The New York herald., 1868-05-30
French View Of Ortega's Claims-Consraces
With Foreigners.
The following article Is from the French organ at
From the Trait d'Union, April 1871

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From the Trait d'Union, April lsJ q
Nobody entertains now any doubts about NeereeeS
prOnuncfGnientO in favor Of Gonzalez Ortega per.
son TOT Se sa g he 70 res eaee ~
to raise this false standard Ortegas In order 70 DIVIDE
the republican party BSt the sta
those who would like to have an ONCE and who have
not who think they have old or recent gries
against Mr.. JuareZ some of his Minsers-felt they
must invoke some sort Of pretext and name to rally
around. They put forward the most available, Or
taken when a few days ago we pointed
out the dangers OF this apparently I'M
cares taken to ul public opinion until everything
was prepared, the strange complaisances we had
tain organs OF the press, together with some conf
dental revelations which have been made to US, in
duced US without great difficulty to believe that the
Negrete will no longer commit any OF the foliies u
youth. II he throws himself into the arms of revo-
port more or less powerful; upon sympathies moro
or less disguised. He has accepted the role of
to the mine. II he succeeds we viii at once see for
the second or third time, the admirers OF the rights
and virtues OF Mr. Gonzalez Ortega throw OF the
mask but II he fails he must expect to be disowned
by the very men who have put the arms In his hands.
The campaign has been opened Two old comrades.
the point Of engaging In fight. We have no doubt
but some skirmlshes have already taken place, but
we would be strangely mistaken were we to expect
sudden result to these hoslties Negrete has wise
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famous and covered with forests where he can keep
at bay for any length OF time the forces the govern
Just at the very time that Negrete unsheathed his
sword Gonzalez Ortega, with the formers consent
gor undoubtedly they understood each otherl, ad-
his confinement at Monterey the copy Of q memorAn-
dunn which he had previously sent to the Correo and
Botetin Repuoiicdno on the sth OF December. ana
which he had also addressed under the same date, to
the National Congress which ought already to have
assembled In accordance with the Conpocaiora (the
act to summon the Assembly. The publication Of
this document has already taken fifteen OF the columns
OF the aaa mo we e seem 70 oe ye ic
the citizen J. Gonzalez Ortega, constitutional Prcs
dent OF the Supreme Court oil Justice and Presidents
al interim OF the republic, addresses TO the Congress
OF the Union, FOR the purpose OF making statement
OF the documents in which his conduct is explained,
in consequence OF his inability to exhibit said docu
ments, from mis- confinement; also, to accuse the
President Of the republic Of 1866, citizen Benlto
Juarez OF the crime OF violating the constitution Of
1851. tl.s .fa
We hope to be excused for not publishing this crude
memorandum" long since known to every one Of
readers for 1t s In fact nothing else but the old
question now sought TO be placed on the tapis Mr..
Gonzalez Ortega In thus addressing the National
In letter he had formerly written to the Governor
OF Nuev0 Leon, does not, we think, hope TO obtain
% To ns sG s
ington. Its object be other than to excite the
feelings OF the people and thus 70 procure recruts
great fuss will be made about this document, either
by the press at the bar, for 1t doubtless forms
part of the grand scheme concocted to revout0ni2o
the country
Another paper (MexIcan) thus speaks Of contracts
with Foreigners
[From the Monitor Republican,, April 221
The country's honor, Its word, Its deco
rum, Its credit, where is all this g0ingf say tho
speculators. The honor Of the country consists 10
good administration, not In squandering the public
funds its decorum In preventing unjust and reproveQ
spcculations Its credit In the prompt payment OF All
the branches OF the administration, In CONTRACTING
no loans, In making no contracts OF any nature wnat
with foreigners, In making economically, Win
ability and success, the material improvements tho
country needs In developing lie home intercourse,
In arording aid and work to the starving people,
i'll encouraging Industrious and enterprising Mcxt-
cans, and preferrng them under similar circum-
stances TO Others, just a. foreigners residing N
Mexico prefer their own countrymen, wno " tnl6
course, afford proof OF their contempt TOWARDS
US, aud teach us lesson OF the fraternity exutin8
among them as well a. of political economy.