New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-30

accept, although he may perhaps return for some
months to the United States 1t is said that Gov.
Auza will be Minister of the Interior.
THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL RESIGNATION
AND RE-APPOINTMENT OF THE CABINET
MINISTER LERDO-RoOM FOR A NEW MINIS
INSTRUMENTATION BETWEEN JUAREZ
AND DIAZ-THE APIzACO BANQUET-vERIFI-
CATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL yOTE-THE
PRONUNCIAMENTOINY UCATAN-KIDNAPP1 ING
AND ROBBERY-CURIOUs REVELATIONS FROM
TIE ARCHIVES OF MAxIMILIAN-THE FEASTs
OF THE POsADAs.
TIVE MEXICO, Dec. %, 1867.
President Juarez has been reinaugurated, and his
Cabinet have resigned. On Christmas Day, at noon,
the President read his inaugural TO Congress- whose
Vice President Mr.. Saavedra, read reply, in the
absence of the Speaker, Mr.. Ezekiel Monies. The
ceremonial was mainly the same as that which at
tended the Presidents late address at the opening OF
Congress, and which has been described to you. lt
was dreary, but brief. As yon will see by the an
nexed papers, both addresses were short and In good
taste, and their reading conld not have occupied
more than three-quarters of an hour. ms was
most appreciabe, most c0mmendable economy Oh
time inasmuch neither Of the funct0naries naihed
were orators, and their ideas were sufclent ana 70
the point. Virds were uttered az the fresl,
dent entered the hall printed rrds were shoWeIed
| upon him from the galleries as ne ascendeu
The respectabhty Of Congress broke out into very
spirited rirds favorng liberty independence and the
President. Still the ceremony was dull 10 Nor'n rs
crn ideas of public manifestation, the two officers OK
government sitting i'll their chairs OF state uhucr
emi-regal canopy were like two clerky executors
reading over some dry legal documents conceri ig
affairs of dead empire. But you will appreciate the
| dgnifed simplicity and good sense OF fresdent
Juarezs address. Il does not exhibit the moral mind
of one of Mr. Lincolns best political sermons-abelt
MIR Jnorez has stood in Mexico much in the position
OF the late President of the United States-yet the
| address is proper, sufficient. and modest.
The resignation of the Ministry was 0ppOrtunc
! and in good taste and but half surprise. If only
for the sake Of change the people would like to have
some novelty in their administration; Int am not
aware that reconstruction of the Cabinet Is clam.
oTcd for. A complete change would he quite out Oh
the question and in the departments where the pup
their present occupants the retention OF these iuc-
tionaries will astonish nobody. Mr. Lerdo de IcJada,
who is said To have the same Influence IN the coun,
| ellis of Mr. Juarez that which MIR Seward enjoyed
| in Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet, will remain Premier,
| though le has just been declared elected to the
| Presidency OF the Supreme Conrt III Congress WI,
permit him land none doubt III he may hold
on to two Offices by forsakDg all but the shadow OF
one thus following the precedent OF Jnarez himself
| who, nnder Comontort, was, by allowance, potn
| ChiefJn and Prime Minister. The Presidency
of the Supreme Court. operative IN Mexico, Inr-
nshed little occasion for an active statesnashp
like that of Lerdo and indeed, II Is even more st-
less Office save of emergency, than that OF
Wee President Of the United States. Consequently,
| the Mexicans think it we'll 10 employ their Vice
President in the Cabinet, If the temptation is great
| and his influence is strong enough: Lerdo
| has very decided enemies 10 whom has con-
| junction Of ohices-though, Of course, no can
| not be authorized 10 receive pay for the dis.
| charge OF both offices at the same tme-will
prove far from satisfactory But the precedent ana
the example nowis illegal, II Congress u APP
peased; AID Congress does not seem inclined TO forgo
The inhuesce Of the President in retaining his power
full ministe for the Ike OF any progress IN political
definitions Lerdo who like the President. is short
has Ds Of bis s Mhs
nent forehead, scant hair decided nose and sharp
countsnsnss OF this pale. priestly, middle aged gem
toinan ~ an intellectual Jesuit His early training
ia this order of clerical diplomats has given color to
the popular idea Of his mind and morals and when
he Il called the Seward Of Mexico, the descrip
ton is not so ineIact as may appear at hrst
| sight He cannot be more than IS years
Of age, and for adroitness rs minister
and INTEL gence Of the ways and means of managing
men, would stand high among politicians anywhere
Public opinion whenever il declares itself in snch
matters lays 20 his account all the imputed art-
fees OF executive maldrection. Thus Lerdos is the
camels back which bears whatever burden of Odium
of those who conceive that man of questionable
Judgment 10 have had fair cause under the Constr
tuition. Lerdo is also blamed for the Convocatoria
| but herein none accuse him Of any want OF
patriotism His relations President and Sec
retary of state make him the heir-apparent of the
Presidency and here Of course new suspicious arise
among his opponents. But TO return to the Cabinet
| of whose Teappontment III the mass beg you to
he assured The only change in prospect is in the
enda or Finance, who, in his present impaired state
Of health would prefer the more lucrative control of
the national Custom House to the arduous duties of
| the Treasury. Whether his place will be directly
supplied or some of his fellow ministers will be
shifted about is not certain In the latter case, Mr.
Balcarcel. said To be wide-awake man. and at
present the important Minister of F0mentO or the In
terror would take hold Of the Treasury. At all
| events. n new man must enter the Ministry, and
it seems possible only to recruit from such ,i
men as Yanez. Monies. and Romero, admittedly
three Of the ablest men in MexicO-the latter eS-
pecialy well known Minister TO the United states,
where in signal manner he kept his country from
beng swindled. This service, in addition to some
others as vital, may be repaid by proper seat IN
the Cabinet Yanez is nested in the Supreme Court.
and Monies il President Of Congress. The Ministry
at present consists of Lerdo, Iglesias, Mea, Mar
tnez dc Castro, and Bias Balcarcel
Apart from the subject of amnesty, bill for which.
supposed TO be very liberal in its features yet differ
ent from the plan of the Convocatora is now matur-
ing in Committee. The only eminent matter before
Congress has been the election of President and
Chief Justice Though the result was entirely ex-
pected its process singular compared 20 our
Northern Constitutional methods. For popular
candidate should have at least one NOR.
than onehalf OF the whole number of
votes cast for bis opponents, and in case of
reelection more than twOthirds. The electoral law
contempates variety Of candidates for the same
office the roads Of Mexico not being especially favor
able for honest conventions. The late election was
in respects popular failure and came regularly
into Congress each State having one vote. the terri
tory OF Lower California equal electoral weight
Committee on Elections made report in
which il appears that of $50 districts where
votes have beencast. 1880 citizens exercised that
night 1922 voting for Benio Juarez, 2.7O9 for Por-
frio Daz and the balance scattered among Al other
candidates On motion of the Committee, President
Juarez was declared elected by vote Of III to3
OF 10 43l votes in $50 districts for Judge of the
Supreme Court, Mr.. Lerdo de Teada received 1878.
and Mr. Portiro Diaz 2.5il. Neither one having an
absolute majority of votes the election passed to the
House, where, on ballot voting by Statcs). Mr..
Lerdo received of the % votes cast, II;