New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-11
MEXICO.
CURRENT LITERATURE AT THE CAPITAL-LITTE-
RATEURS AND JOURNALISTS-THE PRESS.
From Our Own Correspondent.

CURRENT LITERATURE AT THE CAPITAL-LrrTE-
RATEURS AND JOCRNALISTS-FHE PRESS.
From Our Own Correspondent.
MEXICO, June, 1863.
Literature, such as it now is among the country
men of Heredia and PeSadO is revyng. Meetings
called Veadas Literarias, which have for members
the principal HtTateus Of the capital with a maya
zine for their organ held in the Aztec Saloon of
the clubhouse just erected in the street of The
Fifth Of May, opened of course, in honor Of the
heroic Zaragoza and the victory oyer the French at
Puebla. The best-knOwn attendants at the Veladas
are Prieto ex-member of the FL PasO Cabinet, lite
rary virtuosO in the Prentice fashion, neither worse
nor better Altimirano dashng writer for the OD-
position, now in Congress Mr.. Ortiz, editor of the
Diario Official; Mr.. Vale, and Mr.. Justo Sierra, tho
two latter gentlemen conspicuous of late, as
poets of state occasions. OF these writer's Mr.. A-
mrano. an Indian from the same city and state as
.JuareZ is said TO be the most versatile; aud am
told that Mr. Juan Vale II the Milton of Mexico 10
is needless TO repeat adaptvely what C0erdge said
so Justly of KlOpstock; but Vale is doubtless man
of merit since Mr. Francis LaIc0 eX-Mlnlster, ana
the wel-lnOwn conductor of The SglO, Is editing
volume of his poetry. The clubhouse where the
Neladas referred TO are demonstrated Is, believe.
one of the very few ever established IN Mexico It's
not as large the best houses OF New-lOrk bat ~
prodigallv embellished and, saving an excess OF
paint, would find admirers anywhere. Ii Is n Span
ish plan. of course with patio and fountain and -
owned by gentleman OF whom the account Is THAT,
fifteen more OF less, he Travelled IN aflSlO-
cratic Europe the heir of one of the titled mag
mates Of the Regency. The architect OF the house is
Mr.. James Evans, an lrshman OF talent, VINO has
worked his way to prominence at the capital.
No notice of the literature of Mexico would be
complete without reference 10 the press. The two
most important OF the city dalles are Inc S0 and
The Glob0. edited with about equal force by MIR.
Zarco and Mr. Manuel Lamacola. Each OF these gen
tlemen has been the premier of u ministry. and Mr..
Zamacona now leads the opposition IN CongEeSs with
admitted talent while Mr. Larco IS President 81 mat
Indy hp at \
generally, rs il should be. one OF dignity and lnnn-
ence. The other dales are the Didito O@c.Gt tho
Monitor RcpHblicdHO an Old Journal edited by MessTs.
Torres, Prieto, and CASTILLO and the Bo!o-
tin and Constitutional The OchoSGG, tho
well-named facetiOus paper of the capital, IL
issued thrice week. 1t Is teuilletonst IN ITS char
acter and at intervals is witty Till lately it
edited by Gen. Riva PalacO, one of the most popu-
lar partisan leaders of the late war; justice Oh the
Supreme Court. and the author OF novel OF camp
life now running successfully through n series.
besides number of plays. The strength OF me Or-
chestrd however is iii its caricatures Some OF these
in point of satire, are worthy of Paris and London
better, certainly, because more natural and nm
promptu than the humor foSslized of late years IN
the hard-teatured Charlvarls OF New-1ork. mo
idea of sending a cannon-ball, and some other
such toy, into the French exhibition, as
Mexicos gift; was joke OF The Oychestrds
have several of ats carcatures before me;
MACMILLAN as a prestidigitateur touching the
magical egg of Intervention. Reform reSurgent. the
guards of her tomb tumOllng meanwhile head over
heels, and President juarcz IN NUMBER Oi queer
situations There is particularly droll idea OF a
Liberal statesman Miguel Lerdo. perhapsl preach-
ing TO the priests out OF their pulpit lie tells them
We must conform TO the will OF Heaven; the goods
of this world are very uncertain, &c. %e'-allndlng
broadly to the natiOnaliZlng OF church property IN
which measure the brother of the present PremeE
took so prominent part. 4 man OF more plquant
merit than the maker of these carcaures IS not con-
nected with the press OF Mexico. Ills name Is CO-
stntne Escaente.
Lately has been added to the press of the Capital
very creditable weekly called the ILLUSTRATED SEM
mario, journal with the same sort OF countenance
Nh ~
ESSAYS TO inform the public OF subjects literary, MS
toric and practical and TO create an interest IN
schools Its illustrations scientific chiefly, and
its origin is due to the public spirit OF Mr. Iuentes
Muniz NJ The editor OF the SGaadI1o Is Nj. lgnacd
Ramirez. the novelist. who Is SAID to be without
superior in his country a writer OF pure eastman.
The Trait Onion. IA paper brSkly put together by
Rene Mason a French Liberal is issued here three
times "A week Last but not least Il the American
paper The IirO RepabiCS. issued Seml-weekIy, ana
edited with spirit by Major GeO. w. Clarke, an eN-
Confederate and formerly Lieut.. Gov of Arkansas.
Ii has an independence of tone which mas gwen III
uence TO its advocacy of Mexican interests. Except
ing the DdyO Ofcidi the Government has no decided
organ at the capital Nearly all are ITS critics, ana ia
some measure its supporters. The literary average
of the press is tolerable and its manners are, upon
the whole good Apparently hut few squabbes ARISE
ont of the Mexican press. On the other band, mo
public opinion of Mexico might be, without doubt.
stronger and more practical and more general without
being whit less loyal and il VIII be- let MS hope,
whenever the steaU-ehgine whistles loud enough 10
rouse it, The first page of the Mexican newspaper is
invariably led by long editorial never less than an
essay of two columns long. Some OF these editoIls
are i'm the Scraggv French-Spansh style OF short
paragraphs and are made easily as gruel; Ont IN
Inc GiObO and SiglO a better style prevails, ana the
articles therein are always respectable IN point or
dictiOn and information. The value OF asnOrt article
however is scarcely realized by Mexican journalists.
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