New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11
MEXICO.
rax NEW MINISTER OF THE TREAsURh--"n'
lrRDo's SECOND PORTFoLIo-THE EVIL ~
TIE IGHwAYs-RAILRoAD PROJECIs-iiH
r,,,.prps rN yIrCATAN AND GUERRERO

TROUBLES ~ YUCATAN AND GUEkhLN0'
From Or Own Correspondent MEXICO. Jan. 10, 1858.
s,,...,.4or &c Hacienda Tor Treasury, at
a.. 80 rorhoDs the most important office IN the
id of fine MEXICAN Executive. has Just peen niiou
~ Oh or,o;ntment of Mr Maths Romero minister
% tbo limited States In times past, the Mexican
tr..,, hoe been under various intriguing pohu-
-. ,-oi,alIv a source of official ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- of moral and financial cOrruptOns
81 aoorionsness of Mexican administrations in
aaonl.d their fnancers in seeking ends that were
onJv temporary and in employing the public funds
10 puychase friends and power. Another DAY seems
90 have arrived for Mexico. Secretary lglesas the
rstrng Minister who prefers the less laborious and
more lucrative head of the national Custom-house'
has labored periodically and has lost his health.
He leaves TO his successor the main and real task OF
rastofing treasury which may be said to be as
demonetized as other things about Mexico have been
de,no,alized by a recurrence of depicting wars. The
office sill be a difficult and thankless one at the
best and for this several of the professional
Anapcjrrs of Mexico declined it. Mr. Serna OF vera
Cruz q partner in the house of Hargous q Co., ana
one Of the abest mOneyed men IN Mexico was e'I-
IDENTITY 700 much interested in his trade as mlion-
n;re 10 snare time for correcting the finances OF inc
Republic Mr. Mariana Riva Paaco ana MI. fedio
Gaya, both statesmen of character, were also spo-
ken of for the vacant portfolio. Mr. Romero had
been mentioned for the Premiership, in case MI.
Lerdo vacated his place to enter the Supreme Court
When il was understood shat Mr.. Lerdo would retain
his position at the head of the Cabinet notwthstand
ing his election TO the Presidency of the Court, MI
Romero was regarded as most likely TO take
one OF his two portfolios OF Relations and
Government. Nevertheless. Minister Lcrdo viii
continue TO hold his twin Offices while, as If 1t had
been stubbornly determined by the President that
MIR Romero should hold the next best Office IN his
gift this gentleman enters upon the Ministry OF Ha-
cienda The news will be hailed in the business cir
ces OF the United States with satisfaction, inaSmuch
"a the new Minister'S American reputation is as good
and 81, extended as it need be- The policy OF placing
in the most vital department OF the Mexican Gov
ernmcnt a statesman for whose integrity and energy
your own capitalists have respect, commends ITSELF
and commends the Government. 1t is not necessary
to refer 20 Romeros handling OF the very perpexing
and slippery affairs of Mexican finance in the United
State 10 prove his decided capacity Among these
ahairs were some known by the names OF Ochoa,
WoOdhonse in one Of which Gen. Fremont had a dis
tinglshcd share. 1t wa double and triple work on
his pan to save his Government from being swindled
by il. rowing agents and by those who attempted to
rob 70 Mexican Government to the tune OF millions
throrgi It's credulous representatives: Mr homeiOs
eOnd c in these matters, together with ms earnest
sdrOi and prudent prosecution OF the diplomailc
causc o. Mexico against Intervention, constitute the
BODY OF his claim for high seat IN the CABINET; ana
ii is identity quite as large that OF any of the
Mexirsn statesmen. His appointment gives great
sati tion and excites less Jealousy among the pub
lie MOI 0f the Capital than might be supposed nom
the ma uer of Lis reception among them after his inn
portrait work in Washington. Mexico formerly paid
a Of her customs duties to her foreign debts
OF these debts the failure of intervention has re-
levrd her. The prospect OF resuscang her hnances
undr earnest and able direction appears to be better
than -
Co., Auza of Micboacan has been mentioned for
Che Ministry of Government the second OF Mr;
Isrsias portfolios; but it is more than questioned
whei her he will enter the administration at ALL IL
wOu DC cheaper for the Government 10 continue IN
Mr. Ielos hands the two ministries which his industy
and alcnt combine and with the MeXicans economy
Ougit 20 be the highest consideration. There Is no
douh, that the Government desires that Mr.. Lerdo
ehou ld retain his present Office, his accession
TO tine actual Vice-Presdency of che Republic,
and that Congress will permit him, for
reasons Of economy, perhaps. if not from consdera
tons OF power and utility; The nope loses Iuster
highly and admiringy, will be induced TO take the
porti0iiO of war He certainly serve the nation
well 10 either the field the cabinet, and We're he !
