The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20
MEXICO.

| pocur,eris-A Gear Ruling Within Re
| pubiic--T,,e Supreme Government Afraid to
| Criticise the Poem or Chastise Its Author.
MAzATLAN, August IL, 1865.
We make the following literal TRANSACTIONS OF the
| remarkable documents lately issued by General
Manuel Lozada, Independent military chief OF TIT
canton OF Topic, in the State OF Jasco. A tele-
graphic summary was despatched TO the HERALD
via san Francisco the day of the receipt OF the
news here and the documents forwarded
in fun by first mail since their receipt
Manuel Lozada, general of division and native
CHIEF OF the population Of the state 10 the command
ers auxlliaries and Others to whom it corresponds
makes known that in conformity and WIN common
accord OF the same population We following has
been decreed:-
guilty for the crime OF robbery committed within
the limits OF this state hereby pardoned,
their acc0mpices, whether they be found fleeing
from the persecution OF justice within the urs
dictiOn or whether as prisoners without being SEN
fenced, excepting the right Of a tard party. A.,
present pardon for the crime of robbery viii do
precisely within thirty days from this date because
no solicitude VIII be admitted after this term, and
the people OF the State Will thereafter actively pur
sue the ladrones.
ART. 3. Guilty parties who not imprisoned will
present themselves to solicit the pardon from the
commander OF The nearest post, who will accompany
the petitioner to these headquarters, that the
spending document may be given safeguard
ART. 1. Guilty parties who are imprisoned Will pre-
sent petition on common paper before the under
signed, and being found deserving OF pardon in
0rny with article one, proper steps shall be taken
that he is set at liberty.
Shall protest in writing to live peacefully and indus
triously and give motive Of complaint, and also
serve the towns IN all that may be desired of them.
ART. g. Those who being pardOned and shall after
ward break their word ana commit r0bberies, Will
be shot upon the act Of their apprehension.
ART. z The same penalty shall be imposed upon
all who may employ themselves on behalf of those
who may relterate the crime OF robbery, no matter
who they may be.
And that which has been expounded may be
fulfilled il shall be posted at all the public stopping
places, haciendas and ranches OF the State.
1866. General MANUEL LOZADA.
ANOTHER CURIOUS DOCUMENT
SAN LUIS July IL, 1863.
On account OF the prosecutions which the people
OF this state have made against those guilty Of rob-
berry and their accomplices, there many men
neelng who are not guilty and many others are COM
uniting evils that cannot be Immediately stopped,
for these reasons and that the people OF the state
may proceed against the truly guilty ones, have
decreed it convenient to extend the grace of pardon
prison for the crime of robbery in order that those
who may wish to live peaceably may do so, dedicat-
ing themselves to labor without any fear or danger,
anu those VINO may not do so VIII show thereby
that they are incapable OF amendment: and in that
est enterprise and they shall complain Of no but
themselves, because having opened to them the
doors that they might enjoy the felicity which peace
and labor produce, they refused to enter, and IL
Shall hereafter be forever shut upon Them because
no endeavors will be admitted or any kind, neither
or the debtors, nor OF their friends nor even OF the
commanders, who shall have nothing to say favor
OF those guilty OF robbery; and this will be one
OF the conditions imposed In extending pardons that
they may be made aware that the least fault which
they may commit will be punished with death; but
that the said pardon may be granted it needs the
common approval Of all the population and there
fore hope that having reunited the auxiliarles az
these headquarters they shall be made known of
the contents OF the present that they may freely
manifest their approval, which they will take care
to manifest to me. General MANUEL LOZADA.
To give the reader clear understanding OF the
position OF his Imperial Majesty Lozada |. towards
Its constitutional guarantees, &c is but to read the
foregoing documents. Still there other interest
ing features which may be acceptable those study
ing the Mexican problem and among them, accord
ing TO common report here we place first upon the |
list General u. s. Grant the first soldier OF the great
republic" and the American Murat, Major General |
Phil Sheridan. LOzada them is entirely independent
of the Mexican government, merely recognizing II |!
when it is his pleasure or profit to do 1t is
that the federal authorities have called Cover
nor Senior Roman, at Topic, the capital OF the anton
OF Topic. Under the latter are some two hundred
troops OF the national army, who act more as police
than soldiers Lozada has also his officers there,
but they not At all Interfere as long affairs are
conducted TO suit the VIII OF his Imperial Highness
A strange feature Of this political Babel lies
In the iact that the United States il represented
there in its consular capacity, ana consequently Col
David Fcrgusson as American Consul holds relations
with three governments. Lozada has not visited
Topic for some five or SIX months. lie lives az san
LUIS (St. Louis) his mountain home located some
twenty-five mics northeast Of that CITY, Here he
has an extensive rancho, and engages largely in
agriculture. He is heavy SPECTATOR. His reputa
ton OF late years is mat Of hard working, indus
trious man. The visitor may find him at any time
engaged In building fences, feeding and looking after
his stock, directing the labors Of his rancho, or
attending to his 6ifclal duties as Car, Governor
General Alderman, road master, &c. lie has a
priest attached to his household, has built hand
some chapel and is good Catholic. Whatever may
have been his former career-and his enemies say II
has been hard one-Amercans give HIM credit.
as he now conducts himself OF being the only Next
Indian ruler In the republic whose headquarters
II would be safe 10 visit without being robbed
sasslnated eJi route. In stature he Is small and of
slight build and is thoroughly Indian In appearance
and instincts; but his contact with foreigners and
especially Americans, has given MIN off,
hand WY Of doing business not characters
tic Of other Mexican rulers lie is very courteous
when he desires u he, but his general habits
those OF quiet, unpretending man. YET he can be
q tiger when the prey demands ierocity, and has
mercy upon those VINO would rather steal than earn
an honest living. lie believes IN work, hard, honest
toll. and no man works harder than himself. Labor
with him IL only secondary to his religion. Politi-
cally he was u believer In Macmillan; his faith IN
Juarez sas always been weak. Take MIN all In all.
General Manuel Lozada Is one OF the most remarka-
bic men OF the age.
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