New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-18
AlEXICO.

4 SYSTEM OF sLANDER-HAvANA CoRRUPrloNs
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND THE POPE-THE
CHURCH AND THE PEoPLE-MR. koMERoS
N.oRK-A NEW sAINT-THE COLONY OF TUX
PAN-INMIGRATION-T TIE PRONOJNCEES -
AFFAIRS IN THE CAPITAL.
lPROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
MEXICO, Aug. 1.-THE secret nature Oh the recent
wholesale villihcalion of Mexico and its Government
by a hostile paper in New-York Is now thoroughly
understood by those who were the subjects OF attack
TIL, motives of this attack were quite as personal
selfish and mean as any cares to imagine ana
the manner Of conducting it was in viilalnous keep
ing with these premises. 1t seems that ring had
been formed by few Americans here for the pur-
pose of mutual aid to certain namabe money inter
CstS which, being of doubtful paTentage, the Gov
erumeut of the Republic has not made haste 10 APP
prove A. German military person. WHO uloe, l .o. ~.
Ia SUNNY the MeXcans with war material, comes 10
the Capital presents bill of $4,000 and, without
even demand for vouchers IS pad; Out TINS person
goes away hurt because, for his own extra services
as a superintendent, he is offered IN gold Only the
salary of "a Mexican general. raToader quits Town
angrily because Congress is not willing TO give an
enormous grant to either enemies OF lncap3Des. a
rich man is disappointed because doubtful clam Is
not paid along with certain extra and needless dam
ages There are more such instances, each OF when
makes a boast of influence and adherents ~ wash
ingtOn. Whether United States Ohnclals nave
Lent a selfish aid 10 these matters Is more
than a mOOted question. The SUR maze Dy
Mexican claimants in the North can readily
be traced to It's authorship. while 1t seems that Br.
Seward has fully understood the character oil the
movement and has given il no encouragement
notorious newspaper, priced by dishonest JObbeTs
generally has of course been pTvy 10 the recent pue-
Iile conspiracy make paper war upon the Republic
One means OF Tevenging tie disappOntmentS Just des-
crbcd is very curious. As II womb not De plausible
to date from this quarter the pTeposterous calnmnes
lately circulated as Mexican news, the Havana
agency of the paper referred TO is regularly INSPIRED
with them from Mexico. The story. however, OF
President JuaTeZ's escape with $IOOOOOO Is a pure
proof of the Inscriptions ldlOcy which controls the
dealings of the Associated Press IN these quarters,
unless indeed it be piece of mal-infOrmatlOn dl-
rected from the source aforesaid In most respects OF
news Havana has had for years the worst reputation
and appears that this has not been due TO Cubans
OF To Mexcans but 10 the bad class of adventures
who have nested there as well as here. The United
States Consulate at Havana which used TO be re-
gaTded as news propaganda OF Inc Aer-l ORR Herdd,
was equally notorious for its cOrruptlous, lnsOmuch
that Mr. Seward persuaded To send there Trend
of his own charging him with an Augean work. Ii
is not certain that Havana is any cleaner. Certainly
its news rs sent to the aforesaid notorious paper and
and its allies i'll the Associated Press is no less venal
and vulgar than ever. ,
States without accomplishing two good works IN add-
ton to- master piece OF matrmOny tlTst he brought
with him Cancelled bonds TO the amount OF $500
600 leaving but $4,000 worth without redemption,
vet to be Cancelled within short time. Next, he
effected claim treaty the terms OF which quite
as satisfactory TO Mexico rs they can possibly be TO
the United States. Nine months after the ratlhca-
ton of the treaty convention for the adjustment of
claims will be held and III tho course OF five years
thereafter the claims will be liqudated in install
ments OF $500 900 100000. These terms allow time
for the recupcatiOn of Mexican industries. and do
not Cypress the debtor IN respect TO tho amount Of
payment. The treaty was piece OF timely sense,
aud quite took the wind out OF the sls OF the hbus-
tering organization of claimants.
The story that President JuareZ had written
letter tOthe Pope. in which he deplores the breach
OF relations between the POpedOm and the Republic,
and offers % receive NunciO. does not at all seem TO
be i'm accord with the nature of the man. and ~ APP
pr0priatey treated 10y the journals here. MI. Juaiez
would of course make no uupI0NOkcd war upon q
church In which members of his family regularly
a renewal Of diplomatic intercourse based upon some
Kind of ameds but that he viii seek n, kiss the
POpes toe, quite another affair. The Presidents
chief desire is 10 assure peace and he would 20 a
But the Church, the other hand, never had very
placabe disposition. So it ever must be with crab
like obstnacy fortified by an over presumption OF IN
falhblhty. 1890
MaTchemOs para atras."
is the chorus of famous antlchuIch song OF the
Mexicans which invites the whole ecclesiastical
breed of crabs 20 rally to the Doubt not they
are travelling back as fast they can In the last
wear a pious bishop denounced the singing OF women
in churches of the arts of the syren OF Protest
antism, though may easily hear chOlr OF maids
at the capital. Solutions sermons by provincial
priests are noticed once in while. Converts are
not as popular they might be- and complaints
against the stupid influence OF the priesthood are
Common enough. The Guadalupe Jesuts have a
mute for cunning and no one can be sure that they
are not plotting against the State Old Santa Anna
vanity in attempting 10 brew new mischief has at
least this cOlor-that he had considerable and init
mate acquaintance in his day with pTelates and
bandits decree of the State Of Jasco orders that
cemeteries hereafter shall be in charge of the civil
amfborities and that priests shall bury the dead
s~ithont forcing recommendations failing which per-
sons suffering from clerical Obstinacy may complain