New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-28
MEXICO.


MEXICO. Feb. ., 1863.
The NOV, Minister of Hacienda Finance has not
been In esice more than twelve days before ne mas
answered. the chsengers OF the Government win "
report Though it was clearly possible, out of the
degrco of organization in which his predecessor leu
Abe Ssspartment to matcrialize candid exhibit OF
how-little had been done and how much remained 10
he Eone for the Mexican Treasury, stil 1t was not l"
booexpected that Mr. Romero would be able 10 IcPoi'
soon. His prOmptness is more than WeIeiy '"'l
SActory; for Mexican politics 1t is phenomenal "i'
while the report though well written. contains nO'i
ing better than the simple inspiration OF DuSno'o
has an American freshness and oandol Oh eTn9 nise
Rpirt that imbucs most cheeTtully WhaooI Fon;toI
exisfs i, fhe present craftsmanship OF tne CePp
Mr. Romero announces the vlrtnons ntelDV Its IN
Government not to celebrate rnlnOls con.i@C.? ;t
ent;Snation of dntes and TO introduce economy mo
all branches of the public service All d d yo W. =,
SOLDIERS has been sayngly reduces. 10 htoS
fhaamount of $i63 30 were pending Wheh nc eillclcu
fhe Treasury and One-siXth OF these nave Oeen paul.
In addition 10 other and larger demands OF the Soy
eminent That this is rather hopeful WORK now
eyer uncomfortable may appear 20 the TRANSACTIONS
Of your larger Treasury observers Oh mexican
finances aware II
enough TO pnt the present financial situation out Oh
Jeyel-that is to say he thinks IL lmpIuuefHt, ~, 70
handle roughly the present crippled cOnaluOn Oh tho
revenues. Better work tho present ORDER OF thhgs
until il affords good money basis Tor reforms RATHER
than the risk of impoyensnlng ~ exPeLn1hm.
With the same mind commission OF Congress Has
lately decided in sheer caution against the apohtlon
of the nuisance of acabalas, inasnueh as there was
them The rents of the Federal District are from
$4,000 to $4,000 monthly; direct contributors from
the people $4,000 to $4,000 sealed paper SoOOOO 10
100000 monthly With the and of these sums and
that of the Custom House at Vera Cruz, the Govern
nent has been able to pay ITS expenses anu 20 cas-
the reinvigoTatiOn of trade and commerce me
rents or revenues of the custom houses at IampcO
and MatamOrOs will cover all additional expenses.
Ia aEpSt
Government shah take the MINIS heretofore III
foreign hands, under its immediate charge ana per
nit the expectation of silver uncOlned II cOnVehent
When public confidence is resumed, he hopes 10 COZ
lect large amounts from cOnducas OF silver from ma
fiOnalized property, and inferior sources, ana 10
H1nidate part of the national debt. To make
small and able army, and employ the amount sISeu
thereby in encouraging immigration; to issue new
and simple araRcc or tal1H not raising I4e uuicS U
encouraging merchants, are among the Ohects Whicn
he dec ares the Government VIII c.eIs. ~ AN M
recognize of course only its legitimate foreign deOt
for the pavment of which fund Of S5O,OU Is SET
apart monthly While admitting no Obligations
brought on by the order OF things whlch Napoleon
tired TO erect the Government viii compensate those
who have aided the freedom of Mexico, ana mas
already decTeed the manner III when Ihey snall pe
q sum not less than $4,000 monthly, ana not mere
than $50 600 to lquidate the interior debt OF me
Republic and i'm a few years, Mr.. Romero hopes lhat
this debt will be liqudated Moreover he observes,
that the Government thinks II now convenient 10
consolidate the hoatng DEBT ana TO inal emu - om
occupied in forming its plans, when IL Viii soon SUD
nit to Congress. Furthermore, be advocates the
suppression of special funds and conslgnments,
and the establishment of one distributing once
Collection Offices should no longer have orders
TO pay cOmpensations and stu less any
the States should not make more payments than
those stated in the budget, or without an order
from the MiRsteriO dc Hacienda, which VIII set limits
to each case. The months presupuestO MI Romero
estimates partly from actual Outlays of his depart
