The New York herald., 1868-06-12


to blind the eyes OF those who have already become
sightless by beating their empty heads against the
commerce anu ,ndnssry nss OF tne people. SO moveth
The steam railroad enterprises have all been
Knocked IN the head. The proposition OF Mr.. Anson
the United states border to Mexico city and the Pa
eifc, afteI having been tedously trined with, has
been most provokngly Knocked in the air like foot
ball. The representative OF the jackass road Is
| Spaniard or a Mexican.
In the matter of railroads. as In politics. the people
OF the united States must learn that Mexico will
not surrender herself her enterprise open up
country to their capital is but too recently that she
tnough sore boasted that her spurs are too long
and her sword too sharp to admit that,
accomplished and the republic restored. II
not elsewhere then here can possibly be discovered
.ne secret OF the extraordinary decsiveness and
dustral and mechanical aid have been refused by
Mexico when coming from the United States Mexico
prefers 10 accept nothing from the United States
her Official paper has said not even money-and as
she has not the educated and skilled labor pro-
poses TO retrograde and to die game. What great
cure can alchemy reveal for this fatal illness which
afhlcts poor Mexico?
Gentlemen who represent the projected road from
Mexico To Tuspan have arrived here, but there are
loo many Americans in the party to save tile enter
prise from being annulled at the earliest moment,
these concessions were given by President JuareZ
before the existence OF the Congress.
No action has vet been taken by Congress up to
tne present moment toward the restoration OF rights
TO the American and Mexican Railroad Company,
and the final action has rather been taken with
IeicrcnCc W Tile mexican ana vera cruz railroad
concession though great hopes are entertained In
favor Of the latter. IL is contemplated that at the
closing IN moment OF the session the Congressional
arena VIII be strewn with the carcasses OF defunct
ralroad projects leaving the jackass road the mon-
noted in the budget Of expenses for the current
year that In article SIX which appears in the official
paper OF to-day, the two largest sums are one Of
palace and tie other Of $sos, 400 for draining the
valley OF Mexico. The extraordinary sum OF the
former has occasioned much Comment and the latter
santa Anna MiramOn or MaXmilian required money
TO buy up few disquiet generals or few genteel
road agents called in some countries robbers and
murderers), was found convenient to have some
"desague" or other fund from which to borrow a few
thousands.
Congress a Stumbling Bl0ck-DismantIing Of
the Vera Cruz Works-The Queretaro and
Other PrOnunciamientos-T Threatened
Matamoros Rebellion-NIr. Romero's Action
on the Mexican Bonds-American Bank Pro-
ject-Earthquake.
MEXICO May 20, 1868.
The situation has somewhat changed since my last
letter. 80 far as the increase Of prOnuncidnient0s
and the indication which they furnish can 60.
While they do not threaten the government now in
existence with immediate destruction, yet they
evince state Of disquiet which promises to ulti-
mately require determined efforts to harmonic. 1t
is evident that the President and his Cabinet appre.
ciate the necessities of the hours but the Congress-
unhappiy, contains too little common sense to cal
culate upon results which threaten the country.
The determination to declare their independence
even Of the opinion Of the world, is daily becoming
more manifest, and Mexico moves headlong without
considering the necessary issues Of certain lines of
policy pursued. II the world is united in the
opinion that the geographical position Of Mexico
gives her influential position If she chooses to as
sumo it, and If aid be offered to take advantage Of
the situation, then there is too great q disposition
on the part OF public men here to glorfy themselves
and their country and at the same moment utterly
and almost insolently refuse aid in improving her
position, although, from the want Of capital machine
shops and skilled labor, she is unable to help her
self. This spirit Of defiance and Of challenge has
become q decided mania, and we despair Of the
future unless it be an element in the "grist' which
the Great Jehovah may be grinding out toward the
regeneration Of race which has emasculated itself
The recent order dismantling the works upon the
land side of Vera Cruz may readily be considered in
dicative Of want OF faith in the security Of the hour
on the part OF the Secretary OF War, General Mel
II the view be taken that thereby should Vera Cruz
pronounce she will be unable to defend herself i'm
the interior. Why should Vera Cruz not follow the
example OF 50 many Of her sister States and cities
The revolutionists in Queretaro continue to make
their loans OF money corn and animals. They are
thew are not re robbeTs but II and at tSev @
not lay down their arms till constitutional Mexico
be restored. They still declare for Santa Anna as
dictator for hve years, after which an election. II Is
supposed that the troops moving eastward, and
which have been recently employed in suppresslng
turbers Of public order" in Queretaro.
Negrete would not stay whipped, and although the
surprised and his forces were Killed, captured and
routed, and he barely escaped-that he o
wanderer flying from Justice unaccompanied-yet
We just hear OF him at the head Of force and that
the government troops had just had another profit
less and unsatisfactory engagement with him.
rately known. 1t would appear that the govern
ment has some fear Of formidable movement Of the
from the fact that General velez who has been com
manding the expedition against Negrete toward
Tulancingo, has been relieved from duty in that
quarter, and now commands at Tacubaya. There
have been whisperings that Immediately upon the
adjournment OF Congress some desperate revoIu-
ti0nary movements will take place.
The special excitement Of the day is the pronu,-
cadnltento OF Genaral Jesus Betanzas, late OF the
many miles from the capital Isixty-five miles, for
Porfrio Diaz. He claims to have already in the
field three hundred and eighty soldiers, and Is
making forced loans In that vicinity. He had issued
proclamation Yhdc6 similar " tlat Of nIsssrs, and
declares he is contending for the Constitution ana
that Daz is the President. Fragoso, who has also
been making forced loans throughout the country,
has so the papers announce, indicated his preference
for Diaz. We have then at least, Negrete, Rivera
Betanzas and Fragoso in the field against the peace
OF the country, beside many lesser but more cruel
on the sth of this month most serious revolution
was threatened at Matamoros. The merchants to
whose knowledge the contemplated movements be-
came known hastily sought some safe place Of de-
post for their funds and papers there was every
reason to believe that successful revolt against the
authorities would take place that day and change
In officials and plunderng Of property follow. Hap
PLY the want OF few thousand dollars, which the
troops demanded as their reward for pronouncing,
prevented or delayed the disturbance. AT what
moment the funds which are great motive power
In Mexico shall be obtained and so all of the seaport
towns pronounce against the general government
remains to be There has been for few DAYS not
little excitement resulting from report widely cir
culaed that Camarg0 and other small towns near the
Texas border has been occupied by nlibusters from
Texas: 1t has been reported here that for a long
time the Mexcans are accused, on the Texas border,
OF having crossed over and driven back and sold
many thousands of cattle, horses ana mules and that
the occupation or visit to Camargo or other towns
may be by armed parties In search of their stolen
property. The whole story needs confirmation How
ever two days since Congress called for Information
from the War Department as to the action N anv
taken by that department In pursuance OF late act