The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-01
MEXICO.
The Vera CRUZ Railway and the Opposition TO
1t in COngress-Disllke for FOreiGners-Das.
tardly Attack ON Americans.


malls is most clearly demonstrated in the case Of
those who most rdicuOusy declare that Mexico is q
garden Of plenty and Eden of Joy The second ses
sion Of Congress Is fully under way, and as yet
after the eighth or ninth day, nothing has been ac
cOmpshed except to discuss the old question Of put
ting down the Indians the frontier bordering upon
British Honduras with few patriotic bursts from
an occasional cratic Congressman who does his fight
ing away from danger upon the amusing theme Of
whipping the naughty Englishmen with blue eyes''
near by the aforesaid border
The gentlemen who support the report Of the COM
mittee, to annul or modify the concession to the
English Mexico and Vera Cruz Railway, have been
addressing Congress for the past three days, Mr..
Mendiolea, of ''bue eyer notoriety, having enjoyed
especially ample time to relieve himself in oppOsi-
ton to the road ana to make incidental remarks
upon anthropology as applied to the ''bue-eyed"
Ango-SaXon race, which says eyes" and Every WELL"
Unless the railroad or antiindustry party 'trot Out
some heavier guns charged with heavier metal, we
reason To do otherwise than congratulate the
company upon triumphant confirmation of the
concession granted by President Juarez under the
sample faculties" A speech made the 9th, de-
nouncng the ''grant' as unauthorized by the "am
pie faculties, and in which its author declared that
Minister Balcaral deserved impeachment for his
share of the business, has probably made strict
party question Of the matter to whether
the President and Cabinet shall be sustained or not
II will be seen that, however averse Mexico may be
to be considered in the leading string Of the United
States" so far as the influence Of example Is con-
cerned Mexico, 1t would appear seeks to be great
republic by Immediately raising the question OF i'm
parchment, throwing overheard the question Of the
industry and mineral wealth OF the country. The
discussion, which involves questions OF vital impor
lance to the country has been honored with me
presence and close attention OF the Cabinet, and
especially by LerdO de Tejada, Minister Balcaral,
eXMiniser glesias and after Mr.. Romero. IL Is evi
thof nd hp nIn anfr
the entire government party vote upon sustaining
the President In the exercise Of the "ample facul
ties" 1t Ia necessary and most important To the
country that this question Of how much power was
delegated to President JuareZ should be decided at
once and In no better question than this one of so
valuable work OF construction could the test he
made and the precedent established.
The comparative strength is ninety odd for govern
ment to about twenty against II is supposed that
OF the former will stray from the party on the
vote, while Mata, formerly nsnistcr TO the United
States, and Mr.. Monies, Of the opposition, have de-
cared their intention To speak In favor OF the road.
The issue is one of great importance to all capitalists
who possess expect to possess railroad or other
interests in this country. The granting OF cOnces-
sons, and annulling them after hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars have been expended upon project,
is an incident and a result I'm which the capital OF
the entire world Is interested. Your correspondent
must do President Juarez and his Cabinet the Justice
to state that he believes that, as a whole, they
know how great Is the need of the Mexican and
Vera Cruz road, and that appreciate that there Is
hardly any sacrifice too great for country to suffer
when the great ultimate benefit to be secured IL re-
membered. How great an amount OF whipping in''
by unsOphsticated congressman, such have
desired to be employed as counsel for their VOTE
remains 10 he seen. We give credit TO an Official
high In Office, for proper appreciation OF several
OF deputies, when he proposed that commission of
medical gentlemen to decide upon the sanity of
severs would be profitable Bill to present before
Congress, or words to that effect.
The concession TO Zangroni Il Co., for the Buno
(ajckass road from Vera Cruz to Puebla has been
returned to Congress by Minister Of FomentO. which
report unfavorable-the sum total OF which IL
that there are and will be no fund I'm the treasury to
suby ar-
italy completed. The capital and laborers Will be
almost Immediately employed In completing the road
Il can only be with regret that have to record a
growing dslike-if, indeed, so mild a term can be
Letter ,onss sS1o;. giving the particulars OF the
murder of Captain Becker an American, late OF the
liberal army. also shall recount other outrages
upon American citizens not for the purpose OF msre
presenting Mexico but for the purpose of being true
historian of facts and circumstances which are of-
curing. Your correspondent does not delight In
maligning Mexico aud her people, but truth Is
mighty and will prevail" gentlemen j. new York
aud Mexico who are attempting TO shape the CORE,
spondcnce from snls capital and who have axes TO
grind to the contrary Notwithstanding. Would TO
God we could write that the roads were
fifty or d hundred miles long safe from rob-
bers attacks: that the cultivation OF the soil was
under Improvement, and that the mineral wealth
of the country was being developed; that the body
polite not red with the rruptic FEVER o1 pro-
nunciamcnto perhaps nslgniiicant In their indi,
and even life of the country. When things
improved we shall be the first TO say TO such as
are seeking investments here, Snow s the time;
come on.' | send you translation from the Trait
clinton, being the views of the situation by the
editor Massons who Is Frenchman by birth but an
American by adoption. lie says as follows In the
Issue OF April To-
severity Of the Is Justified by the sad news
OF General kesrce be undcniabIe fact although
nand 100 or men, aOoo, Huanchinango. II is not
certain that Luis Leon has positively Joined Nssrse
each other perfectly we'll Sceree has revocd against
The state authorities.
Another question to be settled by the sword
according to the same paper II the one resulting
from the state elections at Puebla. Tertuche has
directed his steps towards the villages Of the Sierra
or"er ~, no ec,on Of Mr. area as Governor Of me
state. so have one pronunciamento for religion
and the empire at Allende second one in favor OF
| against the government OF The state OF Mexico
| ny Luis de Leon; fourth against the State
government OF Puebla under the leader
ship OF Tertuche and Others q ffth against
Rubi, the Governor OF Sinaloa headed by Martinez
Colonel Granados and others; sixth against the
government Of the state of Guerrero, whose leaders
/ are Messrs. Jmenez, vicuro. &c; all this without
the country in every direction; without mentioning
| the troubles at Carmen Island Tabasco Vera Cruz
aud the late attempt OF Julio Garcia, Of Coima. The
| Ing able to do anything in the way Of settling
matters there. Troops have also been sent
| TO Sinaloa and don't know what they will do; but
as significant fact win only remark that fear
OF the attitude assumed by Lozada has induced Co
| roma. instead Of marching directly tO Mazatlan,
through Guadalaara and Topic, TO take long detour
through Zacatecas, Durango, &c. Such IN the state
of the country: some Of orr contemporaries think
that IL Is normal condition, and they sleep, their
hands resting on the constitution, with an air OF
| tranquility, either real or fegned, OF which do
not pArtake. Taken separately. none Of these pro-
| nUncfdn,tentos are very alarming, but, taken as
whole, they are indeed fearful, for who ever knows
| the history of revolutions In Mexicof
| The DLY7o 0rcfat crtclses the attitude OF the
American press and apologies for American editors
by declaring that correspondents In this country
| untruthfu Speaking only In my own defence,
| challenge the discovery Of the least msrepresenta-
ton In your correspondence from the capital, and
| declare that there " not sane sober man In
Mexico who read the columns of this city press
| teemins with accounts OF thievng, robberies, muir
dcrs and other varieties Of "gcntcmanly sinsn but
tnows NE mtastop 70 be anything than rcayvfJ,