New-York tribune., 1870-10-21
MEXICO.
THE CANTO CAsE-THE TEHUANTEPEC CANAL
TIE COUNTRY PEACEFUL BUT DEfhEoohD'
IPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

THE CANTO CAsE-THE TEHUANTEPEC CANAL
THE COUNTRY PEACEFUL BUT DEPRESSED
GPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
MEXICO, Sept. SO.-The official newspaper OF
Durango published the I'd inst the following connu
nication regarding the extraordinary Canto cause
"supreme Tribunal Of Justice OF the free and sovereign
State of Durango The First Judge OF criminal cases has
directed to the Secretary Of this tribunal commuhca
tion follows To-day, at IL o'clock a. IN, ha'o ~
ceived from the Commander Miguel del Nae' inc
case OF Cen Bengno Canto accused OF the death o
Citizen Jose NJ PatOn and which RENTED to me win
date Of January by the National Supreme Court oil jus
tce through the Ministry Justice; said cause contains
six books with 26 pages the FIRST SO the second 80 the
third, 35 the fourth, "a the fifth, and 20 the SKIN. D
ample to the and judges of other countries Here
have 45s folio pages written IN the lndic,a f
merely the question to who shall TRY the man or
a murder which Is confessed by the criminal Inc ott.S
Court repliod, recommending the Judges TO proceed Wt
activity and therefore there some reason 10
the present generation may not pass away %itou c.
ing the end Of this extraordinary trial. when ~ now ~
its second Your readers may remember tnat ru
Bacon in one Of his essays, quoted an Oh proVerp
eenga nj nuerfe de Lspana net my deaah come 'io'"
Tlmaupas may now he considered a. paeihed: Many
ence; others have fed to Texas and many are IN hiding
places. Some have been pardoned by Coronel Don Ser
whon as he las been great Revoutonst for years, we
may apply the phrase that Byron bestowed on Words,
worth Tor his lines fellow feeling makes us
wOndrOus kind" However, the Federal General Don
DiodOro Corea, who displayed extraordinary acu!ita ~
pursuing and defeating the revoutionsts is not satisfied
In seeing these parOned by the Governor, aud he mas
ordered their Federal offenders, VINO cannot be
pardoned by State authority. The Minister OF war re-
piled to COrea approving his acts and views, and Gov
Cdnaes has received from the General Government apo
lite request not 10 90 beyond his powers.
The local disputes between the GOVCrnors and eesla
lures of various States appear tO he terminating. IN
Campechy the which had been raised by the rival
Governor abandoned their chief Hernandez, who He'd TO
Yucaan dsbanded and returned To the Dosoms or
their families and others placed themselves az the dis
position of the Legislature and It's chosen Governor Don
Salvador DOnde. In San Luis POtOsi the Legislature
made fair attempt 10 get out Of their difficulties ny de-
clarng that Gen. Don Mariana EScObed0 received ma
iOTity in the last election and therefore Is the
present Governor EscOhedO has been recognized Dy the
other State authorities and BY tie National Guard, ana
has tie support of the General Government; therefore
may count on his bringing that state into order.
the warke State Of MiChoacan there Is feeble at
tempt to revive the revolution by some rowing bands
One these, numbering 200 men, was defeated on
the 23d inst. by Col Gomez near Purnandro and proD
ably the rest will soon disappear
Congress voted on the 2Sth inst the first article OF the
concession for the Tehuantepec Canal with slight mod
catOn aud the bill will doubtless be passed But az this
has been cassed private bill, and only one day IN
the week set apart for private measures proceeds
slowly Therefore the official journal has recommended
Congress TO consider the Tehuantepec concessions as an
important national affair, az to dispatch II quickly.
Also the Sigi0 XIX published another editorial Oh
the inst urging the members of Congress 10 act
quickly aud fayOrabiy in this matter
The country may now DO considered as In state or
peace, but there ia general poverty, money Is very
scarce trade and industries all depressed and capital
continues TO flow from the Republic.