nent at {1057 Sa exclusive of some stray claims
not to be taken into the present calculation; Inc
budget for the entire year would therefore fall short
of Sl2 100000 which is about the sum predlcled III
this correspondence and perhaps some numerous u
low the Government. Yet, in number OF items,
such as those concerning an announcement 10 pc
Tiodcasn the staff of the President military graft
6cations the public printing the assignments TO col
logcs and to the national museum such Judlclons
1rimmipg might be effected as would leave room III
the schedule for the payment of the interest the
General Debts Altogether the report IS worthy OF
American attention 1t contains me words ana ng
and considered as declaration Of the Government,
is among the most authoritative and important;
The Government has lately taken Significant step
In the affair of the claims made under the English
aud Spanish conventions In October last, Minister
IQlesas ordered foreign bOndhOlder not TO distri-
butte the $4,000 of spanish Convention paper which
he had in hand. In December the same Minister
notified two other b0ndhodeIs that contracts OI
Mexico with the powers which recognized the I'm
piTe could longer exist, since they broke thelr
contracts. The Government would not reject me ne-
caredl the legitimate and recognized claims OF the
pRuished Convention but docs not recognize the
stipulated time TO pay them aud VIII, therefore, take
its own time. ThereupOn, tho Government deter
mines that these claims shall be quidated IN public
anction promising that none of the MOn-Am0nt@ OF
ather spurious titles are admissible Inc H az
requests the delivery to the Hacienda OF more
than million of dollars OF paid COUPONS, anu at me
same date orders auction Of Englsh ana spanish
claims nnder the extinct Conventions the former
more than $4,000 and the latter sS4,IS4 the hlst
owned by Barron, FORBES ~ 20. FROM S4,OOU 10
$4,000 were to be set aPa'e monthly Dy Tue o tass
meat, from The proceeEs OF sealed paper I9I IheSe
auctions ON the ~ of February, Minister Romero
aRne"poed that tho agents of the suppressed Con
ventous not having given in the funds called for,
and no auctions having been held, the President re-
directed that the orders OF the Treasury should be
fulfilled Lastly the Minister exacts the paid cOu-
p0ns and liquidated bonds of the English Spanish,
and French Conventions and also an account OF
what was received 10y bODdhOldcrs during the so
called Empire.
The debate upon Guerrero brought NJ LerdO to the
floor in one OF the best speeches made during the
session of Congress. There are no photographers at
the palace and American readers have therefore no
hope of being able 10 appreciate the style Of the
Mexican PrelnieI's plain, parliamentary talk. In
Guerrero, it must be remembered Alvarez the legit
mate and somewhat unpopular Governor is beng
fought against by JlmeneZ, a prOnuncladOr ana
favorite soldier. The question before Congress was
whether certain elections ordered by Jimenez, who
held half the state at least should be recognized by
4bat body and his deputies admitted. Mr. Lerdo
thought not first, because Jrmenez hadnorgt to or
der elections second because his division of districts
was Territorial and not elect0Ial and third because
he he'd used force at the polls 10 the charge that IT
was not convenient TO the Government for its oppo
nents TO enter Congress, MI. DeTdO replied that this
was matter of indifference, and that among the gem
tlcmen elected in Guerrero were some who had aided
to save the country, and whose opposition would not
render them less worthy representatives OF their
country. But waving all inferior considerations, he
Thought the real principle issue that of Obed
ence 10 legitimate authority. ghnenez to him was
no more than mutinOus soldier to be classed
with f" the troublesome fellows" who have risen
against their Governor in SinalOa and Mexico all of
them protesting Their obedience TO the Tederal
bDt the Government gives him orders and he does
not obey them. so do the traitors of Yucatan But
the (;overnment can afford 10 treat with none of
A of them