay oil SoVYS;VOu
IN bonds and the grant of railroad zen
CarvaaPs runOus contract with WOodhOuse, ana
more recently the faiTeT negotiations Win COres az
Co. of NewHOrk, and Gen Sturm OF lhdlala, ~, rno
latter for the purchase and dispatch of arms; The
contracts for this purpose were promptly pnu ny tho
bonds of COrlies d. Co., and carefully ratlhcd by
Consul Navarro Considering that Inese confines s
were paid in bonds issued by Government hOt YET
established. and that the United states had AT one
time 10 sell its dollars for thirty cents II ~ ma.ler
surprising il is Crcditable that the Mexican UON-
eminent paid for the arms sent 10 less than $2UDOU
in bonds-an amount which can now be bought at
market price for $20OOOQ splal9 THAT the Govern
ment was unfortunate or blundered IN the appoint
ment of its rowing agents, some OF whom were ul-
dOubtedly weak in money matters. lie safer pan
would nave been 10 place the whole subject of loan
and supplies first last, directly under the eye OF
the Minister at Washington. Only his earnest ylgl-
lance did in the end redeem the Government from
the financial dissoluteness of Ochoa and Ortega IL
was hard work aad far more than his share.
The whole route 10 Vera Cruz is IecOnceded 10
English capitalists, who agree 10 build the road at
once, and probably will have to foregQ the customs
subsidies promised in former bond Inc Iehu-
antepec grant is considered tight bargain on the
part of the Government Other railroad schemes or
dreams have for object the connection OF Mexico
with Tampco the haryests of Morelia with mines
of GuanaiuatO aud Mexico with the Pacific Coast
nv way of Queretaro and Guadalajara But these
things will demand a separate chapter Claims are
numerous and the Government has appointed a
general audit One Of the worhiest Is that OF the
American Legion, which protected the LIE OF senior
.IuareZ az XaCatecas. In the straitcned clrcum-
stances of the Mexican Government IL is altogether
likely that the American claims VIII not be pressed
by diplomatic authority.
Not having to pay three sets OF European claims,
which Mexico asserts the Intervention has violated,
imagined Still 10 is heavy enough, and Mexico
IS poor, as supendOus postage and interior Gus
.a,.,-hOnses bear witness Her poverty would GER
tainly tempt her to accept loan from citizens OF me
United States but pride and proves Tor
hid that she should place herself under
financial tutelage suspciOsly like another fOrccastc
of intervention. This subject, however, has not ar
rived in debate. What IL likely 10 tempt the best
discussion OF Congress is the policy OF permanently
Withholding Mexican representatives, IRON the
Courts of England, France and Spaln-an ahsu-
nence which Mexico can more easily Afford IMAM
her three contemporaries. Mexico would on the
whole. save money by the transaction, and, az any
rate, could amply make up any differences by IN
creased commerce with the United States lhls pol
lev is encouraged by the most spirited intelligence OF
Mexico and Is understood to have the decided sym
patty Of President JuareZ. The attitude OF Mexico
does not lack independence b. DID,