The New York herald., 1871-01-13
MEXICO.

Adjournment Of COnRress-Address Of the
Executive and Response of the Speaker
RecapitulntiOn Of Its Acts-The Common
Council DihiculticS-ResignntiOn Of Iglcsins
and Pedro VeIez-Thnt of LerdO Expected
Juarex TO be n Candidate-Hs Election
Considered Characterization Of the COun-
try.
HAVANA Jan. 7, 1871.
BY the arrival of the English steamer Corsica at
this port, from Vera Cruz, we have dates from the
Mexican capital 10 the 30th nit Congress had ad
Jonrned. President Juarez, in MS speech PRIOR 10
the Close stated that the result the session Of the
Filth Congress, In its third period. showed a quiet,
yet earnest and honorable debate on many subjects
OF grave interest to the public; that the
Executive had just negotiated and sub
mtted treaty OF friendship, commerce and
navigation with Italy, which VIII serve an evi-
dence that the republic Is disposed renew
latons with the Powers who desire to establish
treaties ON just and convenient basis that the di-
culties which have occurred in OF the States,
caused by legal questions affecting Interior matters
have terminated, and ;he others are not of danger
Gus character; that the action or this Congress- in
Its discussion or constitutional reforms, gives hope
that the following one will bring these to a happy
termination; that among the matters OF social and
administrative interest with which Congress oc
cupied itself Is worthy OF mention the approval OF
the civil code that with the most laudaDle spirit
Congress mas turned It's attention TO Important
public works; that the concession OF canal IN
Tehuantepec offers 60 the commerce OF Mexico and
the world hopes OF incalcuable wealth In the u ure
The following concessions also thought worthy
OF mention:-For the Improvement OF the navigation
of the tne river =, Queotepec; for the railroads rom
Tacubaya and POpota; from Vera Cruz TO Tehuan-
tepec, and from Tuxpan to the Pacific. Also for the
laying OF submarine cable between Vera Cruz and
some point on the coast OF the United States Of
America and telegraphic lines from Vera Cruz TO
| clusion, his Excellency said:-"We have reason 10
congratulate ourselves that throughout the whole
republic peace exists founded on the solid base Vi
public opinion, and congratulated the members
the good results OF their labOrs.
The President OF Congress answered, touching the
same points as the President, and among other
things stated that Congress agrees with the
Executive that the general interests of the republic
demand that the relations with foreign Powers In
lerrupted by the war brought to our shores by the
French, should be renewed"
In the recent ell ction for City Council in the capt.
tai the Lezdo party, In opposition to the Juarez
party, had an apparent majority. 1t was claimed,
however. that this was the result OF fraud, and
grave compile ati0ns were likely arise and very
general fears were entertained. The possession OF
The city authority or control OF It is always
election IN MeRieo which viii r'eSaeRshl eSpaa
the great interest felt in the matter as
such election Is now about to take place. Juarez
has temporarily settled the matter by decreeing tnat
the old Council shall hold over until the question in
controversy snail be settled by Congress, which
sans for the purposes OF the election Owing to the
difficulties pending the Minister of Justice, Igesas
resigned, as did alss Pedro veeE, Governor OF the
district The resignation of LerdD Is daily expected.
II Is now definitely settled that Juarez Is q candi.
date for re election and his success is considered
certain. The wife OF the President was III a dying
condition when the mail left.
General Diaz had gone to Oaxaca on a visit to his
home.
The disturbances in Guerrero are at an end. The
pronunciados were completely routed in the vicinity
or Chilapa and Mocn,tlan by the government forces
under Ignacio Figueroa, and the lew remaining fed
to the mountains.
Don Trinidad Garcia de Ia Cadena, chief OF the
revolution in Zacatecas and san us has presented
himself TO the authorities, accepting the amnesty.
It Is stated that terrible earthquake took place In
OaXaca on the 18th inst, lasting but ten seconds
yet causing great damage.