sent person TO the scene OF disturbances IN fuca-
tan would no doubt save the Government much ex- |
peDditure of money, If, as is supposed the troubles
there amount TO something signIncant III point OF |
time aud cost.
Concerning such dangers as exist on the Mexican
highways il is not necessary TO represent the stereo
TYPED recurrence Of facts One eau journey from the
Cap.ta TO Vera Cruz. and back again. as hundreds do
yyeiy week, without encOunteTng danger: but on |
roads leading out from Mexico and further into the
intef.ui is possible to undergo risk, less
frequent, according TO locality and exposure The |
point The TtDo Republics newspaper, and so reflects
The Vows of your correspondent that am tempted
30 reproduce portion of II here:
In Is failure meet at the universal petition for
secity the Government may imagine 70 itself certain
AS long the kdnappers are disposed to
sez only upon landed propretoTs who bury their treas
grc sd demand ransomS proportionate TO the ayallee
viii hch these gains accumulated the public is no
Rreai loser, for the time being. Abscondens from the
arm think themselves III paid, not paid at ali for
Caug nng the of their neigh6orhood may
the rightof raising the banner OF foreole agra
and making the rch bleed out OF their poekes as
chs poor have bed out of their hearts soapegraees
whom Mexican craftsmanship for 40 years has failed to
snow an avenue Of honorable, safe and hopeful labor,
may ponder in their dull and gloomy inelects that Is
10 steal from tho lazy ch as II or the men ROD
tho ginrant poor. Kdnappings and highway robberiee
sre manifestations of social injustice not only IN
the necessary condition OF things following war put ln
fhs nrsanization the community tseff Why, one
Soss diy do find congregation OF 10000 people IN
rags Why thousands so very rch and milhons so
pOO Why the labor OF the country 80 III PAID and de-
do not think these wretched phenomena are 20
rned by the nippsnt OF Imperialists at the
w0filtssness OF the common people NO supposed radl
cal rredeemabe vices Of popular character suffice TO
sO,e iiem Those who take their stand upon the capac
ties ~ c human iDstead OF siding with pre1ndees
OF races and superstitoDs OF climate, apt TO judge
wit more charity and fairness We do believe that
OF case and industry, aided by religious desponsm
cran,ring the mind, while the other dwarfed the |
body. Fifty kings and fifty aTchbshops would have |
on hlUne or an altar constituted of such sum Of
xines. as those which result from the adultery OF
world better suit an oppressed and DEGRADED condition
OODd lions OF social ruin. The moment the Mexican mind
became leayened with the sentiment OF justice. and
pre- icd the tyrannes of which was made the victim
as re as that slavery. Mexico has always felt in
her political aspirations that wren she grasI,ed the
SHADOW Of constitutional freedom, her religious and social
instuOns cheating hey out OF the substance yet
her destiny forbade her 70 hold parey with an Empire
although Church. In the form and spirit has been the
constant nursery OF monarchical institutions For all
thee disposed 70 reflect that republican
self government should fai IN Mexlc0ceftanly no Empire
succeed