New-York tribune., 1868-06-26
MEXICO.
,,,pp,cuNrNT TRIALS IN CONGRESs-THE oUEs-
TIOY OF SHOOTING ROBBERS-THE ELEC-
TIoNs-THE RoADs-wHAT THE PRESIDENT


IMPEACHMENT TRIALS IN CONGRESs-IliE 0UEo '!'ro-
TION OF SHOOTING ROBBERS-IllL ELI. hLED.
TIONs-THE ROADs-wHAT THE PRESIDENT
SAYS.
From Ou' Wv" MEXICO, June 8, 1863
The trials in Congress of the Governors of Jahsco
md Guanaiuato barely alluded to in my last present
some encouraging symptoms In the first case Gov
CueTvo is tried and condemned by Ill votes against
p for having countenanccd the shooting OF 1--WE ban
dts without trial in the face o an appeal made Dy
them to the Federal courts and, III TACT against the
Injunction of Federal Judge. To this charge CuervO
replies that he robbers shot by political pre-
feet under an express mandate or the Legislature,
restoring decree made by JuaTeZ two years ago
in virtue of his ample powers. But what right
had the LEGISLATURE TO revive u decree which was
dead 10 the general Constitution, the term of ample
faculties having eXpred2 And why should a Gov
PIu0r who under the Constitution, Is as amcnabe
Ia the General Government as though he was fed,
crdl officer permit violation OF the law OF the llnu
Congress has refused even the President such an
ABOLITION of individual guarantees as would leave
his hands eatrcly free to punish robbers ana pro
nunciadOS Under these circumstance the LeglSh-
ture Of JalIsco made mistake, an the worse its
Ss SsSans' NOT there is ID it 0o'o1@ at d1Go on ohd9
States have the same disposition OF law as rcsuuS
the robbers. Iaprchcnd no serious trouble on that
account. ASSurtdlv the mistake referred 10 Is II
proof OF the desperation OF the case hODeels pro
nOunCc and pIOrOunccrS iob, with lmpuhiyi ulo
streets OF some of The small towns are not Se' terms
of imprisonment are short; forced jail uelNely HAS
inst been made. In such . dilemma. what Is u poor
State ike Jalsco to do! Tho temptatlOn therefore,
is not TO shoot five. but fifty robbers.
In tn, second case of the Governors, Mr.. Antlllon
Is acGuite of the charge that he did violence TO the
Constitution bv forcing the electors of Guanajuato
10 vote ior himself and President Juarez. Though
full cause has not been found against Gov. Antl0n
il is not vet clear that his election was wholly 1ce
one This doubt or any other does not, however,
prejudice the fact that JCarez the genuine choice
of his country. Nlatcver may have been to the con-
trarv asserted The Valur OF the cases described Is
that they present serious wish upon the part O1 the
Liberals 10 adhere to the COnstitutlOnal forms.
There are some significant sentences IN the IrGSl-
dents address at the close of Congress lie says that
while small bands of rebels remain III the States OF
Mexico and QUcrctarO and the nature Oi the country
allows them 10 fly from their puIsuers' the Govern
nent troops are every day more active 10 Td tl9 tlG
roads and small towns of their rObber pests ne
usp earnestly the extra means of repression when
Congress has given him against those who stlll
speculate iu revolutions" He feels inspired with
confidence in the future by the general opinion OF
fine Rtpnbc-an opinion which encrgeucally re-
proves the use of force with any preeXt to put one 5
self over the laws" ,. :.
Pronounced thieving is still the countrys pest, in
somuch thar its duty is as serious to put GOWN Inc
outlaws as TO have driven out the empire Inc
President gives assurance that he VIII 90 MS WORK
am told that Gen. PalaciO represented the Othcr dy
that the chief of the pTOnunclados would come 10
terms if the President would make an overture; L
do not intend TO treat with rebels sald the IIesl-
0'' N'' H. Oh.